The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic

2002
Written by Donato Colucci
Work of Donato Colucci
305 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
332 entries
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Donato Colucci Preface
xi
Donato Colucci Acknowledgements
xiv
Natural Eggs
1
Donato Colucci Unprepared Eggs on using raw eggs, and on cracking eggs one-handed
 		3
The Blown Egg
  • First Method of Preparation
  • Second Method of Preparation
 		3
Strengthening a Blown Egg
  • First Method (Hugard)
  • Second Method (Ovette)
 		3
Donato Colucci The Stodare Egg on the egg with a hole for silk in egg, credit information
  • Preparing a Stodare Egg
    • First Method
    • Second Method
    • Third Method
 		4
Imitation Eggs
7
Donato Colucci Wooden Eggs
9
Donato Colucci Plastic Eggs
9
Jim Conley The Conley Egg fake egg for silk to egg that can be filled with raw egg and apparently cracked
  • Making a Conley Egg
 		9
Dick Zimmerman The Zimmer-Egg attachment for normal egg to make it a Conley Egg
 		10
Frank Radtke The Giant Egg giant egg with hole for transformation or loading
 		10
Donato Colucci Collapsible Eggs intro
 		11
The Egg sponge egg with skin
 		11
Charles Weller The Weller Egg rubber production eggs, or thin eggs for egg to fan
 		11
Donato Colucci The Egg Skin also "Max Sterling Egg"
  • First Method of Preparation (Abracadabra, Vol. 15 No. 355)
  • Second Method of Preparation (Genii, Vol. 15 No. 9)
 		11
Donato Colucci Other Imitation Eggs
13
Fekes
15
John Willmann The Willmann Egg mechanical silk to egg transformation
 		17
The Aerial Egg egg catching gaff, attached to finger
 		17
The Manipulative Egg egg catching gaff
Also published here
  • Fifty Fakes, George Johnson, 1944
 18
Donato Colucci Flash Four Eggs single egg instantly becomes four eggs, all attached to each other
Inspired by 18
The Confetti Egg egg changes into confetti which is blown into air with a fan
 		19
Joseph Michael Hartz Ribbon from Egg
  • First Method (Hartz)
  • Second Method
Also published here 20
The Dove Egg dove appears in broke egg
 		21
The Egg Pull silk to egg, then egg vanishes
 		21
Flash Egg to Silk gaffed egg
 		21
Gimmicks
23
Hamley Brothers, Charles Crayford The Egg Vanisher pulls that can pick up an egg
  • First Type (Hamley)
  • Second Type (Crayford)
Also published here 25
The Egg Clip for body loading
 		26
The Egg Holder for body loading
  • First Type
  • Second Type
 		26
Sleeve Production Gimmick
Related to 27
The Egg Vase
27
An Antique Egg Vase
28
The Egg Cup
Related to 29
The Egg Funnel by "Mr. Maynard", beaten egg poured into funnel into borrowed hat or handkerchief
Related to
  • The P&L Book, 1992, p. 145
 30
Sid Fleischman, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther The Baking Powder Can stealing an egg from baking powder can
Related to
  • Top Secrets, Fleischman and Gunther, 1947, p. 13
 31
Other Useful Accessories
31
The Bottomless Glass in conjunction with egg that can hold inside or fall through
 		31
The Mirror Glass
32
The Devil's Handkerchief
32
Hat Gimmicks
33
Wilfred Zelka The Zelka Hat Gimmick secret double wall for any hat
 		33
H. "Delveen" Naylor The Delveen Hat Gimmick secret double wall for any hat
Also published here
  • The Magazine of Magic, Dec. 1919
 33
The Thumb Tip credit information
 		34
The Egg Carrier for transporting eggs
 		34
Productions
35
Reid Miller The Appearing Egg - First Method egg skin dropped into container
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 17 No. 3, May 1918, p. 53
 37
Lawrence Stone The Appearing Egg - Second Method from hat, manipulative
Also published here
  • "Novel Egg Sleight" (The Sphinx, Vol. 2 No. 1, Mar. 1903, p. 4)
 37
Alan Peterson The Appearing Egg - Third Method egg appears on hand under handkerchief cover
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand, Vol. 21 No. 154, June 1932, p. 74
 37
The Appearing Egg - Fourth Method silk changes to egg, silk reproduced from behind neck
Also published here
  • Will Goldston, Simple Conjuring Tricks, 1913, p. 7
 37
Joseph Ovette The Egg Wand - First Type egg-catching wand
Also published here
  • "An Eggstraordinary Experiment" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 5, New Year Supplement No. 5, 1927, p. 157)
 38
Harold G. Beaumont The Egg Wand - Second Type egg-catching wand
Also published here
  • Dope Sheet, No. 13, 1948, p. 3
 38
Ken De Courcy Egg It Is egg produced from flat cigarette case
Also published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 10 No. 1, May 1954, p. 13
 39
Loading Eggs into a Hat for Production
Related to 39
The Invisible Hen - First Method: From a Crumpled Handkerchief egg on string attached to handkerchief
Also published here
  • "The Egg and Hat Trick" (Albert Hopkins, Magic, 1897, p. 119)
 39
The Invisible Hen - Second Method: Out of the Chute egg on string attached to handkerchief
Related to 40
Jack Yeager The Invisible Hen - Third Method: Alternative Handkerchief Handling egg on string attached to handkerchief
Also published here
  • "Happy Eggster" (Genii, Vol. 16 No. 8, Apr. 1952, p. 304)
 41
Ottokar Fischer The Invisible Hen - Fourth Method: The Fischer Variation with Easter Eggs six white eggs produced from hat, then they become colored, load from table
Also published here
  • "The Magic Egg Producer" (Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 10 No. 11, Apr. 1952, p. 1063)
 42
Marvyn Roy The Invisible Hen - Fifth Method: Roy Addition eggs appear in basket, then five chicks tumble out
Also published here
  • "Hocus Hatchery" (Genii, Vol. 15 No. 8, Apr. 1951, p. 321)
 43
The Invisible Hen - Sixth Method: Variation on the Gimmick egg first not attached to handkerchief
Related to 43
Charles Lang Neil The Invisible Hen - Seventh Method: Producing Real Eggs "not recommended for ladies", using handkerchief with threaded egg
Also published here 43
The Invisible Hen - Eighth Method: Variation on the Chute eggs from handkerchief
Also published here
  • "Eggs from Handkerchief" (Modern Magic Manual, p. 162)
 44
The Invisible Hen - Ninth Method: Scarf with Pockets eggs from handkerchief
Related to 45
Charles Sekavec The Invisible Hen - Tenth Method: Scarf with Clips eggs from handkerchief
Also published here
  • "Egg and Handkerchief" (The Sphinx, Vol. 9 No. 1, Mar. 1910, p. 8)
 46
Multiplying Eggs manipulative with shell
 		46
Taking the Eggs to Market egg put in hat, then back into pocket, repeated a few times, in the end there are four real eggs in hat
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Magician Monthly, Vol. 13 No. 8, July 1917, p. 123
 47
Walter B. Gibson Eggs from Thin Air manipulative, hole in fake egg
Also published here
  • "Eggs from Nowhere" (What's New in Magic, 1956)
 47
Joseph Ovette Production from an Empty Basket empty basket is suddenly full with eggs
Also published here
  • Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 25
 48
Donato Colucci Easter Basket Production like water bowl production
Inspired by 49
Prof. Mars Any More Room? eggs from hat
Also published here
  • Magical Digest, Vol. 4 No. 4, Feb. 1953
 50
Eggs from Candle Flame - First Method four eggs
Also published here 51
Joseph Ovette Eggs from Candle Flame - Second Method steal from match box
Also published here
  • "A Simple Egg Production" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 18)
 51
Hans Meckel Egg from Empty Glass - First Method: Meckel's Approach glass upside-down on table with handkerchief cover, egg appears and vanishes in glass
Also published here 52
David Devant Egg from Empty Glass - Second Method: Devant's Visible Production egg appears visibly in glass
Also published here
  • "Egg Caught in Wine Glass" (Magic, Vol. 9 No. 1, Oct. 1908, p. 2)
 53
Edward W. Puhl Egg from Empty Glass - Third Method: Puhl's Egg on a Wire egg appears in glass
Also published here
  • "Eggstraordinary", (The Sphinx, Vol. 15 No. 4, June 1916, p. 78)
 53
Alex De Vega Egg from Empty Glass - Fourth Method: De Vega's Variant egg appears visibly in glass
Also published here
  • "De Vega's Egg in Glass" (The Sphinx, Vol. 18 No. 5, July 1919, p. 118)
 54
Joseph Ovette The Egg Plant "egg plant" constructed on blackboard from silks, eggs become real eggs
Also published here
  • Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 9
 55
David Robbins Egg from Purse or Paper Bag egg from borrowed purse
Also published here
  • "The Mysterious Egg" (Practical Magic, 1953, p. 39)
 56
J. Marcellin The Egg-Laying Hat
Also published here 57
Howard Thurston Eggs from Bowler Hat - First Method: Thurston's Original Version credit information
Related to
  • "The Egg and Hat Trick" (Walker, Up To Date Conjuring, 1920)
 57
Merlin D. Willis Eggs from Bowler Hat - Second Method: The Willis Gimmick container loaded into borrowed hat
Also published here
  • "Eggs from a Borrowed Hat" (The Sphinx, Vol. 31 No. 4, June 1932, p. 150)
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D. S. Howard Eggs from Bowler Hat - Third Method: The Howard Version three eggs produced from hat
Also published here
  • "The Invisible Hen" (The Sphinx, Vol. 31 No. 4, June 1933, p. 111)
 59
Alan Peterson Eggs from Bowler Hat - Fourth Method: The Peterson Version wand with sucker used to pick up eggs from behind table and load them into hat
Also published here
  • "Many More" (The Magic Wand, Vol. 21 No. 154, June 1932, p. 74)
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Allan Lambie Hat, Eggs, and Paper Bag flat eggs, painted in 3D
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 5 No. 1, Sep. 1926, p. 9
 60
Eddie Joseph Eggs from Spectator's Pocket from spectator's pocket, rubber eggs
Also published here 60
Norman Hunter Chick, Chick, Chicken flat wooden chicken lay eggs
Also published here
  • The Magician Monthly, Vol. 30 No. 4, Mar. 1934, p. 42
 61
Eggstraordinary Chicken cloth chicken produces two eggs
Also published here
  • Magic of the Depots, p. 39
 62
Glenn Ellsworth Engstrom Paper Hens eggs appear under paper cones on glass plate apparatus
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 11 No. 2, Mar. 1912, p. 12
 63
Dove from Giant Egg - First Method: From Silks using dove egg
Also published here
  • Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Vol. 2, p. 309-313
 66
Dove from Giant Egg - Second Method: From a Top Hat using dove egg
Also published here
  • Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Vol. 2, p. 309-313
 66
Dove from Giant Egg - Third Method: Square Circle Steal using dove egg
Also published here
  • Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Vol. 2, p. 309-313
 66
Dove from Giant Egg - Fourth Method: Dove and Flowers using dove egg, dove and flowers appear when broken
Also published here
  • Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Vol. 2, p. 309-313
 66
Dove from Giant Egg - Fifth Method: A Top Hat Steal
Also published here
  • Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Vol. 2, p. 309-313
 66
Dove from Giant Egg - Sixth Method: Cluck! Cluck!
Also published here
  • Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Vol. 2, p. 309-313
 67
Dove from Giant Egg - Seventh Method: Kids' Special Humpty Dumpty
Also published here
  • Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Vol. 2, p. 309-313
 67
Arthur Prince Egg and Pedestal egg appears on pedestal from table, gaffed table
Also published here
  • "A New Egg Trick" (Goldston's Further Exclusive Magical Secrets, 1927, p. 111)
 67
The Egg Cabinet die box type prop with three doors, egg appears behind chosen door, tip-over trunk principle
Also published here
  • Walker, Secrets of Modern Conjuring, 1925, p. 41
 68
Fred Culpitt The Fisherman's Egg Production net bag prop
Also published here
  • "The Net Egg Bag" (Egg Bags and Egg Gags, p. 9)
 69
Egg Swallowing and Producing - First Method: By Performer eggs swallowed and reproduced from mouth
Related to 69
Egg Swallowing and Producing - Second Method: By Assistant
Also published here 70
Egg Swallowing and Producing - Third Method: By Performer or Assistant shell gaff for mouth
Related to 70
Bellachini Egg Swallowing and Producing - Fourth Method: Bellachini Version eggs from mouth
Also published here 71
H. G. Sparks A Tissue Issue tissue in hand, fan used to fan air towards tissue, egg emerges from it
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand, Vol. 32 No. 200, Dec. 1943, p. 128
 72
Omelet without Eggs omelette appears in empty hot pan, hollow wand
Also published here
  • The Art of Modern Conjuring, 1909, p. 191
 73
Vanishes
75
Hand Vanish of an Egg
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Alan Peterson The Disappearing Egg - First Method: Vanishing a Stodare Egg with wand
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand, Vol. 21 No. 154, June 1932, p. 74
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Alan Peterson The Disappearing Egg - Second Method: Vanishing a Raw Egg with wand
Also published here
  • "With a Genuine Egg" (The Magic Wand, Vol. 21 No. 154, June 1932, p. 75)
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Alan Peterson The Disappearing Egg - Third Method: With a Rubber Sucker wand with sucker
Also published here
  • "A Sucker Vanish" (The Magic Wand, Vol. 21 No. 154, June 1932, p. 75)
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Louis Haley The Disappearing Egg - Fourth Method: a Hardboiled Egg with silk, dummy under vest on thread
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 7 No. 1, 1908, p. 5
 78
The Disappearing Egg - Fifth Method: The Slit with handkerchief
Also published here 79
Crushed Egg Vanished from a Handkerchief - First Method: The Bag covered egg threaded to handkerchief
Also published here 79
Joseph Dunninger Crushed Egg Vanished from a Handkerchief - Second Method: The Pull
Also published here
  • "Egg-Straordinary" (Popular Magic and Card Tricks, Vol. 3,1929, p. 19)
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Alex De Vega Broken Egg Vanished from Hat
Also published here
  • "Egg in Hat" (The Sphinx, Vol. 9 No. 7, Sep. 1910, p. 148)
 80
C. B. Cave Eggs Vanished from Hat - First Method: The Hat Shell fake eggs
Also published here
  • "Egg Production Extraordinary" (Mahatma, Vol. 3 No. 12, June 1900, p. 5)
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Eggs Vanished from Hat - Second Method: The Net eggs vanish from hat as finale
Also published here 81
Joseph Ovette Transient Eggs eggs vanish in clear tube with cover
Also published here
  • "Flight of Eggs" (Trickery Tricks, 1917, p. 12)
 82
Allan Lambie Where Do the Eggs Go? eggs vanish from box
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 5 No. 1, Set. 1926, p. 9
 83
Robertson Keene A Novel Egg Stand eggs vanish after picked up from a stand
Also published here
  • More Novel Notions, 1907, p. 43
 83
Stanley Norton Vanish From an Eggcup marked egg vanishes from covered eggcup, produced again
Also published here
  • "An Egg Item" (The Magic Wand, Vol. 12 No. 118, June 1923, p. 94)
 84
Anthony Dunn The Invisible Egg egg dropped in tube with hole vanishes
Also published here
  • Tops, Vol. 20 No. 5, May 1955, p. 12
 85
Joe Karson Chinese Egg and Mat Mystery "Chinese egg bag", egg vanishes and reappears in mat
Also published here
  • Joe Karson, Complete Club Act, 1934
 85
Robert H. Thompson Vanishing Basket of Eggs basked plus eggs in in vanish, with tray
Also published here
  • "Easter Eggs" (Magic of the Scottish Conjurer's Association, Richard Armour, 1947, p. 11)
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Egg in Newspaper - The Basic Effect content of egg poured in newspaper where it vanishes
 		87
Chester Morris Egg in Newspaper - Tips content of egg poured in newspaper where it vanishes
Also published here
  • "One of My Favorites" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 21 No. 12, Feb. 1942, p. 53)
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Joseph Ovette Egg in Newspaper - Ovette's Comedy Presentation content of egg poured in newspaper where it vanishes, with child
Also published here 88
Egg in Newspaper - Extending the Effect content of egg poured in newspaper where it vanishes, with reappearance or transformation
 		88
Egg in Newspaper - Egg in Paper Plus content of egg poured in newspaper where it vanishes, newspaper turned upside down
 		88
Balancing Feats
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The Egg of Christopher Columbus (or the Self-balancing Egg) - First Method: A Tale of Hoffmann unbroken egg
Also published here 93
Val Andrews, Howard Thurston The Egg of Christopher Columbus (or the Self-balancing Egg) - Second Method: Andrews and Thurston ring under cloth
Also published here
  • Egg Bags and Egg Gags, p. 14
  • Howard Thurston, 400 Tricks You Can Do, 1940, p. 103
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The Egg of Christopher Columbus (or the Self-balancing Egg) - Third Method: Hoffmann Again egg with weight or sand inside
Also published here 94
The Egg of Christopher Columbus (or the Self-balancing Egg) - Fourth Method: With Salt
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Egg Balanced on End of Straw
Related to
  • Will Goldston, Tricks and Illusions, 1908, p. 102
Also published here 		94
Egg, Card, and Wand egg balanced on card balanced on wand
Also published here
  • Will Goldston, Tricks and Illusions, 1908, p. 102
 95
Arthur "Dr. Rubini" Dicken The Magnetic Eggsacta Wand several egg balanced on wand, magnetic
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 41 No. 10, Dec. 1961, p. 63
 95
August Roterberg Stacking the Eggs several eggs balance on top of each other
  • On the Hand
  • On the Wand
Also published here
  • Latter Day Tricks, 1896, p. 45
 96
Egg on Cane
Related toAlso published here
  • J. Prevost, Clever and Pleasant Inventions, 1584
 97
Egg Balanced on the Rim of a Bottle non-magical science experiment
Also published here 97
Spinning an Egg on a Plate non-magical science experiment
Also published here 98
Bill Taylor Hard as a Rock egg balanced upright on glass, after comedy vanish sequence egg is shown real, then content poured in newspaper where it vanishes
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 28 No. 12, Aug. 1964, p. 454
 98
Eggs, Spool, and Glasses - First Method eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away
Also published here
  • Howard Thurston, 400 Tricks You Can Do, p. 104
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John Weiss Eggs, Spool, and Glasses - Second Method eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away
Also published here
  • "Eggs, Tray and Glasses" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 34 No. 11, Jan. 1955, p. 73)
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Eggs, Spool, and Glasses - Third Method eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away, two layers
Also published here
  • Jean Hugard, Hugard's Annual of Magic 1937, p. 75
 101
Donato Colucci The Egg Bag introduction, different designs, credit information
 		103
The Standard Version
Related to
  • Jean Hugard, Modern Magic Manual, p. 166
 106
Arnold de Biere De Biere's Variation
Also published here
  • Will Goldston, Tricks of the Masters, 1942
 108
Bruce Elliott General Handling Tips different moves, thorough explanation
Also published here 108
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's New Method Egg Bag egg on thread attached to bag
Also published here
  • "A New Egg Bag" (The Sphinx, Vol. 29 No. 12, Feb. 1931, p. 519)
 109
Max Malini Malini's Handling
Related to 110
Dan Tong Tong's Routine glass production as climax, belt clip
Also published here 112
Henry Hardin Hardin's Method with an Ungimmicked Bag
Also published here
  • "An Original Egg Bag" (Mahatma, Vol. II No. V, Nov. 1898, p. 165)
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Joseph Ovette Ovette's Method with an Unprepared Bag
Also published here
  • "Egg Bag Suggestions" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 7)
 114
D'Alvini The Net Egg Bag
Related to
  • "Prof. Wyman's Mode of Performing the Egg Bag Trick" (Up To Date Conjuring, p. 74)
 115
Percy Abbott Abbott's Fool-zum
116
Roy Benson Benson's Novel Presentation bag is filled with six eggs as a climax
Also published here 116
Angus Drady Watch Out!
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 38 No. 4, June 1958, p. 55
 118
The Chicken or the Egg?
Also published here
  • "A Good Finish" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 6)
 119
Wilfred Tyler Abdul and His Egg using a fez and final loads, with variation by Eric Lewis
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Vol. 2 No. 2, Nov. 1947, p. 10
  • Eric Lewis, The Crowning Miracles, 1983, p. 74
 119
Milton Kort The Egg and Milt Egg Bag with normal handkerchief instead of gimmicked bag
Also published here 122
George Delaney Scrambled Egg Bag scrambled egg from handkerchief
Also published here 127
Donato Colucci Additional Ideas various ideas from different magazines, people and source
 		128
Transpositions
131
Colonel Stodare Kling-klang - First Method: An Early Version egg in glass, covered with handkerchief, a silk changed into an egg, silk now in glass
Also published here 133
Andrew G. Waring Kling-klang - Second Method: Improved Version
Also published here 134
T. Nelson Downs Kling-klang - Third Method: Without a Stodare Egg egg in tumbler changes place with silk in hand, gaffed table
Also published here 134
Adrian Plate Kling-klang - Fourth Method: Adrian Plate Version, Without Duplicates
Related to
  • Encyclopedia of Silk Magic, Vol. 3, 1962, p. 131
Also published here 		135
Silent Mora Kling-klang - Fifth Method: Mora Version
Also published here 136
Charlie Miller Kling-klang - Sixth Method: The Charles Miller Refinements
Also published here 137
Kling-klang - Seventh Method: Enter the "Sucker" Ploy
Also published here 138
Harlan Tarbell Kling-klang - Eighth Method: The Tarbell Version transpo of egg in glass with borrowed handkerchief
Also published here 138
Gordon James Bell Kling-klang - Ninth Method: I've Got Your Money bill used to cover egg in glass
Also published here 141
Fred DeMuth Kling-klang - Tenth Method: Eggo
Also published here 142
Joseph Ovette Kling-klang - Eleventh Method: The Visible Flash Change
Also published here 143
Kling-klang - Twelfth Method: A Comedy Presentation
Also published here 144
Jeffrey Norris Kling-klang - Thirteenth Method: An Eggy Problem
Also published here 144
Ian Adair Kling-klang - Fourteenth Method: Scrambled Egg and Silk with ziploc bag
Also published here 145
Hen Fetsch Kling-klang - Fifteenth Method: Kling-klang Twentieth Century
Also published here 146
Kling-klang - Sixteenth Method: In the Spectator's Pocket
Also published here 148
J. P. Ornson Egg, Silk, and Paper Bag egg in paper bag transposes with silk
Also published here
  • "Egg, Handkerchief and Bag" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 7 No. 6, Feb. 1928, p. 984)
 148
Harold Rice Egg, Silk, and Pocket egg in pocket transposes with silk
Also published here
  • "The Rice Version" (Encyclopedia of Silk Magic, Vol. 3, p. 1332)
 149
Eggsit egg in box on pedestal transposes with silk
Also published here
  • Secrets of Modern Conjuring, p. 46
 151
Harold W. Marshall Egg and Ribbon egg in pocket transposes with ribbon
Also published here
  • "The Ribbon Egg" (The Gen, Vol. 18, No. 8, Dec. 1962, p. 214)
 152
Donato Colucci The Traveling Egg introduction, description of bran glass
Related to 153
George Klare The Traveling Egg - First Method: Klare's Original Version glass of confetti covered with handkerchief, egg changes into shower of confetti, egg now in glass
Also published here
  • "A Pretty Egg Trick" (The Wizard, Vol. 2 No. 22, June 1907, p. 348)
 153
Alex De Vega The Traveling Egg - Second Method: The De Vega Version egg appears in paper bag, glass of confetti covered with paper bag, egg changes into shower of confetti, egg now in glass
Also published here
  • "Transportation Extraordinary" (The Sphinx, Vol. 11 No. 6, Aug. 1912, p. 112)
 154
The Traveling Egg - Third Method: As Described by H. & A. Walker egg in handkerchief transposes with bran in glass
Also published here
  • Up to Date Conjuring, p. 68
 155
R. Woodhouse Pitman The Traveling Egg - Fourth Method: Kling-klang in Sawdust silk in one tube-covered glass transposes with egg and sawdust in another glass
Also published here
  • "White and Black" (The Magician Monthly, Vol. 11 No. 7, June 1915, p. 105)
 156
M. Paxton The Traveling Egg - Fifth Method: The Paxton Version covered glass with bran, covered empty glass, egg in hands, egg vanishes and is where bran was, empty glass has now bran
Also published here
  • "Traveling Egg and Bran" (The Magician Monthly, Vol. 20 No. 1, Oct. 1924, p. 132)
 157
Through a Black Hole glass of confetti covered with handkerchief, egg changes into shower of confetti, egg now in glass
Also published here
  • "Clever Egg Transposition" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 19)
 158
J. V. Gilfillan A Reflective Journey glass of confetti covered with handkerchief, egg changes into shower of confetti, egg now in glass
Also published here
  • "The Wandering Egg" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 8 No. 3, May 1928, p. 205)
 158
Joe Karson Egg and Rice egg in one hand and rice in the other, they transpose
Also published here
  • Joe Karson, Magic à la Mode, 1939
 158
Stewart James Indian Giver four eggs put in hat, three removed, one vanishes and is found in paper bag
Inspired byRelated to
  • "The Egg Bag" (Lu Brent, The Sphinx, Vol. 42 No. 2, Apr. 1943, p. 30)
Also published here
  • Stewart James, Magic Mine #1, 1957, p. 11
 159
Jack K. Greenberg Deviled Egg Climax egg travels from hand to inside bag, bag changes into chicken when turned inside out ("Climax Egg Bag")
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 35 No. 2, Apr. 1955, p. 83
 159
Wandering Eggs - First Method: With Fekes three eggs travel from hat to hat
Also published here 160
Professor Bellonie, Carl Willmann Wandering Eggs - Second Method: Bellonie-Willmann Combination four eggs travel from hat to hat, disappearance by Bellonie, reappearance by Willmann
Also published here 161
Thomas Wickham Wandering Eggs - Third Method: Eggs, Silks, and Bottle empty bottle covered with handkerchief, paper bags with messages, three silks and eggs produced from hat, eggs vanish from one paper bag and appear in another where silks were, silks now in bottle with one of the paper bags
Also published here
  • "Handkerchiefs and Eggs" (The Magician Monthly, Vol. 24 No. 8, July 1928, p. 91)
 163
Joseph Ovette Eggs and Decanter decanter with ink is covered, eggs vanish and are found in decanter in clear water
Also published here
  • Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 11
 164
Will Goldston Jumping Eggs four eggcups with eggs on one side, four empty ones on the other side, eggs visibly travel across
Also published here
  • Will Goldston, Exclusive Magical Secrets, 1912, p. 133
 164
George Johnstone Eggs in Balloon egg vanish and reappear inside balloon in fishing bag
Also published here
  • George Johnstone, Lecture Notes, n.d., p. 6
 165
Arthur Setterington Egg Flip wine poured in paper cone, egg comes out of cone, egg put in glass, changes into wine and is then taken out of pocket
Also published here
  • Abracadabra, Vol. 3 No. 64, Apr. 1947, p. 168
 166
Jim Bailey An Effect with Two Egg Vases traveling routine
Also published here
  • Tops, Vol. 21 No. 2, Feb. 1956, p. 18
 167
Hen Fetsch Egg-salt routine with egg vase, egg and salt
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. XIV No. 10, Mar. 1957, p. 544
 167
Harry H. Thomson The Sliding Egg Box - First Method: the Harry Thomson Approach die box with egg routine
Also published here
  • "The Elusive Egg" (The Magic Wand, Vol. 26 No. 174, June 1937, p. 73)
 168
Len Belcher The Sliding Egg Box - Second Method: the Len Belcher Approach die box with egg routine
Also published here
  • "Climax Egg Box" (The Gen, Vol. 6 No. 11, Mar. 1951, p. 334)
 169
Joseph Ovette The Flying Eggs - First Method: Ovette's Original eggs on four ribbons are hanging from ceiling, they are removed and vanishes, then reappear on ribbons, inside eggs appear four previously vanishes silks
Inspired by
  • "The Flying Bells" (Will Goldston, The Magician, Vol. 6 No. 12, Nov. 1910, p. 182)
Also published here
  • "The Flight of Eggs" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 14)
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P. C. Sorcar The Flying Eggs - Second Method: Sorcar's Version four eggs vanish from glasses and reappear on ribbons hanging from the ceiling
Also published here
  • "Eggs-traordinary Eggs-ibition" (The Conjuror's Magazine, Vol. 2 No. 9, Nov. 1946, p. 26)
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Henry Tunstill The Elusive Egg and Matches marked egg vanishes from paper bag and is found in match box, matched under candlestick
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 28 No. 5, July 1929, p. 183
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P. T. Selbit Mislaid Eggs three cylinders, four eggs put in one of them, solid wooden block in another one, eggs travel into cylinder with wood, wood into third one
Also published here
  • P. T. Selbit, The Magical Entertainer, 1906, p. 36
 174
Harry Houdini Cone and Egg hat with plate on table, egg on hat, covered with paper cone, a wooden cone vanishes under handkerchief, under paper cone is now wooden cone, egg produced from elbow, egg-cone sequence, wooden cone reappears in hat
Also published here
  • Harry Houdini, Houdini on Magic, ed. Walter B. Gibson and Morris N. Young, 1953, p. 188
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Donato Colucci Animations intro on thread
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Attaching a Thread to an egg
  • First Method
  • Second Method
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Jon LeClair, Donato Colucci The LeClair Animator short comment on that hook-up
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The Hypnotized Egg egg moves on tabletop
Also published here
  • Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography, p. 11
 182
The Wonderful Walking Egg egg walks out of one hat into another
Related to
  • The Magician, Vol. 1 No. 3, Feb. 20, 1905, p. 27
 182
The Obedient Egg egg walks from tumbler to hat
Also published here
  • "To Pass an Egg from a Tumbler into a Hat" (Hatton and Plate, Magician's Tricks: How They are Done, 1910, p. 161)
 183
Joseph Ovette The Airborne Egg egg floats
Also published here
  • "The Floating Egg" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 28)
 183
Egg on Cane
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Classic Egg" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 16)
 184
Joseph Michael Hartz The Climbing Egg climbs up a wooden stick
Also published here 184
The Acrobatic Egg egg rolls on stretched ribbon
Also published here
  • Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 15
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Alan Peterson The Shiftless Egg egg moves from one eggcup into another by itself
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand, Vol. 24 No. 168, Dec. 1935, p. 202
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Irv Weiner Weiner's Dancing Egg Routine silk to egg, then egg floats between fingers and moves, thumb sticks in egg à la Zombie
Also published here
  • Simplicity Magic, Lecture Notes, n.d., p. 14
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. XII, No. 10, Mar. 1955, p. 253
 186
Transformation
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C. O. Williams Silk to Egg - First Method: Multum in Parvo
Also published here 191
C. O. Williams The "Multum-in Parvo" Vanisher clip between fingers for vanishing things
Also published here 191
Another Steal of the Stodare Egg
Also published here
  • "Making an Egg" (Simple Conjuring Tricks, p. 78)
 192
Jack Le Dair Silk to Egg - Second Method: Le Dair's Stodare Egg Handling
Also published here
  • "Jim Merlini, Magic with Silks" (Abracadabra, Vol. 16 No. 413, Dec. 26, 1953, p. 366)
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Fred Culpitt Silk to Egg - Third Method: The Sucker Presentation
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Richard Merry Silk to Egg - Fourth Method: Richard Merry's Sucker Presentation
Also published here
  • "Supper Sorcery" (Abracadabra, Vol. 33 No. 833, Jan. 13, 1962, p. 8)
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Seymour Solomon Switching the Feke for a Real Egg
Also published here
  • Tops, Vol. 6 No. 11, July 1942, p. 407
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Harold F. Puff Silk to Egg - Fifth Method: Egg, Silk, and Confetti
Also published here
  • "Kling Klang Konfetti" (Harold Rice, Encyclopedia of Silk Magic, Vol. 2, 1953, p. 1326)
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Maurice Garland Silk to Egg - Sixth Method: With a Stillwell Ball Handkerchief to Egg with ping-pong ball
Also published here 196
William Oliver Turner Silk to Egg - Seventh Method: With a Dye Tube
Related to
  • "Anent Eggs" (The Sphinx, Vol. 28 No. 1, Mar. 1929, p. 28)
Also published here
  • Harold Rice, The Encyclopedia of Silk Magic, Vol. 2, p. 110
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U. F. Grant Silk to Egg - Eighth Method: The Grant Variation circle stuck on regular egg for sucker element
Also published here
  • "Egg and Handkerchief Routine" (Grant's Secret Service, 1935)
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Ken Miller Silk to Egg - Ninth Method: The Ken Miller Variation
Also published here
  • "Silk to Egg" (Abracadabra, Vol. 25 No. 644, May 31, 1958, p. 311)
 199
Clarence T. Little Silk to Egg - Tenth Method: An Embellishment Using a Thumb Tip
Also published here
  • "Thumb Egg Tips" (Encyclopedia of Silk Magic, Vol. 3, p. 1347)
 200
Gaëtan Bloom Silk to Egg - Eleventh Method: The Gaëtan Bloom Treatment without fake egg
Also published here 201
Barney Lederman The Hank Spider hole torn in paper napkin and silk produced out of it, napkin then changes to egg
Also published here
  • Encyclopedia of Silk Magic, Vol. 3, p. 1348
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Robert Harbin Harbin's Egg Routine
Also published here
  • "Robert's Easter Egg" (Abracadabra, Vol. 15 No. 373, Mar. 21, 1953, p. 132)
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Robert W. Edmanson The Defective Egg yellow silk pushed into egg, egg then broken and shown real
Also published here
  • "The Yellow Yolk" (The Sphinx, Vol. 44 No. 2, Apr. 1945, p. 43)
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Adrian Plate, Smashed Egg to Silk egg wrapped in paper and broken, now silk in paper
Related to
  • "The Disappearing Egg" (Wehman Brothers, New Book of 150 Parlor Tricks and Games, 1939, p. 1)
 205
Louis Bertol Eggs Through Wringer eggs put through money-making machine, become fried eggs
Also published here
  • "Fried Eggs" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 36 No. 8, Oct. 1956, p. 88)
 206
Norman Houghton, Sid Lorraine Instant Egg white material changes into egg, then into fried egg, then into potato chips
Also published here
  • Abracadabra, Vol. 38 No. 976, Oct. 10, 1964, p. 220
 206
Billy McComb Egg in Movie broken egg poured into newspaper, fried egg taken out
Also published here
  • Billy McComb, McComb's Magic, 1972, p. 97
 207
Bert Douglas Poached Egg on Toast bread toasted by magic, egg vanishes in bag and is found as fired egg between bread
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Vol. 8 No. 6, Aug. 1928, p. 508
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Don Alan Comedy Egg Can - First Method: Original Don Alan Version egg cracked into can, card held on top, turned upside down over head of kid, card slid out, in the end candy appears in can
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Don Alan Comedy Egg Can" (Mak Magic)
 210
C. James Rainho Comedy Egg Can - Second Method: The Rainho Adaptation
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "The Great Egg Trick" (Jim Rainho, Magical Round-up No. 3, 1987)
 211
Zelig Hammer Egg Nog eggs broken into paper bags with more ingredients, rubber chicken taken out, spring flowers come out
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 43 No. 1, Jan. 1963, p. 71
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2021.