Der Amateurzauberer

Eine Sammlung auserlesener, überraschender Zauberkunststücke

1900
Written by H. F. C. Suhr
Work of H. F. C. Suhr
162 pages (Hardcover), published by Schwabacher'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
No illustrations
Language: German
98 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
H. F. C. Suhr Vorwort
iii
H. F. C. Suhr Erster Teil - Münzenpiecen coin chapter
 		1
T. Nelson Downs, Die Drehmünze No. 1, coin pivot, back palm, specialty of Downs, also with two sharp points or wire to help in pivot
 		1
H. F. C. Suhr T. Nelson Downs short biography
 		2
T. Nelson Downs Die Wanderung durch das Knie coin through knee, using back palm
 		5
T. Nelson Downs Das Durchdringen des Hutbodens coin through hat
 		6
Das Zerreiben einer Münze No. 2, one-handed coin vanish, rubbing coin into back clip position
Related to 7
Thalerschnitte thin coins for certain manipulations
 		8
T. Nelson Downs Die an den Fingerspitzen erscheinenden Geldstücke No. 3, one-handed production of several coins one by one in a fan from classic palm
 		9
Der Doppelthaler No. 4, shell and applications
 		11
Coin Duplication and Vanish with shell, vanish with standard fake pick-up of shell
 		12
Coin through Table coin thrown in full glass (or hat), penetrates glass and table, shell
 		13
The Miser's Dream No. 5, standard method and more, spectator catches final invisible coin that drops audibly into hat
 		14
Carl Willmann Coin Catching Gimmick sleeve mechanism with tube that brings coin to fingertips and retracts with coin again, for Miser's Dream, with second gaff for hat or container that releases coins that are apparently dropped inside
 		16
Servais LeRoy Money Everywhere No. 6, coins produced from spectator's clothing, hidden in small bags in other hand or at body
 		19
Die das Tuch durchdringende Münze No. 7, glass wrapped in handkerchief and held by spectator, coin vanishes and audibly drops into glass, little coin pocket in handkerchief
 		21
Glass Disc Coin Vanish coin dropped into glass with handkerchief cover vanishes
 		23
Der Thalerstab No. 8, coin wand, either with coin attached to rubber band or with folding coin that retracts into wand, for continuous production
 		23
Die schnelle Vermehrung No. 9, borrowed coin is multiplied into twenty coins, they have a small hole and are hidden under vest with thread through them
 		27
Der Lochthaler No. 10, finger through coin, one-handed and two-handed handling, hole coin with shell
 		28
Die amerikanische Thalerkassette No. 11, box in which four coins are in slits, they vanish one by one mechanically each time the lid is opened and closed, variation in which they all vanish at once or a finger ring vanishes
 		31
Der Münzenpokal No. 12, glass goblet with glass cover, four coins travel into glass at once, copentro
 		35
Das Münzenlineal No. 13, threads are attached to a rule or stick, coins appear at end of threads
 		39
Das Thalerkartenspiel No. 14, deck of cards placed on glass, coins vanish and drop into glass, clockwork mechanism in fake deck, low-budget alternative in which assistant pulls a thread
 		41
Deck Switch behind Chair with servante behind chair
 		43
Thread-Pulling Mechanism at table, rubber band powered, to get rid of secret assistant
 		45
Die Thaler im Hut No. 15, hat and plate examined, plate put on hat, coins vanish and are heard dropping into hat, secret mechanical container
 		46
Der magische Flaschenstöpsel No. 16, fake metal cork contains folding coin, spring catapults coin out of cork into bottle
 		48
Die Faunmaske No. 17, devil mask that spews out coins
Related to 50
Der aus einem Glase verschwindende Thaler No. 18, coin really placed in glass, then covered with handkerchief, coin vanishes, two methods:
  • coin held underneath glass with fake double bottom, glass filled with water
  • slit in glass
 		51
Die elektrische Ampel No. 19, apparatus hangs on threads, four coins appear one by one on it, electro magnet
 		54
Der in freier Hand verschwindende Thaler No. 20, coin vanishes via pull into vest pocket, also with borrowed coin and shell on pull
 		57
H. F. C. Suhr Zweiter Teil - Kartenpiecen card chapter
 		60
Die Zuschauer als Kartenkünstler No. 1, deck in glass held by spectator, three selected cards rise one by one, clockwork in fake deck
 		60
Forcing from Three-Way Deck having card selected from top, center and bottom, or cutting deck into three piles instead
 		60
Changement eines Kartenhauses No. 2, seven-card card castle vanishes from underneath cover and appears under another cover, then travels back, collapsable castle with rubber bands
 		63
Die Kartenbrücke No. 3, deck spread out between hands about fifty cm, stays suspended, secret rubber band/thread set-up
 		65
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Kartenfontaine No. 4, card fountain from bare hand
Also published here 67
Der Kartenteller No. 5, three cards chosen, deck placed on plate and covered with paper or handkerchief, selections shoot out from plate into audience one by one, secret mechanism at bottom of plate
Related to 68
Ein guter Schuß No. 6, deck placed on glass, covered with handkerchief, selection placed in pistol and shot onto glass, vanishes from pistol and is now upright in glass
 		70
Flash Paper Card
72
Der Künstler als Wagenmensch No. 7, human scale, performer cuts off cards and knows exact weight and number of cards, repeated, wide cards at known positions
 		73
Die unsichtbare Wanderung No. 8, black Aces and Ace of Diamonds shown, all shuffled in deck, Ace of Diamonds travels to mechanical card case prop, Ace of Hearts poses as Ace of Diamonds between black Aces
Related to 75
Das Kartenbild No. 9, three selections visually appear in card frame behind glass, curtain winds up in frame, duplicate, non-visual alternative in which frame is covered
 		77
Der elektrische Kartenspiegel No. 10, mirror hangs on stage, deck thrown on it and selection clings to it, drops on command, electro magnet, alternative handling with battery on back and mirror in hand
 		80
Die wandernden vier Buben No. 11, four indifferent cards under hat, four Jacks on table in a row, three cards on each Jack, they vanish and are now under hat, four double facers
 		84
Faced Deck Packet Switch deck secretly turned over and top cards later removed again
 		84
Fin de Siècle No. 12, card chosen, deck cut in as many packets as the spectator wishes, selection appears at named number in a chosen packet
 		86
Sleeve Switch one deck pocketed, other taken out of sleeve
Related to 87
Martignoni Die Anziehungskraft der Erde No. 13, deck held upright in hand, selection drops out, using two halves that are solid blocks
Also published here 88
Ein Kartenchangement No. 14, cards placed in handkerchief, performer names cards that he apparently identifies by touch, those cards are vanished and reappear in deck
 		90
Top Palm brief
 		91
Kartenklammer card pull into sleeve, cards attached to clip
 		93
Devil's Handkerchief brief
 		93
Die verschwundene Karte und das dreifache Couvert No. 15, free selection vanishes from deck under handkerchief cover, reappears in nest of envelopes, envelope index in coat pockets
Related to 94
Stripper Vanish selection shuffled back by spectator, deck covered with handkerchief, handkerchief pulled away and reversed stripper card secretly stripped out and removed with handkerchief
Also published here 96
Selbstverbrennung einer Karte und ihre Wiederherstellung No. 16, card placed on stand, burns on command, reappears in bottle that is broken to get it out, flap folding card in bottle
 		97
Die Karte als Orden No. 17, card placed on tablet, covered with glass dome and handkerchief, card suddenly appears on performer's chest and is no long on tablet, secret layer on bottom of glass dome
 		99
Mundus vult decipi No. 18, card in hand transposes with card on table, one double facer
 		102
Simple Wild Card Switch double facer and normal card turned over, switch by removing one card with face towards audience, thus other card must be the other one
 		103
Die bezauberte Karte No. 19, card tied between two chairs, borrowed finger ring appears threaded on loop through hole in card
Related to 104
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Das verschwindende Kartenspiel No. 20, deck put in glass case and covered with handkerchief, deck vanishes or changes into some other item
Also published here 108
H. F. C. Suhr Dritter Teil - Vermischte Kunststücke miscellaneous chapter
 		111
Die reisenden Tücher No. 1, white silk placed in glass and wrapped in newspaper and put in hat, red silk changes in hand transposes with white one, flower bouquet produced from hat
 		111
Hat Loading from under vest
 		112
Color Changing Silk in the hands, tube
 		112
Das geheimnisvolle Gemälde No. 2, white cloth in frame lighted from back, it seems transparent, on command an image appears on cloth, chemical
 		114
Ein wunderbares Ringkunststück No. 3, borrowed ring travels from paper cone to small case, mechanical case
 		115
Der verschwindende Teufelskopf No. 4, six devils depicted on illustration, head of one vanishes, can be moved on invisible threads similar to moving pip cards
 		118
Die Geisterschrift in Verbindung mit "Hypnose à la Hansen" No. 5, card chosen and pushed into book, name of chosen card and page numbers appear on previously empty slates, book with same page numbers on every double page
 		120
Der wandernde Wein No. 6, bottle emptied into two glasses, bottle put into spectator's pocket, performer and spectator drink the glasses, bottle is full again
 		123
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
 		125
Ein neuer Tintenpokal No. 8, ink in glass transforms into clear water, mirror glass with one side of mirror painted black, with spoon convincer
 		128
Von Auge zu Auge No. 9, grain pushed in one eye, comes out of other
 		130
Großes Changement No. 10, two silks put in two glass bottles, they vanish visibly and reappear in spectators's pockets, pull into table operated by assistant
 		131
Die Geisterflöte No. 11, whistle makes noice on command
 		134
Tuch und Zauberstab No. 12, wand wrapped in newspaper, silk vanishes, newspaper torn apart and silk comes out
 		135
Ein neues Sack-Kunststück No. 13, escape from large bag behind paravent
 		137
Das wandernde Glas Wasser No. 14, full glass vanishes from silk and is reproduced from back pocket, glass filled from jug which is used as servante to unload the glass under silk which has disc sewn in
 		138
Der Kopf des Ibikus im Hut No. 15, fake head answers questions by nodding or shaking the head, discussing previous methods by Buatier de Kolta, Belachini-Strack
 		140
Die neue Kaffeefabrikation No. 16, pieces of paper put in two containers, they change into hot coffee and milk
Related to 146
Le verre mystérieux No. 17, full glass vanishes from silk, reappears in borrowed hat, liquid reappears in a (double-)cup
 		148
Reis und Orange No. 18, rice in one container transposes with an orange under a cover
 		150
Das Tuch in der Kerzenflamme No. 19, silk produced with empty hands from candle flame, loaded from match box
 		152
Das kletternde Ei No. 20, egg slowly climbs a stick, thread, hollow stick with sand to control speed
 		153
H. F. C. Suhr Vierter Teil - Schnurrpfeifereien
155
H. F. C. Suhr Die mysteriöse Flasche No. 1, closing an impossible bottle with a perpendicular stick from inside
 		155
Der schwimmende Papierfisch No. 2, paper fish moves forward on water, oil
 		157
Ein Licht anzünden, ohne dessen Docht zu berühren No. 3, blowing out a candle an igniting a match by being only near the wick
 		158
Glimmbilder herzustellen No. 4, drawings that appear when heated, chemical
 		158
Der eigensinnige Billardball No. 5, finger spins ball on table, it rolls forward or backwards on command
 		159
Der Knoten im Taschentuch No. 6, putting a knot in a handkerchief without letting go of the ends (knotting the arms first)
 		159
Ein Vexierfläschchen No. 7, small gag bottle, liquids runs out of it as soon as top is opened
 		160
Die behexten Würfel No. 8, holding three dice between thumb and first finger and letting center one drop, puzzle
Related to 160
Der hüpfende Apfel No. 9, some quicksilver put in apple, it jumps when put on heating, chemical
 		161
Die imitierten Kirchenglocken No. 10, sound effect with string and spoon that imitated church bells
 		161
Die verwandelte Karte No. 11, four Aces shown, one transforms into Nine of Diamonds, other Diamond pips covered by other Aces
 		161
Das geheimnisvolle Papierfähnchen No. 12, piece of paper with grain and apple moves by itself, experiment
 		162
Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2018.