This is a post about a very special magician, the late Fredo Marvelli – what a wonderfully magical last name! His actual name was Friedrich Jäckel, and through the invaluable resources of the Conjuring Arts Research Center, I am once again able to tell you a fascinating story about a magical artist whose skill extended into the very cards he used in his act. Shown below is the full-color card in my collection and it features two cigarettes and four silk handkerchiefs with the conjuror’s name within a red ring. It is, in fact, not a scaling card, but rather one used in his act and I don’t particularly care.
