199 entries in Doll & Puppet
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Fake Animal rocky racoon precursor
1634 19
Bonus Genius or Nuntius invisibilis small wooden figure vanishes in cap, head comes off and body is secretly removed in advance
Related to 1634 31
How to make the face of a Childe to appeare in a pot of water small fake head secretly dropped into water bottle, also with frog
1634 36
Le Grand Sultan automaton who can divine a card by nodding with his head, the number of a rolled dice and in which compartment of a closed box a doll is placed, with assitant
1784 1
La Tête d'or Sautant & Dansant Dans un Verre, pour Répondre à Diverses Questions a golden miniature head moves in a glass to answer questions, with assistant
1784 35
Henri Decremps Poupée parlante. doll can speak and answer questions
1785 180
A Dozen Babies from a Hat cloth covered production puppet
1876 309
The "Bonus Genius," or Vanishing Doll
Related to 1876 321
The Demon's Head papier maché head rolls eyes and moves mouth, deck put in mouth, chosen cards fly out of mouth and appear between horns
Related to 1876 458
The Talking Hand wax hand, answering yes/no questions
Related to 1890 427
Der Teufelskopf No. 6, devil's head mask on which four cards appear, fourth one comes out of mouth
Related to 1895 70
Die materialisierte Geisterhand No. 9, doll hand pulls selected cards out of deck
Related to 1895 75
Die schwarze Hand (aus den Mysterien des Orients) five finger rings borrowed, colored thread on each, black puppet hand in box, rings vanish and appear on the hand, spectators decide which color on which puppet finger
Also published here Oct. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 2)
25
Der Teufelskopf continuation of description, four cards selected and two borrowed ring put in glass and covered with handkerchief, cards vanish from deck and glass with rings vanishes, cards and rings appear on devil head puppet apparatus
Related to Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
37
Der Teufelskopf devil's head mask on which cards appear
Related to 1896 190
Der Kopf des Ibikus skull answers question under glass dome with his mouth, thread
Mar. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 3)
38
Carl Willmann Harlekin und Blumendüte harlequin puppet appears in paper cone with a load of spring flowers
Oct. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 10)
150
Carl L. Curiel Die mysteriöse Geisterhand "Home" puppet hand writes named words by itself
Related to July 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 11)
173
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die mysteriöse Geisterhand "Home" only the patter for Curiel's trick
Related to Aug. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 12)
182
The Hand of Cagliostro model of hand used in rising card presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1897 217
Die mysteriöse Geisterhand wax puppet hand pulls cards out of deck à la rising cards
Related to Dec. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 6)
88
Babies "Gegenstände aus dem Weltausstellungs-Cylinder, dem Tamburin, dem Tuch etc."
production items, compressible spring baby dolls
Feb. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 8)
121
Der Kopf des Ibikus "neueste Ausführung", skull answers question on glass table, it also speaks, thread
June 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 12)
189
Der seekranke Passagier puppet made from orange, wine glass and handkerchief, gag with it
Sep. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 9)
140
Der Kopf des Ibikus im Hut No. 15, fake head answers questions by nodding or shaking the head, discussing previous methods by Buatier de Kolta, Belachini-Strack
1900 140
H. F. C. Suhr Der Geistertisch bell on (gaffed) table answers questions, or ball rolls, rapping hand, electro-magnetic
Related to Feb. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 2)
30
Der Riese costume to make a person look like a giant
Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
62
Magnetised Marionettes non-magical science experiment
1902 314
Half a Dozen Babies from a Hat
1903 450
Carl Willmann Die Geisterhand rapping puppet hand answers questions, thread
Feb. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 2)
26
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XXIII. Totentanz
  • 1. Das erscheinende Papp-Skelett (paper skeleton appears behind silk)
  • 2. Ein Ballett (skeleton starts to dance on table)
  • 3. Der zersprungene Spiegel (broken mirror is restored)
  • 4. Der Doppelgänger (mirror image from skeleton starts to become real and dances as well)
  • 5. Verwandlung von Milch in Tinte (glass of milk changes to ink, back to milk and then to water)
1903 204
Albert Fellows Ginger and the Apple doll in miniature cannon ends up in hat, held by spectator
1915 90
Stanley Collins The Yellow Idol big die, spot moves then its placed in a box and travels to a crystal box and back, then a small figure / doll appears
1920 77
Oswald Rae Cinderella doll in box, spectator produces puppet clothes in a box, then they change into the dress the doll was wearing and the produced clothes found on the doll
Also published here
  • "Cinderella" in "The Magic Wand"
1930 26
T. Page Wright Winkletum two cards chosen, knot appears in handkerchief, handkerchief as puppet finds selections
  • Improved - As the Felicitous Feline (hand doll instead of handkerchief)
Related to 1933 44
The Knee Thread animating figure or puppet while sitting, puppet on floor, Pipitilla
1937 89
Walter B. Gibson Voodoo sword cabinet with a pins and a voodoo doll in a box
Dec. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 24)
99
Eddie Joseph The Reptile in the Cup spring snake from gaffed cup
1942 39
N. M. Hopkins, Nuts! small elephant imitation appears and vanishes, see also Hopkins' "20th Century Magic"
Jan. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 27)
113
Dr. William Weyeneth Anitras Tanz wooden doll starts to dance on plate, followed by french translation "Anitra, la danseuse"
Mar. 1945 3
Stuart P. Cramer Mortmain book test, word is written by a puppet hand, which moves on its own, thread
Also published here Feb. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 119)
477
Robert Fairthorne The Malkin voodoo effect, two paper dolls are rolled up and pinched with a needle, at the same places
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 130)
521
Diabolo little devil doll appears under handkerchief and vanishes under hat
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
15
U. F. Grant The Spirit House light in doll house goes on and off to answer questions
Jan. 1949 13
Herman Guelpa Milk and Snakes milk poured into can, later spring snakes shoot out
May 1949 12
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Some Gags by Senator Crandall as given to Don Alan
  • doll house cleanup set for restaurant / bar work
  • bulldog clip in sleeve, to produce a coin anytime
1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
31
James G. Thompson Jr. Jocko - The Great routine with hand puppet, puppet makes handkerchief vanishes and appear and disappear, performs a mini die box and eventually finds selected card
Also published here Jan. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 220)
879
Hen Fetsch Simulacrum spectator pushes needle through doll, performer knows where, voodoo
Related to Aug. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 236)
942
Ali Ali's Eyeful gags and puns with a fake eyeball
1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
31
Donald R. Bazinski The Skunk Wringer Rabbit Wringer done with a spring skunk
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
26
Laurie Ireland Mickey Mouse and his Magic Coats Mickey doll traveling to box, hand puppet
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
8
Laurie Ireland Felix the Snake cards thrown in hat, spring snake finds card
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
21
Karrell Fox It Smells spring raccoon gag, filled with powder
1954 29
Eugene Gloye Newspaper & Rabbit Idea spring rabbit from newspaper
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
26
Leonard Austin Dolly's Dresses four doll's dresses of different colors, chosen one vanishes and appears in chosen envelope
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
24
Robert L. Henderson Suggested Routine outline of routine with a puppet mouse, an egg and a napkin, an egg bag, Devil Handkerchief and a Tricky Tumbler, Kling Klang Routine
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
40
Robert Fairthorne The Malkin voodoo effect, two paper dolls are rolled up and pinched with a needle, at the same places
Also published here 1956 215
Stuart P. Cramer Mortmain book test, word is written by a puppet hand, which moves on its own, thread
Also published here 1956 218
James G. Thompson Jr. Jocko the Great routine with hand puppet, puppet makes handkerchief vanishes and appear and disappear, performs a mini die box and eventually finds selected card
Also published here 1956 229
Robert L. Henderson Doll Production and Levitation and Vanish
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
5
Lane Bateman Idea for Mr. Skunk Trick black and white paper changes to skunk, inside a bag
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
10
Bob Schmidt Hubert, the Undernourished Rabbit routine using the Windsor Dye Box, Milk Pitcher, Flat Rabbit and spring rabbit
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
16
Oran Bailey Dent Beanie Puppet Routines 1&2 hand puppet, in hat routines
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
30
Art Irwin The Tricky Bear toy mechanical bear lifts three selections from the deck
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
54
Maurice Blackman The Dummy Rabbit how to handle fake rabbit
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
57
Maurice Blackman Rabbit to Silk
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
58
The Little Messenger puppet with cape, puppet vanishes only cape remains
Related to 1965 20
Ali Bongo The Balancing Yogi sucker trick with a small doll, spectator cannot balance it
1966 34
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia La Ratita viciosa production and animation of small mouse
1967 19
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia El Monito Sabio card found by cigarette smoking monkey puppet
1967 64
Joseph M. White Betty Hal-Astra Gal combination of several tricks, Grant's See Thru Cylinders, Ireland's Dove Thru Glass, Fabjance Miniature Levitation
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
51
Arthur Setterington A Lock and a Chain and a Key chain fastened with a lock penetrates a wooden hand
1968 19
Albert Spackman Miniature Rapping Hand miniature doll hand in box rapping and answering questions, different routine ideas,
  • word and card divination and with spirit slates
  • stop trick with cards
  • whistle put into the box and the hand moves and the whistle blows
  • gipsy thread is restored in the box, while hand moves
  • in conjunction with "The Thing"
  • card turnover

Related to 1969 74
Hans-Gerhard Stumpf Sawing A Fakir In Half with a fakir doll
1969 89
The Simple Puppet simple puppet made from handkerchief
1969 14
Saverio Russo Out of My Hat puppet rabbit in hat routine, various effects
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
95
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dim The Lights small hand taps out value of first selection, then finds second selection by dragging top half away, see also p. 340
Related to Jan. 1970 316
Frederick M. Shields The Spirit of the Thing rapping glove / hand on table to answer questions
1971
Magick (Issue 18)
87
Arthur Emerson Daughter of Darkness ashes on palm, voodoo presentation with doll hands
1971
Magick (Issue 37)
181
George Sands Puppet Skit patter
1971 ca. 14
Roterberg Caglistro Hand No. 694, model of hand used in rising card presentation
Also published here 1972 187
Jochen Zmeck, Herbert Paufler Tsantsa (fake) shrunken head hangs inside transparent tube and pivots into direction of chosen card, magnetism
1972 20
Chandler Mason Personal Voodoo voodoo doll on paper, x-mark appears at same position on second and signed drawing
Variations 1973
Magick (Issue 66)
327
Charles Cameron Demon Doll voodoo doll on cardboard, prediction of name, color and body part
1973
Magick (Issue 88)
437
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Mandarin Jewel Caskets boxes placed in a casket transform into a doll
Related to
  • "Okito on Magic"
1973 65
John D. Pomeroy The Rapping Hand electronic
1973 27
Patrick Page 7. An Impromptu Puppet with a handkerchief and rubber bands
Related to 1974 5
Finger Puppets finger puppets made with paper
1974 57
Patrick Page The Handkerchief Puppet with a handkerchief and rubber bands
Related to 1974 43
Jochen Zmeck J. Z. Voodoo small sword pushed into one of seven holes in voodoo doll, in chosen card of seven cards with a figure on it appears the same wound
Inspired by
  • Jochen Zmeck version in Magische Welt
1974 19
Walt Lees Crocodile Tears story, includes toy crocodile and appearing toy gladiator
July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
133
Olaf Spell Buscheli Buscheli Buscheli two in the hand one in the pocket, with miniature plastic babies
1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 2)
35
Peter "Peki" Kinnigkeit Jumbo small elephant toy vanishes in a flash, seated
1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 4)
69
Karl Fulves (6) The Mary Shelley Problem doll pieces examined and assembled, then comes to life, electronics, no details given, isoforms, also for non-thread animation of origami figures or Haunted Deck, pipe dreamy
1976
Interlocutor (Issue 6)
22
Sid Lorraine Voodoo Revisited voodoo doll on paper, x-mark appears at same position on second and signed drawing, carbon paper
Inspired by 1976
Magick (Issue 167)
833
Karrell Fox The Persistent Bunny bunny puppet used in card trick
1976 79
Karrell Fox Fox's "Hare-Straightner" hypnotizing a spring bunny, sight gag
1976 139
Karrell Fox A School for Vent voice from little school house
1976 171
Al Mann Merlin's Magic Marionettes puppet starts to move (wiggle, move head and hands) on performer's command
Related to 1977 17
Danton Voodoo Doll voodoo doll in box, body part is pierced by spectator, five pellets are contacted with lighter and four disappear in a flame, written on the fifth is the selected body part
1977
Magick (Issue 171)
851
Jack Bridwell Target 2 Target with drawn Voodoo doll
Inspired byAlso published here 1977
Magick (Issue 176)
878
Stephen Minch Milo the Magnificent comedy routine with puppet, comedy wands
  • ball & cone phase
  • milk pitcher
  • finds card after many failed tries, puppet assistant brings jumbo card
1977 87
Punx Das Märchen von Elfchens Zaubertüchlein presentation for Ottokar Fischer's Klein-Elfchen, silk vanishes and appears back in glass, small figure of a kind appears under tube
1977 19
Joseph Dunninger Magia y Ventriloquia necktie of ventriloquist's puppet changes color
Also published here
  • Joseph Dunninger's "Dunninger's Encyclopedia of Magic"
1977 98
Henry Pettit Elwood's Dead Brother production of wands and a fake rabbit from hat
1978 4
Fred Lowe Die Wodu Puppe performer feels pain where spectator puts needle in voodoo doll
  • Zwei-Personen Mentaldarbietung (as two-person act)
Inspired by
  • "The Manikin" (Roger Fairthorne, Magic Wand, 1947)
Also published here
  • Genii, May 1965
Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
141
The Demon's Head (The Saytr's Head), head rolls eyes and moves mouth, deck put in mouth, chosen cards fly out of mouth and appear between horns or in mouth, different methods
Related to 1978/76 70
Karrell Fox Voodoo Prophecy spectator pushed pin in voodoo doll, predicted on drawn doll
1979 143
Karrell Fox Puppet-Intro bunny puppet introduces next performer
1979 204
Karrell Fox Punch-o-Rama set-up
1979 305
Larry Becker Snakes Alive comedy routine, no gag and spring snakes in tins in combination with "just chance"
Inspired by
  • Ken de Courcy's "Four Color Chance" marketed through Supreme Magic, 1977.
1979 26
Jack Hughes One Minute Punch & Judy Booth
1981 102
Jack Hughes Phoebe the Fan Dancer fan on dancer doll changes color, à la Elusive Rabbits
1981 130
Jack Hughes Where the Rainbow Ends different colored silks placed in a cabinet, doll appears with dress in same colors
1981 149
Jack Hughes The Rainbow Doll different colored silks placed in a cabinet, doll appears with dress in same colors
1981 154
Thomas Alan Waters Pinance doll drawn on paper is pinched by a needle performer divines where
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
247
Joe Safuto Porous Potholder cards through potholder, then rubber hand holding Royal Flush is produced
Related to 1982 41
John Carney Kitty's Treat coin routine "explained" via surprise appearance of mouse
Variations 1983 45
Derek Dingle Hands Off small rubber hand appears in hands and takes a coin which vanishes
1984 40
William Larsen Puppen-Tricks hand puppet routine, color changing silk
Also published here
  • Genii, May 1958
May 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
37
John Riggs The Thing small puppet hand in coin purse, throws coin out, more ideas on "Mr. Jimmy" by Steve Beam
Related toAlso published here 1985 193
Meir Yedid Godzilla 2001 little finger vanish, apparently Godzilla puppet eats it
Related to 1985 27
John Riggs Jimmy Revisited more ideas on The Thing and puppet hand finds card, Mr. Jimmy
Related to 1986 216
John Riggs Purse Snatcher puppet hands and feet appear between performer's hand, joke, Mr. Jimmy
Also published here 1986 217
Greg Atkinson The One Armed Assistant gag, assistant is introduced, big jar with arm sticking out
1986 232
Bud Whitford The Thing Returns Again more ideas on "The Thing", Mr. Jimmy, baby between hands urinates
Related to 1986 238
Bud Whitford And Again more ideas on "The Thing", Mr. Jimmy, baby between hands
Related to 1986 238
John Riggs Count on Me gag, counting fingers, rubber hand
1986 239
Tim Harkelroad Coon 1 spring raccoon routine, impressions
1987 266
John Riggs Coon 2 spring raccoon routine, impressions and selected card is found
1. The Attack
2. The Signed Cod
3. The Finale
4. The Screaming Assault
5. The Follow Up
6. The Wiggler
7. Leftover Line
1987 267
Wayne Kyzer Coon 3 spring raccoon routine, raccoon pees
1987 270
Steve Beam Coon 4 spring raccoon routine, intestine leads to a rope trick
1987 271
John Harwood The Thing - The Sequel more ideas with miniature hands, Mr. Jimmy / The Thing
  • The Fly
  • Sponge Balls
  • Applause
Related to 1987 309
Jim Magus Voodoo Blues person drawn on business card, needle pierced through, prediction of location of hole
Nov. 1987
Magick (Issue 398)
1989
Karl Fulves Snake Oil opener in which spring snake is shown in can, then only peanuts are inside
Inspired by 1987 63
Karrell Fox A "Live" Hat raccoon to hat
1988 74
Stephen Kradolfer Ringer gag for floating ring, with Barbie doll
1990 640
John Riggs Glass Houses coin produced from purse frame, with doll hand, Mr. Jimmy
Related to 1991 671
Stephen Kradolfer Slight A Hand coin cut with doll hand, Mr. Jimmy
1991 672
Gary Para Para Hands two in the hands one in the pocket with doll hands, eye ball as climax, Mr. Jimmy
1991 673
Roger Sherman Herbie the Hand with rubber doll hand, three card monte, money card jumps to magician's hand
1991 736
Philip T. Goldstein Live Die six numbered pins, using die to eliminate all but one, prediction in form of large doll with bloodstain
Mar. 1991
Magick (Issue 453)
2263
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Stressed Out prediction of which body part from doll is removed, using a tear-apart stress doll
July 1991
Magick (Issue 458)
2290
Karrell Fox A Mouse in the House mouse from handkerchief becomes cotton stuffed mouse
1991 27
Mark Young The Invisible Hair handkerchief as rabbit puppet around hand, somewhat animated
Also published here 1991 12
T. Page Wright Felix, the Felicitous Feline hand puppet helps in finding a selection and naming another one, comedy routine
Related to 1991 307
Roger Sherman Eye Opener doll hand vanishes, with eye ball gag, with variation by Steve Beam, see also p. 838 for ideas by Mike Rose
Variations 1992 791
Dan Garrett The Invisible Hair handkerchief as rabbit puppet around hand, somewhat animated
Also published here 1992 12
Larry Becker Bear Minimum prediction of one of six jumbo cards on bill, spectator gets teddy bear as gift
1992 53
Ted Lesley The Berlin Bears spectator selects one of four different teddy bears, prediction of color of the bear and spectator's name, using Lesley's "The Informatico Principle"
1992 57
John Riggs Purse Snatcher puppet hands and feet appear between performer's hand, joke, Mr. Jimmy
Also published here 1993 15
Sid Fleischman Lady McBathtub continuous ball production with hand with is made to look like a face/puppet
1993 39
Dupre Didier Vaudou six cards with voodoo dolls printed on them, invisible die is thrown and one card selected, prediction in envelope
Mar. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 1)
6
Jerry Camaro Rocky Does It! selection sticks on nose of Rocky Raccoon
Nov./Dec. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 26)
296
Robert Parrish Do the Spirits Return? rapping hand answers questions, rising cards with the hand, card stands upright
Inspired byRelated to 1995 25
John Riggs Mr. Jimmy puppet hand in coin purse, throws coin out
Also published here 1995 14
John Riggs Mr. Jimmy Exposed puppet hands and feet appear between performer's hand, joke, more ideas
Also published here 1995 17
Thomas Fraps Walter Wins Again spring animal raccoon finds signed selection, very humorous routine, selection is found with large X on the back as a kicker
1995 6
Alan Nguyen Voodoo Redo spectator randomly chooses where three pins are pushed into a voodoo doll, performer has correctly predicted the locations on a second voodoo doll
Inspired by
  • "Voodoo II" (Christian Chelman, Capriconian Tales, 1993, p. 52)
1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
4
Michael Close The Haunted Deck named card, memorized deck, small hand
Related to 1996 148
Dan Garrett The Mouse That Roared animated mouse puppet
Also published here
  • marketed item
1996 13
Steve Beam Optical Illusion doll hand vanishes, with eye ball gag
Inspired by 1996 8
Ian Adair The Sound of Music video casette put in its case, it vanishes and in its place is a dancing ballerina puppet
1997 4
Richard Bartram, Jr. Rocky's Last Hairah rocky raccoon turns into raccoon cap
1997 116
Steve Beam Eye Opener II doll hand vanishes, with eye ball gag
Inspired by 1997 17
John Riggs Voo Doo You with voodoo doll, prediction on cardboard where spectator places pin
Jan. 1998 12
Aldo Colombini Heads or Tails? coins appear from silk one by one, then jumbo coin, then doll head for gag
Inspired by Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
23
Mike Rogers Magic Mouse animated puppet mouse, thread
Jan. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 5)
68
Don Alan Worm's Turn worm in basket finds chosen ABC card, snake in a basket
Also published here July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
48
Don Alan Stanley hand puppet monkey in basket finds selection
2000 117
Don Alan Worm's Turn worm in basket finds chosen ABC card, snake in a basket
Also published here 2000 125
Jack Bridwell Voodoo-Zauber with drawn Voodoo doll
Also published here 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 4 & 5)
140
Lee Woodside Voodoo Lou prediction of which part of voodoo doll is pierced, with Himber wallet
2000
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 4)
365
Tony Bartolotta Polygraph comedy bit with puppet
2002
Discoverie (Issue 7)
98
Charlie Frye Eccentricks shrimp puppet appears between hands à la Bob Farmer's Tiny Hand
May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
110
Bob Ostin The Hand of Destiny skeletal hand emerges from card spread to point to a position, gag
2005 20
Mark Lewis Marmaduke the Wonder Mouse pitch item, animated small mouse running over the hands by itself
  • Properties and Preparation
  • The Basic Move
  • The Final Phase (using glass and cased card decks, see p. 12)
2006 2
Paul Osborne Black Art Mini Theater
  • Osborne Illusions
black art theater in puppet size
June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
22
Alan Wakeling Scotland uv paint produces glowing assistant, and glowing skull which answers questions with his jaw (talking skull)
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
86
Robert E. Neale The First Mystery or The Wisdom of the Worm Story trick about Adam and Eve using six playing cards and a worm sock puppet which locates the selected card
2008 101
Tom Stone Note 6 "voodoo in reverse", real person does something that happens to doll, posed as problem
Also published here Apr. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)
19
Tom Stone Note 6 "voodoo in reverse", real person does something that happens to doll, posed as problem
Also published here 2009 3
Jörg Alexander Weber, John Carney Zaubermaus puppet mouse appears and vanishes
Inspired by 2011 20
John Gaughan Balsamo, the Living Skull
  • The Chamber of Secrets
skull apparatus that can answer questions
Oct. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 10)
26
John Gaughan Joseffy's Rapping Hand
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Nov. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 11)
32
Steven Hamilton Rocky does a Card Trick spring raccoon supposed to find the card, deck suddenly strung together, raccoon finds card, name of card written across other side
2013 8
Mike Caveney 3-Arm Juggling comedy juggling routine with puppet arms
2013 269
Mike Caveney The Astral Hand rapping hand on glass table, discussion of the performance at the 2007 Los Angeles History Conference
  • The Thread
  • The Glass Dome
  • The Code
  • The Routine
2013 165
Kevin Ho Little Hand Vagina Bob Farmer's "Little Hand" appears
2014 32
Dr. Stanley Jaks Life - Wisdom - Death two in the hands one in the pocket with two miniature skulls and an owl
Also published here
  • "Life - Wisdom - Death" in "The Sphinx" September, 1951.
2014 176
John Gaughan The French Peacock
  • The Chamber of Secrets
peacock apparatus located card or answers questions
Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
18
Alex Ng 幽冥鬼手 (Spirit Ghost Hand) Little hand appears to emerge from creepy photo of doll, hand grabs a coin placed on hand, coin later appears printed on the photograph
2015 1
Technique wherein A Tatehina Moves About on Its Own secret magnet
  • Dan Sherer (additional comments)
  • Max Maven (additional comments and credit information)
Also published here
  • Hōkasen, 1764
May 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5)
93
Alberto de Figueiredo Rocky Raccoon card is signed and deck placed inside a changing bag, raccoon placed inside, all cards are destroyed except selection, York's razor deck
2018 113
John Gaughan The Head of Mephistopheles
  • Chamber of Secrets
devil's head that moves and can produce cards
June 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 6)
38
Christian Scherer Süchtig nach Baumnüssen walnuts appear, vanish and travel to glas under tube, then walnuts vanish again and jumbo walnut appears, using nutcracker and toy squirrel
Inspired by 2020 3
Leo Reed A French Gift name chosen from cards, predicted as two-way out puppet in a box
May 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5)
76
Calvin Sze Grab-a-Rabbit Production rabbit doll from jacket as it is removed
Dec. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 12)
66
John Carney Puppet Catch hand puppet catches selection from shower of cards
Related to 2020 305