562 entries in Food
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Boxes to alter one graine into another, or to consume the graine or corne to nothing box with false bottom and layer of grains glued on it, turned over for transformation or vanish
Related to 1584 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 193
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 32
Another Trick with Quick-Silver dumplings jump out of a pot when boiled, mercury
1784 24
The Transformed Handkerchief "one of Herrmann's favourite tricks", borrowed handkerchief transforms into pieces, reappears in produced lemon, burned and restored once more
Related to 1876 246
Professor Hoffmann Loading a Lemon
1876 248
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Shower of Sweets sweets appear on plate from loading bag with handkerchief, another loading bag from Robert-Houdin
Related to 1876 251
Sweets from Wand gaffed wand to produced sweets
1876 253
The Cake (or Pudding) in the Hat
Related toAlso published here 1876 312
The Bran and Orange Trick bran put in coffer (special tin box) travels back in other box, orange in there instead
1876 335
Alexander Herrmann The Rice and Orange Trick orange and rice change places, using props (cone and vase)
Related to 1876 337
Apple to Onion with humorous "Reflex" presentation
1876 357
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 360
The Die and Orange large die and orange transpose
1876 423
Prof. Taylor Watch to Bread Loaf
1890 192
The Obedient Ball (Improved)
  • orange stops on string
  • ball stops and even travels upwards (mechanical)
Inspired by 1890 279
To Produce Eggs from an empty Handkerchief
  • Another Method
  • "Patter" for this and a "Cake" Trick (baking cake in trick saucepan)
Related to 1890 327
Bran Disappearing from a Glass, and Reappearing under a Plate
1890 362
Die Bonbondüte paper cone rolled, marked by spectator and filled with confetti, confetti changes into sweets
Jan. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Klerikale Wunder - I. Die blutende Hostie bleeding altar bread, chemical explanation
July 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 7)
103
Bartholomäus Gebert Citrone, Tuch und Ring lemon and handkerchief transpose in two borrowed hats, then borrowed finger ring is dropped audibly into glass under handkerchief cover and vanishes, it reappears in lemon
Sep. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1)
6
Der Apfel des Paris thread pushed through apple with needle, apple slides down and can stop anytime on command
Dec. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 4)
57
Der verschwindende Billardball using cut-off slice of billiard ball to fake existence of whole ball, also possible with a lemon
Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
24
Professor Bellonie Citrone, Ring und Tuch auf Wanderschaft traveling routine with lemon, finger ring, silk and glass with tube cover, ring ends up in lemon
Apr. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4)
55
Der fidele Kuchenbäcker cake ingredients poured in borrowed hat, it drops out of the bottom, when turned over the hat is unharmed and full of production items
May 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 9)
133
Carl L. Curiel Die Südfrüchte oranges appear in hat and are thrown in second hat, then they travel back to first hat
Aug. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 2)
26
Ein Reiserlebnis "by E. C. from Munich", rice poured in the hand vanishes, using secret container, Japanese origin
July 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 7)
101
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Tuch und Apfel No. 22, silk vanishes and reappears inside apple or potato
1899 68
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Der fidele Kuchenbäcker No. 25, cake dough poured in borrowed hat, becomes cake
1899 75
Wilson Cake Baking Device gimmick that allows cake dough to apparently pour through borrowed hat
1899 76
Frizzo Polyphon Der moderne Kuchenbäcker baking cake in borrowed hat
Variations Sep. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 9)
135
Der seekranke Passagier puppet made from orange, wine glass and handkerchief, gag with it
Sep. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 9)
140
Die magische Schnellbäckerei No. 7, from borrowed hat flowers and cigarettes are produced, then a cake is baked in it by pouring ingredients in and taking cake out, fake hollow cake
1900 125
Von Auge zu Auge No. 9, grain pushed in one eye, comes out of other
1900 130
Reis und Orange No. 18, rice in one container transposes with an orange under a cover
1900 150
Der hüpfende Apfel No. 9, some quicksilver put in apple, it jumps when put on heating, chemical
1900 161
Das geheimnisvolle Papierfähnchen No. 12, piece of paper with grain and apple moves by itself, experiment
1900 162
Carl Willmann Das Kleieglas grain or confetti in glass transforms into something else (eggs, candy, ...), insert
Related toVariations July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
107
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die verschwindende Taschenuhr borrowed watch vanishes in glass of water and reappears inside bread roll
July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
109
Der geteilte Apfel apple splits into four pieces after it is peeled
July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
111
Professor Bellonie Variation zum Kleieglas grain transposition routine with glass and paper cone
Inspired by Aug. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8)
122
Julius Kupka Citrone und Tuch lemon in hat transposes with silk in hands
Sep. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 9)
141
Carl Willmann Die gelbe Rübe compressible carrot as production item
Mar. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3)
44
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
Josef Löffler Eine mysteriöse Wanderung grains put in paper cone, wine vanishes from bottle and is now in cone instead of grain
May 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 5)
72
Der magische Kochtopf
Also published here Aug. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 8)
121
Carl Willmann Die magische Bonbondüte watch and handkerchief borrowed and put in a box, then both reappear in a paper packet along with candy
Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
135
Professor Hoffmann Vortrag zum magischen Kochtopf routine with egg production and cake-in-hat
Related to Oct. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 10)
155
Die rastlose Weintraube grape floating up and down in champagne
Oct. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 10)
159
Professor Hoffmann Vortrag zum magischen Kochtopf part two
Related to Nov. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 11)
168
A Novel Way to Slice a Pear non-magical science experiment
1902 312
Carl Willmann Das Taschentuchkästchen borrowed watch and handkerchief vanish from box/apparatus and reappear inside bread
Apr. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 4)
57
Hänsel Kastner Ein niedliches Gauklerstückchen knowing the number of separate pieces inside an orange
May 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 5)
78
Ottokar Fischer Ein verblüffendes Tisch-Kunststück coin, finger ring and bill borrowed and put in vest pocket, bill appears inside bread roll, ring inside matchbox and coin under a glass
Oct. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10)
153
Emil Clauß Zum modernen Kuchenbäcker cake in hat
Inspired by Nov. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 11)
169
Joseph Michael Hartz The Glass with Mirror Partition appearing candy, silk transformation, removing partition, methods for turning glass around, as servante
  • Different Forms of the Glass
  • Illustrations of its Uses
1903 42
Hamley Brothers A Borrowed Watch Changed to a Lemon fake lemon with ticking clockwork
1903 156
William E. Robinson A Borrowed Ring Found in a Potato actual ring loaded into potato
Related to 1903 194
The Shower of Sweets (Improved Method) shower of bonbons falls from handkerchief
Related to 1903 344
The Bewitched Orange long ribbon produced from orange
1903 434
A Cake Baked in a Hat (Improved Method)
Related to 1903 456
Carl L. Curiel The Wandering Oranges oranges produced from borrowed hat, they then travel to another hat
1903 459
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli VII. Seltsam, seltsam, sonderbar!
  • 1. Das Loch im Taschentuch (hole is cut in handkerchief and restored)
  • 2. Das verschwindende Geldstück (coin disappears under glass, and appears again)
  • 3. Katalepsie eines Taschentuchs (Silk balances on corner)
  • 4. Das Taschentuch als Zuckerbäcker (candy production from silk)
1903 107
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XXIV. Ein magisches Mirakel
  • 1. Die Puppentücher (silks change into ribbon)
  • 2. Eine gelungene Reparatur (ribbon vanishes and appears as normal silk in a glass)
  • 3. Der Flüchtling (silk placed back inside glass, both vanish unter handkerchief)
  • 4. Wiederkunft (glass filled with red wine appears under handkerchief)
  • 5. Farbenwechsel (red wine changes into white wine)
  • 6. Der unsichtbare Abfluss (liquid vanishes from bottle)
  • 7. Pariser Zuckerbäckerei (bran placed inside glass, changes into candy)
1903 209
A. J. Eine neue Methode, um eine beliebig grosse Münze oder eine Kartenecke in ein Brot zu bringen ungaffed knife with item stuck to its blade that should be loaded into bread
June 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 6)
86
Carl Willmann Der Teller für Eierkuchen im Hut hollow plate for cake in hat routine
Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
122
Hugo Wohlers Ein japanischer Reistrick loose rice vanishes in hand, secret purse container with spring-powered opening
Oct. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10)
155
Wilhelm Zimmermann Ring- und Tuch-Kunststück borrowed finger ring knotted in silk and put in glass, vanishes there and reappears in chosen bread roll, silk and ring vanish again, ring in nest of boxes that was given to spectator at the beginning
May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
74
Der Eierkuchen im Hut in modernster Ausführung baking an egg cake in hat
Related to Aug. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)
128
Der Eierkuchen im Hut in modernster Ausführung second part
Related to Sep. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 9)
145
Harry Stork Hot Oysters from Hat
1909 334
The Vanishing Rice rice vanishes between hands, flesh-colored bag
Also published here 1911 566
The Vanishing Rice rice vanishes between hands, flesh-colored bag
Also published here 1911 11
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine lustige Wanderung oder der Handschuh als Kobold borrowed glove vanishes from glass and appears inside bread
1927 116
Oswald Rae Something from Nothing tube is sealed with paper and rubber bands on both ends, hole in paper and at will, black coffee, milk or milk coffee is produced, eventually sugar and biscuits are poured out
1928 36
Oswald Rae The Magic Chimney Pot christmas themed routine, three empty socks are placed in a chimney model, socks fill up with food, then silks, flags and flowers are produced from the chimney
Also published here
  • "The Magic Chimney Pot" in "The Magic Wand"
1930 16
Tom Sellers Handkerchiefs and Lemons chosen silk to lemon
1931 12
Coin and Apple coin and apple change places, under paper cones
1935 22
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant Beans From Boston matchbox with six black and six white beans, mixed, performer separates colors behind back
1935 17
Frank Lane A Gag and a Banana rubber banana produced from spectator's coat, it is then peeled and eaten after switch
1935 20
Otis Manning Brrr!! (meaning 'very cold'), coin transforms into fake ice cream cone
Jan. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 16)
79
Stewart James The Candy King Miraskill with candies
Variations Sep. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 24)
151
Ivor Smith Various Routines 2 Uses a black art table and a tri-color thimble and has a lemon production
1936 33
Edward Reese Banana Bill bill to banana
1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
225
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Egg and Lemon egg and lemon each in silk transpose
Also published here
  • "An Illusive Metamorphosis" (The Sphinx, June 1921)
1937 76
Dr. Edward G. Ervin A Cut and Restored Lemon with lemon shell
1937 80
Jean Hugard b. Insertion of one fruit into another
1937 5
A Bill and a Banana banana is peeled and is found cut in chosen number of pieces with borrowed bill inside as well
1937 42
A Life Saver and a Bill bill with noted number travels inside roll of life saver candy
1937 53
Franklin M. Chapman Watch-In-Loaf watch is apparently smashed and reappears in loaf of bread
Nov. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 5)
2
Audley Walsh Pop...Did...Dee...Pop...Pop!!!! cooking popcorn with children
1939 102
Ein Kügelchen werfe ich weg... two in the hand one in the pocket with balls rolled from bread, one is always thrown away
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 1)
13
Hans "Severus" Ernst, Jules "Borosko" Sautebin Aus dem alten Zauberkasten variations for the Obedient Ball / Die
  • using a lemon (Borosko)
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 5)
9
U. F. Grant Tomato Cocktail tomato vanishes from paper bag, where only tomato skin remains, in cup appears tomato juice
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 103)
623
Bruce Elliott Fisherman's Fancy goldfish cut out of carrot becomes real
1940
The Jinx (Issue 104)
627
Noodle Soup Number Prediction using noodle soup digits
1940
The Jinx (Issue 108)
647
Bob Pearce A Headline Egg-Bag Routine with lemon, glass of lemonade produced as climax
June 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 12)
4
Eddie Joseph Suspensamus bowl with rice suspends on knife
Related to 1941
The Jinx (Issue 129)
741
Nil' Ebu Mon Jeu de Boulettes aux Chapeaux cups and balls type, using hats and balls rolled from bread
Mar. 1941 3
Lloyd W. Chambers Candy-Confetti Cylinder confetti placed in cylinder changes into candy
1941 8
Lloyd W. Chambers Confetti to Candy tumbler of confetti changed to candy
1941 22
The Baker Takes a Cut rope through loaf of bread is cut and restored
1941 ca. 301
The Bewitched Banana self cutting banana, number of slices matches selected number card
1941/27 290
The Magic Orange thread through orange penetration
1941/27 338
Bruce Elliott Blackout Magic - Adam's Apple wrists of performer held by spectator's, apple travels from one hand to the other
Related to Aug. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 15)
61
Greer Marechal Jr. Streamlined Hoffmann
Inspired by Oct. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 19)
81
Eddie Joseph The Coin in the Cookie
1942 107
Eddie Joseph The Coin and the Orange coin and paper-wrapped glass, coin vanishes, orange appears under glass, orange vanishes, glass vanishes, orange found in pocket, coin in orange, no lapping
1942 112
Eddie Joseph Real Ice Cream Cone from Cup with dry ice in cup to keep it cold
1942 30
Eddie Joseph Jelly from Cup jelly produced from cup, using a wand with hook
1942 32
Puffing Rice in a Cone making popcorn in paper cone
1942/27 85
Laurie Ireland The Utility Loaf of Bread fake loaf of bread
1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
12
Jean Hugard Do-Nuts to You grandmother's necklace with donuts and ropes going through sleeves of jacket, bowl of water is produced as a finale
Sep. 1943 13
Jean Hugard The Serpent Handkerchief lemon appears, handkerchief in paper changes with fruit of lemon, to dry handkerchief it's held over a candle where it is burnt and eventually found in wrapping paper
Related to Nov. 1943 22
Jean Hugard The Serpent Handkerchief (Continued from November Issue)
Related to Dec. 1943 27
Jean Hugard, Chung Ling Soo II. The Vanish by the Throw Behind the Back explained with a ball, description of Chung Ling Soo's use of the move for the linking rings and the vanish of an orange
Oct. 1944 77
Jean Hugard The Punishment Fits the Crime coin transforms into lemon, under hat
Dec. 1944 86
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
Paul Morris A Life Saver life saver turns into coins, and is produced from the air
May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
122
Edwin Leist-Bernini Das Reisvasen-Kunststück einmal anders cotton changes to rice, rice bowls ending with flags
1945
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 7 No. 1&2)
7
Senor Charles Mardo Mardo’s Egg Bag Routine egg vanishes and reappears a few times, lemon is produced from bag
Related toVariations 1945 5
Laurie Ireland Drink Your Milk milk pitcher routine, milk to candy
1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
12
Laurie Ireland Candy from the Air production box, candy
1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
15
Greer Marechal Jr. Purse Pastry cake in the hat with spectator's purse
Oct. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 114)
457
Bob Baxter Birthday Cake
Jan. 1946 184
Hen Fetsch Bunko Beans bean seeds change into beans, in a pot
1946 11
Hen Fetsch Garden Hat carrots and cabbage are produced from hat
1946 11
Hen Fetsch Cream Conjuring milk poured in cup, child shall hold it over head and turn it over, changes into ice cream
1946 17
Hen Fetsch On Head milk changes into rice, over spectator's head, comedy routine
1946 26
Hen Fetsch Happy Birthday milk and other invisible ingredients are placed inside cone, they change to cookies and message appears on cone
1946 28
Hen Fetsch Unity milk, rice and a handkerchief change places, with funnel and "Genii Tube"
1946 29
G. Gloria L'omelette au chapeau baking in a a hat, using pan, followed by german translation "Die Omelette mit dem Hut"
Mar. 1946 10
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
Bert Douglas Ice Cream Cone Production from handkerchief, fake, gag
1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
11
Eugene Gloye Magic in Milk Containers ideas with milk container, gaffed
  • A Gag I Call "As You Wish, Sir"
  • The Milk Man has a hard Time
  • Passe Passe Bottles with a Milk Bottle
  • Very Best Cake in Hat
  • Dove Bottle ala Milk Carton
  • A Lota Effect
  • Topsy Turvy Bottle
  • Perfect Passing Glass of Milk
1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
28
L. Vosburgh Lyons Inhale This! with benzedrine inhaler, spectator drops amount of different colored candies in the inhaler and performer knows how many from each color
Mar. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 122)
489
Billy McComb William's Ice Cream Production cup filled with confetti changes into ice cream
1947 14
Billy McComb More About Ice Cream four more ideas with ice cream tricks
1947 16
Jean Hugard Hugard's Cords, Watch and Silk Combination grandmother's necklace, borrowed pocket watch vanishes and appears in loaf of bread
Jan. 1947 283
Abril Lamarque Santa Claus Returns! drawing of Santa Claus in a large frame, hole is torn in picture and huge amount of candies etc are produced
Dec. 1947 373
Jean Hugard Flowers and Candy - An Opening Act flowers and candy production from handkerchief
Jan. 1948 383
An After Dinner Diversion cutting skin of lemon, parts are interlocked
Also published here
  • "Journal de la Prestidigitation" No. 143, July-August. 1948.
Sep. 1948 462
Francis J. Rigney Another Cutting Up weird method to cut an apple
Oct. 1948 473
U. F. Grant A Loaf of Bread rubber loaf produced from paper bag
Dec. 1948 5
U. F. Grant The Midget's Lunch Box production routine with rubber food
Dec. 1948 5
Harlan Tarbell Le Citron de le Dé lemon and large die change places, with hat, followed by german translation "Die Zitrone und der Würfel"
Also published here
  • "Sphinx" April, 1947.
Aug. 1948 10
Sid Lorraine, Bert Douglas Watch the Lemon lemon is supposed to travel into glas, only skin remains, lemonade in glass
Inspired by
  • "The 'Lemon Crush' Mystery" (Sid Lorraine, Linking Ring Vol. 2 No. 11, 1924)
Related toVariations
1948/27 75
Popping Corn in a Hat popcorn production
1948/27 78
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Quick Popper popcorn production, kind of waste basket
1948/27 83
Harlan Tarbell Orange and Die die and orange change places, prop magic
Variations 1948/27 251
Bert Douglas Rubber Ice Cream Cone Routine ice cream in pocket, licked during the show as running gag
1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
15
Jack Yeager Finish for a Cigarette Act cake from spectator's hat as a finish
1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
28
Tony Lopilato Baker's Dream bread is produced from a box, baker
Mar. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 172)
689
Vanishing Creamer creamer vanishes from tube formed with a bill
1949 4
Val Evans Crazy Crackers chinese compass with crackers
Also published here
  • "Optogramma" Lloyd Jones' "The Bat" 1948.
1949 32
Charles "Chic" Schoke Schoke's Wise Cracker gag, bar bet with cracker
1949 33
Sailor and the Doughnut gag puzzle
1949 33
Felix Korim Alphabet Soup Divination letters of alphabet soup form selection
June/July 1949 14
Harvey P. Graham Peas two in the hand one in the pocket routine, with peas, Mendel's laws of genetic presentation
Aug. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 209)
836
Eddie Joseph Glass and Orange glass under newspaper cover, orange vanishes, glass vanishes, both found in spectator's clothing, stand-up without lapping
1950 48
Eddie Joseph Live Banana from Volunteer in Auditorium
1950 54
Eddie Joseph The Shower of Rice from spectator's clothing
1950 57
Paul Rosini The Life Saver Trick name of selection appears printed on life saver candy, index of five candies to allow free choice among five cards
1950 8
Phil D'Rey The Derelict comedy-tragedy, song using a hat and a rubber ice cream cone
1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
22
Don Alan Don Alan's Cereal Bowl Routine rice bowls type
Related to 1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
32
Milbourne Christopher Popsicle ice cream taken from pocket, small explosion
May 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 229)
914
Norman Jensen Wet Ice Cream gag, water from cone of ice cream, fake
June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 230)
918
Don Alan Bread Sandwich selection is found between two slices of bread
1951 11
John Ramsay The Routine four beans are put in eyes and ears and appear one by one between the lips
Related to
  • Edwin Sachs' "Chinese Marble Trick" in "Sleight of Hand"
1952 7
John Ramsay Section I. Preliminary 1. Initial Position
2. On the Table
3. Moistening the Beans
4. Poition
1952 7
John Ramsay Section II. Disposal of the Beans 5. Behind the Right Ear
6. Behind the Left Ear
7. Into the Right Eye
8. Into the Left Eye
9. Position
1952 10
John Ramsay Section III. Reappearance of the Beans 10. From the Left Eye
11. From the Right Eye
12. From the Right Ear
13. From the Left Ear
14. All Clear!
1952 13
Victor Farelli Afterword annotations to the Ramsay routine
1952 17
Eddie Joseph Have a Lemon coin transforms into other coin, while doing heads or tails, lemon appears in closed fist, rubber fruit
1952 4
Eddie Turner Dove Pan Doings ideas for routine in Orben's Patter for Standart Tricks, baking cake in dove pan
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
33
Zum Dessert special way to cut a lemon, peel is linked
1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 3)
118
Ein Uhr Mysterium watch vanishes and appears in orange which was inside a bag and a box
Also published here
  • in "Magikeren"
1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 4)
127
Karrell Fox Impromptu Zombie floating roll, fork
Feb. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 301)
3
Gerald Kosky Beans three beans are swallowed and brought back, then they travel from one hand to the other
Also published here May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 306)
22
Don Alan Pop Corn Swallowing like needle swallowing, for children
May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 308)
29
Karrell Fox They're All Aces - Take a Card any card ideas and gags
  • Old Money (bill with beard)
  • Bedroom Eyes (beds on glasses)
  • Genii Weenie (hot dog from Aladin lamp)
  • Bounced (rubber check joke)
  • Candelabra (original way to light three matches on a matchbook)
  • Nose Nonsense (spoon on nose gag)
  • Fan Fun (fan gag)
July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 311)
42
Karrell Fox Pop-Up Banana banana joke, after taking a bite, banana pops back in original form
1954 6
Karrell Fox The Vendor Pitch Act gag bit, production of hot dogs, cigars, bananas etc
1954 44
Eddie Joseph The Vanishing Fruit seated, vanish of an apple or similiar
1954 25
Eugene Gloye Rice and Silk Routine with Square Circle
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
26
Eugene Gloye Confetti & Oranges Phantom Tube routine, with confetti and oranges
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
31
Paul LePaul Holy Potatoes piercing a potato with a straw
Related to 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 324)
106
John D. Pomeroy Trick or Treat trick for Halloween, making candies appear
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
34
George Karger Ghost of the Morro Crab napkin moves over table, orange / lime under it
Jan. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 340)
175
Harlan Tarbell Multiplying Corn Flakes and Milk rice bowls variation with cups
Related to Mar. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 343)
197
Oran Bailey Dent Trickities several ideas
  • Production Cake (making a cake for dove pan)
  • Puttering with Pins (finding the right pins)
  • Leading Liquids (how to carry small quantities of liquid)
  • Dove Pan Flowers (tip to load the dove pan)
  • Flashy Confetti (how to make sparkling confetti)
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
9
Don Tanner Oops! Too Much Flower No. 6, cake baking ends with spring flower production, "flour" gag
1958 ca. 3
The Great Christe Christe's Rice and Ball Penetration with two glasses, funnel and tray
1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
30
Matt Schulien Matt's Goldfish Eating carrot fake, spectator is also offered a fish
1959 67
Matt Schulien The Pea Can salt changes into liquid peas in pea can prop
1959 108
Henry O. Silsbee III Rice Fantasia rice routine, rice bowls, knife in pot of rice etc.
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
15
Charlie Miller, David Devant A Lesson in Magic with assistant, one claims to teach "handkerchief to lemon", handkerchief changes to small pieces, to ribbon, then to lemon, handkerchief inside, center cut out of two handkerchiefs, mismade handkerchief restoration, handkerchief to liquid, restored handkerchiefs reappear
1961 41
Al Baker Al Baker's Apple Trick effect description
1961 66
Robert A. Nelson Life Savers with an ESP Flavor bag with different flavored Life Savor candies, spectator takes one and eats it, performer divines taste
1961 11
Dr. Helmut Teumer, Dr. Stanley Jaks Der südamerikanische Kürbistrick message appears on pumpkin
Also published here 1961 98
Allessandro Good Deed Container candy produced from cannister
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
38
Jay Weiler Picture Cake Production pictures of flour, eggs, ... transform into picture of cake
May 1966 34
Ali Bongo Fruit Salad two in the hand with miniature fruits, can of fruit salad as climax
1966 31
Ali Bongo Bouquets and Bangers glove is tossed in the air and changes into flowers, other glove changes into sausages
1966 49
Tony Cole Inversion inverted glass with ring inside covered with paper tube, rice poured in, rice and ring transpose
Related to
  • p. 88 for further comments
Jan. 1967 73
Roy Baker Jack & The Chocolate Bean Stalk Kid's trick, storytelling about Jack and the Bean Stalk, produce shower of candy/M&Ms at the end
1968 74
Bert Douglas Coffee and Doughnuts using cups, a spoon and fake doughnuts
1968 92
U. F. Grant Comedy Doughnut Trick two ropes, using doughnuts
1968 94
K. Yost Silk Monte silks and glasses travel behind two screens, as guessing game, as finale silk changes to orange
July 1969 267
Eddie Joseph Indian Rice Stabbing Illusion first one cup of rice fills six cups, then glass jar of rice clings to stick or knife
Related to 1969 225
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg 3 Tricks several brief descriptions
  • vanishing candy (Läkerol)
  • vanishing egg (with thumb tip)
  • sequence for professor's nightmare
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 5)
83
Johnny Baron Baron's Popcorn Box popcorn are produced from empty box
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
100
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Hot-Banana banana changes to hot dog
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
130
Lee Wayne Westgate Bowl Ideas as Le Wayne, fishbowl production ideas
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
135
Van Cleve Electric Cucumber comedy prop, cucumber with electric switch, with patter ideas by Gene Anderson, Dick Zimmerman and Leon Leon
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
136
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
Parker Swan How to Force a Watermelon card or silk in watermelon, gag
1970 3
Art Spring Crushed orange is supposed to travel into glas, only skin remains, orange juice in glass, simplified, see p. 337 for Sid Lorraine reference
Inspired by Mar. 1970 325
Lloyd E. Jones Eggs-Actly! longer routine with eggs for children, egg bag, cake-in-the-pocket
1971
Magick (Issue 14)
69
Stan Blumenthal Jump Up selection is found with 'Mexican Jumping Beans', beans on ribbon spread, one jumps and lands on selection
1972
Magick (Issue 55)
272
Bob Read Hats and Corks four paper balls under hat, through table, two hats, small bread appears as a finaly
Related to 1973 44
Amedeo Vacca Coffee Break coffee beans eaten and they reappear from mouth
1974 36
Roger Crabtree 14 Carats probabilistic force of vegetable "carrot"
Aug. 1974 777
Robert E. Neale 5-Second Rice rice in double Foo-Can, tube that is open on both ends and rice does not fall out when poured into it and also not when turned over, but on turning back it does, with notes by Karl Fulves
Also published here Aug. 1974 783
Patrick Page The Shower of Sweets sweets are produced from handkerchief
1974 18
Harry George 3x Comedy Macig described by Paul Maurer, three comedy effects
  • 1. button under table
  • 2. revealing a selection using an alarm clock
  • 3. glass through table with a cherry sequence
1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 4)
65
Odd Optic the floating finger illusion, gag, produce a sausage
Sep. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 1)
157
Faucett Ross Candy Bowl Presentation Bowl filled with confetti becomes bowl filled with candy
1975 66
Faucett Ross Rabbit to Sausages Produce rabbit, change it into sausages
1975 113
Fredric Broder Fortune's Cookies prediction of message from fortune cookies, lot of cookies in a box, several are selected
1975
Magick (Issue 129)
641
Aceitunas Comidas por la Cabeza olive is hit through back of performer's head and ends up in mouth, humorous routine
1975 15
Un "Pinchito" de Ida y Vuelta gag, spectator cannot grasp food which is offered
1975 63
Gerald Kosky Beans three beans are eaten and reproduced from mouth, then vanish and appear again
Also published here 1975 214
Frank Garcia Hollow Egg and Lemon Idea
1976 206
Frank Garcia Rubber Frankfurter Finish
1976 219
Harry Lorayne French Fries paper straw is pushed through raw potato
1977 268
John F. Mendoza, Steve Spain Steve France hot dog production after Jean Merlin's bill routine
Inspired by
  • "The Little Travellers" (Jean Merlin)
1978 108
Don Tanner Silks two different-colored silks transpose in two cloth bags, then they change into two fruits
1978 10
Don Tanner Rice, Lemon & Checkers rice, lemon and checkers are placed in three cloth bags, they transpose around
1978 14
Karrell Fox P. "Nutty" Sandwich producing lots of food from lunch box, finally a peanut butter sandwich with full glass of peanut butter between the bread
1979 311
Crash - Diving Submarine raisins in club soda rise up and down, physics
1979 38
The Lemon Pig pig figure constructed from lemon and matches
1979 40
Scotty York Modernized Cap and Pence
Also published here Jan. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 1)
289
Al Smith, Arthur Day, Fred Snooks Fumdubulators
  • producing false teeth and a skull
  • floating crisp
  • producing a potato from a crisp bag (Arthur day)
  • Irish Key Ring, key ring on false end of a key, gag (Arthur Day)
  • bar bet with matchbox (Fred Snooks)
Apr. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 4)
836
Dick Turpin Turpin's Turnip heads tails game under a hat, eventually a turnip and a full glass of liquid appears, see also "The Modern Magic Manual"
Related to Sep. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 9)
902
Bob Fitch 2 Wrapped Glasses, 1 Coin & 2 Oranges "Extras - Variations - 8)"
coin and orange transpose
1980 7
John Fealey Po£o gag at store, bill is found inside Polo Mints / Lifesaver
1980
The Talon (Issue 6)
79
Steve Beam Rolling Along sitting on a roll, gag
1980 7
Ken Brooke The Answers a Lemon coin travels under hat, lemon climax appearance
Also published here 1980 43
Scotty York The Candy Machine baking a Hersheys cocholate in a pea can
1980 14
Scotty York The Modernized Cap and Pence with Lifesaver mints
Also published here 1980 20
An Amazing Apple No. 34, apple thrown on the floor bounces back, behind table
1981 44
Karl Fulves The Apple Monster No. 35, apple thrown on the floor bounces back, behind table, large bite has been taken from apple
1981 46
Kennedy Smith Smarty Cube hole in tray, cube in box put on top, colored spots fall through hole (smarties), cube is now black, black hole presentation
1982 7
John Fealey Polo 2 "Po£o", joke for paying in a shop, pound note is found in a roll of Polo mints, half is torn and changes into a coin
Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
157
Bob Chesbro Fortune Cookie rubber saltine cookie shown and placed aside, later it changes into real one with signed folded selection inside
1982 45
Meir Yedid Card Flakes small box of corn flakes turns into deck of cards, inside box are the corn flakes and cards appear from mouth
1982 30
Edward Marlo, Meir Yedid Rise, Rise, Rise to change small box of corn flakes into deck of playing cards
1982 31
Rice Vase rice inside a vase change into orange, ball or checkers, various models by Bland, Conradi, Willmann, Thayer, Klingl, John Gaughn, Owen, Mysto Magic, Tayeda
1982 31
Wand to Rice wand is placed inside tube and changes to rice
1982 38
The Rice and Orange Trick orange and rice change places, using cones
Related to 1982 39
Rice Vanish Chest Rice in chest vanishes visibly, original put out by Thayer as "The Chest of Chu Chin Chow", variation by Owen
1982 45
Rice Bell rice vanishes from small barrel, and appears under bell
1982 73
Vase, Cone, Beans and Orange Trick orange, cone and beans vanish and appear, with vase and handkerchief
1982 77
The Rice and Liquid Combination rice in cylinder transposes with water in bottle, Foo Can
1982 81
(Klingl) Rice Vanish Can covered with handkerchief
1982 87
Patrick Martin Hard to Swallow fish-shaped carrot becomes goldfish
1983 21
Fireworks No. 14, orange peeling squeezed over flame
1983 6
Cutting the Apple No. 26, apple on palm is hit by knife, apple splits in two but hand is unharmed
1983 8
The Mystery of the Oranges No. 81, signed orange is mixed with other oranges in a bag, performer locates the signed one without looking
1983 22
The East Indian Bean Trick No. 99, three beans are eaten and reproduced from mouth
1983 27
Roger Crosthwaite The Umbrella Thing a small umbrella appears, then two coins are produced and they change places in the hands of the performer, coins turn into a small cheese and eventually a large cheese is produced
1984 27
Steve Beam Hot Dog! repeated hot dog production, put in bag and all vanish, like sponge banana production, see p. 104 for additional idea by Kevin Justice
1984 64
Len Belcher Professor Hoffmann's Zylinder transparent tube stands on table, silks put inside, covered with another tube, silks change to sweets
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand #253, ca. 1958
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
138
Karl Fulves Animal Crackers No. 47, spectator puts two empty napkins in empty cracker box, crackers appear, over-the-head principle
1985 85
Jimmy Bates Baking a Cake comedy routine, in dove pan
1985 3
Ray Kosby The Sidewinder Pretzel straight bar-pretzel is pushed into fist and comes out at impossible angles, finally transforms into knotted standard pretzel
1986 108
Steve Beam Happy Food gag for banquet performances
1986 223
Lary Kuehn Mind Crunch prediction slip in transparent bag, chosen one matches slip inside fortune cookie, transparent forcing bag
Apr. 1986
Magick (Issue 369)
1842
Barrie Richardson Blowout filled glass jar of rice clings to knife
Also published here Nov. 1986
Magick (Issue 380)
1898
Karrell Fox "Geni-Weenie" rubber sausage appears on lamp, gag
1986 86
Weintrauben two impromptu magic items and gags with grapes
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
143
Alan Shaxon Potted Chance different colored cups, bag with silks, children get candies in the remaining cup is money
Also published here 1986 22
Frank Herman Fearless Fido Charlie Miller's Royal Rising Pencil with a hot dog weener
Inspired by 1987 347
Pat Conway Oranges and Lemons fruits appear in a mat that is folded and unfolded several times, fruits attached to mat with string
1987 128
Duraty The Little Cracker a cracker is eaten by spectator except for a piece, found restored in napkin
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
22
Gary Kurtz Orange red and yellow ball rolled up in sheet of paper turn into orange
Related to 1988 18
John Cornelius Bowl Routine Cake Production final load for benson bowl
Related to 1988 16
Leo Kostka Psi-Pop! one corn among other pops to popcorn, with noice
Related to Mar. 1988
Magick (Issue 403)
2012
Hiroshi Sawa The Lemon Trick spectator picks card with lemon on it, multiple lemons appear on the table one by one
1988 79
Ash-Lee Fantasy in Salt and Vinegar predict flavour of crisps - when wrong, magician makes flavour change to match prediction
Also published here 1989 43
Charles Adrian Psi-Pop II corn kernel pops inside cup
Related to Mar. 1989
Magick (Issue 418)
2090
Stephen Tucker "A" Is for Apple stalk of an apple is removed, vanishes and appears back attached on the apple
1989 13
Gary Kurtz Orange lemon and tomato change into fruit in cardboard
Related to 1990 43
Jesse Dicamillo Breaded Fish live goldfish from bread roll
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
66
Steve Beam Roller Derby while doing the coin roll, a dinner roll appears
1990 592
Mac King Fork You In The Eyes Stick fork in eye, cream shoots out (gag with coffee creamer)
1990 11
Bruce Elliott Adam's Apple No. 70, wrists of performer tied, apple travels from one hand to the other
Related to 1990 147
Rocco Silano Coins and Kisses four coins vanish with wave of wand, then candy kisses appear in hand
1990 26
Rocco Silano Popped Corn corn changes to popcorn in hands
1990 67
Michael Weber To Feed Many food (grapes, nuts or the like) placed in bowls, even though some are eaten the amount stays the same, mathematical principle (edge counting)
Also published here 1990 4
Ken Brooke Nichts als eine Zitrone coin travels under hat, lemon climax appearance
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
180
Michael Weber To Feed Many food (grapes, nuts or the like) placed in bowls, even though some are eaten the amount stays the same, mathematical principle (edge counting)
VariationsAlso published here 1991 103
Mark Sicher The Famous Popcorn Trick gag, eating popcorn from the floor in a movie theater
Also published here
  • "The Famous Popcorn Trick" in "Try It... You'll Like It"
June 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2)
7
Moshe Botwinick Tic-Tac Tell three different tic-tac containers with different flavors, spectator selects eats one candy and performer divines it
Dec. 1991
Magick (Issue 465)
2323
Karrell Fox Here Doggy rubber sausage appears from top hat, sight gag
1991 62
Alexander de Cova Heba's Fez egg from hand to hat/fez multiple times, two melons as final loads, with spectator on stage
Also published here 1991 3
Chris Moore Moving Napkin Gag paper napkin draped over fruit moves along bar, fruit underneath rolls
May/June 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 5)
48
Alexander de Cova Heba's Fez egg from hand to hat/fez multiple times, two melons as final loads, with spectator on stage
VariationsAlso published here 1992 25
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Potato Power piercing a straw through raw potato
Related to July 1992
Magick (Issue 475)
2374
Jim Steinmeyer The Jelly Bean Jar
  • Conjuring
number of jelly beans in jar predicted
Variations July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
43
Harlan Tarbell Anytime Cake in the Hat
1993 49
Come-Back Bread Crumb two in hand, one away, it returns, repeat
1993 64
Harlan Tarbell Potato and Die large die and potato transpose with hat
1993 72
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Oranges cups and balls routine with flower pots
1993 76
The Hindu Jar of Grain grain disappears from jar
1993 112
The Hindu Disappearing Grain grain disappears from can
1993 113
Have a Banana real banana is taken from drawing
1993 207
A Lemon While You Wait lemon is drawn and removed from drawing, it is real
1993 209
Harlan Tarbell Orange Vase Combination orange as ball
1993 234
Giovanni Livera Karate Kracker Karate Coin done with a cracker
Also published here June 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 2)
4
Chris "Doc" Dixon Spitting Image as Chris Buylla, part of pretzel is broken off, performer eats rest, later pretzel is found in banded card case
Also published here Dec. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 4)
10
Martin Gardner Blow Up marshmallow grows to twice the size in vacuum and then instantly collapses again
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
10
Roy Johnson Eine magische Lektion borrowed handkerchief changes into destroyed pieces, pieces put in paper bag, they change into ribbon, then in lemon, handkerchief is in lemon but with hole, put in cloth bag, part of the fabric transposes from bag to handkerchief, finally it appears on head of performer or assistant under hat
Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
58
Karl Fulves Jury Rigged card to cereal box, "cereal killer" patter
Related to 1994 84
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch Method simplified "Jury Rigged", card to cereal box
Related to 1994 86
Steve Beam Subscriptions using cereal boxes as magazine holders, which brand fits which magazine
1994 981
Curtis Kam Fortunate Break ring vanishes and appears in chosen fortune cookie, other cookies are smashed with a hammer
Mar. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 1)
1
Joe Rindfleisch Slim to None building an eatable wand
June 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 2)
9
Ray Kosby The Bite apple changes color
Related to 1994 5
Martin Gardner Rising Marble marble rises to the top in rice-filled glass
Also published here
  • "Physics Teacher" (Sept. 1994)
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
115
Ali Bongo Pick-A-Pencil / Pick-A-Lollipop bunch of pencils, all removed but one, prediction
Also published here 1994 3
Alan Shaxon Versiegeltes Glück different colored cups, bag with silks, children get candies in the remaining cup is money
Also published here 1994 35
Steve Dusheck Pezazz lighter transforms into Pez dispenser
1994 72
Steve Dusheck Bugged stemmed fruit held by spectator changes into ugly creature
1994 128
Jim Steinmeyer Popping Corn un-popped corn changes to popcorn in paper bag
June 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)
56
Jim Steinmeyer Baking Cookies cookies baking in dove pan
June 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)
56
Jim Steinmeyer Chinese Food
  • Conjuring
take-away box with raw rice and fortune cookie, half of borrowed dollar bill, rice and crushed cookie dumped in paper bag, rice is back in box and the half bill in restored cookie
Dec. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
61
Bruce Bernstein You Are What Eats You potato chips are squeezed in fist, salt pour
1994 8
R. Paul Wilson Ingrained Reaction card appears written on a grain of rice
1995 1
Karrell Fox The Cereal Killer favorite breakfast cereal chosen from multiple boxes, prediction
1995 64
Karrell Fox Willie The Worm spring snake from snake can comes out of apple apparently
1995 76
Mark Edward The Fortunate Cookie performer offers several fortune cookies and content of remaining one is divined
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 14)
61
Jay Sankey Creamed short chop cup sequence with creamer and crumpled up lid, then creamer is restored and full of milk again
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 31)
356
Kennichi Kuroki Cotton Candy sugar poured in hat, wooden stick moved around in it and cotton candy appears on it
Dec. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
80
Paul Harris Apple torn and restored apple
1996 35
Robert E. Neale Orange impossible/fascinating object with an orange
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
261
Paul Harris Hot Chocolate folded up chocolate paper is unfolded and chocolate reappears inside
1996 21
Paul Harris Peanut Butter and Jellyfish top slice of sandwich floats up and moves around
1996 27
Paul Harris The Burbling of a Pea floating a pea above the mouth
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Secrets of the Astonishing Executive)
269
Michael Kaminskas Candy Caper m&m bag is torn open and sealed again
1996 94
Rajneesh Madhok Melts in Your Mind prediction of one of five imaginary M&M's
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 16)
161
Andy Leviss Deli Delight prediction of chosen sandwich, spectator choses ingredients, sandwich in a bag
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 1)
177
Karl Fulves Eve's Apple silk through wrist, apple produced from silk
Related to 1997 136
Chris Sutton A Fist Full of Olives olives appear on miniature plastic sword, penetration of hand presentation
1997 120
Henry Lewis Tic-Tactic multi-colored tic-tacs in dispenser, one chosen, color matches prediction
June 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)
76
Chris "Doc" Dixon Spitting Image as Chris Buylla, part of pretzel is broken off, performer eats rest, later pretzel is found in banded card case
Also published here 1997 46
Stephen Bargatze Chops and Balls humorous chop cup routine with a gun, baseball and turnip
1998 1475
Robert E. Olson Production of the Lemon from handkerchief
1998 5
Robert E. Olson Signed Coin in Cut and Restored Apple
1998 14
Andrew Mayne Razor-Blades & Barbed-Wire Lifesavers candies are swallowed and pulled out again knotted on bubble gum, needle swallow type
1998 36
Gregory Wilson Kissing Up paper is set on fire and changes into chocolate
Also published here July/Aug. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 48)
561
Sid Fleischman Rube Goldberg Revisited: The Card In The Apple "Including the Wonderful No-Switch Torn Corner Switch Revealed tor the First Time"
Aug. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 12)
64
Steve Bedwell Ferrero Rocher Anyone? "balls from mouth"
1998 ca. 8
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
David Regal Sweet Tooth Spectator selects candy from a stack of cards, prediction is a bag of that selected candy in an envelope
1999 218
Bob King Card in Orange Plus deck changes in lemon, with torn-off corner, with fake bloody fingers as comedy prop
Inspired by 1999 4
John Derris Hockley's Rice Okito box finale in which the box is switched and ends up full of rice
Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
30
Russ Peak Tip of the Tongue performer eats M&Ms with eyes closed and divines colors
1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 14)
329
Eric T. Dockery Hot Sauce vanishes and productions with colored sponge balls (referred to as “peppers”), chili pepper is produced and then changed into small tabasco sauce bottle
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
18
Chris Hannibal The Pringles Act - A Tableside Presentation In Three Parts card under an in Pringles can, then stuff is produced from can
  • Phase One - The Card Under
  • Phase Two - The Card In
  • Phase Three - Chop Chips
Nov./Dec. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 56)
654
Jim Steinmeyer Apples and Oranges
  • Conjuring
piano card trick version with fruit, extra orange vanishes
July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
83
Chad Long Mint Busters candy cane is transformed into ball, then flat mint
Also published here 2000 2
Ash-Lee Fantasy in Salt and Vinegar predict flavour of crisps - when wrong, magician makes flavour change to match prediction
Also published here 2000 169
Don Alan Cereal Bowls rice bowls type, with rubber hot dogs and other props
Related to 2000 231
T. Nelson French Kick coin taken from hand, actually lapped, also with cookie which is shot into mouth
2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
25
Gary Rand Quicksand small ball sinks into paper cup filled with rice, then rises up again when shaken, thread
2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
36
Chris Wardle Smartie Pants cards with name of sweets, one chosen, sweet predicted in paper bag, multiple out counting force (à la Red Card)
2000 3
Sid Fleischman The World's Closest Close-Up Trick writing on a grain of rice, card prediction on rice
  • Do It Yourself
July 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 11)
62
Nathan Kranzo Spirit Eating icecream popsicle is put in wrapper, then it comes out half-eaten
Dec. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 4)
84
Gregg Webb Popcorn! three unpopped kernels are heated with lighter, lout popping sound is heard and one kernel changed to popcorn
Feb. 2001
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5)
2089
Gregg Webb Geller-Pop kernel of popcorn pops
Feb. 2001
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5)
2092
John Cornelius The Ball, The Bowl, and the Big, Big Cake very involved cake production as final load
Related to 2001 147
Kurt Weiss Ghost Detector red and white silk tied together, they untie by themselves, apple in paper bag transforms into two oranges, rubber apple
2001 204
Nathan Kranzo Breath Freshener Gag quick visual effect where pack of breath mints changes into breath freshener spray, gimmick
2001 6
Michael Ammar Impromptu Roll Floater bread roll floats à la Zombie
Feb. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 6)
74
Chad Long Mint Busters candy cane is transformed into ball, then flat mint
Also published here July 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 11)
73
Nathan Kranzo Palm Burst wrapped candy penetrates hand, as finale only candy penetrates leaving wrapping behind
Sep./Oct. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 3)
12
John Carney Astral Projection Hawaii chosen as travel destination, performer transforms into Hawaii tourist, sand from shoe, towel and pineapple production
2002 159
John Carney Off the Vine using grapes
2002 248
David Berglas Pear in a Bottle bottle is knotted on a string and hang outside a window, fruit is selected and ends up in bottle, more brief routines with fruits, banana cuts itself into named amount of pieces
Also published here 2002 387
David Berglas Hot Foil tin foil becomes hot in spectator's hand, candy wrapper
Also published here 2002 487
David Berglas Creating Mysteries Off the Stage on linking two Life Savers / Polo Mints, predicting which gush spring spouts next
2002 549
Giovanni Livera Karate Cracker Karate Coin done with a cracker
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 2)
33
Ben Harris Creative Tac Tics tic tacs poured into hand vanish, milk pitcher with tic tac
Apr. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 4)
24
The Traveling Egg - Third Method: As Described by H. & A. Walker egg in handkerchief transposes with bran in glass
Also published here
  • Up to Date Conjuring, p. 68
2002 155
M. Paxton The Traveling Egg - Fifth Method: The Paxton Version covered glass with bran, covered empty glass, egg in hands, egg vanishes and is where bran was, empty glass has now bran
Also published here
  • "Traveling Egg and Bran" (The Magician Monthly, Vol. 20 No. 1, Oct. 1924, p. 132)
2002 157
Joe Karson Egg and Rice egg in one hand and rice in the other, they transpose
Also published here
  • Joe Karson, Magic à la Mode, 1939
2002 158
Bert Douglas Poached Egg on Toast bread toasted by magic, egg vanishes in bag and is found as fired egg between bread
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Vol. 8 No. 6, Aug. 1928, p. 508
2002 209
Don Alan Comedy Egg Can - First Method: Original Don Alan Version egg cracked into can, card held on top, turned upside down over head of kid, card slid out, in the end candy appears in can
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Don Alan Comedy Egg Can" (Mak Magic)
2002 210
Ralph K. Nocerini Eggs to Popcorn
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 16 No. 10, June 1952, p. 382
2002 215
Dave Roper Eggs to Bunny eggs to candy rabbit in large paper cup
Also published here
  • "Eggo" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 31 No. 1, Mar. 1956, p. 74)
2002 226
Tom Stone Going Bananas two-person comedy act in which fake banana becomes real
Also published here 2002 9
Shaun Robison The Kiss Trick coffee bean, sugar and coin transform into Hershey's Kiss chocolate
Also published here Summer 2002
The Magic Menu (Vol. 11 No. 63)
40
Warren Stephens Dove Pan Routine baking a cake
Jan. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)
78
Danny Archer Patty Cake, Patty Cake cake baking routine
May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
86
Andrew J. Pinard Sweet Cents borrowed coin transforms into a penny, grows, vanishes, reappears, shrinks, finally transforms into several dollar-size chocolate coins
May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
88
Joshua Jay Marshmallow Magic flash paper at end of tooth pick changes into toasted marshmallow
Also published here June 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 10)
81
Mike Bent Potter's Peppermint Prediction jelly bean flavor prediction, sucker element
Related to June 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 10)
86
David Berglas Pear in Bottle bottle is knotted on a string and hang outside a window, fruit is selected and ends up in bottle, more brief routines with fruits, banana cuts itself into named amount of pieces
Also published here Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
72
Ryan Swigert Pez-a-Matic empty Pez dispenser is magically filled with striking vanish
Also published here Dec. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)
96
Teller The Recipe on Al Baker's Cake in Hat
2003 33
Al Baker Cake in Hat baking cake in spectator's hat
2003 33
Ali Bongo Pick-A-Pencil / Pick-A-Lollipop bunch of pencils, all removed but one, prediction
Also published here 2003 3
Chris Wardle Card in Muffin card chosen and signed, then folded, given to spectator in silk where it vanishes and reappears on cake or somewhere else
2003 13
Paul Harris Orange orange cut in quarters, one quarter is eaten, then rest is shown to have vanished leaving only the peel behind
  • The Peel
  • The Fruit
  • The Juice
2003 247
Gregory Wilson Kissing Up spectator's lip print "kissed" on flash paper, it is burnt and changes into candy kiss
Also published here Apr. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 8)
75
Jeff McBride Mint Condition card minus a torn-off corner travels folded into listerine mint case
Also published here July 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)
82
Martin Gardner Suspended Bottle
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bottle filled with rice is lifted with stick
Aug. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 12)
100
Nathan Kranzo Ear Candy gummi bear placed in mouth is extracted from ear
Feb. 2004
The Penumbra (Issue 7)
10
The Fruit Load From pouch
2004 50
The Hat Load Melon
2004 51
Gazzo Macee Revealing the Melon Presentational idea for revealing melon under hat
2004 51
Joseph K. Schmidt Trapdoor Coin stream of rice produced from hole in Chinese coin
Related to 2004 345
Jay Sankey Hot Tomato two tomatos produced from tomato seed packet
2004 16
Jay Sankey Bon Bon copper in one hand and silver coin in other hand, they both change into wrapped candy
2004 47
Jay Sankey Electric Candy part of cellophane wrapper torn off and restored
2004 49
Jay Sankey Creamed short chop cup sequence with creamer and crumpled up lid, then creamer is restored and full of milk again
Related toAlso published here 2004 137
Aladdin Bare Hand Rice Vanish rice poured from box into hand, where it vanishes
Related to 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
116
Shaun Robison The Kiss Trick coffee bean, sugar and coin transform into Hershey's Kiss chocolate
Inspired by
  • "Candy Kiss Machine" (Scotty York, marketed)
Also published here
Mar. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)
101
David Kaye The Bread Trick Red transform to white handkerchief, white handkerchief change into bread, then change back to red
2005 63
Tyler Wilson Coke Inhabit coin travels into large cola gummy bear
Also published here 2005 22
Tyler Wilson Coke Inhabit coin travels into large cola gummy bear
Also published here 2005 45
Chuck Hickok Application Idea #1: My Favorite Approach to Equivoque
Related to 2005 35
Barrie Richardson The Astonishing Rice Jar Suspension filled glass jar of rice clings to knife
Also published here 2005 196
Andrew Baroch The Mintalist chosen number appears on Listerine breath strip
July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
30
Mike Allee Broccoli and Carrot gag (or if you're lucky prediction) with named vegetable
Inspired by
  • vegetable force in Banachek's "Psychological Subtleties"
Oct. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)
32
Giorgio Tarchini The M & M Trick cards with different-colored M&Ms, one chosen, candies in a bag change all to match that color
Variations Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
32
Gene Taylor Fun with M & M's ideas with M&Ms, including making custom prints on them, also multiple out prediction of chosen color
Inspired by Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. Annual 2005)
36
Christoph Borer Pralinen five spectators select a chocolate-truffle from a box, they are all brown, the one that is remaining is white, poison story
Also published here 2006 34
Tyler Wilson Coke Inhabit coin travels into large cola gummy bear
Also published here 2006 79
Chas. D. Willis M'Wave sliced grape put in microwave, it sparks
2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
83
Steve Beam Candy From Strangers instruction game using candies, with seven objects
Inspired by 2006 69
Jean-Jacques Sanvert The Cheese Stands Alone bill in Mini-Babybel cheese, torn corner, $20 bill is changed into two $10 bills as kicker
Jan. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 1)
53
Matthew Dowden Edible Elastic rubber band is pulled and remains fully stretched suspended, spaghetti
Related to May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
28
Jay Sankey How Fortunate! prediction of message in fortune cookie
Oct. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10)
26
Kostya Kimlat Sweet Cherry Living stem of two cherries is fused together
2006 9
Kostya Kimlat Wings eaten and restored chicken wing
2006 38
Christoph Borer Pralinen five spectators select a chocolate-truffle from a box, they are all brown, the one that is remaining is white, poison story, two methods
Also published here 2007 5
Alan Wakeling Holland white and black tissue paper are torn and restored into chef's hat and apron, borrowed ring and some more ingredients put in a dove pan, ring appears in cake
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
73
Tom Stone Let them eat cake! idea for comedy routine, picture of cake instead of real cake is "baked" in dove pan
Also published here 2007 4
Hector Chadwick Sweeties Predict which M&M sweet is left uneaten
Related to 2008 135
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Edamame Edamame beans travel back into the empty pod, pod ends up sealing itself back
2008 23
Robert E. Neale Breaking Bread Small pieces of bread placed in groups that form a square, even though some are eaten, the amount of bread stays the same, mathematical principle (edge counting)
Inspired by 2008 16
Paul Osborne The Blooming Orange Tree
  • Osborne Illusions
painting of orange tree, oranges appear on it, a flat orange is taken off and put in box where it becomes real, previously signed card appears in orange
Apr. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 4)
18
Nathan Kranzo Geller Pretzel pretzel stick bends
May 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 5)
21
Donny Orbit She's Sick, My Cherry Trick stem torn off cherry, knot tied into it with mouth, then re-attached to cherry
Inspired by Aug. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007)
29
Alexander de Cova The Filler silk to apple
Related toAlso published here 2008 8
Joshua Jay Breathless breath mint disappears twice
2008 46
Oliver Meech Every Flavour Jelly Beans Jelly beans have the flavour that was freely chosen by spectator
2009 62
Pete McCabe Double Stuff Oreo cookie is partially eaten, restores to whole cookie again
Aug. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 8)
18
Arie Vilner The Statue of Liberty card travels into bread, torn corner verification
2009 104
Tom Stone Flying Fruit apple and inside of orange transpose
2009 6
Chris "Doc" Dixon Al Baker? We're All "Bakers" cake from dove pan, for restaurant gigs
2009 26
Chris "Doc" Dixon Snack Food can of Pringles and signed beer bottle shall change places, bottle vanishes from bag and appears inside can
2009 36
Tom Stone Let Them Eat Cake idea for comedy routine, picture of cake instead of real cake is "baked" in dove pan
Also published here 2010 158
The Obedient Lemon stop-on-string ball with lemon
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Oct 19)
311
Oliver Meech Love/Hate Printed words on Love Hearts candy changes
2010 72
Román García El Ritual de la Patata card is divined with french fries
2010 163
Dan Sperry Go Eat Worms Bag of gummy worms is poured out onto spectator's hands, the gummy worms transform into real worms
2010 2
Dan Sperry Cookie Cutter Russian roulette with razor blade hidden in Oreo Cookies
2010 39
Max Maven It Stands Alone
  • Lost Horizons
six different cheese pieces in round box, one chosen, they all change to match chosen cheese
Also published here
  • The New Jinx, Feb. 1968
Jan. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 1)
20
Mac King Cap-Cake Excerpt from Mac King's Campfire Magic
cake ingredients are poured into someone's cap, cupcake comes out
Also published here
  • Mac King's Campfire Magic
Apr. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4)
78
Brian Roberts Breathless spellbound type routine with Listerine pocket packs, changes into small bottle as climax
May 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 5)
14
Alexander de Cova The Filler silk to apple
Also published here 2010 18
Alexander de Cova Tuch in Apfel II silk to apple
Related to 2010 2
Tom Stone Going Bananas two-person comedy act in which fake banana becomes real
Also published here 2011 206
Alexander de Cova Der Schottische Apfel silk to apple
Also published here 2011 3
Patrick Page The Vanishing Apple apple disappears under handkerchief, with assistant
2011 284
Patrick Page A Green Pair? socks change into fruit, trick based on a pun
2011 297
Karl Fulves Cereal Secret corn flakes and bran flakes in bowl, bran flakes rise to the top by shaking
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
605
Karl Fulves Rising Sphere marble rises to top of rice-filled glass by shaking
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
605
Rising Bread bread zombie
2011 54
Tom Ogden What I Could Have Had tricks with ingredients from a salad, linking onion rings, tomatoes through table in glass, last one is smashed and in the glass tomato juice is found
2012 221
Pete McCabe Eat Me M&M chosen, color predicted via remaining M&M in the bag
May 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 5)
46
Charlie Miller Version of Doctor Lynn's "Borrowing A Watch, Smashing It, Then Finding It Fully Restored Inside a Previously Examined Bun or Roll"
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1970
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
124
Alexander de Cova Das Tuch in Apfel mal ganz anders signed silk vanishes from rolled-up paper and appears inside apple
Also published here Nov. 2012 22
Michael Weber, Tim Trono 4 Square Meals M&Ms laid out in square in bunches and each side counted, then some are eaten but counts remain the same (after redistributing them), layout puzzle
July 2012
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 4)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Jelly Bean Estimator cards with various jelly beans on both sides, spectator turns some over, performer instantly knows sum of all visible jelly beans, repeat, then number is predicted
Related to Nov. 2012
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 8)
1
Jan Logemann WondeRing (WondeRing, p. 17)
borrowed finger ring into packet of sweets
2013 16
Roy Benson Balsa Banana zipped banana gag
Inspired by
  • Harry E. Cecil's "Zipped Banana"
2013 143
Hiroshi Sawa さんま (Pacific Saury) Fish shown on both sides, with a wave of a lighter, fish becomes grilled on both sides
2013 31
Hiroshi Sawa 落ち葉 (The Fallen Leaves) Use a leaf to produce ten ginkgo nuts. Gingko nut vanishes, appears in pocket, leaf used as magic wand
2013 38
Hiroshi Sawa 松茸 (The Mushroom) Large mushroom production
2013 43
Hiroshi Sawa レモン・トリック (The Lemon Trick) Card is chosen from the deck, has a picture of lemon on it. Suddenly. three lemons begin mysteriously appearing on the table one by one
2013 65
Alexander de Cova Das Tuch in Apfel mal ganz anders signed silk vanishes from rolled-up paper and appears inside apple
Also published here Feb. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue Sondererausgabe MMC)
25
Alexander de Cova Brandt Zwieback borrowed watch travels into box of Zwieback bread
Also published here Oct. 2013 11
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Good Fortune an event when dining out (wrong order, dropped plate, ...) is predicted on fortune cookie slip
June 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 15)
1
Hector Chadwick Six M&Ms Breakdown on Sweeties routine, magician predicts which M&M spectator chooses out of six colors, explains how this routine avoids the problems mentioned previously
Related to 2014 13
Dr. Helmut Teumer, Dr. Stanley Jaks South American Melon Trick message appears on pumpkin
Also published here 2014 224