"My Hands Can Be Yours"

50 Items of Interest to the Contemporary Close Up Performer

1973
Written by Steve Spillman
Work of Steve Spillman
80 pages (Paperback), published by Magic Limited
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
56 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Charlie Miller Introduction
iii
Steve Spillman Preface
iv
Steve Spillman Direct Discovery Aces four cards are touched in tabled spread and they turn out to be the four Aces, with three variations, one uses double backer
Also published here 1
Dai Vernon Direct Discovery Aces - Dai Vernon Method in the hands method
 		3
Steve Spillman The Calico Crimp crimping corner of card, in spread, while showing the card to spectator
Also published here 3
Steve Spillman The Hijackers
Also published here 4
Steve Spillman Riffle Force 1st Method break method
Related to 5
Steve Spillman Riffle Force 2nd Method break method, top half is spread face-up
 		5
Steve Spillman Chameleon Colors deck consists of only black cards, then they change into red cards and eventually into normal deck
Inspired by
  • Andrew Shivas "Colorblynd" in Will Goldson's "Tricks of the Masters", 1942.
 6
Steve Spillman Monkey Monte all cards change to Queens, with ideas by Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon
Also published here 8
Steve Spillman Notes on the Open Travellers
Inspired by 10
Steve Spillman Spillman Side Steal
12
Steve Spillman Card to Pocket Plus mates of selection turn over in the deck, selection is found in performer's pocket
 		13
Swing Cut
13
Steve Spillman Everywhere and Nowhere three wrong cards change to selection, selection is then found in side pocket
Inspired by
  • "Easy Come Easy Go" in "Hugard's Magic Monthly" October, 1957.
Related toAlso published here 		14
Steve Spillman The Paper-Clipped Card paper clip put onto wrong card and put in deck, when pulled out it is now selection
Inspired by 17
Steve Spillman The Curious Card Change
Also published here 19
Steve Spillman Bottom Card Blind bottom slip cut
  • Ideas with the Bottom Card Blind
    • Culling the Aces
    • Cutting the Aces
    • Follow the Card
 		21
Steve Spillman Instant Mate mate of stopped at card is found reversed in the deck
Also published here 23
Steve Spillman Follow Up twenty cards used to write ESP, number named and card is only odd-colored card, nine force
Also published here 25
Steve Spillman Foot Flight signed card placed under spectator's foot and deck on top, card travels to magician's breast pocket
 		27
Steve Spillman Coincidental Occurence cards are fanned and each think of a card, both remove one and it's the thought of card
 		28
Steve Spillman Shiner Card Case using chrome mylar
 		29
Steve Spillman You Do As I Do - One Deck using the Shiner Card Case
 		30
Steve Spillman House of Cards building a cube / house with cards which does not collapse, glass placed on top
Also published here 31
Steve Spillman The Ghost Card selection leaves ribbon spread deck and skids across the table
Also published here 33
Steve Spillman Another Dimension using puzzle cube with card indices on each part
Also published here 34
Steve Spillman Jumbo Card Change spectator selects Eight of Spades and performer produces Jumbo Card of Ace of Spades from pocket, it then changes into correct card when thrown in the air
 		36
Steve Spillman The Marked Deck the word "Marked" written on narrow end of the deck changes into name of selection
 		38
Steve Spillman Thumb Print Transposition marking cards with finger prints, different colored ink stamp pads
Inspired byAlso published here 40
Steve Spillman The Carpenter Card small packet of cards is nailed on board, top card falls to the floor and selection is now on top of nailed packet
 		42
Steve Spillman Spin the Bottle bottle is spun on table to find selection, spectator blows a kiss towards card and lip marks appear on card
Inspired by
  • "Hypnotic Ball" in "The Gen" November, 1963.
Also published here 		44
Steve Spillman Challenge Vanish in thumb tip
Also published here 46
Steve Spillman Challenge Vanish Revised
47
Steve Spillman Challenge Penetration sponge ball penetrates handkerchief
 		48
Steve Spillman Methods of Reproducing the Sponge two methods to produce a sponge ball from thumb tip
  • Method One
  • Method Two
 		49
Steve Spillman Blow Sponge sponge ball travels to ball in other hand
 		50
Steve Spillman The Eye-Popping Pop Top pop top on pencil, à la ring on stick
Also published here 51
Steve Spillman Dollar Delusion Bank Night with three envelopes, two contain metal washers and one contains a coin
 		53
Steve Spillman Button Control cardboard where push is written on it, when pushed by performer a loud buzzing noice appears, Joy Buzzer
Also published here 55
Steve Spillman Money Machine coin transforms when placed inside Chiclets box
 		56
Steve Spillman Cigarette Suspension special thread hook-up
Also published here 56
Steve Spillman Al Wheatley-Revisited on the Chop Cup
 		58
Steve Spillman The Soup Can using a soup can for Chop Cup
Related to 58
Steve Spillman Oriental Tea Cup using a oriental ceramic tea cup for chop cup
 		60
Steve Spillman Handling - Chop Cup
61
Steve Spillman Color Changing Load final load is covered again with cup and changes color
 		62
Steve Spillman Glass of Wine Production form under a handkerchief, seated
 		63
Steve Spillman A Touch of Salt salt appears and vanishes in vase
Also published here 65
Steve Spillman Sugar Daddy paddle as candy stick "sugar daddy", coins and stuff start to appear and stick on it
Also published here 67
Steve Spillman The Electric Nothing cut cable apparently becomes filled with electricity and stiffens, performer touches end and sparks fly around, Funken Ring
Variations 69
Steve Spillman Rated "X" cut and restored strip of motion picture film
  • Home Movies
  • Sawing a Woman in Half
 		70
Steve Spillman Thoughts on Linking Pins on Jerry Andrus' Linking Pins
  • A Practical Carrier
  • Safety Pin Climax
 		72
Steve Spillman Presto signed card is torn and burnt it appears restored in matchbox
Related to 74
Tony Giorgio Matchbox Switch
75
Steve Spillman Smoker's Swindle matches vanish and appear in empty cigarette box
Also published here 78
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, October 2024.