Dusheck's Close-Up Magic

Dusheck Magic Series No. 5

1994
Written by Steve Dusheck
Work of Steve Dusheck
168 pages (Hardcover), published by American Magic Company
Illustrated with drawings by Dawn Gribb
Language: English
42 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Steve Dusheck Dedication to Hank Lee
Tony Baronio Foreword
Steve Dusheck Introduction
Steve Dusheck No Apologies result of calculation appears on business card
 		1
Steve Dusheck Burnt and Restored Thread small container made from straw stuck to thumb nail
 		8
Steve Dusheck Pushover cigarette paper torn up, stuck on pin, restored
 		11
Steve Dusheck Collapse-a-Pill Cup impromptu chop cup with magnet in pen which is held near cup, done with a pill
 		16
Steve Dusheck Gremlin glorpy alternative, jumping frog with flexible tube and squeeze bulb, air-pressure animated
 		21
Steve Dusheck Gone silk pushed in small cylinder from where it vanishes, stolen out with pen
 		27
Steve Dusheck Snapola small dot/chip penetrates closed box
 		30
Steve Dusheck Don Quiholey hole in business card moves around
 		33
Steve Dusheck Rubik's Miracle smaller cubes, three-sided magnetic shell, with fake spinning
Also published here
  • marketed by Hank Lee
 37
Steve Dusheck Chipstick bingo markers magically attach to each other
 		41
Steve Dusheck Pierced knife through bill
 		44
Steve Dusheck Patrick's Paddle St. Patrick's Day themed paddle trick, colored fan of paper appeares when paddle is pulled apart
 		49
Steve Dusheck Disco Deception three metal or paper discs, monte type routine
 		52
Steve Dusheck Teariffic corner of bill torn off and restored
 		57
Steve Dusheck Fruited Plain sponges are presented as cherries, attached to a green sprig, classic phase with spectator's hand
 		64
Steve Dusheck Unpredictable one spectator cannot read the prediction, another one can, first one sees "I don't know how to read"
 		66
Steve Dusheck Dice-O-Matic die placed in hand, spectator names any color, die transformed into many multi-colored small dice
 		68
Steve Dusheck Pezazz lighter transforms into Pez dispenser
 		72
Steve Dusheck Universal Gimmick hook-up for invisible thread that can be attached to clothing, with weight to pull back thread, with applications:
  • rope floats to hand
  • third tassel gag for Chinese sticks
  • rising card with card floating to hand
  • as pull, match or coin vanish
Inspired byVariations
  • "Invisible Thread Retractor" (Steve Dusheck, marketed 1978)
Also published here
  • marketed in 1968
 74
Steve Dusheck Curtain Time borrowed finger ring appears on pen
 		87
Steve Dusheck Rattle Cans monte type game with three cans, one of which rattles
 		90
Steve Dusheck Ring Pull ring vanishes when thrown up, reappears in some container
 		94
Steve Dusheck Ashes to Ashes ashes on business card transform into a design
 		100
Steve Dusheck Keys and Cash dollar bill placed in clear plastic case under handkerchief, vanishes and appears elsewhere
 		103
Steve Dusheck Silence is Golden gold nugget in clear container is shaken, it makes no noice when spectator does it
 		107
Steve Dusheck Dice Force using die with same number on all sides, shaken in cup
Related to 109
Steve Dusheck Cut, Restored & Examined cut and restored dollar bill, knife or gimmicked scissors, special bill fold
 		114
Steve Dusheck The Pretzel twisted rubber band penetrates off a pencil
 		121
Steve Dusheck Beady puzzle in which small beads have to be rolled into holes, performer does it behind his bag
 		124
Steve Dusheck Bugged stemmed fruit held by spectator changes into ugly creature
 		128
Steve Dusheck Quite Quiet folded dollar bill floats up from the floor, using ear plug
 		131
Steve Dusheck Rat Pack gag messages written on match book, also lighter gag which is actually a lock
 		136
Steve Dusheck Very Close pin stuck through dollar bill which is then shown unharmed
Inspired by 139
Steve Dusheck Poor George gag dollar bill with clown face on George Washington, nose can light up
 		146
Steve Dusheck Last Straw two straws in hand, spectator always picks short one
 		151
Steve Dusheck Two Tricks at Once ring penetrates off shoelace, shoelace then changes color
 		153
Steve Dusheck, James M. Klein Close-Up Magic interview
 		156
Steve Dusheck About the Author
167
James M. Klein About the Editor/Publisher
168
Data entered by Denis Behr, October 2020.