Two & Three Cups Routines

598 entries in Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jochen Zmeck Masse und Energie "Ein neues Becherspiel"
cups and balls routine with hidden magnet between fingers
 		1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
8
Frank Sauer Loads of Fun loading technique, seated
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
44
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
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
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
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
Paul Maurer Eine kleine 3-Becher Routine three magnetic cups, using heads of plastic baby dolls
 		1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 3)
49
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
Dai Vernon Cups and Balls Routine
1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
3
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
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
David Lederman Thimbles & Pea cups and balls routine with thimbles and pea, sponge ball final loads
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
187
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 Speedball featuring hand-to-hand transfer of ball with cup
 		Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)
791
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
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
Frank Garcia A Lesson on the "Cups and Balls" outline of routine, very brief
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 1
8
Dai Vernon Cups and Balls "short, very direct Cups and Balls routine"
 		1976
The First California Lecture
8
Ian Baxter My Cup Flippeth Over throwing a loaded cup from hand to hand
 		Aug. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12)
298
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
Patrick Page The Cups and Balls three cups
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
124
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
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
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
Francis Carlyle The Cups and Balls baby chicks as final loads
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
132
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
Karl Fulves (E) Cup Gaff thin cup shell, posed as problem
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
94
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
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 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
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
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
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
David Garrard Shell-Shocked! cups and balls routine with plastic egg shells and coins
 		Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
305
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
"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
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
George Schindler Great Loads using Rubik's cubes as final loads in cups & balls
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
31
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
Wayne Dobson T 4 U move with cup that has a handle and ball
 		July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
291
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, Charlie Miller Cup Penetration Variation with chop cup
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
23
Fabian Han Ping Cup Move
1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
109
Milton Cups and Balls Minus One routine with no extra ball
 		Dec. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1004
David Williamson Striking Vanish with alternative handling with closed fist
Also published here 1984
For Your Eyes Only
25
David Williamson The Striking Vanish with alternative handling with closed fist
Also published here 1984
Striking Magic
21
Frederick Braue Braue Cups and Balls Routine
  • First Phase
  • Second Phase
  • Third Phase
  • Fourth Phase
  • Extra Phase: Single Ball Movements
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
4
Max Malini, Charlie Miller, Frederick Braue A Deceptive Palm for the Cups and Balls false transfer, detailed, "It should be again stressed that the sleight must be performed very slowly, very casually"
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
8
Larry Jennings Fake Transfer
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
253
Jay Sankey The Cups Runneth Over monster routine
Inspired by 1986
Sankey Panky
110
Mark Vincent Take and Leave Load Move taking ball under cup while loading another ball
 		1986
Gimmick (Issue 3)
15
Dan Fleshman Two C
Sep. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 9)
1396
Randy Wakeman Randy's Cups & Balls Routine based on Vernon's routine, no wand, no fake explanation phase
 		1987
Special Effects
46
Elevator Move brief
 		1987
Special Effects
47
Steve Draun Cups and Balls routine with no extra ball
Also published here 1987
The Magic of Steve Draun
39
John Ramsay The Ramsay Ball Vanish
1987
The Magic of Steve Draun
41
Steve Draun Shell Load
1987
The Magic of Steve Draun
41
Ken Brooke Ken Brooke's Becherspiel
Also published here Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
24
Michael Ammar Stand-up Cups & Balls
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
1
Push-Through Vanish
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
12
David Williamson Striking Vanish brief
 		1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
14
David Williamson One-Handed Ball Steal
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
16
Dai Vernon The Dai Vernon Wand Spin
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
22
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations beginning of a cups and balls routine, balls change color
 		1988
Continuations ... Departures 2
7
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations cups and balls sequence
Related to 1988
Continuations ... Departures 1 & 2
18
Hippie Torrales EC Cups & Balls Elsmley Count to show cups empty
 		Jan. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 1)
1590
David Williamson The Striking Vanish
1989
Williamson's Wonders
17
David Williamson The Open-Hand Vanish striking vanish as overt vanish
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
17
David Williamson The Close-Hand Vanish striking vanish as secret steal
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
19
David Williamson The Visible Change via striking vanish
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
20
David Williamson The Gold Cups two cups
Variations 1989
Williamson's Wonders
86
Cup Through Cup uncredited
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
89
Ball and Wand Transfer ball concealed, hand to hand
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
92
Charlie Miller, David Williamson Charlie Miller Move variation
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
92
Wand Through Cup
1989
Williamson's Wonders
94
David Williamson Wand Ball Production one end of wand blown into sharply, ball produced
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
95
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations beginning of a cups and balls routine, balls change color
 		1989
Continuations and Departures
16
Roy Walton Thru and Thru No. 81, cup dropped through cup, with coin inside as convincer
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
113
Rafael Benatar Routine three cups, four final loads
 		1989
Transit Cups and Balls
3
Rafael Benatar Cup Through Cup Variation cup falls through other cups, with all three cups
 		1989
Transit Cups and Balls
5
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Move
1989
Transit Cups and Balls
11
Charlie Miller Alternative Ending sponge rabbit and carrots as final load
 		1989
Transit Cups and Balls
18
John Bannon Of Cups and Fuzzballs
1990
Impossibilia
82
The Reverse Stack Count
1990
Impossibilia
83
Cup Through Cup
1990
Impossibilia
84
John Bannon The Trick Pick - Something New ball removed from cup and reloaded at same time
 		1990
Impossibilia
84
The Slide Move - Another Standard Cups Move
1990
Impossibilia
85
John Bannon Shuttleball - Another "New" Sleight
1990
Impossibilia
85
Michael Powers My Cup Runneth Over with two mini cups, empty cream containers, they are filled again as climax
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
155
Shigeo Takagi Owan to Tama "Japanese Cups and Balls"
with three bowls, fan as wand
 		1990
The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi
94
Michael Ammar Stand-Up Cups & Balls detailled explanation
 		1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
1
Charlie Miller Miller Penetration Move
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
8
Push-Through Vanish ball vanishes as wand is pushed through fist
 		1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
12
Michael Ammar No Tip "Tip-Over" Load
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
13
David Williamson Striking Vanish
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
16
David Williamson One-Handed Ball Steal
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
19
Dai Vernon, Silent Mora The Dai Vernon Wand Spin
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
26
Aldo Colombini Laser Cups
Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1961
Alex Elmsley Sleeve Loading for the Cups and Balls
1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
202
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Cups and Balls Routine salt as final load
VariationsAlso published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
205
Gary Kurtz The G.K. Cups and Balls balls change color, seven final loads
  • Phase One - Introducing the Props
  • Phase Two - Countering Expectations
  • Phase Three - Variation on Vernon's Travelling Sequences
  • Phase Four (All Three Balls Appear under the Centre Cup)
  • Part Five: The Final Loading Sequences (Part One)
  • Phase Six: Producing Three Oranges (and Reloading)
  • Phase Seven: The Final Stretch
 		1991
The Cups and Balls
1
Gary Kurtz The False Transfer false throw à la Goshman
 		1991
The Cups and Balls
17
Gary Kurtz The Tip-off Load from classic palm
 		1991
The Cups and Balls
18
Gary Kurtz The Double Load loading an extra ball under the cup
 		1991
The Cups and Balls
18
Gary Kurtz The Fake Load
1991
The Cups and Balls
19
Alexander de Cova Becherspiele cup load with ball, dropping small ball inside while reaching over cup
Also published here 1991
Am Close-up Tisch
15
Antonio Casas The Flipover Flourish Load
Sep. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 9)
2119
Antonio Casas Switch/Load for Cup & Ball
Dec. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)
2153
Alexander de Cova Becherspiele cup load with ball, dropping small ball inside while reaching over cup
Also published here 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
161
Laurie Ireland Rutina "Ireland" de Cubiletes translation by Ascanio
including moves
  • Pass
  • To load the ball under the cup from the finger palm
  • To pass the ball into the left hand
  • The Palm
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
69
David Berglas Verwendungsmöglichkeiten des "Ärmelns"
  • Becherspiel
  • Billardball-Produktion
 		1992
Baden Baden Lecture Notes
11
Steve Draun Three Cups and Three Balls Routine with no extra ball
Also published here 1993
Secrets Draun from Underground
145
Antonio Casas Striking Vanish
Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2250
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Oranges cups and balls routine with flower pots
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
76
Karl Fulves Spinout on Mora's original wand spin, sequence with coin outlined
 		1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
44
Roberto Giobbi Ouvertüre für ein Becherspiel opening sequence in which balls appear
 		1993
Persönliche Notizen zum Seminar
14
Someeran Non-Sleight Routine three cups
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
1
Someeran An Advanced Routine three cups
  • Phase I - From hand to cups
  • Phase II - From cup to cup
  • Phase III - Three balls assembly
  • Phase IV - From pocket to cups
  • Phase V - Lemon! Lemon! Lemon!!!
  • Phase VI - The Climax
  • Notes
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
3
False Loading "Apparently placing a ball under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
4
Real Loading "Really placing a ball under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
5
Secret Loading "Secretly introducing the ball under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
5
Loading Fruit "Secretly introducing a larger object under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
6
Paul Gertner The Steel Balls and Cups using steel balls for routine and final loads
Related to 1994
Steel and Silver
195
Paul Gertner False Transfer with steel ball
 		1994
Steel and Silver
197
Paul Gertner Click Convincer steel ball apparently heard inside cup
 		1994
Steel and Silver
198
Charlie Miller Cup Penetration with steel ball
 		1994
Steel and Silver
200
Jerry Mentzer Cups and Balls with Baby Chicks
1994
Close-Up File
113
Dan Tong Other Ideas A. bottomless cup
B. cup with salt or liquid
 		1994
Close-Up File
125
Jerry Mentzer Ultimate Cup Routine two cups, with magnet gimmick in hand
 		1994
Close-Up File
131
Aldo Colombini Hopping Cups & Balls short routine with two cups, sponge balls, purse frame
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
121
Marcelo Contento Cup/Ball/Wand - Twice two ball appearances in the left hand
 		Nov. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 11)
2572
Fred Kaps Cups and Balls three cups with sponge balls
  • Sequence One: Three balls appear under three cups
  • Sequence Two: Three balls gather under the center cup
  • Sequence Three: Three balls go beneath the right side cup
  • Sequence Four: Three balls vanish and reappear under the cups
  • Sequence Five: The balls vanish from the left hand and appear under the center cup
  • Sequence Six: A ball appears to travel from under the middle cup to either end cup
  • Sequence Seven: The fake explanation leading to the loading of the four final loads
Related to 1995
Fred Kaps' Cups and Balls
5
Fred Kaps Cup Load ball drop in cup
Related to 1995
Fred Kaps' Cups and Balls
9
Ball Steal when covered with cup
 		1995
The Magic of John Riggs
6
John Riggs Palm-to-Palm Load
1995
The Magic of John Riggs
8
Tommy Wonder, Peter Kane A Three-Cup Load loading sequence
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
98
Tommy Wonder The Two-Cup Routine
  • Phase One: The Opening
  • Phase Two: The Permeable Cups
  • Phase Three: Twin Ascension
  • Phase Four: Air Transport
  • Phase Five: Sshuwit! Sshuwit!
  • Phase Six: Two in the Hand, One in the Bush
  • Phase Seven: No Room at the Inn
Related to 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
105
Dominique Duvivier Cups, Balls, and a Cup Cups and Balls routine which produces a fourth cup
 		1996
Magie Duvivier
138
Karl Fulves Cup Kink "An idea for the cups & balls"
flexible cups
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
63
Bartolomeo Bosco Bosco Palm low finger palm
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
21
Harry Riser Harry's Cups and Balls three cups
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
95
Harry Riser Ball under Cup Move ball apparently placed under cup
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
98
Curtis Kam Coffee and Dough bill torn and both halves crumbled up for short cups and balls routine, restoration and load of coins
 		1996
Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam
107
Harold Cataquet Tip No Load
July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2812
Harold Cataquet HPC For Cup And Ball Hand Ping Chien
 		July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2815
Rainer Pfeiffer, Helge Thun, Manuel Muerte The Fruit Cups two-cup routine with two different colored balls
 		1998
The Book
35
Dai Vernon, Silent Mora Wand Spin
1998
The Book
38
Jay Sankey Two Way Toss
1998
The Book
38
David Williamson Drummer's Move
1998
The Book
39
David Williamson Striking Vanish
1998
The Book
40
Steve Beam Nectar of the Cups humorous bar bet routine, with cups and balls
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1478
Bob Farmer Cyclops routine with three cups and one ball, three balls as climax
 		1998
Cyclops
1
The Centrifugal Move ball stays inside when cup is turned over and tabled
Related to 1998
Cyclops
2
The Pickup Move ball under cup secretly picked up with cup
 		1998
Cyclops
2
The Cup Steal & Conceal ball apparently rolled from cup into hand
 		1998
Cyclops
2
The Loading Sequence
1998
Cyclops
2
Bob Farmer The Egg Bag Addition incorporating an egg-bag in the routine
 		1998
Cyclops
6
Bob Farmer Big Sponge Ball Vanish sponge ball rolled from cup into hand and seen, vanishes
 		1998
Cyclops
7
Bob Farmer Big Solid Ball Vanish ball rolled from cup into hand and seen, vanishes
Related to
  • "The Vanishing Buckeye" (Eddie Fields' Secret Diary, p. 19)
 1998
Cyclops
7
Karl Fulves Penetro "Short Takes"
gaffed cup with trapdoor
 		1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
231
Gregg Webb The Wand Spin and Vanish as a Color Change
  • The WebbMaster
 		Sep. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)
50
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Der klassische Rollgriff vanish of ball
Also published here 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
32
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Das Laden eines Bechers mit einer Muskate loading small ball in cup
Also published here 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
35
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Das Laden eines Bechers mit einem grossen Ball loading final load in cup
Also published here 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
36
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Eine "klassische" Routine mit Muskaten und drei Bechern using three cups
Also published here 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
38
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Eine Routine für die Strasse mit zwei Bechern und grossen Schwammbällen three cups routine, using sponge balls
Also published here 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
45
Helge Thun Easy Chop Cups and Balls one of the three cups is a chop cup
 		2000
Faustdick hinterm Schlitzohr
25
Michael Skinner Rub-A-Dub-Dub rhyming patter Cups and Balls
Inspired by
  • "Rub-A-Dub-Dub" (Gene Gordon, marketed)
 Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
52
Gregg Webb Wand Spin As A Production
  • The WebbMaster (Billiard Balls No. 8)
 		Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
69
David Regal Cups & Balls & Cups & Balls
2002
Constant Fooling 1
160
Dai Vernon The Mora/Vernon Wand Spin Vanish
2002
Constant Fooling 1
180
John Carney Muscade Magic streamlined Vernon routine
Inspired by 2002
The Book of Secrets
120
Cup through Cup
2002
The Book of Secrets
124
Measuring inside of Cup
2002
The Book of Secrets
125
John Carney Cup Load as hand passes cup
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
126
Charlie Miller Cup Penetration Move actually credited to Mexican magician by Miller
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
129
John Carney Three Ball Vanish
2002
The Book of Secrets
133
Ron Bauer Dixie cups & balls routine with torn pieces of fake bill as balls and cotton balls as final loads
 		2002
Dixie
2
Ron Bauer Fake Put Sequence Take Vanish vs. Put Vanish (Charlie Miller), En Route Principle
 		2002
Dixie
18
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Spinning the Wand Vanish
2002
Kreative Magie
21
Gregg Webb Webb's Cups and Balls (with Many New Dodges)
  • The WebbMaster
only three balls
 		Apr. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 4)
60
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 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
371
Al Baker Cups and Balls
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
701
Luis H. Trueba El Moro Los Cubiletes del Moro, cups and balls routine, with three cups
 		2003
Magia y Dramagia
175
Luis H. Trueba Desaparición de una Bola false transfer with ball, while holding wand
 		2003
Magia y Dramagia
191
Ross Bertram The Cups and Balls ball under hand on table, ball on hand and cup covers it and slides it apparently down on the table
 		Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
59
Ron Bauer Effect easy routine, three small cups, one sponge ball as final load
 		2004
Basic Cups & Balls Technique
2
The Tip Over Load
2004
Street Cups and Balls
48
The Scoop
2004
Street Cups and Balls
49
Stacking Load
2004
Street Cups and Balls
49
Wand Through Cup Classic
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
50
The Fruit Load From pouch
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
50
The Hat Load Melon
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
51
Gazzo Macee Revealing the Melon Presentational idea for revealing melon under hat
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
51
Gazzo Macee The Routine Gazzo's Cups and Balls routine with patter description
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
53
Karl Fulves Up Cup two cups nested, wand pushed in from below, it seems to penetrate lower cup and lift upper cup
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
361
Alexander de Cova Cups & Balls Loading Technique topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2004
Treasures
13
Alexander de Cova Load Setup non-pocket final loading idea
 		2004
Treasures
14
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