Vanish

56 entries in Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Vanish
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Vanishing Knots
1876
Modern Magic
238
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Hexenknoten silks are suddenly knotted together, then loose again, secret rubber band, attachment at back of chair that holds it until needed
 		Feb. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 3)
35
Harry Houdini The Vanishing Knot
1909
The Art of Magic
336
T. Page Wright Knotty Travels vanishing knots in handkerchief with story presentation
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
51
Edward Bagshawe Uniting the Colors knot dissolves from silk twice, silk vanishes and reappears tied between two others, apparatus
 		1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
15
Joe Berg An Odd Handkerchief Knot knot tied in handkerchief and pulled tighter and tighter, it dissolves in the end
Variations 1937
Here's New Magic
15
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Knots three knots vanish
 		1938
Greater Magic
613
Vanishing Knots silks are tied together, false knot
 		1938
Greater Magic
613
Mitchell Dyszel The Travelling Knot knot in silk slides down and dissolves
 		May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
400
Al Baker The Knot that just Won't
VariationsAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
64
Johnny Albenice The Serpent Silk knot unties itself
 		1941
Reel Magic
13
Johnny Albenice The Naughty Knot knot unties itself while ends are held by performer
 		1941
Reel Magic
16
Keith Clark Silks Supreme silk produced, knot effects, silk becomes two, then three, then six and up to eighteen or more
  • As the Spectator Sees It
  • Properties
  • Preparation
  • Presentation
    • 1. A Striking Experiment
    • 2. The "Naughty" Knots
    • 3. Squeegie, Squeegie!
    • 4. The Fourth Dimension
    • 5. Another Silk Appears
    • 6. The Conjurer Counts - And Counts Again!
    • 7. The Sympathetic Silks
    • 8. The Multiplication Finale
 		1942
Silks Supreme
1
A Knotty Interlude tight knot is resolved, knot appears
 		June 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 1)
125
George G. Kaplan The Spirit Handkerchief multiple knot routine with a Thayer "cabby" prop
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
258
Dr. Jacob Daley A Silk Trick three handkerchiefs are knotted together and the two knots placed in a glasses, knots dissolve
Also published here Mar. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 302)
7
George Blake Uncanny Hanks four silks tied on ribbon, one by one the specified knots dissolve and silks drop
Variations 1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
107
Tony Slydini Slydini's Knotted Silks two silks repeatedly untie
  • Preparation for Tying
 		1960
The Magic of Slydini
177
Janel Kid Trick With A Rope vanishing knot
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
39
Conrad Schmoranzer Der verschwundene Knoten vanishing knot in silk, placed inside a box
 		1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 3)
190
J. W. Sarles Transit Silks three silks vanish behind screen, reappear knotted on wand when it is tossed in air, black art
 		Nov. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 1)
215
Eddie Joseph The Nuptial Knot serpent silk handling with reel
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
143
Eddie Joseph My De-Luxe Routine and Handling of the Serpent Silk
1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
153
Eddie Joseph The Spirit Lends a Hand bracelet unties from handkerchief in cup
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
155
Tenkai Ishida Vanishing Silk Knots triple knot in handkerchief dissolves, invisible black thread
 		1974
The Magic of Tenkai
110
Vanishing Knot
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
188
The Untying Silk thread
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
190
Dai Vernon, Joe Berg Berg Knot Variation
Inspired by 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #7)
993
Harry Lorayne Not a Knot!
1977
The Magic Book
257
Don Tanner Silks knots tied into silk vanish in cloth bag
Also published here 1978
It's in the Bag
9
Tony Slydini Slydini's Two Silk Routine
1979
The Magical World of Slydini
59
Ken Brooke Method for "The Untying Silk" self-untying knot
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
75
Don Tanner Foulards knots tied into silk vanish in cloth bag
Also published here 1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 2)
43
Ron Fredrick The Babushka Routine five phase routine with dissolving knots and a large handkerchief, final one is through neck
 		1982
The Professional Routines of Ron Fredrick
7
Nelson Lyford, R. Waddell Die Knotenlosen Knoten silk knot routine with change bag
 		Jan. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
154
Silk Moves
  • Unknotting Silk
  • Knot That Isn't
shown by Charlie Miller (1939)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
27
Jean Hugard Tuchknoten & andere Spielereien collection of silk knot effects and flourishes, stretching silk
  • 1. Ein Tuch in die Länge ziehen
  • 2. Das nicht zu verknotende Tuch
  • 3. Ein beidhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 4. Zwei Blitzknoten
  • 5. Die Vereinigungs-Knoten
  • 6. Der Arm-Blitzknoten
  • 7. Ein einhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 8. Fliegende Knoten
  • 9. Einhand-Knoten mit zwei Tüchern
  • 10. Ein-Hand-End-Knoten
  • 11. Drei-Tücher-Blitzverknotung
  • 12. Doppel-Schleifen-Knoten
  • 13. Die verschwindenden Schleifen-Knoten
  • 14. Verschwindende Knoten
  • 15. Ein Tuch mit sieben Enden
  • 16. Zwei Knoten aus einem
  • 17. Ein magisches Auffädeln
  • 18. Tuch durch Bein
  • 19. Die Stanley Collins' Variante
  • 20. Das Schlagen eines Knotens ohne Loslassen der Enden
  • 21. Das sich selbst entkontende Tuch
  • 22. Ein nützlicher Knoten
  • 23. Das schwebende Tuch
  • 24. Das Heimkehrer-Tuch
  • 25. Das Herumwirbeln eines Tuches
  • 26. Ein Geschicklichkeits-Trick
 		July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
175
Karl Fulves, Tony Slydini Dissolvo two silks tied together untie in glass
Also published here 1987
Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part Two
39
Teach In No. 33, two silks tied together untie in paper bag
 		1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
97
Karl Fulves, Tony Slydini Dissolvo No. 34, two silks tied together untie in glass
Also published here 1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
99
Dr. Jacob Daley Releaso No. 36, three handkerchiefs are knotted together and the two knots placed in a glasses, knots dissolve
Also published here 1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
106
Karrell Fox "No Not" fairly knot tied vanishes
 		1988
My Latest Book
26
Tenkai Ishida, Joe Berg Joe Berg and Tenkai's Silk Knot Vanish Tenkai's handling of the Berg Vanish
Inspired byRelated to 1988
The Scents of Sophistication
9
Tenkai Ishida Vanishing Silk Knot with recounting of a Tenkai performance
Related to 1988
The Thoughts of Tenkai
1
Jimmy Grippo Grippo's Wish kind of Slydini's Silks with one silk
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
257
John Hamilton Tuch und Ringzieher-Zauberei knot vanish handlings with reel
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2)
70
Ken Brooke Das sich selbst entknotende Tuch self-untying knot
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
118
William Larsen, Rudolf Braunmüller Fatima routine with one handkerchief
  • Das wachsende Tuch
  • Der verschwindende Knoten
  • Der Einhandknoten
  • Stab durch Tuch
  • Tuch durch Stab
  • Fatima (puppet from handkerchief)
 		1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
182
Charlie Miller, Ron Bauer Left-Handed Hank knot dissolves
Inspired by 2001
Left-Handed Hank
1
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
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
204
Warren Stephens Silk Effect and Routine performer cannot tie a knot in a silk, then knot falls off, unties itself, silk penetrates wand
 		Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
120
Al Baker The Knot that just Won't
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
200
Alexander de Cova Groundhog Day 4&4, all red kicker, unusual presentation, oil & water combined with silk knotting and Groundhog Day movie presentation
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2006
The California Lecture 2006
15
Patrick Page, Charlie Edwards The Knotted Handkercheifs Slydini silks
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
320
Alexander de Cova Das Murmeltier 4&4, all red kicker, unusual presentation, oil & water combined with silk knotting and Groundhog Day movie presentation
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 3
37
Johnny Thompson Unprepared Serpentine Silk knot vanishes with a snap
Inspired by
  • an item from Keith Clark
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
233