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Cups & Balls Sequences phases and sequences with balls and cups or candle holders, saltseller covers, ...
 		1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIII)
182
To make a pot or anie such thing standing fast on the cupboard, to fall downe thense by vertue of words stooge with thread
 		1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXX)
192
How to conveie (with words or charmes) the corne conteined in one box into an other previous box used to vanish grains, it reappears in bell type box that has grains behind leather separater that drops down when set hard on table (chop cup like)
Related to 1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXI)
193
Of the Play of the Balls
1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
7
Palming Small Balls
1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
8
Apparently Swallowing Ball after false transfer
 		1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
10
How to make a great Ball seem to come through a Table into a Cup from bottom of table to under cup after spectator checked the cup by himself
 		1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
15
Boxes to change Graine box with false bottom and layer of grains glued on it, turned over for transformation or vanish, also appearance in bell type box
Related to 1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
32
Professor Hoffmann The Cups and Balls introduction
 		1876
Modern Magic
271
1. To Palm the Ball three methods
 		1876
Modern Magic
273
2. To Reproduce the Palmed Ball at the End of the Fingers
1876
Modern Magic
274
3. To Secretly Introduce the Palmed Ball under the Cup
1876
Modern Magic
275
4. To Simulate the Action of Placing a Ball under a Cup
1876
Modern Magic
276
To Reproduce a Ball from the Wand
1876
Modern Magic
276
To Return a Ball into the Wand
1876
Modern Magic
277
To Pass one Cup through another
1876
Modern Magic
277
Professor Hoffmann General Comments on structure and presentation
 		1876
Modern Magic
278
Cups and Balls Routine Pass I. Having Placed a Ball under each Cup, to draw it out again without Lifting the Cup
Pass II. To make a Ball Travel invisibly from Cup to Cup
Pass III. Having placed a Ball under each of the end Cups, to make them pass successively under the Middle Cup
Pass IV. Having placed two Balls under the Middle Cup, to make them pass under the two Outer Ones
Pass V. To pass three Balls in succession under One Cup
Pass VI. To place three Balls one after the other upon the top of one of the Cups, and to make them fall through the Cup on to the Table
Pass VII. To pass three Balls in succession upwards through the Table into one of the Cups
Pass VIII. To pass two Balls in succession from one Cup to another without touching them
Pass IX. To make three Balls in succession pass under the Middle Cup
Pass X. The "Multiplication" Pass
Pass XI. To Transform the Small Balls to Larger Ones
Pass XII. To again Transform the Balls to still Larger Ones
 		1876
Modern Magic
279
The Cone, or Skittle also "La quille", cone with shell changes place with ball under paper cone cover, also with larger cone and orange
 		1876
Modern Magic
360
Camill Bihler Der verschwundene Ring "Ein Gesellschaftsscherz"
cup upside down on table, borrowed finger ring wrapped in paper and put on bottom of cup and burned, ring is found underneath cup
 		Nov. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11)
172
Martignoni Der schwarze Wollball compressible pompom ball load, starting out under arm or on thread, advantages of sponge balls listed
 		Apr. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 4)
58
Martignoni Martignoni's Billardspiel I. Ausführung
routine with ball and cup, shell
Related to Feb. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 2)
25
Carl Willmann Der magische Becher cup filled with grains or something, vanishes or changes into silk, Boston box principle
 		Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
53
Clement de Lion Ein Würfelkunststück die vanishes in dice cup and reappears, match stuck inside cup to keep the die in place
 		Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
143
Charles Bertram The Cups and Balls
1902
The Modern Conjurer
183
Method of Palming the Ball small ball
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
183
To Hold the Ball whilst conveying under Cups
1902
The Modern Conjurer
184
Carl Willmann Willmann's magische Kaffeetasse coffee poured in cup on saucer transforms into confetti or something else
Related to July 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 7)
104
Laurie Ireland The Cup and Balls including moves
  • Pass
  • To load the ball under the cup from the finger palm
  • To pass the ball into the left hand
  • The Palm
Related toAlso published here 1931
Ireland Writes a Book
33
Laurie Ireland Cups and Balls Moves and Ideas including moves
  • Finger Palm
  • Finger Palm curled in
  • To pass a ball
  • To pass a ball to left hand
  • To pass a ball under cup
  • The Crotch Palm
  • To raise a cup that is really empty and show a ball under it
  • To raise a cup with a ball under it without exposing the ball
  • To change a small ball to a large one
  • New surprises with loads
  • Servante for Cups and Balls
Related to 1934
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1934)
4
Laurie Ireland Cups and Dollar Bills with rolled up bills
 		1936
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1936)
6
Eddie Joseph The Cups on the cups used
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
1
Eddie Joseph The Balls on how to make the balls from cork
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
1
Eddie Joseph The Palm on the flat palm of a ball and bringing ball to other position
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
1
Eddie Joseph The Secret Introduction how to load a ball under a cup, two methods
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
2
Eddie Joseph Secret Extraction stealing ball from under cup while lifting it
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
2
Eddie Joseph To Show Ball Under an Actual Empty Cup
1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
3
Eddie Joseph To Simulate Action of Placing Ball Under Cup
1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
3
Eddie Joseph Showing One Ball When Holding Two
1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
3
Eddie Joseph The Jo-Jo Introduction loading ball into cup
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
3
Eddie Joseph The Setting
1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
4
Eddie Joseph 1st. Finale number is named, repeat production of a ball, handling for final loads
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
4
Eddie Joseph 2nd. Finale two cups placed mouth on mouth, smoke from cigarette appears inside
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
5
Eddie Joseph 3rd. Finale liquid produced from cup, gaffed cup
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
5
Eddie Joseph 4th. Finale production of three filled glasses under cups, using Percy Abbott's "Keene" holder
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
5
Eddie Joseph Additional Moves a. spectator holds cup on palm, ball appears under it
b. borrowed hank vanishes and appears under cup
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
6
Eddie Joseph Suggestions using dice and shaker, tea cups etc
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
6
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 1 of ongoing series
 		Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
235
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 2, discussing props, servante, misdirection
 		Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
241
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 3, palming methods
 		Oct. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 37)
248
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 4, moves with balls, wand, cups
 		Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
254
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 5
 		Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
260
Egg Cups and Pellets alternative props for cups & balls
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
94
Joe Berg Berg's Cups and Balls Routine three cups and sponge balls
 		1937
Here's New Magic
17
Cups and Balls Routine With Bills crumpled up bills instead of balls
 		1937
Money Magic
29
John Northern Hilliard The Cups and Balls The Wand
The Balls
The Cups
 		1938
Greater Magic
658
Loading a Cup tip over load
 		1938
Greater Magic
660
Removing a Ball Secretly from Under a Cup
1938
Greater Magic
660
Routine
1938
Greater Magic
661
Laurie Ireland No-Sleight Sponge Ball Method
1938
Greater Magic
663
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 6
 		Jan. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 40)
266
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 7
 		Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
282
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 8
 		Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
288
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 9
 		Apr. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 43)
293
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 10
 		May 1938
The Jinx (Issue 44)
302
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 11
 		June 1938
The Jinx (Issue 45)
308
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 12, including
- The Travelling Sugar
- Four Paper Balls and Plates
- The Walnut Shells and Pea
- Thimble Rigging
- Chinese Marbles
 		July 1938
The Jinx (Issue 46)
314
Dr. Jacob Daley Dr. Jacob Daley's Cup and Ball Routine
Related to Aug. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 47)
332
R. M. Jamison Illusive Cups-Balls Opening
Apr. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 55)
392
Sleight for the Cups and Balls cup on spectator's hand, ball travels underneath
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
73
Charlie Miller My Cups and Bills three coffee cups and rolled up bills
Also published here June 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 12)
2
Charlie Miller Penetration of Cup with Ball
June 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 12)
3
Tom Sellers Silks From Confetti confetti in cups transform into ribbons
 		1941
Condensed Conjuring
4
Vanishing Coffee Steam steam suddenly stops
 		1941
After the Dessert
12
Nil' Ebu Mon Jeu de Boulettes aux Chapeaux cups and balls type, using hats and balls rolled from bread
 		Mar. 1941
La Baguette Magique (Issue 3)
3
Harlan Tarbell The Cups and Balls three cups, with several sleights
 		1941/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
157
Walter B. Gibson Confetti of Cathay three cups, one filled with confetti, confetti vanishes and travels to another, published under Hee Foo You
 		May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 9)
35
Eddie Joseph The Appealing Force of "Cups and Balls"
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
7
Eddie Joseph The Multipalm intro
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
8
Eddie Joseph The Single Palm ball vanishes using the classic palm
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
8
Eddie Joseph The Double Palm palming two one-inch balls at once
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
9
Eddie Joseph The Triple Palm palming three one-inch balls at once
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
10
Eddie Joseph The Multipalm Drop palming three one-inch balls at once, variation
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
10
Eddie Joseph The Multipalm Pass false transfer with three balls at once
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
11
Eddie Joseph The Multipalm Slide vanishing a ball when already palming two
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
11
Eddie Joseph One Hand Production of Three Single Balls
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
11
Eddie Joseph One-Hand Production of Two Balls Together
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
11
Eddie Joseph Producing Three Balls Singly a la Billiard Balls
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
12
Eddie Joseph Secret Introductions intro to cup loads
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
12
Eddie Joseph Secret Introduction of Two Balls Under One Cup Simultaneously
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
13
Eddie Joseph Secret Introduction of Single Balls from the Double Palm
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
13
Eddie Joseph The "Two-in-One" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
14
Eddie Joseph Secret Introduction of Three Balls Together Under One Cup
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
14
Eddie Joseph The "Tip-Up" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The Torpedo Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The "Back-Street" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The Cup Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The "Infinite" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
16
Eddie Joseph The "Stratagem" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
16
Eddie Joseph The "Top-Hole" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
17
Eddie Joseph The Jubilee Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
17
Eddie Joseph The Hinge Extraction ball steal
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
18
Eddie Joseph The Double Extraction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
19
Eddie Joseph The Triple Extraction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
19
Eddie Joseph The "Jam" Vanish
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
20
Eddie Joseph The "Grasshopper" Vanish
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
20
Eddie Joseph The Slide Vanish ball dumped into left fingers below table edge
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
21
Eddie Joseph The Elevator Pass ball passes upwards through stack of cups
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
21
Eddie Joseph The Thumb Steal
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
22
Eddie Joseph Through Passage ball penetrates cup when dropped into it, multiple phases
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
22
Eddie Joseph The Spidora three balls dropped into three cups, they all assemble in one
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
23
Eddie Joseph The Roll ball apparently rolled under cup, rolls out the other side
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
24
Eddie Joseph The Scoop ball rolled into cup, secretly bounces out again
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
24
Eddie Joseph The Reel cup shown empty, ball hidden behind
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
25
Eddie Joseph The Automatic Cup pin attached to inside of cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
26
Eddie Joseph The Four-Point Cup four pins attached to inside of cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
27
Eddie Joseph The Cup that Delivers secret compartment in cup for load
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
27
Eddie Joseph The "Auto" Producing and Vanishing Cup secret shelf inside cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
28
Eddie Joseph The Brodie secret ball holder inside cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
28
Eddie Joseph Salt and Pepper two secret compartments in cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
29
Eddie Joseph Real Ice Cream Cone from Cup with dry ice in cup to keep it cold
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
30
Eddie Joseph Real Ice Cubs from Cup secret rubber compartment inside cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
31
Eddie Joseph Jelly from Cup jelly produced from cup, using a wand with hook
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
32
Eddie Joseph The "Robot" Cup secret lever inside cup, operated with small knob on outside
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
33
Eddie Joseph The Half Shelf for producing soft loads from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
33
Eddie Joseph Chinese Lantern from Cup
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
33
Eddie Joseph Large Stack of Coins from Cup
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
34
Eddie Joseph The Rainbow Streamers
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
35
Eddie Joseph The Shower of Cards cards produced from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
36
Eddie Joseph The Bird Nest live canary hidden in cup throughout routine
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
36
Eddie Joseph Rapid Hatching gaffed cup to change an egg into a bird/canary
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
38
Eddie Joseph Another Canary Production from gaffed cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
38
Eddie Joseph The Reptile in the Cup spring snake from gaffed cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
39
Eddie Joseph The Match Holder keeping item hidden in cup with match stick as holder
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
39
Eddie Joseph Liquid Production rubber balloons hidden in cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
40
Eddie Joseph The Water Fountain small water fountain comes out of mouth-side-up cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
40
Eddie Joseph The Fire Cracker from cup, "This will wake up the sleeping ones."
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
41
Eddie Joseph The Three Glasses loading liquids under cups, using "Squeeze-It" props
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
41
Eddie Joseph The Fire Fountain small firework from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
42
Eddie Joseph Loading Tall Articles into Cups articles "nearly as high as the cup"
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
42
Eddie Joseph Firing the Cup fire from cups
Related to
  • "The Flaming Cups" (earlier Eddie Joseph book on Cups and Balls)
 1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
43
Eddie Joseph Spontaneous Combustion palmed fire gimmick to produce fireworks from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
43
Eddie Joseph The Repeat Production producing nested articles
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
44
Eddie Joseph Masterpiece Glass of Liquid Production from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
44
Eddie Joseph The "Phantom" Load fruit stuck in cup to handle cups freely
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
45
Eddie Joseph The Cotton Mill long cotton thread produced from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
47
Eddie Joseph The Inexhaustible Stream
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
48
Eddie Joseph The "Blooming" Roses spring flowers from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
48
Eddie Joseph Brimful of Wine wine production from cup
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
49
Eddie Joseph Connecting the Terminals motivating the climax
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
51
Eddie Joseph Part Three - Routines intro
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
51
Eddie Joseph The "Ink-o" Routine two glasses with water and one with ink, covered by cups, monte type game
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
52
Eddie Joseph The Red Herring monte type routine with cups and balls of two colors
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
54
Eddie Joseph The Jumping Frog one ball and three cups
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
57
Eddie Joseph The Wandering Ball one ball and three cups
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
57
Eddie Joseph Crystal-i-zation three tumblers and three lumps of sugar
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
58
Eddie Joseph A Chinese Routine
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
59
Eddie Joseph Mechanical Routine gaffed cups
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
61
Eddie Joseph The Nudist Routine no steals from body
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
62
Eddie Joseph The Hindu Routine
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
63
Eddie Joseph The Multipalm Routine fourteen phases
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
64
Edward Marlo Foo Dice Cup cup for switching dice
 		1943
Shoot the Works
24
Tom Sellers Cups and Balls Notion water finale for cups and balls
 		1943
Magical Mixture
7
Jean Hugard Cups and Bills with rolled up bills and cups, three final loads
Related to Oct. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 5)
17
The Finger-Grip palm of a ball
 		Oct. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 5)
17
To Load a Bill under a Cup
Oct. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 5)
17
T.J. Crawford Under the Pan four balls travel from under four plastic pans under one
 		1945
My Best
200
Franklin V. Taylor Taylor's Cups and Balls three cups, gaffed, thread and sponge, gimmicked possibility to make a ball appear under a cup
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 75)
304
Dr. William Weyeneth Der Austausch-Becher cup with slit to steal billet, followed by french translation "Le gobelet magique"
 		Sep. 1945
La Baguette Magique (Issue 5)
5
Senor Charles Mardo The Glass Mystery Cup and Ball routine with newspaper-covered glass
 		1945
Routined Magic
7
Senor Charles Mardo Mardo’s Cups and Balls Routine
1945
Routined Magic
13
Senor Charles Mardo A Novel Sleight: “The Flight” technique for Cups and Balls routine that apparently vanishes (or causes to penetrate) a ball resting on top of cup
 		1945
Routined Magic
18
The Pounding right hand palms ball on top of cup after slapping down on it, for penetration effect
 		1945
Routined Magic
20
M. E. Faber Triple Climax to Cups & Balls red sponge balls and golf balls with shell
 		1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
23
Milbourne Christopher Flash Bill Idea flash paper idea when doing chop cup / cups and balls with rolled up bills
 		Feb. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 9)
293
Jack Miltour Parlons muscades on making balls for cups and balls, followed by german translation "Etwas über die Kügelchen"
 		Mar. 1947
La Baguette Magique (Issue 14)
6
Victor Farelli Introduction - History of the Cups and Balls
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
10
John Ramsay John Ramsay's Cups and Balls with two cups, large balls and paper streamer as climax
 		1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
37
Thumb Palm of ball, brief
 		1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
41
John Ramsay Passing the Wand Through the Cups
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
44
John Ramsay Loading a Small Ball under the Left Cup
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
54
John Ramsay Secret Introduction of a Large Ball Under Left Cup
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
58
John Ramsay Secret Introduction of a Tomato under that Cup
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
63
Victor Farelli Bibliography of the Cups and Balls
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
91
Dai Vernon Impromptu Cups and Balls
Related to 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
69
Dai Vernon Vanish put-type
 		1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
75
Dick Lee Covered Glasses for the Cups and Balls using paper bag to cover glasses, tip
Related to Sep. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 4)
581
Jean Hugard The Cups and Balls - An Historical Note
Oct. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 5)
588
U. F. Grant Cups and Balls Finale small cups, one filled with drink
 		Jan. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
14
Milbourne Christopher Cups and Balls Load using rubber cement
 		Jan. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 8)
626
Ken Brooke Ken Brooke's Cups and Balls
Also published here 1950
Routined Manipulation — Part One
74
Al Baker Miscellaneous Hair Tricks
  • cup moves on the table
  • animated bill
  • remote haunted deck
  • rising coin/card from glass
  • throwing a loose deck of cards to a spectator over some distance
  • balancing cane/umbrella
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
22
Tommy Vanderschmidt Gone Ball ball vanishes from under cup and appears in pocket, then ball penetrates handkerchief
 		Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 278)
1111
Bruce Elliott The Eternal Cups and Balls three cups, with two in the hand one in the pocket sequence
 		1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
176
Franklin V. Taylor Taylor's Cups and Balls three cups, gaffed, thread and sponge, gimmicked possibility to make a ball appear under a cup
Also published here 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
187
Charlie Miller Cups and Balls three coffee cups and rolled up bills
Related toAlso published here 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
192
Penetration of Cup with Ball
Also published here 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
196
Ande Furlong, Joe Berg Cups and Balls
1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
199
, Johnny Paul Cup Through Cup Move with variation by Johnny Paul
 		1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
204
Edward Marlo Marlo's Move with sponge balls, sequence
 		Oct. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 318)
78
"Senator" Clarke Crandall "Senator" Clark Crandall's Cup and Balls one cup and three balls, no magnet
Related to 1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
39
Harlan Tarbell Flower Pots and Oranges cups and balls with flower pots and small oranges, inflatable melon final load
 		1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
48
Bob Tucker Sequin Balls designing balls for final loads with sequins
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
40
James G. Thompson Jr., Franklin V. Taylor Cups and Balls ball on a string inside cup
  • Taylor's Cups and Balls Variation
  • Cups and Balls, classic routine with three cups
  • Benson Bowl Routine Variation
Inspired byAlso published here 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
93
Lewis Ganson Bags of Everything cups and balls with felt bags
 		1956
Unconventional Magic
15
Lewis Ganson Moves with the Bags and Balls
  • 1. The basic move
  • 2. To show a bag empty when it contains a ball
  • 3. Loading a ball secretly into a bag
  • 4. Loading from the pocket
  • 5. Production of a glass of wine
 		1956
Unconventional Magic
16
Eddie Joseph The Basic Secret Moves
  • Move I: The Transfer
  • Move II: Secret Introduction
  • Move III: Simulating Visible Introduction
  • Move IV: Loaded Lift
  • Move V: Loaded Lift Combination
 		1956
The Hindu Cups
11
Eddie Joseph "The Short Routine" using three Hindu Cups and feeding bottle valves as balls, five phases
 		1956
The Hindu Cups
18
Eddie Joseph "The 'E.J.' Extended Routine" three surprise climaxes, matches, handkerchief and bills
  • The Pseudo-Explanation
  • Invisible Passage
  • From Hand to Hand
  • "The Three Surprise Climaxes"
  • Suggestions for Varying the Climaxes
 		1956
The Hindu Cups
26
Eddie Joseph Genuine Hindu Routine three cups
 		1956
The Hindu Cups
44
Dai Vernon The Cups and Balls
Related toVariations 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
125
Dai Vernon, Silent Mora The Vanish of a Ball whilst Spinning the Wand
1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
137
Charlie Miller Charles Miller's "Cups and Balls Move" penetration of cup with ball
Also published here 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
188
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
197
Harlan Tarbell An Empty Cup Fills with Milk with two cups
 		Mar. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 343)
196
Harlan Tarbell Milk Multiplication with cups
 		Mar. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 343)
196
Harlan Tarbell Multiplying Corn Flakes and Milk rice bowls variation with cups
Related to Mar. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 343)
197
Harlan Tarbell An Emergency Servante
Mar. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 343)
197
Bob Lewis Cups and Balls Idea
1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 347)
215
Jerry Andrus Twin Pipes routine with two brass tubes and three balls
  • Tube Steal
  • Tube Load
  • False Load
  • Extra Ball Move
  • Lap Vanish
  • Fist Vanish
  • Slow Motion Vanish
  • Ball Vanish
  • Variation of Ball Vanish
  • A Utility Move
  • A Routine for Twin Pipes
Also published here 1957
Up Close with Andrus
1
Don Tanner All Balled Up No. 43, spring flowers as final load in cups and balls routine
 		1958 ca.
50 Tricks and Ideas with Spring Flowers
13
Alex Elmsley Cups and Balls salt as final load
Also published here 1959
Low Cunning
3
... und wieder "Blitzpapier" idea for using flash paper in combination with cups and balls
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
883
U. F. Grant Lilly - Levi knife in paper cup, knife is held and cup remains suspended
Related to Nov. 1960
The New Phoenix (Issue 351)
231
Jochen Zmeck Masse und Energie "Ein neues Becherspiel"
cups and balls routine with hidden magnet between fingers
 		1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
8
Charlie Miller, Max Malini Cups and Balls tip
Also published here 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
74
Max Malini Malini's Cups and Balls short comment
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
74
Max Malini, Charlie Miller Chicks chicks from Cups & Balls, chicks from eggs
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
74
The Amazing Maurice ESP Tumblers chip is placed under any cup, performer divines where
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
18
Frank Sauer Loads of Fun loading technique, seated
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
44
David Price Hocus Pocus with Chop Cup not the collector David Price, Chop Cup routine
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
47
Eugene Gloye Fan-Ta-Cups cups to make balls appear during the routine
Related to Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
287
Edward Marlo Jam It short cups and balls routine, small ball jammed into top of cup
 		Feb. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 366)
291
Edward Marlo Chop Cup Idea using an additional magnet
 		Feb. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 366)
292
Eugene Gloye Further Routines with Fan-Ta-Cups
  • A Novel Routine with Fan-Ta-Cups
Related to Mar. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 367)
296
Milton Kort Cups and Balls in Miniature Cups and Balls routine done with plastic cups and balls
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
41
Milton Kort Fake Load Pretend to put ball under cup
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
42
Milton Kort Turn Over Load Secretly load ball in cup by turning it mouth down
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
43
Milton Kort One Hand Cup Turnover Flourish for turning cup over
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
43
Milton Kort Two Hand Cup Turnover Flourish for turning cup over
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
44
Milton Kort Chromo Cups and Balls with three different colored cups and balls
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
53
Edward Marlo Cups and Balls three cup routines, no extra ball
 		1965
Ed Marlo's Lecture Notes
18
U. F. Grant Infallible Prediction ping pong ball is placed under one of three cups, different colors, prediction
Variations Jan. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 394)
405
Karl Fulves Infallible Prediction Variation golf ball placed in one of three cups, prediction in form of a second ball in chosen cup
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 395/396)
408
Don Nielsen Problem in Prophecy three different colored cups, and three different colored balls, matching, posed as problem, see p. 426 & 428 for comments and ideas
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 397)
416
Milton Kort Paul Fox Coin Cups Routine coins penetrate cup and hand, then cup penetrates and coins remain
 		1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
495
Horace E. Bennett, Larry Jennings Cup Loading Move with a handkerchief
Related to 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
119
Phoa Yan Tiong Rice Bowl and Balls two final loads under bowl
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
310
Tony Cole A Three Cup Routine with sponge balls, billiard ball loads
 		Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
138
Charlie Miller Cups and Balls tips, ideas and theory
 		1967
Charlie Miller Lecture Notes
9
Al Koran Note Under Cup bill put under one of three cups, performer know which one
Inspired byVariations 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
127
Arthur Setterington Joe Smith - Hypnotist paper ball travels from pocket to under cup, the third time it changes color
 		1968
The Joe Smith Mysteries
6
Dan Tong Cup & Three Balls three phase routine, see p. 200 for reference
Related to Apr. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 6)
174
Alex Elmsley Cups & Balls salt production as finale, see also p. 206
Related to
  • suggestion by Jules Conway on p. 216
Also published here 		Sep. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 11)
203
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Move
Sep. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 11)
207
Roy Walton Ghost Cup addition for cup-through-cup sequence
 		Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
221
Bob Ostin The "One Cup, One Ball, One Move" Routine normal cup
Also published here 1968
Fingertip Fantasies
14
Paul Maurer Eine kleine 3-Becher Routine three magnetic cups, using heads of plastic baby dolls
 		1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 3)
49
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen One Cup - Two Balls chop cup, two large balls as climax
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
130
David Berglas, Lewis Ganson, Ralph W. Hull The Master Move For 'The Homing Ball' moves for ball and cone
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
182
David Berglas, Alex Elmsley The Cups and Balls billiard balls as final loads
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
192
Edward G. Brown A Routine for the Cups & Balls
Related to Apr. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 6)
251
Edward G. Brown Cups & Balls part 2, see p. 265 for further references
Related to May 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 7)
259
Kirk Stiles Cop Out one-cup routine performed on left hand, using silk and second cup
 		Sep. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 11)
279
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Cups And Balls using servante, actually page 298A
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
298
Bounce Steal card thrown under cup stolen, actually page 298A
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
298
Reverse Spin Steal actually page 298A
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
298
Eddie Joseph Bewildering Buttons routine with buttons and plastic cups and magnet gimmick at finger (impromptu chop cup style)
  • Downward Penetration
  • Upward Penetration
  • Direct Penetration
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
179
Aaron Black Black's Magnetic Cup Routine with three balls and one cup, three final sponge ball loads
Related to 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
169
Dai Vernon Cups and Balls Routine
1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
3
Dai Vernon Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
Also published here 1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
18
Bob Zraick Zraick's Chop Cup Move
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
79
Frank Pongrac Tips various ideas
  • Snkae Drawer Box
  • Blooming Stooge, German Sealed Milk Glass & Baker Shaker combination
  • Multiplying Billiard Balls & Cups and Balls combination
  • idea for Allerton's Aspirin Box
Inspired by 1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
137
Peter Alexis Canterbury Cups with various sleights and loads
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11)
359
Karl Fulves Visible Penetration ball through cup
 		Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11)
362
Peter Alexis Cup & Ball Techniques
Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12)
367
Tipover Move loading move
 		Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12)
367
Peter Alexis Clip Steal ball stolen from top of cup as another cup is put onto it
 		Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12)
368
Peter Alexis Routine very short two-cup routine with final load
 		Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12)
368
Peter Alexis Delayed Lapping Move ball lapped from cup
 		Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12)
368
Galloping Post sequence with cups and ball
Related to
  • Modern Magic Manual (Jean Hugard)
 Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12)
369
Al Baker Cups & Balls routine via John Braun, H. Adrian Smith, Lou Tannen
eight phases
 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
381
Ger Copper Cups and Balls sponge balls
  • ball vanishes between two stacked cups
  • showing tabled cup empty despite a ball being underneath
  • dropping classic palmed ball into upright cup when reaching to wand
 		1970
Magic from Holland
4
Stewart Judah, John Braun Stewart Judah's Cups & Balls "An Article by John Braun"
 		Mar. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5)
408
Sam Leo Horowitz Cups and Balls six phases, see also p. 476
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, September 1938
 Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
454
Gene Nielsen Coffee to Go filled coffee cup through table under napkin
 		1971
Magick (Issue 17)
83
Steve Spillman 39c Routine chop cup with Oriental ceramic cup
 		1971
Magick (Issue 26)
128
Paul Swinford A Chop Cup Routine with small opaque glass as part of routine
Related to 1971
Lecture Notes
1
David Lederman Thimbles & Pea cups and balls routine with thimbles and pea, sponge ball final loads
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
187
Fred Kaps, Larry Jennings Combination. Larry Jenning's One Cup-Three Ball & Chop Cup Routine
Related to 1972
Fred Kaps Lecture
3
George Johnstone Coffee Float! floating coffee cup
 		1972
Magick (Issue 58)
288
Billy McComb Chop Cups for All using glass with paper cover and magnet secretly added
Inspired by
  • Jennings Chop Cup routine, Genii, Mar. 1965
 1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
83
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cups And Balls No. 210, "Small cloth ball routine"
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
51
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cups And Balls No. 211, "Large paper ball routine"
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
51
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cup And Ball Extra Move No. 261, ball penetrates cup and is then split into two (perhaps)
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
65
Cups And Balls Monte Effect No. 470, idea of using an odd-colored ball for monte effects
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
131
Cup And Ball Variation No. 484, routine of using egg cups, egg as final load
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
135
Cup And Ball Move No. 517, balls from hand to under cup
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
145
Dr. Jacob Daley Cup And Ball Final Production No. 551, flowers as final load as gifts for ladies
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
154
Dr. Jacob Daley Cups And Balls Glass Routine No. 563, routine with paper-covered glasses, a ball changes color and final loads, glass through table
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
157
Al Baker Al Baker Cup Cup Ball Move No. 624, using five balls, no details
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
174
Horace Goldin, Frank Garcia Horace Goldin's Cup & Ball Move ball vanishes when two cups are banged together with ball between them, see also p. 815 for comment by Roger Crabtree
Related toAlso published here July 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 9)
635
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
  • Cup & Ball Opener
three balls placed under three cups gather under one cup, no extra ball
 		July 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 9)
641
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
  • Three To Go
 		Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10)
646
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
  • The Close Out
four phases, cup penetrates table as finale
 		Sep. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11)
657
Frank Garcia The "Garcia" Cups and Balls Routine short outline
 		1973
Lecture Notes No. 2
28
Pete Biro Cup Chop
  • The Karate Acquitment
showing cup empty despite ball underneath
Related to Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
723
Sam Aaronson Cups and Balls see also p. 780 for note by Mike Rogers, p. 863 for Al Cohn credit by Richard Stride, p. 1053 for comment by Milton Tropp
Related to Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
778
Sam Aaronson The Basic Sleight false transfer
 		Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
778
Sam Aaronson The Basic Loading Move
Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
778
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)
791
Karl Fulves Speedball featuring hand-to-hand transfer of ball with cup
 		Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)
791
Don Nielsen Dice Cup dice chop cup, used for visual die through cup
Related to Nov. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 1)
821
Bob Read The Penultimate Cups and Balls humorous routine, three different cups, with smashed watch and wandering tip wand
 		1974
The Penultimate Cups & Balls
2
Loading Move
1974
The Penultimate Cups & Balls
6
Horace Goldin Frank Garcia erklärt Horace Goldin's Becherspiel Griff ball vanishes when two cups are banged together with ball between them
Also published here Apr. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
72
Jerry Andrus Twin Pipes Routine routine with two brass tubes and three balls
  • Tip Over Move
  • False Load
  • Slow Motion Vanish
  • Twin Pipes Routine
Also published here 1974
Special Magic
8
Tony "Doc" Shiels The Summer Cups personal anecdotes
 		July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
127
Scotty York The "X-Rated" Cups and Balls Routine three cups, no loads from pockets, seated
 		1975
Cups & Balls
1
Scotty York The Basic Move hiding a big ball in the cup
 		1975
Cups & Balls
3
Cup through Cup with ball hidden
 		1975
Cups & Balls
6
Scotty York Fake Wand-Spin Vanish
1975
Cups & Balls
7
Scotty York, Larry Jennings Center of the Mat Cup Load Jennings' loading sequence without the handkerchief
Related to 1975
Cups & Balls
12
Scotty York The "Technicolor X-Rated" Cups and Balls with different colored balls
 		1975
Cups & Balls
13
Faucett Ross, Dai Vernon Cups and Balls Based on Vernon's routine with different endings
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
135
Sam Leo Horowitz Two Tumblers and a Coin - Horowitz Cup through cup standard illusion, but with coin inside one of the cups
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
153
Max Malini A Malini Note on his cups and ball routine, glasses wrapped in newspaper
 		June 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 8)
974
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Becher, Münzen und Bälle cups and balls with small cups and coins
Also published here
  • Magigram
 June 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
80
Gerald Kosky Impromptu Magnetic Cup magnet in aluminium foil, cover for glass
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
233
Frank Garcia A Lesson on the "Cups and Balls" outline of routine, very brief
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 1
8
Joseph LaMonica, Lawrence Nudelman Cups and Bills into Change chop cup with rolled-up bill as ball, final production of spring bill bouquet and cup full of coins
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 7
1
Dai Vernon Cups and Balls "short, very direct Cups and Balls routine"
 		1976
The First California Lecture
8
Dai Vernon The Cone, Ball and Handkerchief short comments
 		1976
The First California Lecture
10
Frank Garcia The Soft Chop-Chop or You Don't Have to Be Chinese to Do This Trick chop cup routine with sponge balls, magnet in sponge
 		1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
173
Captain F.W. Collins, John Ramsay, Bob Ostin Off the Handle
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 7)
234
Ian Baxter My Cup Flippeth Over throwing a loaded cup from hand to hand
 		Aug. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12)
298
Paul Harris Bayberry Bag Swindle chop cup routine with paper bag and paper ball loads
Also published here 1976
The Magic of Paul Harris
3
Albert Cohn Cups & Balls five phases, see p. 1053 for comment by Milton Tropp
Related to 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #6)
940
David Berglas Cups and Balls using sleeving
 		1976
David Berglas Lecture
9
Karrell Fox Cup and Saucery gag in which the cup on a saucer almost drops on spectator but is held in place with a finger through the handle
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
199
Patrick Page The Cups and Balls three cups
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
124
Ralph W. Hull Kegel und Ball ball and cone
Also published here
  • Ralph W. Hull's "The Homing Ball" in "Smart Magic", 1935.
 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 4)
112
Bill Tarr Cups and Balls
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
152
Palming
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
152
Introducing the Ball loading the cup
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
152
Placing Ball under Cup
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
153
Appearing to Place Ball under Cup
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
153
The Penetrating Cups
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
153
Bill Tarr A Cups and Balls Routine
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
154
Larry Jennings The Larry Jennings Chop Cup Routine
Related toVariations 1977
Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling
57
David Carré Impromptu Cup & Ball impromptu chop cup with a mug
 		Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
370
Barry Govan Cup and Ball Trio one cup and three balls, four phases
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
121
Beer Can Routine bottomless beer can for cup and three balls (rolled-up bills) routine
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
139
Aldo Colombini The Cups and Balls
  • The Colombini Presentation
  • Requirements
  • Set-Up
  • Getting Ready
  • Performance
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
7
The Optical Move showing cups empty
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
10
Aldo Colombini The Can-Can Move hiding balls in cup, while tossing them from hand to hand
Variations 1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
12
Aldo Colombini The Tilt Move tilting the cup from another cup, stealing a ball
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
12
Aldo Colombini The Flying Catch ball is dropped from cup and caught under it, hiding other balls
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
14
Aldo Colombini The Travelling Balls
1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
15
Aldo Colombini Ball Through Table, Hand and Cups
1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
16
Charlie Miller Miller's Penetration
1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
18
Aldo Colombini The Balls Penetrate Two Cups
1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
19
Aldo Colombini The Ultimate Vanish ball vanishes by hitting two cups against it
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
20
Aldo Colombini The Final Load
1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
22
Aldo Colombini The Climax three large balls appear
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
25
Dai Vernon Cups and Balls without wand, five phases
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #7)
997
Gene Nielsen Menta-Coin coin in one of four cups is moved in steps
 		1977
Magick (Issue 192)
958
Gene Nielsen, Bascom Jones Psi-Cup '3' question written on paper and hidden under one of three cups, question is answered and paper located, center tear
Related to 1977
Magick (Issue 194)
968
Stephen Minch Cups and Flies balls change into plastic flies one by one, plastic spider final load and bug aerosol can
 		1977
Creations of a Magical Madman
53
Tommy Wonder Cups and Balls two cup routine
Related to 1977
Jos Bema — Lecture
12
Shigeo Takagi Shigeo Takagi's One Cup Routine one-cup routine with solid cup finale
Related to 1977
Shigeo Takagi's One Cup Routine
1
Ein billiger Chop Cup chop cup made from paper cups
 		1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 1)
3
Roy Johnson Close Up Parade chop cup routine with dice cup and balls, combination after dice stacking
  • Phase 1 - Chink a Chink
  • Phase 2 - The Homing Pigeon
  • Phase 3 - Odd Man Out
  • Phase 4 - A Cup and a Ball
 		1977
Third Dimension
9
David Carré, Larry Jennings One Potato Two Patato
Inspired by Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
543
Francis Carlyle The Cups and Balls baby chicks as final loads
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
132
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff UnCanny chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end
Related toVariations 1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
10
Frank Garcia Double Post stacked cups, ball secretly between, cups dragged down on table with balls underneath
Inspired by
  • "Galloping Post" (Hugard's Modern Magic Manual, 1939, p. 130, item 4)
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 2)
1076
Bill Coomer Stay Up coffee cup clings to hand
 		1978
The Chronicles (Issue 9)
1154
Karl Fulves Random Walk on Op-Trik, Bob Fitch, coin banks that look like cans, chop cup with dollar bill cone
Related to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
91
Karl Fulves (E) Cup Gaff thin cup shell, posed as problem
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
94
John F. Mendoza The Chop Cup
Variations 1978
The Book of John
105
Barry Nelson The Flash Cups very short routine (one minute) that ends with final loads
 		1978
The Book of John
116
Horace E. Bennett With a Grain of Salt salt finale
Inspired by 1978
On Your Feet
71
Frank Garcia A Lesson on the "Cups and Balls" outline of routine, very brief
Also published here 1978
Lecture Notes — No. 1
11
Fred Kaps, Larry Jennings Kombination - Larry Jenning's Chop-Cup Routine mit einem Becher und drei Bällen
Related to 1978
Fred Kaps Lecture
4
Frank Garcia The Oldest Deception comments
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
15
Frank Garcia The Frank Garcia Million Dollar Cups and Balls Routine
  • First Phase of Frank Garcia's Routine
  • Variation on the "Oldest Deception"
  • Phase #2
  • Phase #3
  • Phase #4
  • Phase #5
  • Phase #6
  • Phase #7
Variations 1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
17
Frank Garcia The "Scoop" or "Lift Up" Move showing cup empty despite ball
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
34
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The "Galloping Post" Move
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
35
Charlie Miller Miller's Drop Through Move
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
51
Horace Goldin "Click" Move ball vanishes between to cups that are banged together
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
61
Old Pop Kreiger Shower of Balls
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
65
Paul Gertner The Cups and Balls with Steel Ball Bearings
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
81
Paul Gertner Secret Loading of a Ball Underneath a Cup with steel ball
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
82
Paul Gertner The False Load steel ball apparently placed under cup
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
84
Sam Leo Horowitz S. Leo Horowitz's Cup & Ball Routine
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
91
Horace Goldin The Horace Golding Baffling Cup gaffed cup to vanish a ball under it
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
103
Frank Garcia Further Ideas and Reflections
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
103
Frank Garcia Passing a Wand Through 3 Nested Cups
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
105
Sam Leo Horowitz Coin Through Cup
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
106
Cup Through Cup
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
109
Herb Morrissey Fako Move sequence for showing cups empty
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
111
Frank Garcia, Max Malini Magical Odd Facts About the Cups and Balls, Ideas and Further "Reflections" about Malini's Cups and Balls
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
114
Francis Carlyle "Proposition" Bet exploiting optical illusion of cup design
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
115
Francis Carlyle Francis Carlyle's Patter Introduction to Cups and Balls
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
116
To Show that a Cup is Deeper Inside than Out
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
117
Frank Garcia Additional Sequence
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
117
John Northern Hilliard Some Great Quotes by the Late John Northern Hilliard who wrote "Greater Magic"
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
119
Mark Wilson Introduction
1979
The Chop Cup Book
1
Mark Wilson The Cup
1979
The Chop Cup Book
3
Mark Wilson The Simplex Routine
1979
The Chop Cup Book
5
Mark Wilson A Simplex Variation with color changing ball
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
17
Mark Wilson The Final Load from lap
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
25
Mark Wilson The Multiplication Cup ball multiplies into 4 balls during routine
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
31
Basic Ball Vanish - Method One false transfer
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
49
Basic Ball Vanish - Method Two wand pushed through fist with ball
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
53
Mark Wilson One Cup - Three Balls
1979
The Chop Cup Book
57
Earl Nelson The Nelson Chop Cup Routine
1979
The Chop Cup Book
71
Alan Wakeling The Pseudo Cup ungaffed cup, with sponges
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
87
Karl Fulves, Tony Slydini Notes Slydini on Okito box magic, Cups & Balls and card tricks
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 18)
1238
Robert Parrish On Rosini's Cups & Balls Routine
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 32)
124
John F. Mendoza "Big Load" Technique for chop cup, dice stacking, ...
 		1979
Close-up Presentations
23
John F. Mendoza On the Solid Block Climax to chop cup type routines
 		1979
Close-up Presentations
79
David Garrard Shell-Shocked! cups and balls routine with plastic egg shells and coins
 		Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
305
Allan Hayden One-Cup Routine ungaffed cup
 		Nov. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 11)
417
Paul Swinford, Bob Hummer Silver and Gold various parity effects (six routines) inspired by Bob Hummer's work with numbered chips and small metal cups
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 2)
17
Al Schneider Quickcups with magic kit cups and balls
 		1980
Al Schneider On Close-Up
137
Danny Korem The UDT Cups and Ball Routine clean vanish of ball from cup, pendulum holdout
 		1980
The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II
15
Danny Korem The Routine three cups and balls routine using pendulum holdout
 		1980
The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II
16
John F. Mendoza The Cup Switch solid cup finale
 		1980
John: Verse Two
93
Bob Hummer, Al Koran Mathematical 3 Card Monte bill under one of three cups, back of performer is turned and after some changes in the order of the cups, performer divines cup with bill
Variations 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
35
Bob Hummer, Al Koran 3-Cup Monte bill under one of three cups, back of performer is turned and after some changes in the order of the cups, performer divines cup with bill
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
60
Bob Hummer Hummer's Mathematical Shell Game with four cups or four shells and two dice
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
78
Karl Fulves The Old 4-Shell Game different bills under four styrofoam coffee cups
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
80
Gary Ouellet The Two Goblets with two cups, one chop cup, three large balls as climax
 		1980
The Two Goblets
4
Gary Ouellet The Cenotaph Illusion showing the cups empty
 		1980
The Two Goblets
9
Gary Ouellet The Cenotaph Placement placing apparently empty cups on table
 		1980
The Two Goblets
11
The Tip-Off Move
1980
The Two Goblets
14
The Put-Down Move
1980
The Two Goblets
15
Gary Ouellet The Shameful Lapping final load move
 		1980
The Two Goblets
20
Gary Ouellet The Throw-Back Technique final load move, seated
 		1980
The Two Goblets
20
Gary Ouellet The Whoops Move vanish of a ball
 		1980
The Two Goblets
28
Jack Kent Tillar Mental Monte bill put under one of three cups, performer know which one
Inspired by 1980
Magick (Issue 260)
1297
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
Topit Again & Again
5
Ken Brooke Cups and Balls three cups
 		1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
211
Ken Brooke Routines with the Chop Cup intro
 		1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
216
Ken Brooke My Chop Cup Routine
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
218
Ken Brooke Bertie the Baseballer
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
221
Shigeo Takagi Shigeo Takagi's New One Cup Routine one-cup routine with solid cup finale, final load travels inside cup which can be screwed open
  • Shigeo Takagi's Climax
  • Additional Load Climax
  • A Non-Lap Handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Shigeo Takagi's New One Cup Routine
1
Shigeo Takagi Lapping Move small ball, solid cup
 		1980
Shigeo Takagi's New One Cup Routine
2
Johnny Cooper Cups and Balls - the way I do it with sponge balls
 		1980
Polished Presentations
31
Roger Smith The Cups and Balls Ala Smith "The speed at which the routine is done is incredible.", large loads shown at beginning
 		1980
The Smith Notes!
5
Jeff White Flabbergasted first wand appears, chop cop routine, seated
 		1980
Visual Inspirations — Part Two
30
Ray Mertz, Dai Vernon Cards & Coins Ala Cups & Balls Vernon's routine with jumbo cards and coins
 		Oct. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 10)
546
Jim Ryan Jim Ryan's Classic Cups and Balls Routine three cups, three final loads, with purse frame and sponge balls
Related to 1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
1
Jim Ryan The Little Finger Steal
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
1
Jim Ryan Slide Steal
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
2
Jim Ryan Phase One - Production of Balls, Display of Cups
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
4
Cup Through cup
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
4
Jim Ryan Phase Two - Two Balls Penetrate the Center Cup
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
6
Jim Ryan Phase Three - A Ball Moves around & Penetrates Upwards
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
7
Jim Ryan Phase Four - In the Spectator's Hand
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
9
Jim Ryan Phase Five - Too Many Balls
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
13
Jim Ryan Phase Six - The Great Finale
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
15
Jim Ryan Bare Bones of the entire routine
 		1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
16
Jim Ryan Cups for the Jim Ryan Routine
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
20
David Williamson The Striking Vanish
  • Alternate Handling (closed fist)
Variations 1981
Encore II
21
Carl Brema The Cups and Balls No. 31, simple routine
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
38
Peter Wilker Chop Cup stehend stand up chop cup version
Inspired by 1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 4)
109
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Das Kugel- und Becherspiel on the cups and balls and the changes over the centuries
 		1981
Joro's Becherspiele
3
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Grundgriffe basic cups and ball moves
  • 1) Der Rollgriff
  • 2) Das Laden eines Bechers mit einer "Muskate"
  • 3) Das Laden eines Bechers mit einem grossen Ball
Also published here 1981
Joro's Becherspiele
7
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Klassische Routine using three cups
Also published here 1981
Joro's Becherspiele
11
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Routine für die Strasse mit 2 Bechern und grossen Schwammbällen three cups routine, using sponge balls
Also published here 1981
Joro's Becherspiele
22
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Herstellung der Filzbälle für die Schlussproduktion how to make balls for final load of cups and balls, template
Related to 1981
Joro's Becherspiele
32
Barry Govan Las Vegas Dice one cup routine using dice instead of balls
 		May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
629
Peter Kane One-Two-One Load for the Cups and Balls loading sequence
 		Oct. 1982
Epoptica (Issue 2)
118
Jim Cellini The Elevator Move
1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
94
Frank Garcia The Chop Cup Revisited using three different colored balls
 		1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part II
51
George Schindler Great Loads using Rubik's cubes as final loads in cups & balls
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
31
Bob Follmer The Orange Chop chop cup with juice can
 		1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
54
Tom Gagnon A Ball Penetration ball on top vanishes and appear under it
Also published here
  • "A Ball Penetration" in "The Blueprint"
 1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
56
Stephen Tucker Tickup two cups, hole in bottom of one cup
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
5
Cup through Cup Move
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
6
John Brown Solidarity idea for Solid Cup Routine, apparently filling cup with milk
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
16
Wayne Dobson T 4 U move with cup that has a handle and ball
 		July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
291
Ron Fredrick The Ron Fredrick Chop Cup Routine with small opaque glass as part of routine
Related to 1982
The Professional Routines of Ron Fredrick
35
Dai Vernon Tuch, Ball und Kegel
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Sep. 1951
 Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
26
Larry Jennings Jennings Chop Cup Routine with handkerchief
Also published here
  • Magicana, Genii, Mar. 1965
 July 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
62
Confetti Cup water poured into cup changes into confetti, different models
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
69
Robert Albo Cups and Balls
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
131
Edward Marlo Bill, Egg, and Glass bill vanishes and reappears under paper-covered glass, egg appears, vanishes, bill reappears in egg
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 9)
111
Ross Bertram Cups and Balls board to perform on
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
253
Roy Baker "Stuck-Kup" Gag, cup is seemingly stuck on saucer
 		1983
Baker's Capers
9
Roy Baker "Catch the Cup" Gag, pretend to throw cup at spectator shouting "CATCH" when actually throw napkin
 		1983
Baker's Capers
10
Roy Baker The Big Clock Produce large ringing alarm clock at the end of a Chop Cup routine
 		1983
Baker's Capers
29
Michael Ammar Beenie Weenie chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end
Inspired by 1983
Encore III
36
Meir Yedid The Other Side Of Time chop cup routine with spaceship patter, toy spider finale
 		1983
Off the Wall
4
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Instant Chop Cup with bottomless spray can, becomes real spray can as climax
 		1983
Lecture Magic
32
James G. Thompson Jr., Franklin V. Taylor Automatisches Becherspiel ball on a string inside cup
Also published here Aug. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
52
David Roth Revised Chop Cup Routine seated
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
21
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