the watch box\nfor vanishing a watch\njean-eugène robert-houdin\n unknown\nthe flight of time\nprofessor hoffmann
1876
modern magic Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Unknown
die verschwundene uhr\nnewspaper on table, watch put on top and covered with handkerchief vanishes, piece of dummy newspaper on thread is pulled to the back into servante\n unknown
1895
die zauberwelt
Unknown
Die verschwundene Uhr
newspaper on table, watch put on top and covered with handkerchief vanishes, piece of dummy newspaper on thread is pulled to the back into servante
das verschwinden eines gegenstandes\nitem like borrowed watch wrapped into flash paper, it vanishes from there\nprofessor ernst\nwatch vanish in flash paper\nprofessor ernst
1898
die zauberwelt Professor Ernst
Das Verschwinden eines Gegenstandes
item like borrowed watch wrapped into flash paper, it vanishes from there
the watch, handkerchief, and glass\nborrowed watch smashed and vanishes from handkerchief in glass, then handkerchief and glass vanish, all reproduced from hat\nfrank kennard
1902
the modern conjurer Frank Kennard
The Watch, Handkerchief, and Glass
borrowed watch smashed and vanishes from handkerchief in glass, then handkerchief and glass vanish, all reproduced from hat
the paper bag (various kinds)\n"methods for obtaining secret possession of a watch"
watch vanishes in paper bag or cone\nc. o. williams
1903
later magic C. O. Williams
The Paper Bag (Various Kinds)
"Methods for Obtaining Secret Possession of a Watch"
watch vanishes in paper bag or cone
bald hier, bald dort\n"ein kleines handkunststück"
watch borrowed, wrapped in silk and put in glass, watch vanishes, silk vanishes, then glass wrapped in newspaper vanishes, all item reappear in borrowed hat\ncarl willmann
1903
die zauberwelt Carl Willmann
Bald hier, bald dort
"Ein kleines Handkunststück"
watch borrowed, wrapped in silk and put in glass, watch vanishes, silk vanishes, then glass wrapped in newspaper vanishes, all item reappear in borrowed hat
the watch, glass and handkerchief\nwatch, glass and handkerchief disappear and appear again one by one in a tophat\ndr. henry r. evans
1945
my best Dr. Henry R. Evans
The Watch, Glass and Handkerchief
watch, glass and handkerchief disappear and appear again one by one in a tophat
swindles\ncomedy patter about swindles, silk vanishes and reappears, paper fold vanish of coin with flash paper, coin reappears in orange, borrowed watch vanishes and does not reappear with gag, see also p. 565 and p. 585\nwilfrid jonson\na monologue by g. w. hunter in an early wizard or magic wand issue\n"swindles" (thayer's trick of the month club, series 2, no. 10, april 1933)
1972
the pallbearers review vol. 5-8 Wilfrid Jonson
Swindles
comedy patter about swindles, silk vanishes and reappears, paper fold vanish of coin with flash paper, coin reappears in orange, borrowed watch vanishes and does not reappear with gag, see also p. 565 and p. 585
Inspired by
a monologue by G. W. Hunter in an early Wizard or Magic Wand issue
Also published here
"Swindles" (Thayer's Trick Of The Month Club, Series 2, No. 10, April 1933)