Self-Working Table Magic

97 Foolproof Tricks with Everyday Objects

1981
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Karl Fulves
122 pages (Paperback), published by Dover Publications
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
112 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Karl Fulves Introduction
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Karl Fulves Money Magic chapter intro
 		1
Quicksilver No. 1, coin through handkerchief
 		1
Mystery Vanish No. 2, spectator holds two coins and performer tries to make one vanish by tapping them with a pencil, pencil vanishes and appears in pocket, behind ear
 		3
Ghost Coin No. 3, coin under handkerchief is dropped into a glass, it penetrates glass
Related to 4
The Backward Ghost No. 4, coin dropped in glass with water under handkerchief, wished side is up then penetrates glass
 		5
Hole in the Pocket No. 5, marked coin from pocket to under foot
 		7
Sealed Silver No. 6, one of three coins vanishes from handkerchief and appears in envelope held by spectator
 		8
Coin Vanish to outer breast pocket
 		8
Merlin's Magic No. 7, eight coins counted on a book and then held by spectator, one coin vanishes and joins the other coins
 		9
Book as Coin Tray
9
Bluff Vanish pretending to take a coin from a handful of change
 		10
The Escape Artist No. 8, three coins dropped in spectator's sleeve, one penetrates it
 		11
Bob Hummer, Million-Dollar Mystery No. 9, twelve coins on table, spectator can remove some and coins with heads and tales up are divined, blindfolded
Related to 13
Karl Fulves Magic Show in a Matchbox chapter intro
 		15
Euclid's Triangle No. 10, puzzle, forming eight triangles with six matches
 		15
Squaring the Square No. 11
 		16
Four Square No. 12
 		16
The Roman Equation No. 13, roman numbers, changing point of view
 		17
A Fish Story No. 14, match puzzle, fishes has to swim in other direction by moving some matches
 		17
Tipsy Cocktail No. 15, match puzzle, glass with four matches and an olive inside, moving two matches to remove olive from glass
 		18
The Little House No. 16, Ann Ten, match Puzzle
 		19
World's Strongest? No. 17, lifting a matchbox with two fingers on a cigarette box, first and little finger
 		19
Who Pays the Bills? No. 18, bar bet, matches broken in half, one who takes the last one has to pay, favorite of Nate Leipzig
 		20
Matching Matches No. 19, off-beat divination of selected amount of matches, "as many as you plus enough more to make X"
 		21
The Jumping Match No. 20, match jumps when touched with other match
 		22
The Penetrating Matches No. 21, between the fingers and thumb
 		23
Karl Fulves Dice Dexterity chapter intro
 		26
Dice Catch No. 22, two dice held outside of a cup, puzzle throwing both dice inside with one hand
 		26
Controlled Dice Shot No. 23, betting that with two dice most of the times a one or a six is thrown
Related to 27
Martin Gardner The Thirteenth Turn No. 24, parity principle, spectator can give die twelve or thirteen quarter turns, performer divines amount of turns
 		28
Martin Gardner Spell-A-Die No. 25, using the parity principle, instead of counting a number a name is spelled (Lincoln or Washington), name is divined
 		29
The New Dropout No. 26, three dice held between two fingers, dropping only the center one
Also published here 30
Technicolor Dice No. 27, different colored dice, prediction of rolled sum
 		31
Bob Hummer Mental Die No. 28, die under hat, divination of number
Also published here 32
Karl Fulves Logic Dice No. 29, divining chosen number, quarter turn instructions
Related to 34
Arthur Carter, Dai Vernon, Karl Fulves The Red Prediction No. 30, invisible die, "you will chose the only red card"
 		35
Karl Fulves Conjuror's Collection chapter intro
 		38
Carl Brema The Cups and Balls No. 31, simple routine
 		38
, Ben Christopher Movie Star Magic No. 32, do as I do routine with slips and names of movie stars, matching
 		40
Hocus Pocus Puppet No. 33, hand puppet from handkerchief
 		42
Balancing a Glass on the Edge of a Dish
43
An Amazing Apple No. 34, apple thrown on the floor bounces back, behind table
 		44
Karl Fulves The Apple Monster No. 35, apple thrown on the floor bounces back, behind table, large bite has been taken from apple
 		46
The Great Bottle Mystery No. 36, cigarette balanced on a paper ring which stand on a bottle, ring has to be taken away so cigarette falls into bottle
 		47
Mystery Spinner No. 37, egg spins to one side then changes to spin in other direction
 		48
Strong Man Stunt No. 38, rolled up napkin can only be torn apart by performer
 		48
Karl Fulves Calculated Capital No. 39, result turned over gives city, gag
 		49
Balloon Burst No. 40, red balloon put in paper bag and popped with a needle, inside the bag a inflated blue balloon is found
 		49
Puncture Proof No. 41, pin through balloon, two methods
 		50
An Airtight Case No. 42, ungimmicked needle through balloon
 		51
Jack Avis Loops Entwined No. 43
Also published here 52
Karl Fulves Psychic Tricks chapter intro
 		54
The Mind Dowser No. 44, paper balanced on the edge of a coin moves when pen comes close
 		54
Karl Fulves, Royal Vale Heath Left-Handed Thoughts No. 45, different coin in each hand, spectator does quick mental calculation and performer is able to name the result
Related to
  • Royal V. Heath's "Mathemagic"
 55
The Psychic Motor No. 46, piece of paper on a pin sticks in a cork, starts to turn by itself
 		56
Karl Fulves Unlisted Numbers No. 47, medium divines which of two credit cards is selected and if it belongs to a man or a woman, test is repeated and as a climax medium names several digits of the card
 		57
Karl Fulves Right on Time No. 48, performer pretends to have an accurate mental clock, interval can be stopped precisely
 		59
Karl Fulves The Mind Transmitter No. 49, pen code, coin value divined by medium
 		60
Peter A. McDonald Clocks No. 50, two watches, set time match
 		62
Karl Fulves The Eight-Object Test No. 51, thought of object is divined, eight object in box, spectator has to spell his, a letter for each object that is taken by the performer
 		63
Karl Fulves Behind Closed Doors No. 52, circle / triangle
 		63
Karl Fulves, Oscar Weigle, Bob Hummer The Borgia Cup No. 53, three cups, poisoned glass is found
 		64
Karl Fulves Elastic Illusions chapter intro
 		67
Alex Elmsley Twister No. 54, performer twist rubber band and spectator holds it, he cannot untwist it
Also published here 67
Karl Fulves Tale Twister No. 55, variation on Elmsley's Twister with two pens
Inspired by 68
Karl Fulves Slippery Shears No. 56, rubber band on scissors, us freed under handkerchief
 		69
Bet a Band No. 57, rubber band on finger which is held by spectator is freed, as a bar bet
 		70
Stanley Collins The Jumping Rubber Band No. 58, classic
 		71
Fred Furman Double Jump No. 59, Collins Jumping Rubber Band, with two bands
 		73
Bruce Elliott Flying Clipper No. 60, double jumping rubber band routine, on one is a paper clip, looks like clip jumps from band to band
 		73
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves A Quick Getaway No. 61, rubber band penetrates pencil held by spectator, with business card
Inspired by 74
Neal Thomas Strange Interlude No. 62, rubber band configuration between fingers
Also published here 75
Karl Fulves Hanky Panky chapter intro
 		77
Not A Knot No. 63
 		77
The Appearing Knot No. 64, one-handed
 		78
Karl Fulves Transposition No. 65, traveling knot, two handkerchiefs
 		79
The Knot Paradox No. 66, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends
 		80
The Second Paradox No. 67, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends, without table
 		81
The Third Paradox No. 68, impossible knot in handkerchief
 		82
Popper Up No. 69, pencil penetrates handkerchief
 		83
Karl Fulves, Martin Gardner Comedy Vanish No. 70, pencil under handkerchief vanishes and appears in mouth
 		84
Edwin Tabor Fourth-Dimensional Hanks No. 71, two silks are tied together in center and come apart
Also published here 85
Brian MacCarthy, J. W. Sarles The MacCarthy Hank Fold No. 72, marked coin among several coins in handkerchief penetrates fabric
 		86
Tony Slydini Time Flies No. 73, spectator's keys, coins and watch put in handkerchief, which is then slammed on the table, watch vanishes and appears on performer's wrist, MacCarthy fold
 		89
Karl Fulves Close-Up Illusions chapter intro
 		91
, George Starke Dexterous Digits No. 74, little finger is apparently stretched
 		91
It Floats! No. 75, toothpick / match sticks to hand and floats behind fingers
 		92
An Optical Trick No. 76, optical illusion with two strips of paper, T-formation one bigger than the other
 		94
Whisk Away No. 77, two spectators, one touched on back with whisk broom other reacts
 		95
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves, R. M. Jamison Looking-Glass Logic No. 78, sentences and letters in reflection of a mirror change meaning
 		96
Hypercard No. 79
 		99
Mel Stover, P. Howard Lyons, Karl Fulves The Fifth Dimension No. 80, hyper card routine
Related to 100
Karl Fulves The Linking Pins chapter intro
 		103
Karl Fulves, James G. Thompson Jr. Safety Pin-Up No. 81, classic unlink
 		103
Don White Swindle Pins No. 82, swindle classic unlink
Related to 104
Tom Ellis The Impossible Unlink No. 83
Related to 105
Tom Ellis The Repeat Impossibility No. 84
Related to 107
Jerry Andrus Un-Safety Pins No. 85, two safety pins open by themselves in spectator's hand
Variations 107
Karl Fulves Quick Release No. 86, quickly unlink safety ins as a bar bet
 		108
Karl Fulves Pin-A.Tration No. 87, two linked safety pins penetrate handkerchief one by one, MacCarthy fold
 		109
Richard Durham Ultra Penetro No. 88, pin slides free after pinned with handkerchief
Related to 109
Karl Fulves Pen-Ultimate Magic chapter intro
 		112
Sam Lloyd Buttonholed No. 89, pen with looped string through button hole, puzzle
 		112
Ken Allen Loophole Logic No. 90, pen with looped string through handle of mug, puzzle
Also published here 114
G. W. Hunter The Snapper No. 91, snapper with cap and pen
 		114
The Hands Only No. 92, pen clipped between thumbs is twisted in other position which is impossible to duplicate
 		115
Invisible Ink No. 93, pen vanishes under handkerchief
 		117
Martin Gardner Pen Kink No. 94, borrowed pen is placed away and then produced again
Also published here 118
Karl Fulves Write Off No. 95, pen transforms into pencil
 		118
Ink of Another Color No. 96, pen writes in named color
 		119
Howard Wurst Pen Ultimate No. 97, pencil put in one sleeves comes out from other sleeve, then it is stretched
 		120
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, July 2017.