598 entries in Animal
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Brandon the juggler Example of a ridiculous woonder picture of dove is pierced, real dove on top of building drops down dead
1584 174
To make a shoale of goslings drawe a timber log some geese draw a log of wood, vague, probably thread
1584 192
Steeven Tailor How to tell where a stollen horsse is become stooge
1584 192
Desperate or dangerous juggling knacks, wherein the simple are made to thinke, that a seelie juggler with words can hurt and helpe, kill and revive anie creature at his pleasure: and first too kill anie kind of pullen, and to give it life againe knife or nail inserted into head of chicken to deafen it temporarily
1584 196
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
L'Oiseau Mort, & Ressuscité an egg is chosen and the spectator asked if she rather has a mouse or a bird, she chooses a bird and inside the egg is a bird, the bird dies and comes back to life, concepts of forcing of proximity and preference, two versions
1784 32
Theophrastus Paracelsus, Ou le Pigeon Tué d'un Coup d'épée Donné à Son Ombre ou à Son Image the shadow or a picture of a pigeon is struck with a sword, at the same moment the real bird dies
1784 46
L'Anneau Dans un Pistolet, Qui Se Trouve Ensuite au Bec d'une Tourterelle, Dans une Boîte qu'on Avait Auparavant Visitée & Cachetée ring shot with a pistol is later found in the beak of a turtle dove sitting in a box which was examined before
1784 50
To take a Bird out of a Cage, and make it appear as dead, or to roll it about as you please.
1784 37
A Trick with a Cock hypnotising a rooster
1784 54
A droll Trick played with a Fowl roasted fowl comes back to life when pierced with a fork, as a prank / wager
1784 55
Henri Decremps Mouche savante, Cheval savant. the educated fly and the educated / wise horse, able to answer questions, fake fly
1785 155
Henri Decremps L'Epagneul Encyclopédiste. story about educated dog (spaniel), who answered questions by striking his foot and by the aid of an interpretator, questions were asked in three different languages
1785 156
The Birdcages from the Hat birdcages that fold up
1876 311
The Welsh Rabbit from dove pan type prop
1876 313
The Bowl of Ink changed to clear Water, with Gold Fish Swimming in it
1876 372
The Wizard's Omelet Borrowed Rings and Live Doves produced from an Omelet, dove pan
Also published here 1876 398
The Vanishing Canary Bird and Cage large die, bird cage and bird travel around
1876 424
The Tables in use in Stage Tricks
  • The "Plain" Trap
  • The "Wrist" or "Pressure" Trap
  • The "Rabbit" or "Dove" Trap
  • "Changing" Traps
  • The "Money" Trap
  • "Pistons" (for working mechanical apparatus)
  • "Bellows" Tables
1876 437
The Rabbit Trick egg and two rabbits from borrowed hat, one vanishes, reappears
1876 452
Card-Boxes No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4: "Card-and-Bird" Box
No. 5
No. 6: Bland's Brass Card-box
No. 7: The Card-Drawer
No. 8: The Double Card-Drawer
1889 151
Bland The Bran Plate for production of dove or anything
1890 361
Die dressierte Spinne fly stuck to bottom of paper spider, spider moves around, gag, also with other paper figures
Feb. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 2)
28
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Der an der Schnur erscheinende Vogel rope across stage, vanished bird reappears on middle of the rope
Related to Mar. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 3)
37
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, on training doves, "Ein gutes Buch über Kartenkunststücke existiert nicht", L'Homme Masque
Mar. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 3)
48
Carl Willmann Der Zauberstab und seine verschiedenen Präparationen
  • continuation of Chinese sticks explanation
  • omelette appears in pan via hollow wand with egg mixture
  • gold fish appear in bowl via hollow wand
June 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 6)
81
Die verschwindenden Goldfische goldfish vanish from glass under handkerchief cover, two methods
Aug. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 8)
116
Appearing Gold Fish three methods, visibly while stirring in a glass with a wand (hollow wand with fish inside) or loaded from table edge with handkerchief cover
Aug. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 8)
117
Carl Willmann Zur Berichtigung! correction for referenced item
Related to Oct. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 10)
159
Carl Willmann Einsatz für Taubenflaschen wine poured out of bottle, then dove appears out of bottle when it is crushed
Sep. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 9)
139
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
Das Goldfischglas bowl with water and gold fish is produced from borrowed handkerchief, load from table, see also p. 39 for patter
Oct. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 2)
26
Bartolomeo Bosco Dove's Head Transposition black and white dove, heads apparently torn off and transposed
June 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 6)
96
Das Taubenchangement dove and flower bouquet transpose
Aug. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 8)
124
Francis King Der Osterhase egg changes to rabbit, rabbit torn into two rabbits
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
140
Ein Blumen- und Tauben-Changement flower bouquet and dove, both wrapped in newspaper and a big letter on the newspaper indicated which is wrapped in which, they transpose
May 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 10)
149
Bartholomäus Gebert Der Spuk im Rohre long tube shown empty, doves appear from tube, movable container that pivots out
Nov. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 5)
71
Carl Willmann Wie man eine Taube in den Hut bringt dove loaded into hat and produced, multiple methods
Jan. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 1)
9
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, making fake goldfish
Feb. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 2)
32
Der Käfer im Bierglas fake insect to be dropped into a glass of beer
Apr. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 4)
61
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, living head in bottle, dove load from vest into hat, on competing Zauberspiegel, magic with apparatus
Apr. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 4)
63
Camill Bihler Caro als Gedächtniskünstler about training a dog to answer math problems and spelling words
Related to July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
110
Camill Bihler Caro als Gedächtniskünstler part two
Related to Aug. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 8)
125
Professor Bellonie Die behexten Papierschnitzel confetti changes into egg, then a small bird appears in glass of confetti and egg when covered
Related to Sep. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 9)
138
Professor Bellonie Die behexten Papierschnitzel second part, method
Related to Oct. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 10)
150
Undine und Flora
  • Der Goldfischfang in der Luft (goldfish bowl production from silks)
  • Ein Gruss der Göttin Flora (flower bouquet from handkerchief)
  • Die verschwindende Goldfischschale (goldfish bowl vanishes)
  • Die in Wasser mit darin schwimmenden Goldfischen verwandelten Papierschnitzel (confetti in glass casket changes into water with goldfish)
  • Das vom Tablett verschwindende gefüllte Wasserglas (full glass vanishes from tray after covered with tube)
Related to Feb. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 8)
117
Aaron's Schlange two silks change into a fake snake
Related to Feb. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 8)
123
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Das Hexennetz No. 1, egg bag from see-through net fabric, production of up to eight eggs, and a live chicken with body load
1899 13
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Der animalische Transport No. 6, two birds travel from small glass box to cage
1899 29
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Wie Roman Tauben und Vögel verschwinden lässt No. 12, vanishing different objects
  • doves in glass cylinders
  • glasses (both under handkerchief with dummy circle sewn in)
  • bird in paper carton that is switched when wand is dropped
  • pull
1899 44
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Leben, Sterben, Wiedersehen No. 19, bird vanishes and reappears in paper
1899 61
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Taube und Bouquet No. 32, dove wrapped in paper on one side, flower bouquet on other side, they transpose
1899 94
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Romans Entenjagd No. 38, up to eight ducks produced from table cloth
1899 106
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Das Schlangenwunder der Wüste No. 45, two silks change into a fake snake
Related to 1899 124
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Die Trennung und die angenehme Wiederkunft No. 49, glass box hanged in the air, two doves vanish from other props and reappear in glass box
1899 132
Josef Löffler Der verschwundene Hase rabbit wrapped in paper vanishes, fake ears
July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
106
Emil Clauß Der neue Tintenpokal - oder: "Die moderne Fischzucht" first ink changes into clear water, then fish appear
Related to
  • Willmann's Salon-Magie, p. 390
Dec. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 12)
189
Carl Willmann Die magische Kassette wooden card box, rather high design, for vanish, appearance, transformation, restoration, even for birds
Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
54
Carl Willmann Die Verwandlung eines Thalers in einen lebenden Vogel tube apparatus, coin changes into bird
Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
60
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, teaching doves, Buatier de Kolta
Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
64
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Dove Vanish in Glass Cylinder glass cylinder with dove, handkerchief with disc put on top and cylinder ditched into vest which has a tube to back pocket where dove is reproduced
June 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 6)
91
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, on learned dogs
June 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 6)
96
Carl Willmann Die Vogelwanderung bird vanishes from paper cone and reappears in big glass that is covered with newspaper
Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
134
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, aerial fishing, credit information, magic clubs
Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
144
Joseph Michael Hartz Fish and Ink Trick
1903 48
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 1903 68
Joseph Michael Hartz A Couple of Handkerchiefs Turned into a Snake fake snake
  • Hartz's Method
1903 333
Carl Willmann Das neue Vogelhaus, in welchem ein bis zwei Vögel erscheinen
June 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 6)
89
H. Dersy Eine Illusion "Black and White", white dog vanishes from box, then black dog appears in the box, then one dog collects watches from the audience with a basket which travel to basket held in mouth of other dog
Related to Jan. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 1)
13
H. Dersy Eine Illusion part two, explanation
Related to Feb. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 2)
29
Magische Fischerei aerial fishing
July 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 7)
109
R. Neusch, Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Grosses Ring-Changement finger ring travels from spectator's finger to bird, bird flies away with ring, no explanation
Aug. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)
133
Woldemar Richter-Braun Indische Schlangenbeschwörung description of snake charmers
Related to Oct. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 10)
165
Woldemar Richter-Braun Indische Schlangenbeschwörung part two of article on snake charming
Related to Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 11)
180
Woldemar Richter-Braun Indische Schlangenbeschwörung part three, fake snake comes out of pot
Related to Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12)
195
The Conjurer as Chicken Fancier six eggs produced from borrowed hat, then a chicken
1909 297
Joseph Michael Hartz The Witches' Kettle and Magic Punch Bowl
  • hanging kettle filled with water, changes into ducks or similar
  • punch appears in empty bowl
Also published here 1911 700
Joseph Michael Hartz The Witches' Kettle and Magic Punch Bowl
  • hanging kettle filled with water, changes into ducks or similar
  • punch appears in empty bowl
Also published here 1911 159
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 1911 206
Nelson Hahne The Peripatetic Rabbit performer draws rabbit on paper, it becomes a real rabbit, rabbit is wrapped and shot towards paper and appears there as drawing
1930 57
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Rabbit Trap two rabbits are produced from a box / rabbit trap
Variations 1934
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1934)
15
Heads or Tails coin under hat turns into guinea pig
1935 29
Orville Wayne Meyer How to hold a Rabbit
Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
172
Nancy Page He Picks the Right Card article about dog training
Related to 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
182
Theodore Annemann Dog Finds Card
Related to Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
240
Theodore Annemann Rabbit from Hat idea not so serious...
Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
253
Laurie Ireland The Rabbit Bag rabbit from bag, produced in hat or from silks
1937
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937)
1
Laurie Ireland A Novel Pigeon Production follow up for Cecil Lyle's Hat Trick, dove appears fro paper hat
1937
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937)
2
Laurie Ireland The Artist Draws a Picture of a Rabbit and the Picture Comes to Life
1937
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937)
17
Joe Berg The Magical Hatchery several eggs appear one by one in net egg bag and are placed in borrowed hat, in the hat are then found baby chicks instead
1937 13
W.J. Nixon Where do the Ducks Go?
1938 960
Theodore Annemann Flat Rabbit Gag "I left him in the suit when I had it pressed!"
Related to June 1939
The Jinx (Issue 57)
402
Fred Robert Fred Robert's Famous Moth Trick cigarette paper changes to living moth / butterfly
Also published here Sep. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 3)
1
Joseph Ovette Nite Club Silk Production from a rolled up menu, performer produces stream of silks and as a climax a glass with a goldfish, with a tray
Nov. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 5)
3
Henry Hardin The Hypnotized Bird bird "plays dead"
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
597
Vanishing Dog gag with wire leash
July 1940
The Jinx (Issue 100)
612
Bruce Elliott Fisherman's Fancy goldfish cut out of carrot becomes real
1940
The Jinx (Issue 104)
627
Joseph Ovette Clean Rabbit Vanish in a tube, with two trays
1940 18
A. N. Rossi Phantom Vanish box build with frames, to vanish livestock
1940 26
Joseph Ovette A Sock Die Box Twist after die appears in hat, rabbits are produced, with sucker presentation
1940 29
Wu Ling A Chinese Phantasy glass with water is covered with paper, paper ribbons are produced from inside and glass vanishes, then two doves are produced from ribbons
1940 30
Hans-Paul Wipf Hasen nichts als Hasen producing fake rabbits "Atomhasen" from hats
1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
5
Eddie Joseph The Boy and the Watch borrowed watch changes to egg and egg to chicken, watch appears inside lady's slipper attached to back of spectator
1940 ca. 4
Steve Miaco Production of Two Pigeons also works with rabbit, from handkerchief
1941 49
Hervel Apparition d'un bocal à poissons production of a fish bowl
June 1941 5
Lloyd W. Chambers Fisherman's Mat cardboard shown on both sides is rolled into a tube, water and goldfish poured from it, pocket inside cardboard
1941 2
Rupert Slater Rupert Slater's Moth and Rope moth climbs up rope, Indian rope trick presentation
1941 ca. 377
Audley Walsh Two
  • presentation for vanishing a rabbit with the break-away box
  • invisible hair attached to deck, one card rises and is levered again
Also published here May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 10)
39
Edward Saint Letter on how to catch fleas
Related to Sep. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 17)
70
Eddie Joseph The Bird Nest live canary hidden in cup throughout routine
1942 36
Eddie Joseph Making One Canary into Two manipulative
1942 37
Eddie Joseph Rapid Hatching gaffed cup to change an egg into a bird/canary
1942 38
Eddie Joseph Another Canary Production from gaffed cup
1942 38
Alban's Finael pour la Pêche a la Ligne ending for aerial fishing
Jan. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 1)
6
Harry Bertall Comment apprivoiser et dresser les colombes on how to train doves
Related to Feb. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 2)
4
Harry Bertall Comment apprivoiser et dresser les colombes how to train doves, second part
Related to Mar. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 3)
5
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Cotton Rabbit cylinder mold is filled with cotton, living rabbit appears
1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
29
N. M. Hopkins, Nuts! small elephant imitation appears and vanishes, see also Hopkins' "20th Century Magic"
Jan. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 27)
113
Francis Carlyle Evolution of a Rabbit in a Hat picture silk transformation, rabbit produced from hat
1943/27 365
Ed Reno Dove Production dove production box
1943/27 377
Modern Rabbit Box Production
1943/27 381
"Sucker" Rabbit Box Vanish
1943/27 386
Milady's Hat Box Production cardboard box
1943/27 390
Unique Rabbit Vanish box
1943/27 394
Jack Gwynne "Spee-Dee" Rabbit Production big prop
1943/27 396
Jim Sherman Rabbit Production from a Hat
1943/27 398
Hart Fisher Chix-Levitation chicken on board levitates
1944
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944)
5
Oscar H. Paulson Flash Opening Trick a handkerchief appears, from which a hat and a rabbit are produced
Feb. 1944 40
Nat. D. Kane Just a Dream baby chicken appears and vanishes, with egg
Also published here May 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 12)
50
Abril Lamarque The Lamarque Rabbit Vanish rabbit appears and vanishes in a box
Also published here June 1944 53
Joseph Ovette A Novel Opening Number doves and rabbit produced from two bowls on two tables, with handkerchiefs
1944 4
Joseph Ovette The Waterless Tube water in can changes to ribbon streamers, then baby chicken appear
1944 6
Joseph Ovette Magic Bunny Rings three wooden rings are stacked and covered with a tray, rabbit appears
1944 9
Joseph Ovette The Oriental Tube confetti in tube changes to a rabbit
1944 12
Joseph Ovette Bunny Production Box
1944 16
Joseph Ovette Bird and Cage Illusion transposition of two different colored birds, frames and cages, using bags and silks
1944 27
Thos. W. Duncan The Inexhaustible Hat routine, handkerchiefs transform, change and then reappear under hat, later fruits, paper streamer and finally rabbit is produced
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
22
Walter the Magician The Supreme Closing Effect with cane to table and folding rabbit from folding hat
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
32
Henry J. Young The Flat Rabbit Comes to Life change box
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
33
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe Hat'n Bunny living rabbit from folded opera hat (chapeau claque)
1945 286
Mystic Craig The Elusive Canary canary vanishes and appears in a frame
1945 301
Hen Fetsch "My Best" Flash Opening milk in paper cone transforms into a dove
Also published here 1945 303
Abril Lamarque The Lamarque Rabbit Vanish rabbit appears and vanishes in a box
Also published here 1945 316
Dr. Raymond V. Stone (RAMO) The Escape-Ologist guinea-pig is produced from a bag, put into the bag and the bag is sealed with wax, the guinea-pig escapes
1945 334
Jean Hugard Rabbit Vanish from two grocer's bags
May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
118
Tauben Dressur on how to train doves, followed by french translation "Dressage de pigeons"
May 1945 7
Jack Gwynne Jack Gwynne's Color Changing Rabbit two living rabbits
1945/27 71
Leslie P. Guest The Invisible Rabbit container designed as radio to produce rabbit
Aug. 1946 242
Dr. Rolland Fraser Wireless (Indian) Magic toy duck on brass bowl filled with water apparently dives out of sight by itself, see p. 280 for credit
Sep. 1946 251
Hen Fetsch Mr. Bunny milk poured in paper bag changes into rabbit
1946 15
Hen Fetsch Dove Flash milk poured into paper cone, cone is ignited and changes into dove
1946 17
Hen Fetsch Bunny Making "flat" bunny is placed inside hat and milk is poured on top, transformation into real rabbit
1946 17
Hen Fetsch My Best Flash Opening milk transforms into dove, with flower bouquet and paper cone
1946 19
Hen Fetsch Liquid Snake gag, milk changes into fake snake, Adam Snake C
1946 20
Hen Fetsch Triple Mystery milk vanishes in a hat and rabbit appears
1946 25
Dr. William Weyeneth Apparition spontanée d'une souris vivante dans la main production of living mouse, with paper tube, followed by german translation "Die lebendige Maus in der Freien Hand"
Jan. 1946 2
A. Vantur Apparition et passe-passe d'une colombe production of dove with paper cone and vanish in box, followed by german translation "Erscheinung und verschwinden einer Taube"
Mar. 1946 8
Hervel Un tour amusant pour les petits et... les grands! rabbit, fruits and silks vanish and appear in box, followed by german translation "Ein unterhaltendes Kunststück für die kleinen... u. die Grossen!"
May 1946 7
G. Gloria Le ruban de papier déchiré et raccommodé torn and restored paper ribbon, with production of doves climax, several methods, followed by german translation "Das Seidenpapierband zerrissen und wieder hergestellt"
Related to Nov. 1946 9
Carlton King Carlton King's Rabbit Box box consisting of three parts, production box with table
1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
10
Bruce Elliott Misdirection for Rabbit-From-The-Hat with false finger
June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 128)
514
Billy McComb Assorted Gaglets of the William Brand gags with, thimbles, a mouse trap, a spring snake, with ropes, hair, light bulbs, coffee beans, diminishing cards, cracking a spectator's arm, dead rat
Variations 1947 37
Jean Hugard Torn and Restored Tissue paper ribbon with three different colored parts is torn and restored several times, then livestock is produced from it
Apr. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 11)
307
Dr. William Weyeneth Snaked Out! selection is found using wooden snake
Also published here Dec. 1947 380
Dr. William Weyeneth Présentation nouvelle et humoristique d'une carte choisie selection is found using wooden snake, followed by german translation "Neue und humoristische Art eine gewählte Karte zu finden"
Also published here Mar. 1947 2
H. Levenson Rabbit Out of Top Hat rabbit from hat spectator is wearing
1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
6
Bob Somerfeld Nice Doggy! medium over phone divines selected object, dog as medium, barking
1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
10
Jack Yeager Glorifying Your Magic
  • 1. Califaction of Handkerchiefs (silks in dove pan merge together)
  • 2. How to spell trust? (oddity on coin)
  • 3. Key Card Placement (Charlier Pass)
  • 4. 20th Century Silks idea
  • 5. Zombie Idea (floating flower pot)
  • 6. Comedy bits with a stooge
  • 7. Miser's Dream Shower (with handkerchief)
  • 8. Thumb Tip Idea (with scotch tape)
  • 9. Thimble color change
  • 10. The cotton bunny (cotton bunny to real one, dove pan)
1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
12
Robert Brinkman Stage Version of the Multiplying Rabbits cardboard rabbit routine, covered with bags
1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
33
Arthur H. Buckley Opening for a Card Act manipulation act with vanishing cane to silk, card production, dove production, gloves
1948 143
Arthur H. Buckley A Finish for an Act appearing cane, dove to glove (fake dove made out of glove)
1948 145
George G. Kaplan Alice in Wonderland - A New Adventure die box with appearing rabbit as climax, Alice in Wonderland story
Also published here July 1948 437
Russell Swann Comedy Rabbit Trick flat rabbit put in dove pan with bicycle pump, out comes live rabbit
Oct. 1948 4
U. F. Grant From Grant's Tomb anecdotes by Jess Kelly about kids magic and fish catching
Dec. 1948 13
Donald Holmes Fish from Empty Hands
Dec. 1948 13
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty Une grande illusion doves and watch to nest of boxes, followed by german translation "Eine grosse Illusion"
Aug. 1948 3
Harlan Tarbell Rabbit Productions 1- Rabbit Coat Pocket
2- Bat Wing Pocket
3- Rabbit Vest Pocket
Suggestions for Handling Rabbits
1948/27 211
An Unexpected Rabbit Production from borrowed hat
1948/27 214
Rapid Production of Rabbit from Hat
1948/27 216
Easy Method for Rabbit from Hat Production
1948/27 218
Silks and the Rabbit from hat
1948/27 219
Rabbit Production from Paper Ribbon
1948/27 219
Rabbit Production from Gentleman's Coat discussion and method
1948/27 220
A Chicken Produced from Gentleman's Coat
1948/27 223
Changing Rabbit to Box of Candy
1948/27 225
The Chinese "Flash" Pigeon Frame
1948/27 260
Eliaser Bamberg The Frogs, the Fish, and the Bowl of Water production of frogs and fish
1948/27 341
David Tobias Bamberg David Tobias Bamberg's Egg Bag large bag, fifteen eggs produced and a life hen
Also published here 1948/27 354
Chinese Production of Doves using bowl
1948/27 392
R. C. Buff Idea for the Rabbit Trap
Inspired by 1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
37
Jean Hugard The Duck Climax cards are produced from spectator's jacket and eventually a living duck as a climax
Apr. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 11)
527
Herman Guelpa Milk and Snakes milk poured into can, later spring snakes shoot out
May 1949 12
Clettis V. Musson The Mystic Ringer horseshoe vanishes from under handkerchief and appears around a peg
1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
26
Magicana
Jan. 1950 624
Charles E. Carlton The Elusive Mouse living mouse vanishes and appears in purse of spectator
May 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 12)
661
Lloyd E. Jones, Milbourne Christopher Fish Surprise goldfish appears from bill tube
June 1950 675
Eddie Joseph Productions of Rubber Goods from spectator and in general
1950 50
Eddie Joseph Livestock Productions from spectator's clothing
1950 57
Eddie Joseph Cage and Canary Production from spectator's clothing
1950 57
Bill Nord Snakes Alive animals are written down and one billet selected, fake snake appears, snake pill
Also published here Dec. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 245)
981
Al Baker Goldfish Production sixth finger
Also published here 1951 104
Al Baker Rabbit Production from gathered-up paper coils
Also published here 1951 108
Frank Herman Die Taubenkasserole 1x anders dove pan with balloon and fake rabbit
Also published here
  • "Genii"
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 3)
33
Don Armon Night Club or TV Version, Okito's Ubiquitous Duck production of a duck
Inspired by
  • Okito's "Ubiquitous Duck" in "The Sphinx" Vol. 48. No. 10. 1949. P. 249.
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
26
Floyd Catlin The Rabbit Trap Production production box looks like an animal trap, construction plans
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
26
George Blake Olla Podrida
  • ambitious card with two cards, as a magician's gag
  • rabbit from hat joke
  • torn & restored paper, magician's gag
Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 287)
1148
Leslie P. Guest Rabbit from a Hat with small parachute as misdirection
Sep. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 315)
61
Karrell Fox Where's the Bunny? handkerchief with rabbit printed on it vanishes from bag an appears in hat but without image, instead real rabbit is found in hat
1954 1
Karrell Fox Vernon, the Educated Rabbit rabbit finds selection
1954 2
Karrell Fox For Goodness Snakes fake snakes from flowers, joke
1954 4
Karrell Fox One for the "Magi-Ministers" wiggly snake in Walsh cane
1954 32
Karrell Fox Off the Record gag bit with sounds, spring duck falls on stage at the end
1954 41
Hans E. Trixer Silken Canary canary is thrown up and changes into a silk in apparently midair
1954 180
David E. Kirk Top Hat Square Circle Ten Rabbit Production production of silks and rabbits, construction plans for apparatus
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
11
Eugene Gloye Rapid Rabbit production box for rabbit
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
30
Tom Bowyer Flat Rabbit Gag Comment
Related to Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 2)
4
Leonard Austin Twin Chests using Gwynne's Rabbit Vanish, traveling rabbit from box to box
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
25
Leonard Austin Instantaneous Production of a Rabbit in a box, construction details
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
27
Eine Taube erscheint gag of appearing dove in bag, feathers appear
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 2)
434
Robert L. Henderson Dove Production and Vanish rubber dove, with handkerchief
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
5
Robert Parrish Five Tricks with a Harmless Rubber Canary 1. Dead Bird Disappearance
2. Stage Version
3. Duo-Disappearance
4. Misassociation Ruse
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
38
The Great Christe The Floating Dove dove on wand, floating in front of performer
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
36
Robert L. Henderson A Rabbit Vanish using Ireland's Bunny Bundle Hat Load and spring rabbit
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
41
John T. Andrews Routine for a Rubber Dove dove vanishes from bag, with rubber and real dove
1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
7
Don Ausman Vanishing Dove on Rope rope raises form basket, dove in bag vanishes
1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
56
Matt Schulien Matt's Goldfish Eating carrot fake, spectator is also offered a fish
1959 67
Jim Sommers Milk Carton Dove Bottle milk is poured from carton, then a dove / rabbit is produced
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
26
Jack Yeager The Tricky Trio as John Yeager, three ideas
  • smoke from striking surface of matchbox
  • Dove in Balloon
  • Milk Pitcher Flash
Related to 1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
36
Charly Eperny Die geheimnisvolle Spinne frame with playing cards, spider starts to move on frame and ends up on selection
1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 3)
944
Charlie Miller Three Blind Mice three toy mice with wrong tails, change into correct mice
1961 68
Charlie Miller Fish Catching bare handed
1961 72
Max Malini, Charlie Miller Chicks chicks from Cups & Balls, chicks from eggs
1961 74
Charlie Miller Chick Breaking breaking a chick into two chicks
1961 76
Charlie Miller Rabbit Production
1961 84
Charlie Miller Night Club Routine canary production, glass with drink produced and vanished, egg stuff, snow storm
1961 98
Abel Cantu Cantu comment
1961 100
Maurice Blackman Have Rabbit - Will Travel! on the use of rabbits in magic
  • Varieties of Rabbit
  • Handling
  • Housing
  • Feeding
  • Breeding
  • Amount of Trouble
  • Loading
  • Load Bags
  • Another Rabbit from Hat Production
  • Multiplying Rabbits
  • Suggestion for Decoration
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
47
Maurice Blackman How to do the Most Popular Trick in the World rabbit from the hat
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
52
Maurice Blackman Another Rabbit from Hat Method
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
54
Maurice Blackman Rabbit from Tambourine
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
54
Maurice Blackman Boldness is the Key on producing rabbits, with assistant
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
54
Maurice Blackman Producing a Rabbit from Spectator's Coat
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
55
Maurice Blackman Vanishing the Rabbit with tray
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
56
Maurice Blackman Rabbit to Silk
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
58
Maurice Blackman Production or Vanish in a Plastic Bag
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
59
Maurice Blackman Black to White - Soap Commercial rabbit changes color inside box
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
60
Maurice Blackman Tripple Rabbit Production
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
60
Maurice Blackman Rabbit from Lettuce
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
61
Maurice Blackman Chocolate Box to Rabbit
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
61
Maurice Blackman Interrupted... By a Rabbit! fake rabbit from box changes to real rabbit
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
62
Maurice Blackman The End rabbit placed inside banner, vanishes and picture of rabbit appears on banner
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
63
Creation of Life cigarette paper turns into butterfly / moth
Also published here 1963 139
Paul Curry Where Does the Ducks Go? break-away box
1965 110
Paul Stadelman The Spider Box box to make small animal disappear
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
69
Ali Bongo Doves A La Carte cards on tray turn into card castle, which can be opened and doves appear
1966 5
Piet Forton Dove From Newspaper
1967 8
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia La Ratita viciosa production and animation of small mouse
1967 19
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia La Vibora Rota cut and restored snake
1967 62
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia El Confetti y Paloma confetti placed inside cone changes to dove
1967 64
Oscar Lopez Keller Pescado Volador de Keller fake fish levitates in front of performer, à la zombie
1967 69
Ray Prehn Pretty Snaky snake in hat finds selection
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
36
Everett Lyda Teeth and Fish Idea wind-up teeth and rubber fish placed inside bag, fish skeleton is removed
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
59
Ken De Courcy Round the World with a Pack of Cards comedic routine in which multiple selections are found or divined with prop effects that are assigned to different countries, among the apparatus are: egg beater, card in balloon, snake basket
1968 1
Bob Logan One Rabbit Less improvement on Jack Gwynne's Flip-Over Box
Sep. 1969 284
Ellison Poland Not-So-Simplex Bowl Production filled with water and fish
1969 223
Jack Bateman Fire Bowl From Paper Bag with rubber chicken production
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
20
John Brown John Brown's Snow White Dove Production harness design
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
29
John Moehring Topper Production dove appears in top hat
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
31
John Moehring Cane to Dove
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
32
Larry Dangerfield A Tip for producing doves from sleeve
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
33
John Brown John Brown's Split dove from flash of flame from cigarette
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
33
John Brown John Brown's Instant Silk silk changes to dove
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
34
James Auer More Visual Ideas floating medium and message materialize in toy goldfish
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
40
Gary Darwin Darwin's Dove Production steal behind box
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
77
Sigmar Magic Fisherman method for aerial fishing
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
110
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Wilbur's Home large gag worm appears from box
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
125
Parker Swan My Favorite Livestock Production armadillo from silks
1970 14
Stan Blumenthal Drip Dry! goldfish production from handkerchief
1972
Magick (Issue 57)
282
Billy McComb The Ultimate Identification rabbit from hat, with newspaper or body load
1972 37
Billy McComb Yeas of Magical Angling... and Thoughts Thereon aerial fishing, with aquarium prop
1972 55
Billy McComb An Off-Beat Rabbit Arrival rabbit produced in champagne bucket, featuring a bottom-less bottle
1972 93
Billy McComb William Reminisces
  • Not Worried!
  • Switch is Switch!
  • Ringing the Changes
  • "I've Heard That One Before"
  • Hazards! and Hostesses
  • William the Palmist!
  • Appearing Doves - and Vanishing Loops!
1972 127
Billy McComb Which came first? egg on table, it apparently hatches and bird appears
1972 134
Loudoun Cameron Stanyon's Dove And Card Idea No. 378, dove with selection around neck produced from falling shower of cards
Also published here
  • "A New Idea with Cards and Dove" (Loudoun Cameron, Stanyon's Magic Vol. 2 No. 10, July 1902)
1972 104
Dr. H. Walter Grote Dr. Grote's Fishing Trick No. 654, aerial fishing
1972 180
Dr. H. Walter Grote Dr. Grote's No. 655, list without further details:
  • 1) Fishing rod gimmick
  • 2) Dye Tube Gimmick
  • 3) Rope and four silks and chosen one falls off
Related to 1972 180
Alan Shaxon The Die Box and Bunny rabbit produced from hat, in die box routine
Also published here 1972 ca. 10
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Great Angling Trick aerial fishing, three fish appear with a rod
1973 31
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Riddle of the Rabbit break-away box, rabbit vanish
1973 34
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Mysterious Dove dove disappears in small hanging box
1973 56
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Okito Bird Cage dove appears in cage
1973 58
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Box production box, to produce a rabbit and flowers
1973 84
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Tea Canister Mystery object from canister travels to other canister, then fish appears
1973 89
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Magical Incubator bird in a cage appears in canister
Related to 1973 96
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Confetti Trick glass is filled with confetti from a box, confetti changes into rabbit, uses the Substitution Principle
1973 108
Theo "Okito" Bamberg "Where Did the Ducks Go?" - The Okito Versions three versions, box to make ducks disappear, break-a-way type
VariationsAlso published here 1973 120
David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg "Where Did the Ducks Go?" - The Fu-Manchu Version box to make ducks disappear, break-a-way type
1973 122
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Scare Mask and Dove dove vanishes from mouth of a hanging mask and appears in casket
1973 132
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Crystal Casket dove appears in clear casket
1973 145
Theo "Okito" Bamberg, Carl Rosini, David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg The Triple Production three metal bowls containing five ducks appear under handkerchiefs
1973 160
David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg Fu-Manchu Super Production production of several animals and objects under a cloth
1973 166
Frank Monaghan The Flea "flea" moves on table, magnet
Dec. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 4)
44
Cmdr. C. Adair Out of the Dog House dog appears from small house
1974 16
P. C. Sorcar The Rabbit Out of A Hat
1974 43
Johnny Cooper Flash Vanish guinea pigs appear from box
1974 60
The Sucker Rabbit Box
1974 81
Roy Walton Once Upon A Time.... Jack and Queen of Hearts removed and put under handkerchief, Jack transforms into rubber frog
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1974 818
Faucett Ross Fish Bowl From Hat Produce small fishbowl of goldfish from his hat, suitable for close up
1975 77
Faucett Ross Rabbit to Sausages Produce rabbit, change it into sausages
1975 113
V. Robert Allen The Toad and the Witch toad is hypnotized and vanishes
1975
Magick (Issue 141)
705
Peter "Peki" Kinnigkeit Jumbo small elephant toy vanishes in a flash, seated
1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 4)
69
Eckhard Böttcher Creszensia - Die Kartenspinne small card spider in box
Inspired by
  • Paufler's "Mikro-Susie" in "Zauberkunst" 1971, Nr. 3.
1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 4)
72
Geoff Ray Close-Up Quickly coin transforms into spider, gag
Nov. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 3)
329
Alan Shaxon Balloon to Rabbit balloon in hutch transforms into rabbit
Also published here 1976 34
Alan Shaxon Cabaret Rabbit Vanish similar to a break-away box
1976 43
Karrell Fox The "Fool-eroid" Camera rabbit production from camera box, comedy routine
1976 117
The Vanishing Bunny break-away table
1976 195
Patrick Page A Rabbit from a Hat silks and rabbit
1976 197
The Dog Kennel production of a dog, box looks like small house
1976 200
The Dove Pan producing birds
1976 201
The Rabbit Cage box to produce rabbit
1976 202
Patrick Page Dove from Streamer
1976 204
The Vanishing Cage of Doves on table
1976 205
Dove from Silk
1976 207
Rick Johnsson Holy Moses origami turtle changes into real one, using The Kick Change
1976 77
Die to Canary a large die is placed in a crystal casket and transforms into a bird, under handkerchief
1976 56
Eric C. Lewis Eric Lewis' Miraculous Blocks blocks in a box form chosen animals, then they change into a live rabbit
1976 59
Die, Cage and Canary cage vanishes and die changes into a canary
1976 71
Bird Production: Cage I
1976 167
Bird Production: Cage II two canaries
1976 169
Bird Production: Cage III
1976 170
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Magical Incubator brief, bird in a cage appears in canister
Related to 1976 179
Balloon to Rabbit Cage
1976 180
Marvelous Incubator Cage egg changes into bird, in a cage
1976 190
Pyramid Production rabbit appearance under pyramid prop
1976 200
Rabbit Transposition two buckets on a big wooden balance, rabbit travels from bucket to bucket
1976 202
Alan Shaxon Produktions- und Verwandlungseffekte - 2. balloon in drawer box changes into rabbit
Also published here Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
32
Al Mann The Frankenstein Affair several dead ants and a dead fly come back to life, ladybug recommandation
Related to 1977 12
Stephen Minch Cups and Flies balls change into plastic flies one by one, plastic spider final load and bug aerosol can
1977 53
Punx Abenteuer auf dem Fischmarkt presentation for Jastrow Illusion, with two fish
Related to 1977 50
Tan Hock Chuan Unhungry Bunny Bunny placed in box, "disappear", bulge under tablecloth shown to be cabbage
1977 29
3. Conejo black rabbit changes into white rabbit, brief
1977 104
Jan Heins Piep-Piep - A Jan Heins Gag catching a mouse with a flycatcher
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
609
Ross Bertram Look, It's a Real Rabbit! folded sheet of newspaper is cut, when unfolded rabbit design is seen, live rabbit produced
1978 118
Francis Carlyle The Cups and Balls baby chicks as final loads
1978 132
Ross Bertram Helpful Hints
  • Where to Obtain Chicks
  • What to Feed Chicks
  • How to Care for Chicks
  • How to Palm a Chick
  • How to Load a Spectator
  • To Prevent the Chick from Kicking
  • Hypnotizing a Chick
  • How to Rehearse
1978 136
John F. Mendoza The First Stage of My Career bare-handed dove production from candle on table
1978 126
Steve Beam The Vanishing Earthworm worm vanishes from tube, gag
1978 3
Steve Beam Utility Vanish worm vanishes from book, gag
1978 3
Don Tanner Doves dove produced from cloth bag
1978 11
Don Tanner Rabbit gag rabbit prop is produced from cloth bag
Also published here 1978 13
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Card to Canary Box
1978/76 119
Cyril Yettmah Catching Birds in the Air with a net, various methods, Conradi, Dell O'Dell
1978/76 224
Magic Incubator Improved made for Richard Himber, production of silks and cages
Related to 1978/76 228
Edward Loyd Enochs Guinea Pig Box guinea pig vanishes from wrapped cage
1978/76 232
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Okito Confetti to Goldfish in Water uses the Substitution Principle
1978/76 250
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Tha Canary Production Cage
1978/76 253
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Canary Effect egg transforms into canary inside temple-like box
1978/76 254
Karl Fulves Cat Locates Card
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1263
Karl Fulves Random Notes learned animals, melting snow in bathtub, psychic healer Dean Kraft, practicing with shaving mirror, Seseme St.
Variations 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 31)
121
Karrell Fox "Friday" Mentalism cards with animals shown, one selected (goldfish), the crystal ball turns out to be goldfish aquarium
1979 130
Bob Fitch Productions - Steals - Loads stealing from the topit, with applications
  • XII-A. Direct Steal
    • 1) Egg on fan
    • 2) Invisible deck
    • 3) Cups & Balls
    • 4) Dye Tube
    • 5) Produce scissors
    • 6) Balloon to Dove
    • 7) Flames from Hands
    • 8) Fishbowl production
    • 9) Fountain of Silks
  • XII-B. Indirect Steal
    • 1) Rabbit and Tray
    • 2) Molding a Rabbit
1980 5
Bob Fitch Special Load or Unload Move "Extras - Variations - 14)"
  • A) Rabbit from Hat
  • B) Small, Medium & Large size Chinese Coins
  • C) Card in Lemon (based on Derek Dingle idea)
1980 8
Kenneth F. Ritz Close-Up Color Changing Elephant gag description
1981 1
Al Mann The Cobra snake charming a cobra, the psychology of the cobra
Related to 1981 18
Al Mann The Snake-Charmer-Magician how to charm a snake, what cobra to use and how to treat them
1981 19
Al Mann The Mongoose how a mongoose kills a cobra
1981 20
Al Mann The Cobra Act how to train a cobra not to bite your hand
1981 22
Al Mann Life from Space named bugs appear in envelopes, Bombshell Wallet
1981 13
Mike Caveney Comedy Load Bag fake and real chicken are produced from spectator's coat
1981 73
Johnny Thompson, Joe Tershay The Wings of Warsaw handkerchief over hand, dove appears when pulled away
1981 15
Bill Nord Lebende Schlange animals are written down and one billet selected, fake snake appears, snake pill
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
72
Don Tanner Lapin gag rabbit prop is produced from cloth bag
Also published here 1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 2)
44
Jack Hughes Dove in Balloon (Long Balloon Model) production of a dove, using a tray
1981 11
Jack Hughes Dove in Balloon (Round Balloon Model) production of a dove, using a tray
1981 12
Jack Hughes The Master Dove in Balloon Table balloon in goblet on table is shot, dove appears
1981 31
Jack Hughes Snake Basket snake in basket rises with selected colored ball on head and then with selection in mouth
1981 66
John G. Turner Children's Routine for "The Snake Basket"
1981 70
Jack Hughes The Cagey Budgies ballon inside a bird cage bursts and changes into six living birds
1981 91
Jack Hughes Triple Tray Trunk doves appear in trays filled with silks
1981 101
Jack Hughes Dove Through Glass stand with glass
1981 127
Jack Hughes Dove Catching Net and Dove Production Basket tray and catching net
1981 139
Jack Hughes Dove Nest of Boxes
1981 172
Pat Conway The ???? in Wallet gag production of rubber spider from wallet
Also published here Feb. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 2)
986
Claude Hale Eggstraordinary coin dropper in stuffed chicken
1982 57
Pete Peterson Bird Snifter close up dove production, with a handkerchief in a big glass
1982 41
Theo "Okito" Bamberg "Where Do the Ducks Go?" three versions, box to make ducks disappear, break-a-way type, with variation
Also published here 1982 19
Theo "Okito" Bamberg "Where Do the Ducks Come From?" production of two ducks, apparatus
Related to 1982 21
Robert Albo Addendum to the Duck Production apparatus, with variations of Norm Nielsen and Eric Lewis
Related to 1982 25
The Confetti Plates confetti placed between two plates changes into doves
1982 76
Confetti and Dove Bowls from two bowls confetti and doves are produced
1982 84
The Egg to Dove egg is produced, it grows and when broken apart a dove appears
1982 147
The Egg and Dove Production handkerchiefs are produced from box, then a large egg appears, broken apart out flies a dove
1982 151
Patrick Martin Hard to Swallow fish-shaped carrot becomes goldfish
1983 21
Patrick Martin Oral Gami tissue paper is restored in mouth, mouth coil, spring flower bouquet from paper and dove from flowers
1983 117
John Carney Kitty's Treat coin routine "explained" via surprise appearance of mouse
Variations 1983 45
Al Mann Hypnotizing Animals! Hypnotizing the following animals:
No. 43: Rabbit
No. 44: A Second Method
No. 45: Chicken and Rooster
No. 46: Another Method
No. 47: Lobster and Crayfish
No. 48: Frog
No. 49: Chameleon
No. 50: Snakes
No. 51: Crabs
No. 52: Guinea Pig
No. 53: Pig
No. 54: Pigeons
No. 55: In the Act (frogs & putting them on stage)
No. 56: With Rabbits
No. 57: The Prime Secret
No. 58: The Cobra! (see also reference)
Related to 1983 13
Spirit Ants No. 95, spectators feel invisible ants, itching powder
1983 26
Stephen Tucker The Flight of the Bumble coins from hand to hand, bee on coin, gets smashed as humorous climax
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
11
Meir Yedid Killer Spiders - The Arouser uses for wind-up toys or toy spiders, toy spider jumps out of close-up mat)
1983 3
Meir Yedid The Other Side Of Time chop cup routine with spaceship patter, toy spider finale
1983 4
Meir Yedid Misdirection Coin Vanish toy spider jumps across table as misdirection, gag
1983 5
Meir Yedid The Intruder toy spider in a friend's bed, practical joke
1983 5
Meir Yedid Roach Motel Eruption toy spider in roach motel, practical joke
1983 5
Meir Yedid Coffee Treat toy spider under coffee cup, practical joke
1983 6
Meir Yedid Disco Disaster dropping bunch of wound-up toy spiders in disco, practical joke
1983 6
Meir Yedid Pet Shop Caper apparently bird bit off a finger in pet shop, practical joke
1983 16
Alan Shaxon Lebendes Kaninchen aus dem Hut rabbit production from a hat
Also published here 1983 19
Wayne Kyzer Wilmot comedy bit, rubber chicken starts to laugh and is eventually shot by performer
1984 40
Wayne Kyzer Rat Trap comedy routine with a bear trap and a fake mouse
Related to 1984 93
Jim Gabor La Paloma II double dove production, finale for close up act
1984 121
Tommy Martin Bird Cage Load from table with live doves, very brief
1985 78
Steve Beam, Wayne Kyzer Raisin' Rabbits joke, apparently rabbit appears and disappears, handful of raisins as proof, see p. 351 for credit information
Related to 1985 117
Pedro Eine Kartenroutine mit der Dove Pan (Taubenkasserolle) card appears with rabbit in dove pan, corner fits
1985
Gimmick (Issue 1)
9
Steve Dusheck On to the Vest invisible vest under jacket, left side for vanishing and right side for loading
  • Adjustments to the Vest
  • Adjusting the Production Vest
  • Topit adjustments
1985 2
Steve Dusheck A sample Production body loading production with Dusheck Vest, from mouth coil
1985 4
Steve Beam Magic Animals spraying a squirrel white, because performer could not afford a rabbit
1986 224
Karrell Fox Firecracker/Snakes firecracker tube explodes and spring snakes jump out, snake can
1986 88
Karrell Fox The "Foxy" Paper Tear black and white paper torn, restores into paper hat from which paper rabbit is produced, optional live rabbit finale
Variations 1986 106
Karrell Fox "The Rabbit Asrah" asrah levitation and vanish with rabbit
1986 135
Mark Vincent, Steve Bryan, Pedro Arbeiten mit Tauben on magic with doves, training etc.
1986
Gimmick (Issue 6)
5
Alan Shaxon Eine Tiererscheinung balloon in drawer box transforms into rabbit
Also published here Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
177
John Riggs Lucinda ring vanishes from box and appears in performer's mouth, invisible bird presentation, comedy routine
1987 303
Jim Hyams, Paul Sorrentino, Gary Plants, Evert Chapman, Steve Beam A Trick with a Borrowed Dog gag, dog starts barking at correct card
1987 304
Jim Hyams A-Maze-Ing five cards put on five exits from a small maze, mouse finds exit with selection, see Guilty for credit corrections
Related to 1987 305
Jim Hyams The Roach Trick dead roach appears from two playing cards
1987 306
Steve Beam The Vanishing Earthworm living worm disappears from tube, gag
1987 306
Steve Beam Utility Vanish joke, living worm disappears from a book
1987 307
John Riggs Flea Market joke, apparently performer eats flies, additional ideas
1987 307
John Harwood The Thing - The Sequel more ideas with miniature hands, Mr. Jimmy / The Thing
  • The Fly
  • Sponge Balls
  • Applause
Related to 1987 309
Steve Beam Guilty credit correction
Related to 1987 328
Phillip Young The Pits joke, on the beach, performer first rips hair from armpit then produces rabbit from other armpit
1987 339
Karl Fulves Snake Oil opener in which spring snake is shown in can, then only peanuts are inside
Inspired by 1987 63
Pat Conway The Yuk in Wallet gag production of rubber spider from wallet
Also published here 1987 154
Steve Beam Bird Brain joke, dove poops as many times as thought of number, see p. 421 for comment an alternative effect
Related toVariations 1988 419
Karrell Fox A Real Rabbit rabbit folded out of handkerchief, then real one appears
1988 42
David Tobias Bamberg The Bamberg Egg Bag large bag, fifteen eggs produced and a life hen
Also published here 1988 30
Roy Walton Once Upon a Time... Jack and Queen of Hearts removed and put under handkerchief, Jack transforms into rubber frog
Also published here 1988 92
Steve Beam Soap Opera opener gag, a bar of dove soap appears under handkerchief, then it changes into deck of cards
1989 457
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Dunninger Dove gag, variation, bird on a perch
Inspired by 1989 481
Channing Pollock II. Teil: Körperladungen
  • Über Körperladungen (on body loads)
1989 24
Channing Pollock Die Basis-Produktion basic production, steal of a body load with handkerchief
1989 25
Channing Pollock Laden vom Tisch loads from a table / hat, dove appears, with handkerchiefs
1989 31
Cardini Laden aus dem Frackschwanz load from tailcoat, with small card manipulation sequence
1989 35
Channing Pollock Überraschende Verwandlung: Karten, Tuch, Taube cards change to silk, then dove is produced
1989 37
Channing Pollock, Lee Grabel Stolper-Stehlen stumble as misdirection for steals
1989 38
Jesse Dicamillo Breaded Fish live goldfish from bread roll
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
66
Keiichi Yamamoto Notes on Wazuma historical notes and ideas on three routines
  • 1. Flying Butterfly and Hyoko
  • 2. Goldfish Fishing & Goldfish Transportation
  • 3. A Tune of a Fan
1990 103
Michael Weber The Wrigley Device quickly build gimmick to vanish/ produce cigarettes, liquids
Related to
  • "Abra", January 1951
1991 91
Steve Dusheck Experiment No. 7 idea for goldfish tail that comes out of a thumb tip
1991 51
Karrell Fox A Lively Picture black drawing board/tray, dove drawn, becomes live dove, "gloves to dove" adaption
1991 98
Karrell Fox Inflation flat paper bunny in dove pan, air pumped into pan, live rabbit
1991 115
Karrell Fox A Soft Rabbit ball of cotton wool transforms into rabbit in cloth bag
1991 117
Harald Kurz L - Latexhuhn on the rubber chicken
1991 34
Harald Kurz T - Tiere on using animals
1991 37
Sven Heubes Der Fischtrick fish drawn on paper, paddle routine with paper fish on paddle, real fish appears
1991 94
Are Feathered Friends Fatal? on Hypersensitivity Pneutmonitis caused by doves
Related to Sep. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
19
Joanie Spina Poultry In Motion: Feathered Assistants Have Rights Too on David Copperfield's duck routine and caring for birds
Mar. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
38
Mystery of the Paper Ball, Egg, Frog, & Baby Chicken paper ball under a bowl transforms in the things from the title
1993 131
The Welsh Rarebit guinea pig is produced with spectator's hat and a production prop
1993 243
Super Vanish of Doves box
1993 271
The Vice Versa Rabbit Mystery two boxes, rabbit travels
1993 283
Russell Blaine Das Hasenerscheinen rabbit from folded mat, load from chair
Also published here
  • Genii, 1974
Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
188
Russell Blaine Hasenverschwinden rabbit vanishes in box
Also published here
  • Genii, 1974
Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
190
Harry Anderson Skippy apparently eating a guinea Pig, using the Lloyd Guinea Pig Box
1993 153
Alan Wakeling Magical Fishing aerial fishing
  • The Routine and Apparatus
1993 81
Alan Wakeling The Goldfish in the Light Bulb liquid vanishes from shaker, appears in light bulb with gold fish
1993 86
Harry Cecil Harry Cecil's Rabbit Trick - The Swing Load loading from inside coat
1994 1242
Jerry Mentzer Cups and Balls with Baby Chicks
1994 113
Alan Shaxon Lebendes Kaninchen aus dem Hut rabbit production from a hat
Also published here 1994 23
Mike Bornstein New Improved Comedy Bill in Snake Can signed bill
1994 3
Karrell Fox Willie The Worm spring snake from snake can comes out of apple apparently
1995 76
Karrell Fox Producing The Product Paul Stadelman Rabbit Production box for trade show use
1995 88
Karrell Fox Splitting-Hares arm chopper with rabbit inside
1995 122
Karrell Fox A "Cheep" Trick egg to live baby chick in napkin
1995 130
Karl Fulves Bird Brain bird or dove indicates which watch belongs to which spectator
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
20
Dennis Marks Special Effect File dog finds selection, liverwurst
May 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 11)
15
Patrick Martin Creation paper moth transforms into living object
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
247
Tom Stone, Karl Grendel The Floating Mackerel joke
1996 45
Dan Garrett The Mouse That Roared animated mouse puppet
Also published here
  • marketed item
1996 13
Keith "Kip" Pascal Fooling Pavlov dog eats food or not at will
1997 87
Simon Lovell, Ken Brooke Any Dog Called For! any dog apparently appears under a glass, "puddle" gag
1997 226
Chris "Doc" Dixon Socially Unacceptable several gags
  • bill placed in mouth changes to coins
  • worm produced from mouth
  • balloon produced from child's nose
  • apparently urinating white powder because performer is dehydrated
Also published here 1997 56
Dondrake Fantasy Dove Cardboard dove visually changes into real dove in full view
1998 26
Karl Fulves Arf "Unsolved Mysteries"
dog-shaped balloon, live dog appears inside, posed as a problem
1998 267
Milton Kort Umgowa! Vanish small elephant toy (first published in Mantra, vol. 1, no. 10, Jan 1976)
1999 357
David Regal My Best Friend Chop Cup routine involving mice under a cup, appearing cheese and final load of lots of fake mice
1999 90
Carey Heim The Fantastic Bird Production body load production for close-up
1999 169
Chuck Smith To Dusty dog finds card
2000 27
Simon Lovell Harry's Catnip Principle cat locates card
  • Bonus Number One - Free Choice Catnip!
  • Bonus Number Two - The Mind Reading Cat (cat locates object)
  • Bonus Number Three - Gambling Kitty (cat finds money card in monte, with Guy Hollingworth variation)
2000 117
Simon Lovell The Incredible Card in Dove Number Two! card with torn-off corner to rubber dove, comedy prop extravaganza
2000 171
Don Alan Production of a Dove from a Borrowed Purse milk is poured into borrowed purse then a dove is produced
2000 209
Gregg Webb Merlinesque: A Dove Resurrection
  • The WebbMaster
apparently dead dove comes alive
Apr. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 4)
56
Paul Osborne Hide Your Bird! transport case is mirror case
June 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 6)
24
Dave Arch The Trained Goldfish Baldpate effect at lake, key thrown into lake to a trained goldfish and host locked up, marketed Key-R-Rect
July 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 11)
77
Alexander de Cova News-Fisch no-tear restauration followed by production of huge plastic fish
2002 5
David Berglas Tricky, the Dog on how to train a dog and doing magic together
2002 98
David Berglas Whales, Cats, Plants stopping a whale, making a cat clean itself and closing the leaves of a plant
2002 178
David Berglas David in the Lion's Den performer in cage with a lion vanishes and appears far away, done in a zoo and appearance on a tall black, cage covered with curtain
2002 204
David Berglas English Electric entire routine with a washing machine, signed shirt gets clean and funny bits with a spectator and a cat
2002 212