Animation

39 entries in Rope / Animation

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Tom Sellers	Rollo	ball balances on rope	Related to Equiloball (Paul Curtis, The Jinx, 1940)	1931	Sellers' Secrets	11	Rope / Animation Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Animation
Harry C. Bjorklund	The Slow Motion Restoration		Also published here The Slow Motion Restoration by Harry Bjorklund (Harry C. Bjorklund, Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, 1941 ca.)	1938	Greater Magic	797	Rope / Animation Rope / Cut & Restored
	The Rising and Falling Tube. A Genuine Hindu Trick	bamboo tube travels up and down a cord		1938	Greater Magic	838	Rope / Animation
Paul Curtis	Equiloball	ball balances on rope	Related to Rollo (Tom Sellers, Sellers' Secrets, 1931)	1940	The Jinx (Issue 106)	637	Rope / Animation Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Animation
Al Baker	A Rope Interlude	thread, unknotting rope	Also published here A Rope Interlude (Al Baker, The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)	1941	Magical Ways and Means	74	Rope / Animation Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
Harry C. Bjorklund	The Slow Motion Restoration by Harry Bjorklund		Also published here The Slow Motion Restoration (Harry C. Bjorklund, Greater Magic, 1938)	1941 ca.	Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks	306	Rope / Animation Rope / Cut & Restored
John Lippy, Jr.	The Hypnotized Rope	rope stands still horizontally		1941 ca.	Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks	361	Rope / Animation
Rupert Slater	Rupert Slater's Moth and Rope	moth climbs up rope, Indian rope trick presentation		1941 ca.	Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks	377	Rope / Animation Animal / Moth Rope / Indian Rope Trick
Sid Lorraine	The Pocket Hindoo Rope Trick	rope vanishes, Indian rope trick presentation, flash rope		1941 ca.	Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks	381	Rope / Animation Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Rope / Indian Rope Trick
	Self-Untying Rope	thread		1942	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2	349	Rope / Animation Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
J. Ray Beffel	The Hindu Rope Trick	rope in bowl on table starts to rise up and sinks down again		1945	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)	19	Rope / Animation Rope / Indian Rope Trick
Eddie Turner	Serepent Rope	Serpent Silk and Reel routine, done with a rope, idea		1953	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)	34	Rope / Animation
Don Ausman	Vanishing Dove on Rope	rope raises form basket, dove in bag vanishes		1959	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)	56	Rope / Animation Animal / Dove / Vanish
Jack Yeager	Arosol Magic	as John Yeager, inventor theme for magic act, Poona Poona Rope, foil paper heating up, Blooming Rose Bouquet, ropes penetrate wand		1960	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)	34	Foil Rope / Animation Flower / Feather Flowers Rope / Penetration / Penetrations with Rings,...
Walter Slasor	New Routines for Your Shelved Magic	different trick combinations, ideas 1. Tricky Tumbler (Grant), Vanishing Wand (Walsh) 2. The Handkerchief Pedestal 3. Drawer Box, Spring Rabbit, Dot's A Dandy (Allen) 4. Comedy Pump (Ireland) 5. Devil's Handkerchief, Menge Tricky Tumbler 6. Saltsation (Grant) 7. Rubber Egg (Weller), Milk in Hat (Grant) 8. Comedy Silks (Fox) 9. Temple Screen (Grant) 10. P&L Candlestick coin holder 11. Magic Funnel, Slate 12. Magic Funnel 13. Breakaway Fan, Bang Gun 14. Dial X (Grant), Wrist Watch Tape Measure (Tannen) 15. German Milk Glass (Grant), Confetti Cannister (Grant) 16. Ceylon Strip (Torsberg), Hypnotic Card Box 17. Ghost Glass (Grant) 18. Tricky Tumbler, Color Book (Windsor) 19. Stiff Rope (Grant)		1962	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)	29	Rope / Animation Glass / Miscellaneous Watch / Miscellaneous Wand & Stick / Vanish Silk & Handkerchief / Devil's Handkerchief Fan Salt Shaker & Pepper Shaker / Miscellaneous Liquid / Milk Pitcher Book / Magic Coloring Book & Blow Book Apparatus & Dealer Props / Drawer Box Tape Measure
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia	Soga Hindu	hindu rope, moves on performer's command		1967	Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo	51	Rope / Animation
Steve Spillman	The Electric Nothing	cut cable apparently becomes filled with electricity and stiffens, performer touches end and sparks fly around, Funken Ring	Variations An Energy Crisis Solution (Steve Spillman, The Spill Bar and Grille, 1980)	1973	"My Hands Can Be Yours"	69	Rope / Animation Electronics / Miscellaneous Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Ken Green	Der Indische Seiltrick	wire inside rope	Also published here Abracadabra, 1957/1958	June 1976	Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)	82	Rope / Animation
	Das Unique "Galli-Galli Seil"	rope moves by itself between hands of performer	Also published here The Gen, July 1968	July 1977	Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 3)	111	Rope / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Karl Fulves*	(C) Semi-Shears	scissors rises up the rope, posed as problem		1979	Interlocutor (Issue 37)	147	Rope / Animation Scissors
Steve Spillman	An Energy Crisis Solution	cut cable apparently becomes filled with electricity and stiffens, performer touches end and sparks fly around, Funken Ring, combined with automatic light bulb	Inspired by The Electric Nothing (Steve Spillman, "My Hands Can Be Yours", 1973)	1980	The Spill Bar and Grille	15	Rope / Animation Light & Fire / Light Bulb Electronics / Miscellaneous Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Karl Fulves*	Rope Problem #2 - Chinese Ropes	two ropes, on over each shoulder, when one is pulled, the other moves up à la Chinese Sticks, posed as a problem		1986	Contemporary Rope Magic — Part I	12	Rope / Animation Wand & Stick / Chinese Sticks Rope / Miscellaneous
Terri Rogers	The Italian Rope Trick	rope stands upright, can be examined, spaghetti gimmick	Also published here Der italienische Seiltrick (Terri Rogers, Intermagic, 1989)	1986	Secrets	60	Rope / Animation
R. C. Buff	Rigid Rope Variation	rigid rope, with thread attached		1987	The Best of Buff	25	Rope / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Terri Rogers	Der italienische Seiltrick	rope stands upright, can be examined, spaghetti gimmick	Also published here The Italian Rope Trick (Terri Rogers, Secrets, 1986)	July 1989	Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)	138	Rope / Animation
Alan Wakeling	The Hindu Rope	rope rises out of basket, then woman floats on it à la Broom Suspension, method not described		1993	The Magic of Alan Wakeling	313	Rope / Animation Illusions / Animation / Levitation / Miscellaneous
Steve Dusheck	Universal Gimmick	hook-up for invisible thread that can be attached to clothing, with weight to pull back thread, with applications: rope floats to hand third tassel gag for Chinese sticks rising card with card floating to hand as pull, match or coin vanish	Also published here marketed in 1968 Inspired by The Baker General Utility Hook-up (Al Baker, Pet Secrets, 1951) also in: The Baker General Utility Hook-Up (The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003) Variations "Invisible Thread Retractor" (Steve Dusheck, marketed 1978)	1994	Dusheck's Close-Up Magic	74	Pull & Holdouts Rope / Animation Wand & Stick / Chinese Sticks Cards / Principles / Thread Work Match & Matchbox / Match / Vanish Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Floatation Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread Coin / Gaffed / Pull Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Put Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Mark Mason, Vic Connor	Hindu Rope Surprise	rope floats and dances, invisible thread reel		2000	Up Close & Personal	8	Rope / Animation Thread / Reel Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Schneider	Serpent String	The Schneider Technique knot in string unties itself		Jan. 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 1)	81	Rope / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Baker	A Rope Interlude	thread, unknotting rope	Also published here A Rope Interlude (Al Baker, Magical Ways and Means, 1941)	2003	The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)	209	Rope / Animation Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
Tomohiro Maeda	Hangarian Rope	rope becomes stiff, then changes into a coat hanger shape		July 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)	47	Rope / Animation Rope / Miscellaneous Coathanger
Francis Tabary	The Floating Knot	knot in rope starts to levitate away from the rope		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	250	Rope / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Rope / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
David Allen	Puppet Arm Routine	fake arm that you wear so it looks as though the bird is sitting on your arm, Stiff Rope routine with a puppet		Nov. 2004	MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 3)	92	Rope / Animation Children Magic / Routines Doll & Puppet / Miscellaneous
Robert E. Neale	Modern Rope Trick	Hindu Rope, rope is made to rigidly stand vertically when held in hand		2008	This Is Not a Book	385	Rope / Animation Illusions / Animation / Defying Gravity
Trevor Lewis	Stiff Rope	rigid rope / hindu rope, presentation idea		2009	Routines Matter	152	Rope / Animation
Doug Edwards	Rope Fantasy	rigid rope / hindu rope, different design, with additional ideas		2013	Nukes	114	Rope / Animation
Larette	Close-Up Rope Trick		Also published here A Close-Up Indian Rope Trick (Larette, The Phoenix, 1950) also in: Seiltrick (Larette, Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse, 1961)	2014	The Incredible Dr. Jaks	121	Rope / Animation Rope / Indian Rope Trick
Jim Steinmeyer, C. James McLemore	Cirque de Puce	Conjuring two rings are tied to two strings and hanging down, they swing back and forth on command, trained flea circus presentation	Inspired by Stop-Go (C. James McLemore, Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6, 1954)	Aug. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)	32	Rope / Animation Ring / Other Rings (like Keyrings) Animal / Flea
John Carney	Great Leon's Haunted Doll House	doll house used for seance effects "Spiritual" Inspiration The House and Hookup The Effects Jump-Rope Milk-Go Glass School Slate Doll's Hand The Wind-up Monkey Flash of Light Gimmicked Frame/Floating Ghostly Face The Tray Wand/Thread Hooking Up The Routine	Inspired by "Miniature Haunted House" (Leon, manuscript)	2020	Sleights & Insights	222	Rope / Animation Liquid / Vanish Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff Illusions / Animation / Ghost Cabinet Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts