78 entries in Needle
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Pins into a Small Glass already Full of Water non-magical science experiment
1902 294
Superior to the Spirit Level non-magical science experiment
1902 307
To Bore a Hole through a Pin with a Needle non-magical science experiment
1902 315
Carl Willmann Das Nadelschlucken
Nov. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 11)
170
Otto Werner Wie man sich eine Nadel durch den Kopf schlagen kann needle apparently pushed into forehead and removed from back of head
June 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 6)
94
Theodore Annemann The Supreme East Indian Needle Feat see page 99 for improvement by Annemann
Also published here Oct. 1934
The Jinx (Issue 1)
2
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Needle Trick spectator examines mouth with flash light
1937 58
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Needle Trick - Self-Contained Method
1937 59
Clayton Rawson The Camel and the Needle's Eye apparently cigarette is pushed through eye of needle
July 1938
The Jinx (Issue 46)
311
William Henderson Gene-Eye comedic climax
Nov. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 50)
351
Theodore Annemann No Pain fakir stunt combination:
  • burning cigarette on tongue
  • needle through arm (real)
  • eating pepper
  • putting hand in trap
Related to Aug. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 59)
423
Joseph Ovette Impaled thumb covered with newspaper is pierced with needles
Oct. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 4)
2
Stewart James Pin Divination orientation of pin in closed container divined
Also published here Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 75)
498
Eddie Joseph The Spirit Crochet selection is placed inside box with needle and thread, chosen symbol is found woven on the card
1940 ca. 10
Tom Sellers Through the Eye of a Needle needle threaded in dark while wrists held
1942 3
Dr. Stanley Jaks Wenn man gerade keine Karten bei sich hat! needle is hit on forehead and is reproduced behind head
May 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 5)
3
Stewart James Black Pin Idea orientation of pin in closed container divined
Also published here 1944 127
Harry Houdini The Needle Mystery needle swallowing routine
1945/27 103
Laurie Ireland Tip for Swallowing Needles / Razor Blades
1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
12
Fakir werden ist nicht schwer fakir tricks, needle through cheek and throat, nail in nose "Human Blockhead"
1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 2)
9
Harvey P. Graham Idea for Swallowing Needles with straw
Related to Mar. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 121)
488
George G. Kaplan The Bent Pin pin is stuck in table, performer slaps it and bends it instead of piercing his hand
1948 274
Harvey P. Graham Needle Trick Tip
Related to Apr. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 149)
600
Stuart P. Cramer Parlour Yoga
  • pulse stopping
  • blood flow
  • hand turns white
  • pin smashed in table with palm
  • hand removed from skunk trap
Related to May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 178)
713
Theodore Annemann The Easy Indian Needle Feat
1952 1
Tom Ransom No Bop Balloon needle through balloon
July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 312)
51
Ali Bongo Ali Bongo's Addition magical needle threading combined with Hindu Thread
Also published here 1956 58
Jerry Andrus Threading a Handkerchief long needle with thread
Also published here 1957 6
Ali Bongo Ali Bongo's Zusatz zum "Gypsy-Thread" magical needle threading combined with Hindu Thread
Also published here 1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
877
Theodore Annemann Der indische Nadeltrick
Also published here 1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
885
Don Tanner The Invisible Seamstress needle threads itself on thread inside card box
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
52
Jerry Andrus Needle Through Handkerchief long needle with thread
Also published here 1964 3
Ralph Gironda A Stitch in Time small needle on black thread, big needle on white thread, change places after lights are out
Apr. 1966 32
Jack McMillen Unthreading Needles in Mouth
July 1966 46
Henry Lannering Magnetized Needle needle clings to razor blade
July 1966 46
Roger Klause Pin-E-Tration pin through skin of the finger and apparently painless into spectator's wrist
1967 242
Roger Crosthwaite The Hindu Needles based on Hans Trixer's version in "Pentagram", needles threaded in hand instead of mouth
1967 253
Joseph Rossnagel Farbfühlen different colored needles, colors are divined with fingertips behind back
Also published here
  • "Magie" July 1968.
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 5)
89
Pavel Das Geheimnisvolle Sehen different-colored needle pins are divined by performer behind back
1971 10
Billy McComb William does the Hindu Needle Trick
1972 167
Amedeo Vacca Close-up Needle Mystery threaded needle penetrates the thread
1974 64
Gene Finnell Needle And Thread thread on needle, needle pierced through handkerchief while spectator holds thread ends, needle penetrates thread, and back on
Also published here Aug. 1974 775
Jerry Andrus Needle Thru Handerchief Handkerchief, long needle
Also published here 1974 12
Bruno's Needle Trick needles are magically threaded
1975 62
Harry Eng Pain business card on table, pin/needle is stuck through card into table, hand is slammed straight down on pin and penetrates hand
Also published here 1977 107
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Also published here 1977 10
John Greget Pinpoint pulse is stopped and pushpin jammed into palm of hand
1979
Magick (Issue 223)
1112
Der Hindu Nadel Trick by some "William"
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Dec. 1954
Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
141
Ali Bongo, David Nixon Ali Bongo's Experience
  • The Thread or Cotton
  • Shows for Children
  • The Needle Threading Addition
  • Jewelled Scabbard Gag
  • Humorous Gypsy Thread
  • Disposal of the Pieces
  • Breaking the Thread
  • Displaying the Pieces
  • David Nixon's Idea
  • The Bongo Gypsy Thread Suit
  • A Note on the Preparation
  • Chadwick's Mending Cotton versus Tacking Thread
  • Repeating Impromptu
  • Dany Ray
1980 15
Hans E. Trixer Der Nadel Trick
  • Der erste Nadeltrick
  • Der letzte Nadeltrick
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Oct. 1955
May 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
27
Al Mann The Invisible Force effects with secretly magnetized needles
  • Psychic Motion (animation of matches)
1982 10
Threading the Needle No. 10, blindfolded, threads needle many times
1983 4
Another Method No. 11, blindfolded, threads needle many times
1983 4
Gene Finnell Gene Finnell's Needle Trick thread on needle, needle pierced through handkerchief while spectator holds thread ends, needle penetrates thread
Also published here 1985 (ca.) 9
Karl Fulves Pin Up invisible pin hammered in table, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
229
Jim Steinmeyer Needles magnet on wine bottle
1991 116
David Harkey Eye of the Needle needle is magically threaded under a handkerchief cover
1991 82
Diabelli Ds Toggeli as Harry Meier, needles vanish and appear in boiled egg
1991 46
Sid Fleischman, David Avadon The Fleischman-Avadon No-Switch Needle Swallowing Trick
Related to
  • Genii Review by David Avadon for clarification
1993 225
Harry Anderson Needle Through Arm version of Bruce Spangler's Needle Through Arm
Variations 1993 129
Joe Rindfleisch Needled #1 long needle pushed through neck, impromptu
1994 1007
Joe Rindfleisch Needled #2 long needle pushed through neck, impromptu
1994 1007
Mike Caveney Needle Though Arm on TV on camera tricks used in Harry Anderson's Needle Though Arm in Hello Sucker
Related to 1994 140
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
VariationsAlso published here 1996 72
Harry Eng Pain business card on table, pin/needle is stuck through card into table, hand is slammed straight down on pin and penetrates hand
Also published here 1996 135
Ingo Der Nähnadel-Trick
  • ...dazu eine Kurzgeschichte
1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 2)
73
Robert LaRue Mania Pin hat pin is pushed into forehead and pulled out the back of the head
Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
15
Barrie Richardson Sew What! needles are threaded in fist without looking
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1997
1999 190
Al Schneider Through the Eye of the Needle: Version II
  • The Schneider Technique
more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Inspired by Sep. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 9)
53
Andrew Mayne Thumbtack pushing thumbtack in thumb
2003 18
Rick Bronson Needle Through What?!? needle through balloon supposed to be done blindfolded, when balloon is take with other hand, it is seen that the needle goes through the arm
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1991
2005 24
Just Alan A Trip to Africa on the needle through arm
Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
67
Wayne Houchin Toothpick Swallowing needle swallowing with toothpicks
June 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 6)
68
Andi Gladwin Pin thumb tack pushed in arm and removed
Also published here
  • "Scream", MAGIC, Dec. 2004
2009 2
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia The Needle in the Balloon as an opener, thoughts on starting a program
2015 32
Wayne Houchin A Single Needle Needle swallowing, swallow one needle, and then later threaded onto thread placed in mouth, thread is in full view the whole time, held by spectator
2019 3
Ben Hart Written in Your Blood needle through arm, blood drops onto cloth, it is used to divine a word chosen from a book
2020 260
Andi Gladwin Scream thumbtack pushed into arm
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2004
2022 358