54 entries in Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Production & Appearance
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Carl Willmann Willmann's Servanten für Billardbälle holder, table edge servante, production stand, see page 95 for correction
May 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 5)
73
Der sich vermehrende Billardball multiplying balls, two half balls stuck together, optional vanish by attaching it to a pull loop
Sep. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 3)
35
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der Zauberstab als Billardkugelmagazin billiard ball produced from wand, ball starts in fold of sleeve
Nov. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11)
172
Charles T. Jordan A Clean Ball Production No. 8, empty glass put in paper tube, ball rolls out, wax
1920 19
Charles T. Jordan A Manipulative Opening No. 9, card, thimble and billiard ball are produced
1920 21
Laurie Ireland The New Multiplying Golf Balls two shells, clinging shell feature
1931 5
Laurie Ireland The Simultaneous Production of One to Eight Balls no body loads
1931 8
Production of Four Solid Billiard Balls without using a Shell "very rapid and effective"
1937 74
Two Bills From One bill fold that makes one bill look like two
1937 57
A Billiard Ball Phantasy four different colored solid balls
1938 637
Production of a Billiard Ball from a Playing Card
1938 641
Edward Victor Production of Four Billiard Balls utilizing the previous vanish move and comedy ball concept without revealing as a gag
1940 ca. 97
Eddie Joseph Producing Three Balls Singly a la Billiard Balls
1942 12
Walter B. Gibson Billard Ball Act
  • perfect color change
  • extra ball getaway
  • down the ladder
  • through the pocket
  • gaining white ball
  • throw color change
  • the vanish getaway
  • instant ball to silk
  • the smash change
  • quick one to four
Related to Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 28)
115
Arthur H. Buckley The Production of Eight Solid Balls at the Fingertips without a Shell
1948 206
Jerry Hornak Production of Four Solid Billiard Balls
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
17
Balls from the Air Miser's Dream with balls and paper cone, three methods
1954/27 21
Tony Slydini Capricious Cornucopia sheet of paper shown from both sides, then rubber ball produced from rolled up paper, ball with thread loop
Related to 1966 55
Jack Miller Ball from Silk ball appears from silk, repeated for second ball, see also p. 410 for coin version by Harold Bester
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
375
Dick Zimmerman Surprise Ball Routine eight balls are produced, then all change colors, loop ball
1973 4
Karrell Fox Ball-o-matic single ball instantly becomes four balls, all attached to each other
Variations 1976 145
Recoveries
  • From your nose
  • From under hand
1976 132
Bill Tarr The Bill Tarr Continuous Ball Production
1976 138
Richard Kaufman Elevation Eight Ball interlocked four ball production, different colors
1977 23
Jerry Andrus The Master Move showing piece of cardboard on both sides while hiding ball, Zone Zero
1977 24
Jerry Andrus The Perfect Package flat box is opened, ball appears and vanishes, flat box put in flat envelope
Also published here 1977 26
Tenkai Ishida Überraschende Tuch- und Billardball Produktion silk production after showing both hands empty (bundle on thread behind hand), then ball appears
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1959
Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
26
Don Tanner Golf Balls golf ball produced from cloth bag with golf decoration
1978 14
Karrell Fox Dia-Ball-ical #124 one-to-four sequence, sponge balls
1979 259
Karrell Fox Dia-Ball-ical #428 four-to-eight sequence, threaded sponge balls
1979 261
Al Leech Chicaco Balls The Chicago Ball Trick And A Routine general comments, with sponge balls
1980 64
Al Leech Substitution For Chicago Balls
1980 72
Al Leech A Rainbow Routine billiard ball routine
1980 83
Don Nielsen One Ball to Three one ball cracked on glass edge into three, only effect description
1987 59
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
VariationsAlso published here 1989 8
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
1989 9
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
Also published here 1991 59
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
1991 79
Sid Fleischman Lady McBathtub continuous ball production with hand with is made to look like a face/puppet
1993 39
Danny Archer Balls routine with small rubber balls that appear, vanish and change
1994 2
Tommy Wonder The Big One giant ball production as climax
1996 184
Hiroyuki Sakai E-Z Steal flash thread is burned and changes into silk, ball produced from it, system for freeing a load in the sleeve
Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
79
Steve Bedwell Ferrero Rocher Anyone? "balls from mouth"
1998 ca. 8
Gregg Webb Segue To Color-Change Section
  • The WebbMaster
ball of idfferent color is produced during balls from silk routine
Jan. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1)
58
Marc DeSouza Miniature Bowling Ball From Briefcase tiny briefcase, two sponge balls are taken out, then a solid steel ball that wouldn't have fit in
2001 17
Jeff McBride EZ Ball Act two balls connected with thread
2003 9
Jerry Andrus The Perfect Package flat box is opened, ball appears and vanishes, flat box put in flat envelope
Also published here Sep. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 9)
75
Tom Stone Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
Also published here 2007 3
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2007 14
Tom Stone Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
Also published here 2011 107
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2011 119
Imam Balls From Mouth
July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
76
Kazu Katayama Cup, Ball, Silk, And You
  • Tokyo Workshop
endless ball production with a paper cup, they all change into a silk
Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
41
Tom Gagnon Chalk It Up dice stacking routine with pool chalk, eight ball final load
Inspired by 2019 428