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page attempts to record what is known about the origin
and history of the magical effect that I call the Fold
and Switch Effect, which appears to have no established
name in magical circles. Please contact me if you know
any of this information is incorrect or if you have any
other information that should be added. Thank you. ********** 1584 The earliest publication of this effect that I know of is in 'The discoverie of witchcraft' by Reginald Scot, Esquire, first published in 1584 in a section which also describes the Buddha Papers effect.
********** 1634 The effect also appears in 'Hocus Pocus Junior', which was published in London in 1634.
********** 1722 The effect is also found in 'The Whole Art of Legerdemain or Hocus Pocus in Perfection' by Henry Dean, which was published in London in 1722.
********** c1795 This effect was also published in 'The Conjuror's Repository', which is undated but thought to have been published c1795.
********** 1828 'The Boy's Own Book' by William Clarke, which was was published by Vizetelly, Branston and Company in London in 1828, includes the effect under the name of 'The Counter Changed'.
********** 1839 In the 5th edition of 'Das Buch der Zauberei' by Johann August Donndorff, which was published in Vienna in 1839.
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