Animation

59 entries in Wand & Stick / Animation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Giovanni Manfretto Der schwebende Stab à la Giovanni Manfretto wand or similar object clings to hand, thread
 		Sep. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1)
11
Der schwebende Stab thread
 		Jan. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 1)
7
H. F. C. Suhr Rising Wand from bottle
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
80
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Magnetismus-Animale No. 50
  • iron stick or cane clings to hand, gaff from sleeve or thread
  • table clings to hand
  • water pitcher clings to hand
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
135
Der frei an den Fingern schwebende Stab wand clings to fingertips, ungaffed, like the knife method, also with walking stick
 		Aug. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 8)
120
Magnetised Paper non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
294
Phantome Ein moderner Erfinder - 1. stick clings to hand
Related to
 Jan. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 1)
9
Carl Willmann Die Aufhebung der Schwerkraft wand placed on table with most of it protruding, yet it does not fall
 		June 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 6)
88
From Decanter on Table wand rises up and down in bottle, thread
 		1903
Later Magic
104
Professor Hoffmann, Professor Sylvester The Self-Supporting Wand clinging to hand and other objects, thread and other gimmicks
  • Introductory Patter
  • Various Methods of Suspension
  • The Wand Supported without any Mechanical Aid
Variations
 1903
Later Magic
105
Professor Hoffmann The Rapping Wand thread, to answer questions
 		1903
Later Magic
113
Dr. James William Elliott The Auto-Gravity Wand mercury in wand, with second method in footnote
 		1903
Later Magic
116
The Rising and Falling Wand various methods
 		1903
Later Magic
120
Carl Willmann Der magnetisierte Zauberstab wand rises up in hand, rubber band inside
 		Feb. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 2)
20
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli I. Mein Talisman magic wand is produced from little purse, it shrinks and becomes normal again, then it rises up and clings to the hand and fingers
  • 1. Der Zauberstab im Portemonnaie
  • 2. Der zusammenschiebbare Stab
  • 3. Der Zauberstab als Voltigeur
Related to
 1903
Moderne Magie
69
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Hilf, o hilf, mein Zauberstab! No. 1, tricks with a magic wand
  • 1. Der Zauberstab im Portemonnaie (wand from purse)
  • 2. Der zusammenschiebbare Zauberstab (shrinking wand)
  • 3. Der an der Handfläche schwebende Stab (Wand clings to hand)
Related to
 1926
Magische Miniaturen
9
Oswald Rae A Combination Wand multi-effect wand
  • handkerchief appears on end of wand
  • wand rises in hand
  • wand is forced down a boy's throat
  • ring climbs on wand, answers question
  • stick to fingers
Also published here
  • "A Combination Wand" in " The Linking Ring"
 1930
Original Magic
38
Lu Brent The Wisenheimer Magnetic Wand Wand clings to interlocked hands (is it really Lu Brent's?)
 		1932
Novel Magic
7
Tom Sellers New Magnetic Pencil pencil sticks to hand, flesh-colored ring
 		1933
More Secrets
10
Wand Levitation hook at thumb nail, clings to hand
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
87
The Magnetized Wand wand sticks on hand
 		1941
Reel Magic
40
The Rising Wand rubber band
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
58
Sure-Grip Magnetized Wand
1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
59
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Magnetized Wand thread
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
60
Aufhebung der Schwerkraft balancing a wand
 		Mar. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 3)
2
Frederick Braue Fred Braue Writes Floating Stick version, stick adheres to fingers and nose
 		Nov. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 6)
84
Tommy Dowd, Milbourne Christopher* Model Asrah! wand levitates under handkerchief and vanishes, breakaway wand
 		Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 90)
365
Magnetized Wand wand moved in hand, thread
 		June 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 1)
124
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty Das magische Portrait von Rob. Houdin wand and ball cling on picture, followed by french translation "Le portrait magique de Robert-Houdin"
 		Mar. 1945
La Baguette Magique (Issue 2)
6
Milbourne Christopher* The Floating Pen with gimmick, pen sticks to fingers
  • Floating Wand
 		Aug. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 3)
569
Syenraw Der schwebende Zauberstab floating wand, two loops on body
Also published here
  • in "Journal de la Prestidigitation"
 1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 1)
95
The Great Christe The Floating Dove dove on wand, floating in front of performer
 		1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
36
Dr. Spencer Thornton The Sensitive Touch spectators write billets with names of american and foreign cities, wand points automatically to several billets and divides the american cities from the foreign ones
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
11
Conrad Schmoranzer Steigende oder springende Zauberstäbe rising and jumping wand, examinable afterwards
 		1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 3)
47
James G. Thompson Jr. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp theatrical story setting, wand sticks to hand
 		1968
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3
376
Eddie Joseph Human Magnet pencil clings to finger, routine with match box
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
175
Eddie Joseph The Regal Sceptre shiny tube moves by itself in hand, rubber cord through tube
  • The Flashgun Extension
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
310
The Rising Wand
1976
The Big Book of Magic
18
The Balancing Wand
1976
The Big Book of Magic
20
Jumping Wand wand jumps from hand
 		1979
Elastrix
28
Die Katapult-Daumenspitze pen jumps out of hand (catapult thumb tip), as card location
 		Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
74
Hen Fetsch Der emporsteigende Bleistift pencil moves up and down in bottle, thread
 		Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
106
Marconick Up, 7 Up! bottles on table with wands inside, wand rises and when pushed back in bottle other rises, using third bottle and third wand to finish
Related to
Variations
 1982
Fortune Magic — Volume 7
19
Marconick Variation on "Seven Up" variation in method
Inspired by
 1982
Fortune Magic — Volume 7
22
Robert Gysel The Suspended Wand, Cane or Broom No. 6, gimmick
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
3
Piet Forton Dein Zauberstab kann sich biegen und kann schweben... magic wand bends and sticks on hand, various methods, production of a handkerchief
 		1983
Je geschickter desto Zauberer
23
Marconick Up 7 up bottles on table with wands inside, wand rises and when pushed back in bottle other rises, using third bottle and third wand to finish, variation to reference
Related to
 1983
Marconick
32
Floating Wand thread
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
24
Der Magnetische Stab wand sticks to hand, classic two hands method
 		1993
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 55 No. 1)
21
John Scarne Suspense multi-phase cigar routine
  • cigar clings to hand, finger and hidden stick method
  • four cigars cling to hand, ungaffed
  • they are released in requested order
Related to
 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
1
Pavel Der Zauberstab-Regenerator broken wand placed inside bottle and restored wand starts to rise, repeated
 		1995
M wie Magie
2
Pavel Zugabe: Der balancierende Zauberstab balancing wand on table, magnetic
 		1995
M wie Magie
26
Jon LeClair Swizzle Stick Rise swizzle stick rises out of bottle
 		1997
The Art of Invisible Thread
107
Nathan Kranzo Too Much Coffee coffee stirrer stirs in a cup on its own and stops on your command, to end, the stirrer appears behind ear and then the cup vanishes, thumbtip
 		2001
The Ends
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Vito Lupo zenStticks thin sticks are balanced in impossible conditions
 		2003
Mystery School
325
Chi Coin stick or wand suspends in hand, hidden hole coin in Downs palm
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
453
Finn Jon Magnetic Fingers
  • Esoterica
stick balances on finger impossibly, shortie loop
 		Sep. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 1)
66
John Carney Magnetized Wand wand clings to fingertips
  • Wand Gimmick
  • Wand Handling
Inspired by
 2020
Sleights & Insights
214
John Carney Bottled Spirits wand rises from bottle, jumps out
 		2020
Sleights & Insights
244