Animation

120 entries in Silk & Handkerchief / Animation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eduard Hensel Des Malers Traum flowers drawn on frame, handkerchief put on top, it moves by itself and then real flowers are underneath
Related to June 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 11) 168
Fr. Maubach Das hypnotisierte Taschentuch knot in handkerchief, it becomes animated and dances between legs, thread
 		Nov. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 11) 174
Phantome Das auf freier Hand balancierende Tuch rolled up silk stands upright and collapses on command, thread
 		Dec. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 12) 189
Carl Willmann Das ungehorsame Taschentuch (borrowed) silk dances around on table, thread and assistant
 		Apr. 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 4) 60
The Dancing Handkerchief thread
  • Parlour Method
  • Stage Method
Related to 1903 Later Magic 335
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli VII. Seltsam, seltsam, sonderbar!
  • 1. Das Loch im Taschentuch (hole is cut in handkerchief and restored)
  • 2. Das verschwindende Geldstück (coin disappears under glass, and appears again)
  • 3. Katalepsie eines Taschentuchs (Silk balances on corner)
  • 4. Das Taschentuch als Zuckerbäcker (candy production from silk)
 		1903 Moderne Magie 107
Al Baker The Self Unknotting Handkerchief thread, not fixed to body
Also published here 1933 Al Baker's Book 38
Rex Slocombe The Knot in the Silk knot ties itself, thread
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 62
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Untying Silk thread
 		1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 78
The Dancing Lady sight gag
 		1938 Greater Magic 611
The Self Tying Silk thread
 		1938 Greater Magic 612
The Rolling Golf Ball rolling itself up in a borrowed handkerchief, ungaffed objects
 		1938 Greater Magic 837
Orville Wayne Meyer Satan's Silks 20th century silks (originated by Frank Ducrot) variation, then silks visually come together and tie themselves, thread
 		1939 The Jinx (Issue 52) 364
George Delaney An Acrobatic Handkerchief impromptu dancing handkerchief
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 88) 553
The Invisible Hair napkin or handkerchief animates as if drawn by invisible hair
 		1941 After the Dessert 17
Al Baker Spirits At Work thread, unknotting with short knot sequence
Also published here 1941 Magical Ways and Means 60
The Educated knot silk unties itself, thread
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 376
Edward Marlo Divining Hanky handkerchief finds card by bending its corner by itself to identify it
Also published here 1942 Deck Deception 18
Hart Fisher Glorifying the Dancing Handkerchief with two handkerchiefs, routine without explanation
 		1944 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944) 13
Audley Walsh Lead in Your... handkerchief is balanced on finger in impossible ways, gimmick
Inspired by
  • Sid Fleishman's "Million Dollar Gimmick" and Thayer's "Kobra"
 1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 75) 306
Divining Hanky animated handkerchief nods above selection
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 58
Hen Fetsch Spirit Bumps ghost in handkerchief with Pop Up Tie
 		1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 112) 452
Dr. Aaron Weiss The Obedient Silk silk jumps through ring
 		Feb. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 9) 195
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Magnetisiertes Seidentuch silk sticks to hand, two methods
 		1953 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 3) 118
Yellowstone Tricky Tidbits ideas, gags and puns
  • Joy Buzzer
  • Flexible Glass
  • Bill in Cigarette
  • Sucker Silk Vanish
  • Coin in Egg
  • Dancing Hanky
  • Egg Bag Finish
  • Swallowing Wand Gag
  • Stamp Album
  • Diminishing Bills Finale
  • Torn and Restored Paper
  • Floating Bulb
  • Milk in Light Bulb
  • Handkerchief Frame
  • Hat Production
 		1954 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
Don Tanner Impromptu (?) Rigid Hank using steel ruler
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 8
Bert Allerton Impromptu Handkerchief Routine
1958 The Close-Up Magician 44
Bert Allerton The Invisible Hair
Also published here 1958 The Close-Up Magician 46
Victor the Magician The Snoopy Silk silk jumps from hand to hand and inside breast pocket
 		1959 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959) 26
Das schwebende Tüchlein flying and dancing silk, with assistant
Also published here
  • "Quatro Asses"
 1959 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 5) 861
Everett Lyda Impromptu Atomic Routine several tricks combined into a routine with atomic theme, Glorpy, Adam's Atomic Crystal Spot, break-away pencils
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 40
Tony Cole Haunted Silk white silk clings to black silk, then moves up and behind black silk and vanishes, reel
 		July 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 43
Tony Cole Haunted Silk II silk with knot clings to wall and unknots itself there, reel
 		July 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 43
Dirk Van Brummer, Sam Hughes, Frank Garcia, Louis Tannen The Thing solid ghost appears under a handkerchief, makes noises and vanishes again
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 154
Alan Alan A Tip From Alan Alan tip for the gimmick
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 159
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia, Osmar "Mister Curdis" Moreno Fantsma apparently a ghost is trapped inside a folded handkerchief
Related to 1967 Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo 83
Eddie Joseph The Nuptial Knot serpent silk handling with reel
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 143
Eddie Joseph My De-Luxe Routine and Handling of the Serpent Silk
1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 153
Eddie Joseph The Snake Sheds its Skin serpent silk with surprise duplication of silk
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 156
The Jumping Handkerchief handkerchiefs stretched between hands, jumps to the side
 		1969 Fun With A Handkerchief 9
Bert Allerton The Invisible Hair
Also published here 1969 Fun With A Handkerchief 11
The Spirit Speaks handkerchief starts moving as divination method
 		1969 Fun With A Handkerchief 13
Roger Smith A Glorpy Routine two slates are numbered and covered with folded handkerchief, ghost appears under handkerchief and as image on slate
 		Aug. 1970 Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 1) 5
Ed Thiele He Has It! handkerchief nods on the selection in tabled row, but it's not it, it's in the handkerchief instead, see also p. 410 for comment by Steve Holland, p. 420 for comment by Leslie May
 		Jan. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 3) 396
Roy Johnson Hypno-Hank gag, handkerchief moves up and down, invisible hair presentation
 		1971 Second Time Around 11
John Dowdell Pocket Seance ideas for Glorpy
 		1971 Magick (Issue 32) 158
Paul Swinford Serpentine Thoughts silk that ties itself, reel
 		1971 Lecture Notes 1
Pavel The Jumping Silk from hand to hand and back
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 318
Sid Fleischman Haunted House Plus Two using Jap Box, moving silk
Related to 1972 Magick (Issue 61) 302
Edward Marlo Divining Hanky handkerchief finds card by bending its corner by itself to identify it
Also published here 1972 The Living End 136
Dai Vernon Vernon's Spirit Hank Tip No. 57, tip for placement of thread attachment
 		1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 18
El Nudo Magnetico knot in handkerchief apparently moves with invisible hair
 		1973 Aprenda Ud. Magia 59
Balancing a Handkerchief on the chin
 		1974 Tricks with Handkerchiefs 8
Patrick Page A Comedy Illusion invisible hair and handkerchief, gag
 		1974 Tricks with Handkerchiefs 29
Patrick Page A Comedy Interlude handkerchief floats up in hand
 		1974 Tricks with Handkerchiefs 58
Jan Torell The Pocketlift silk rises from breast pocket
 		1975 Magic by Jan Torell 6
Philip T. Goldstein The Spirit Is Willing (to Write) spirit writing on signed business card, glorpy
 		1976 The Blue Book of Mentalism 16
The Untying Silk thread
 		1976 Now you see it, now you don't! 190
Jim Ryan Almost Impromptu Solid Ghjost Zombie without ball, impromptu
 		1977 Lecture Notes Bar Magic 13
Ken Brooke Method for "The Untying Silk" self-untying knot
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 75
Steve Dusheck Waltzing Matilda small silk floats between hands, stretched spring attached to thumb
Also published here 1980 ca. Lecture No. 1 1
Steve Dusheck Waltzing Matilda small silk floats between hands, stretched spring attached to thumb
Also published here 1980 ca. Lecture Notes 1
Dennis Draginis Horror House one side of a small Rubiks Cube solves itself under handkerchief, Glorpy
 		Aug. 1982 Magick (Issue 309) 1542
Martin Gardner Jumping Hanky
1984 Magic from the Parade #1 5
Keith Allen Impromptu Haunted Hank
1984 Magic from the Parade #1 5
Jeff McBride Necktie Party tie is removed, knot un-does itself, vanishes, reappears around neck
 		1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 50
The Light Touch effects and gags with match, cigarette, silk that bounces back from floor
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 21
Jean Hugard Tuchknoten & andere Spielereien collection of silk knot effects and flourishes, stretching silk
  • 1. Ein Tuch in die Länge ziehen
  • 2. Das nicht zu verknotende Tuch
  • 3. Ein beidhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 4. Zwei Blitzknoten
  • 5. Die Vereinigungs-Knoten
  • 6. Der Arm-Blitzknoten
  • 7. Ein einhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 8. Fliegende Knoten
  • 9. Einhand-Knoten mit zwei Tüchern
  • 10. Ein-Hand-End-Knoten
  • 11. Drei-Tücher-Blitzverknotung
  • 12. Doppel-Schleifen-Knoten
  • 13. Die verschwindenden Schleifen-Knoten
  • 14. Verschwindende Knoten
  • 15. Ein Tuch mit sieben Enden
  • 16. Zwei Knoten aus einem
  • 17. Ein magisches Auffädeln
  • 18. Tuch durch Bein
  • 19. Die Stanley Collins' Variante
  • 20. Das Schlagen eines Knotens ohne Loslassen der Enden
  • 21. Das sich selbst entkontende Tuch
  • 22. Ein nützlicher Knoten
  • 23. Das schwebende Tuch
  • 24. Das Heimkehrer-Tuch
  • 25. Das Herumwirbeln eines Tuches
  • 26. Ein Geschicklichkeits-Trick
 		July 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3&4) 175
Meir Yedid Serpent Silk Switch animated silk, jumps from floor to hand into sleeve, to breast pocket etc.
 		1986 Stage Stuff 19
Karl Fulves Ghost in Silk bag formed with handkerchief, animation inside, posed as problem
 		1987 Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part Two 44
Patrick Page The Untying Handkerchief slowly untying
Also published here 1987 The Pull Book 42
Patrick Page The Untying Knot with a Reel knot slowly untying in a handkerchief
Also published here 1987 The Pull Book 44
David Britland Angel Ghost dancing handkerchief, elastic thread loop
  • Wakey Wakey
  • Hip Hop
 		1988 Card Kinetics 38
John Cornelius Impromptu Solid Ghost impromptu Glorpy
 		1988 Creative Secrets No. 1 12
A Glass of Helium No. 3, glass wrapped with silk, items that are pushed into glass jump out again, rubber band
Also published here 1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 9
Karl Fulves Glorpy No. 42, secret fork used to animate knife under handkerchief
 		1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 121
Karl Fulves Animation chapter intro
 		1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 161
Fatima No. 54, figure build from silk, its legs "dance"
 		1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 161
Patrick Page Das sich selbst entknotende Tuch slowly untying
Also published here Dec. 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2) 58
Patrick Page Das Knotenlösen mit dem Ringzieher knot slowly untying in a handkerchief
Also published here Dec. 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2) 59
Scotty York The Frog Trick card reveals itself underneath handkerchief with help of card folded into frog, glorpy
  • Additions (frog changes into caricature of performer)
  • Bonus Routine (two folded frogs produce baby frogs in the handkerchief)
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 A Rumor in Their Own Time 3
Animation No. 7, six copper coins and one silver coin in handkerchief, silver coin apparently doesn't like that and the handkerchief shakes widely, at doorway edge, part of handkerchief behind door, gag
 		1989 Self-Working Coin Magic 9
Mark Young The Invisible Hair handkerchief as rabbit puppet around hand, somewhat animated
Also published here 1991 Garrett Does The U.K. 12
Patrick Page Das nickende Taschentuch one corner of handkerchief knotted, it can nod and answer questions, with gimmick with spring
Also published here
  • Pages from Patrick's Notebook
 Nov. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3) 130
Dan Garrett The Invisible Hair handkerchief as rabbit puppet around hand, somewhat animated
Also published here 1992 Garrett In The U.S.A. 12
Muneo Yokoi Jolly Spooks Handling for Haunted Handkerchief
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 24
Scotty York Froggy Goes A'Courtin card reveals itself underneath handkerchief, glorpy, with card frog that changes into caricature card of performer
Related toAlso published here 1993 For Your Eyes Only 18
Tony Binarelli Voodoo X on selection appears on duplicate in second deck, also circle on face, involved voodoo doll and movement under handkerchief, glorpy
 		1993 Card File 157
Jack Miller Knot Trick untieing, thread, very brief note
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1247
Steve Dusheck Gremlin glorpy alternative, jumping frog with flexible tube and squeeze bulb, air-pressure animated
 		1994 Dusheck's Close-Up Magic 21
Karrell Fox Peek-A-Boo silk from breast pocket vanishes in hand, reappears by slowly crawling out of breast pocket again
 		1995 Much Ado About Something 142
Alan Nguyen Bender Ender spoon seems to move under cover of handkerchief, becomes bent
Inspired by 1995 Labyrinth (Issue 4) 16
Karl Fulves Night Moves card in center of tabled deck, covered with handkerchief, movement, card now on top
 		1997 The Vampire Chronicles 26
Ted Lesley Origami-Telekinesis bill in envelope folds itself into origami figure, using Teleport-Envelopes and Glorpy
Also published here 1997 It's Paramiraculous 25
John Hamilton Tuch und Ringzieher-Zauberei knot vanish handlings with reel
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 2) 70
Ted Lesley Origami - Telekinesis bill in envelope folds itself into origami figure, using Teleport-Envelopes and Glorpy
Also published here Apr. 1998 Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10) 8
Ken Brooke Das sich selbst entknotende Tuch self-untying knot
Also published here 1998 Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3) 118
James G. Thompson Jr. Glorpy presentation for glorpy
Also published here
  • Magic to Delight
 1999 Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3) 112
Rudolf Braunmüller Anmerkung comment on glorpy
 		1999 Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3) 114
John Cornelius Impromptu Ghost Trap rubber tubing as glorpy alternative
 		2001 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 59
Kurt Weiss Ghost Detector red and white silk tied together, they untie by themselves, apple in paper bag transforms into two oranges, rubber apple
 		2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6) 204
Al Baker The Self-Unknotting Handkerchief thread, not fixed to body
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book) 96
Al Baker Spirits At Work thread, unknotting with short knot sequence
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means) 197
Tino, Oriol El Fantasma del Pañuelo design for Glorpy, ghost handkerchief
 		2003 La Magia Española del Siglo XX 317
David Acer Postcards from the Dead blank post card signed, name of later selection appears on it, with glorpy
Inspired by Dec. 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12) 92
Bob Read Hanky-Panky Interlude animated handkerchief routine
 		Apr. 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 4) 77
Al Bertini Der Geist apparently a ghost is trapped inside a folded handkerchief
Related to 2004 Original Al Bertini 3
Barrie Richardson Solid Ghost Revisited glorpy, ungaffed handkerchief
Inspired by
  • "The Solid Ghost" (Dik Van Brummer)
Also published here
  • Club 71, Mayday 1999
 2005 Act Two 61
Chris Wardle The Unquiet Dead card is put in a handkerchief, it moves (glorpy), message appears on card with name and position of selection
 		2006 Beyond Svengali 24
Lynetta Welch Ghostly Pocket Hank glorpy handling, improved gimmick
 		Jan. 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1) 48
Patrick Page The Nobody Handkerchief gimmick for dancing handkerchief, in the hands
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 254
Patrick Page Home James handkerchief jumps up back in outer breast pocket
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Patrick Page Hanky Panky 1 silk jumps in box
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Patrick Page Hanky Panky 2 silk jumps around
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Invisible Hair napkin or handkerchief animates as if drawn by invisible hair
 		2011 Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy 50
Chuck Meyer Growing Penny odd transposition of two coins, then coin grows, glorpy
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 168
Mike Caveney Snake Charmin strip of toilet paper levitates à la dancing handkerchief
  • Stripping Thread
  • Thread Management
  • Animating the Snake
  • Cleaning Up the Thread
  • Making Thread Invisible
  • Broken Thread
 		2013 Wonders 314
Alexander de Cova Marconick Silk Trio silk flies visibly between two other silks, visual twentieth century silk
Inspired by
  • "And Yet Another Twentieth Century" (Marconick)
 2016 Burners — Vol. 5 76
Johnny Thompson Unprepared Serpentine Silk knot vanishes with a snap
Inspired by
  • an item from Keith Clark
 2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 233
Max Malini The Dancing Handkerchief thread between knees, method guess for 1895 newspaper article
Related to 2022 Max Malini 212