Bird Cage

84 entries in Bird Cage

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
	The Birdcages from the Hat	birdcages that fold up		1876	Modern Magic	311	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Animal / Bird (no Dove) Clothing / Hat
	The Vanishing Canary Bird and Cage	large die, bird cage and bird travel around		1876	Modern Magic	424	Bird Cage / Vanish Dice (small) / Transposition Animal / Bird (no Dove)
	The Magic Portfolio	cage with birds and other 3D objects produced from thing portfolio	Related to The Portfolio Trick (Joseph Michael Hartz, 1911)	1876	Modern Magic	468	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Apparatus / Miscellaneous
	Signora Bella's Luftreise	bird vanishes and reappears in cage that is hanging from the ceiling		Sep. 1896	Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1)	5	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
	Die Brütmaschine	cage apparatus to produce a small animal	Related to Die Brütmaschine (1899) Die Brütmaschine (1899)	Dec. 1898	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 12)	187	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld	Der animalische Transport	No. 6, two birds travel from small glass box to cage		1899	Jedermann Zauberkünstler!	29	Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Animal / Dove / Miscellaneous Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove) Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld	Plus vite que l'éclair	No. 35, bird cage vanishes without cover between hands, cage can be locked in expanded position, ends up in trouser so jacket can be examined, optional reappearance		1899	Jedermann Zauberkünstler!	100	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
	Die Brütmaschine	second part of explanation	Related to Die Brütmaschine (1898)	Jan. 1899	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 1)	10	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Apparatus / Miscellaneous
	Die Brütmaschine	part three	Related to Die Brütmaschine (1898) Cagliostro's Wunderdose (1899)	Feb. 1899	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 2)	27	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Carl Willmann	Der auf dem Tisch verschwindende Käfig			Sep. 1902	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9)	137	Bird Cage / Vanish
Joseph Michael Hartz	The Hartz "Hook," for Working Mechanical Pieces	hook from ceiling with mechanical piece that can make bells ring, etc. The Magic Bell (bell rings by itself) The Crystal Cash-box (borrowed coins appear in glass box that hangs from ceiling) The Bird-Cage (canary appears in suspended cage)	Also published here The Hartz "Hook," for Working Mechanical Pieces (Joseph Michael Hartz, 1911)	1903	Later Magic	68	Bell Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
David Devant	The Bag of Mystery	egg appears in spectator's hand covered with paper bag, expanding bird cage produced from bag, borrowed ring put in beaten egg, vanishes, reappears in nest of envelopes		1903	Later Magic	544	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Egg / Production & Appearance / Props
Carl Willmann	Das neue Vogelhaus, in welchem ein bis zwei Vögel erscheinen			June 1903	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 6)	89	Animal / Dove / Props Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Carl Willmann	Der verschwindende Käfig	cage vanishes from table		June 1903	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 6)	92	Bird Cage / Vanish
Carl Willmann	Der runde Vogelkäfig im Hut			Mar. 1904	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 3)	41	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production
Carl Willmann	Willmann's Vogelkäfig	egg cracked into hat by "mistake", then bird cage with birds taken out of hat		May 1904	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 5)	76	Egg / Miscellaneous Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Clothing / Hat
	Der in fremder Hand verschwindende Vogelkäfig	bird cage vanishes in spectator's hand		Aug. 1904	Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)	129	Bird Cage / Vanish
	Grosses Vogelkäfig-Changement fin de siècle	bird cage vanishes from one stand and appears on another		Sep. 1904	Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 9)	147	Bird Cage / Vanish Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
Joseph Michael Hartz	A Devil of a Hat	hat borrowed, production of handkerchiefs, goblets, a wig, cigar boxes, cage, ..., twenty-two minute act	Also published here A Devil of a Hat (Joseph Michael Hartz, 1911)	1911	Later Magic	625	Table & Servante Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / With Props Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous Clothing / Hat
Joseph Michael Hartz	The Egg and Rings Trick	egg produced from borrowed hat, three finger rings put into beaten egg, poured into hat, then flowers with rings on ribbons removed from hat along with bird cage	Also published here The Egg and Rings Trick (Joseph Michael Hartz, 1911)	1911	Later Magic	733	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Ring / Finger Rings / Miscellaneous Clothing / Hat Egg / Production & Appearance / Props
Joseph Michael Hartz	A Devil of a Hat	hat borrowed, production of handkerchiefs, goblets, a wig, cigar boxes, cage, ..., twenty-two minute act	Also published here A Devil of a Hat (Joseph Michael Hartz, 1911)	1911	Magical Titbits	79	Table & Servante Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / With Props Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous Clothing / Hat
Joseph Michael Hartz	The Egg and Rings Trick	egg produced from borrowed hat, three finger rings put into beaten egg, poured into hat, then flowers with rings on ribbons removed from hat along with bird cage	Also published here The Egg and Rings Trick (Joseph Michael Hartz, 1911)	1911	Magical Titbits	197	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Ring / Finger Rings / Miscellaneous Clothing / Hat Egg / Production & Appearance / Props
Joseph Michael Hartz	The Hartz "Hook," for Working Mechanical Pieces	hook from ceiling with mechanical piece that can make bells ring, etc. The Magic Bell (bell rings by itself) The Crystal Cash-box (borrowed coins appear in glass box that hangs from ceiling) The Bird-Cage (canary appears in suspended cage)	Also published here The Hartz "Hook," for Working Mechanical Pieces (Joseph Michael Hartz, 1903)	1911	Magical Titbits	206	Bell Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Carl Hertz	Tip on Vanishing Bird Cage	"Thoughts in General"		Sep. 1935	The Jinx (Issue 12)	58	Bird Cage / Vanish
Robert Heller	Bird Cage Tip			Oct. 1935	The Jinx (Issue 13)	61	Bird Cage / Vanish
Dave Roberts	A Novel Pull	for birdcage		1938	Greater Magic	873	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
	The Vanishing Bird Cage (a la Buatier De Kolta)	brief, round bird cage		1941	Reel Magic	54	Bird Cage / Vanish Thread / Reel
Joseph Ovette	Bird and Cage	bird vanishes from newspaper and appears in cage in previously empty box, flip over box variation		1944	Tricks and Illusionettes	23	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Illusions / Traveling Illusions / Vanish / Animal Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Joseph Ovette	Bird and Cage Illusion	transposition of two different colored birds, frames and cages, using bags and silks		1944	Tricks and Illusionettes	27	Illusions / Transposition / Miscellaneous Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Lee Noble	Watch the Birdie!	disappearing bird cage		Feb. 1949	The Phoenix (Issue 170)	680	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
U. F. Grant	Bird Cage Tips			Mar. 1949	Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)	14	Bird Cage / Vanish
Don Tanner	Production Cage			Aug./Sep. 1949	Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)	6	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Eddie Joseph	Cage and Canary Production	from spectator's clothing		1950	The Art of Body Loading & Productions	57	Pickpocketing / Loading the Spectator Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Bert Allerton, Buatier de Kolta	Vanishing The Bird Cage	done close-up, seated	Also published here Vanishing The Bird Cage (Bert Allerton, Buatier de Kolta, 1994)	1958	The Close-Up Magician	58	Bird Cage / Vanish
Bruce Elliott	Remembrance of (Magical) Things Past...	on Fred Keating and his idea with the Vanishing Bird Cage, Mike Bornstein's production of a huge foulard, Keith Clark's ring through door, Houdini, Thurston, Richiardi Jr. & Sr.		1961	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)	78	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / Bare Handed Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous Articles / Anecdotes Hand Gimmicks / False Finger
Theo "Okito" Bamberg	Magical Incubator	bird in a cage appears in canister	Related to Magical Incubator (Theo "Okito" Bamberg, 1976) Magic Incubator Improved (1978/76)	1973	The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs	96	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Faucett Ross, Buatier de Kolta, Carl Hertz	The Vanishing Bird Cage			1975	Magic With Faucett Ross	117	Bird Cage / Vanish
	The Vanishing Birdcage	De Kolta cage		1976	The Big Book of Magic	215	Bird Cage / Vanish
	Block and Cage Transposition	three blocks on a stand, center one transposes with a bird cage, under handkerchief and bird cage in small box		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	54	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Dice (large) & Blocks / Transformation Dice (large) & Blocks / Transposition
	Die, Cage and Canary	cage vanishes and die changes into a canary		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	71	Bird Cage / Vanish Animal / Bird (no Dove) Dice (large) & Blocks / Transformation
John Martin	Martin Bird Cage	large bird cage vanishes and reappears		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	161	Bird Cage / Vanish Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
	Cage Transposition	in a frame under handkerchief, table		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	164	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
	Bird Production: Cage I			1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	167	Animal / Dove / Props Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
	Bird Production: Cage III			1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	170	Animal / Dove / Props Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
	Bird Production: Cage IV			1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	172	Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
	Dove Cage Vanish and Reappearance			1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	174	Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Illusions / Vanish / Animal Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
	Vanishing Cage on Stand	in a frame, under handkerchief		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	176	Bird Cage / Vanish Bird Cage / Appearance & Production
Theo "Okito" Bamberg	Magical Incubator	brief, bird in a cage appears in canister	Related to Magical Incubator (Theo "Okito" Bamberg, 1973) Magic Incubator Improved (1978/76)	1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	179	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Animal / Bird (no Dove)
	Vanishing Bird Cage (Non-Rigid)			1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	182	Bird Cage / Vanish
	Vanishing Bird Cage (Rigid)			1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	182	Bird Cage / Vanish
	Giant Vanishing Cage	big cage vanishes on a tray, under handkerchief		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	184	Bird Cage / Vanish
	Phoenix (Target to Cage)	a target changes into a bird cage		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	186	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
	Appearing Cage (ireland)	large bird cage appears, with table		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	188	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production
	Marvelous Incubator Cage	egg changes into bird, in a cage		1976	Classic Magic with Apparatus	190	Egg / Transformation Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Dove / Transformation
	Block to Cage and Canary	die transforms into bird cage inside box	Related to Vanishing Die in Mirror Box (1976)	1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	214	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Dice (large) & Blocks / Transformation
	Dove Vanishing Cages	different models, Owen, Nielsen, Cassini, Pomeroy etc.		1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	217	Bird Cage / Vanish
Cyril Yettmah	Catching Birds in the Air	with a net, various methods, Conradi, Dell O'Dell		1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	224	Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
	Magic Incubator Improved	made for Richard Himber, production of silks and cages	Related to Magical Incubator (Theo "Okito" Bamberg, 1973) Magical Incubator (Theo "Okito" Bamberg, 1976)	1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	228	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Animal / Bird (no Dove)
	Die Boxes	various models and methods, which did not appear in Vol. II, with playing cards and cages etc.	Related to Die Box and Chimney Vanishes (Robert Albo, Patrick Page, Marvin Burger, 1976)	1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	237	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Dice (large) & Blocks / Die Box Cards / Props & Apparatus / Miscellaneous
	The Blackboard to Cage			1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	242	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous
Theo "Okito" Bamberg	Tha Canary Production Cage			1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	253	Illusions / Appearance & Production / Animal Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Jack Hughes	Dove Carousel Vanish	dove carousel on table is covered with cloth and removed, then it vanishes		1981	Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One	34	Bird Cage / Vanish
Jack Hughes	Cage Vanish	dove cage on table is covered with cloth and removed, then it vanishes		1981	Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One	38	Bird Cage / Vanish
Jack Hughes	The Cagey Budgies	ballon inside a bird cage bursts and changes into six living birds		1981	Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One	91	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
	P&L Appearing Cages	with table and stand, made for Dell O'Dell		1982	Further Classic Magic With Apparatus	221	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production
Tommy Martin	Bird Cage Load	from table with live doves, very brief		1985	Korem without Limits	78	Animal / Dove / Props Bird Cage / Appearance & Production
Buatier de Kolta, Patrick Page	The Bird Cage Pull		Also published here Der Vogelkäfig-Zieher (Buatier de Kolta, Patrick Page, 1988)	1987	The Pull Book	29	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
Buatier de Kolta, Patrick Page	Der Vogelkäfig-Zieher		Also published here The Bird Cage Pull (Buatier de Kolta, Patrick Page, 1987)	Dec. 1988	Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2)	50	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
Alexander de Cova	Vanishing Bird Cage	with clean-up		1994	Secrets No. 1	102	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
Bert Allerton, Buatier de Kolta	Vanishing The Bird Cage	done close-up, seated	Also published here Vanishing The Bird Cage (Bert Allerton, Buatier de Kolta, 1958)	Jan./Feb. 1994	The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 21)	236	Bird Cage / Vanish
Tommy Wonder	The Well-Tempered Birdcage	very detailed description of contruction of cage and cloths The Cage-locking Mechanism Attachment		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	227	Bird Cage / Vanish
Don Alan	Funny Birdcage Vanish	vanishing bird cage using a paper bag for misdirection		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	227	Bird Cage / Vanish
Billy McComb	Another Cage, Another Way	Woolgatherings Vanishing Birdcage anecdote		May 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)	111	Bird Cage / Vanish Articles / Columns
Doug Edwards	Bird Cage Nuances	ideas and tips for the vanishing bird cage		2006	Brass Knuckles	187	Bird Cage / Vanish
Jonathan Pendragon	The Vanishing Canary Cage			Apr. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 4)	60	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
John Gaughan	Birdcage Transportation	The Chamber of Secrets cage travels from one stand to another		Mar. 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3)	34	Bird Cage / Vanish Bird Cage / Appearance & Production
John Gaughan	Klingl Die to Canary	The Chamber of Secrets large die transforms into a bird cage with bird in a wooden box		Apr. 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)	18	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Dice (large) & Blocks / Transformation
John Gaughan	Martinka's Mahogany Birdcage	The Chamber of Secrets birds appear in a cage apparatus		Sep. 2015	Genii (Vol. 78 No. 9)	16	Bird Cage / Miscellaneous Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Alexander de Cova	Der verschwindende Vogelkäfig	vanishing bird cage Der Vogelkäfig Der Pull Die Spezialtasche Der Mikrofonständer Vorführung Das Abladen des Pulls		2016	Burners — Vol. 5	37	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
John Gaughan	The Magic Incubator	The Chamber of Secrets bird appears with bird cage inside a large can		June 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 6)	22	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production Animal / Bird (no Dove)
Alexander de Cova	Der verschwindende Vogelkäfig	comment		2018	Burners — Vol. 6	100	Bird Cage / Vanish
John Gaughan	Flight of the Phoenix	Chamber of Secrets a thin target is shot at, it collapses and mechanically changes into a cage with a previously vanished bird inside		Feb. 2020	Genii (Vol. 83 No. 2)	44	Bird Cage / Appearance & Production
John Carney	Vanishing Birdcage Re-imagined	with credit information DeKolta's Cage and Beyond The Cage and Pull The Flexible Cage The Semi-Rigid Cage Pulls, Hookups, and Take-ups Presentation Ideas My Favorite Hook Up The Vanish One-Handed Toss-Up Vanish Whip Away Vanish Snapping at the Cage The False Shape Without a Fake With a Paper Sack Squirmel / Briefcase Stratagem Low Tech Take Up Without a Pull - FlipStick FlipStick & Handkerchief Visible Vanish Trouser Pouchette Ditch In the Trouser Pocket Take Away		2020	Sleights & Insights	86	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
Gonzalo Albiñana	Abrir la jaula	on the history and various version of the Vanishing Birdcage, categorization system for the designs La lista es larga. Una idea complicada Bibliografia		2023	Maese Coral (Issue 4)	45	Bird Cage / Vanish Articles / Magic History