Transformation

25 entries in Match & Matchbox / Match / Transformation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Martin Gardner Color Trouble head of paper match changes color
 		1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38) 275
Paul LePaul Color Changing Heads
1941 After the Dessert 9
Dave Spindell, Clayton Rawson Out of the Smoke paper match turns into light cigarette, three more cigarettes appear
Also published here 1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 11) 41
Eddie Joseph Curing a Bad Habit cigarette and/or matches change into coin
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 105
Milbourne Christopher Match to Dollar rebuilding "Match to Flower"
 		Jan. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 8) 184
Louis Tannen Flash Flower match to flower routine
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 132) 529
Hans Kaiser "Matchic" heads of two matches jump around
 		1950 Routined Manipulation — Part One 87
Walter Essman Made Match piece of wood is transformed into a match, in two steps
 		1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 282) 1127
Eddie Joseph Transmigration cigarette changes to match and back to cigarette, seated using a handkerchief
 		1954 A Magician Goes to Dinner 18
Dave Spindell, Clayton Rawson Out of the Smoke paper match turns into light cigarette, three more cigarettes appear
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 223
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky Strike One longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Related toAlso published here 1956 Top Secrets of Magic 44
Al Hancuff Satan's Satin matches inside matchbox change into ribbon
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 29
Bob Ostin The "Four-In-One" Routine coin changes to matches, coin flurry, coin changes to cigarette and lighter is produced
Inspired byVariations 1968 Fingertip Fantasies 17
Bob Ostin Four In One Routine - Plus One variation on routine in Fingertip Fantasies, coin changes to matches, coin flurry, coin changes to cigarette and lighter is produced
VariationsAlso published here 1976 ca. Sleightly Surprising 10
Derek Dingle Flash Coins four coins in box, four matches visibly change into the coins one by one and in coin box are the burnt matches
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 5) 1105
Mark Vincent Sessions with Mark Vincent paddle move routine with arrow on match, then match turns into matchbook
 		1985 Gimmick (Issue 1) 5
Rocco Silano Match to Cigarette match slowly and visually changes into lit cigarette
 		1990 If it fits... Sleeve it! 31
James G. Thompson Jr. Streichholzereien longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Also published here Dec. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4&5) 156
David Harkey Firebrand lighter transforms into match, with a false transfer for a lighter
 		1991 Simply Harkey 56
Fantasio "Todsicheres" Produzieren eines brennenden Streichholzes out when produced match is not burning, match changes to lighter
 		1995 Fantasio 25
Bob Ostin The "Four-In-One" Routine - Plus One! variation on routine in Fingertip Fantasies, coin changes to matches, coin flurry, coin changes to cigarette and lighter is produced
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 50
Bob Ostin Match-to-Flower match is ignited and then changes to flower
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 133
Alan Wakeling Japan routine for Candle Tube, match to flower, fan and candle transpose
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9) 67
Christian Engblom The Last Match Trick matches emptied on table, one is lit, vanishes and reappears in the matchbox, burnt match is lit and travels back to matchbox, as a climax all other matches are burnt too, see p. 38 for credits
Also published here 2007 Lecture Notes 12
Christian Engblom The Secret Life of Matches match is burnt and vanishes, reappears in match box, match lights again, vanishes again, reappears in box, all other previously dumped out matches are also burnt now, story presentation
Also published here Feb. 2010 Genii (Vol. 73 No. 2) 18