Fruit

126 entries in Food / Fruit
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Transformed Handkerchief "one of Herrmann's favourite tricks", borrowed handkerchief transforms into pieces, reappears in produced lemon, burned and restored once more
Related to 1876
Modern Magic
246
Professor Hoffmann Loading a Lemon
1876
Modern Magic
248
The Bran and Orange Trick bran put in coffer (special tin box) travels back in other box, orange in there instead
 		1876
Modern Magic
335
Alexander Herrmann The Rice and Orange Trick orange and rice change places, using props (cone and vase)
Related to 1876
Modern Magic
337
The Cone, or Skittle also "La quille", cone with shell changes place with ball under paper cone cover, also with larger cone and orange
 		1876
Modern Magic
360
The Die and Orange large die and orange transpose
 		1876
Modern Magic
423
The Obedient Ball (Improved)
  • orange stops on string
  • ball stops and even travels upwards (mechanical)
Inspired by 1890
More Magic
279
Bartholomäus Gebert Citrone, Tuch und Ring lemon and handkerchief transpose in two borrowed hats, then borrowed finger ring is dropped audibly into glass under handkerchief cover and vanishes, it reappears in lemon
 		Sep. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1)
6
Der verschwindende Billardball using cut-off slice of billiard ball to fake existence of whole ball, also possible with a lemon
 		Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
24
Professor Bellonie Citrone, Ring und Tuch auf Wanderschaft traveling routine with lemon, finger ring, silk and glass with tube cover, ring ends up in lemon
 		Apr. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4)
55
Carl L. Curiel Die Südfrüchte oranges appear in hat and are thrown in second hat, then they travel back to first hat
 		Aug. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 2)
26
Der seekranke Passagier puppet made from orange, wine glass and handkerchief, gag with it
 		Sep. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 9)
140
Reis und Orange No. 18, rice in one container transposes with an orange under a cover
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
150
Julius Kupka Citrone und Tuch lemon in hat transposes with silk in hands
 		Sep. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 9)
141
A Novel Way to Slice a Pear non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
312
Hänsel Kastner Ein niedliches Gauklerstückchen knowing the number of separate pieces inside an orange
 		May 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 5)
78
Hamley Brothers A Borrowed Watch Changed to a Lemon fake lemon with ticking clockwork
 		1903
Later Magic
156
The Bewitched Orange long ribbon produced from orange
 		1903
Later Magic
434
Carl L. Curiel The Wandering Oranges oranges produced from borrowed hat, they then travel to another hat
 		1903
Later Magic
459
Oswald Rae The Magic Chimney Pot christmas themed routine, three empty socks are placed in a chimney model, socks fill up with food, then silks, flags and flowers are produced from the chimney
Also published here
  • "The Magic Chimney Pot" in "The Magic Wand"
 1930
Original Magic
16
Tom Sellers Handkerchiefs and Lemons chosen silk to lemon
 		1931
Magical Pleasantries
12
Frank Lane A Gag and a Banana rubber banana produced from spectator's coat, it is then peeled and eaten after switch
 		1935
They're Off
20
Ivor Smith Various Routines 2 Uses a black art table and a tri-color thimble and has a lemon production
 		1936
Thimble Magic
33
Edward Reese Banana Bill bill to banana
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
225
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Egg and Lemon egg and lemon each in silk transpose
Also published here
  • "An Illusive Metamorphosis" (The Sphinx, June 1921)
 1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
76
Dr. Edward G. Ervin A Cut and Restored Lemon with lemon shell
 		1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
80
Jean Hugard b. Insertion of one fruit into another
1937
Money Magic
5
A Bill and a Banana banana is peeled and is found cut in chosen number of pieces with borrowed bill inside as well
 		1937
Money Magic
42
Hans "Severus" Ernst, Jules "Borosko" Sautebin Aus dem alten Zauberkasten variations for the Obedient Ball / Die
  • using a lemon (Borosko)
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 5)
9
U. F. Grant Tomato Cocktail tomato vanishes from paper bag, where only tomato skin remains, in cup appears tomato juice
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 103)
623
Bruce Elliott Fisherman's Fancy goldfish cut out of carrot becomes real
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 104)
627
Bob Pearce A Headline Egg-Bag Routine with lemon, glass of lemonade produced as climax
 		June 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 12)
4
The Bewitched Banana self cutting banana, number of slices matches selected number card
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
290
The Magic Orange thread through orange penetration
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
338
Greer Marechal Jr. Streamlined Hoffmann
Inspired by Oct. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 19)
81
Eddie Joseph The Coin and the Orange coin and paper-wrapped glass, coin vanishes, orange appears under glass, orange vanishes, glass vanishes, orange found in pocket, coin in orange, no lapping
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
112
Jean Hugard The Serpent Handkerchief lemon appears, handkerchief in paper changes with fruit of lemon, to dry handkerchief it's held over a candle where it is burnt and eventually found in wrapping paper
Related to Nov. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 6)
22
Jean Hugard The Serpent Handkerchief (Continued from November Issue)
Related to Dec. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 7)
27
Jean Hugard, Chung Ling Soo II. The Vanish by the Throw Behind the Back explained with a ball, description of Chung Ling Soo's use of the move for the linking rings and the vanish of an orange
 		Oct. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 5)
77
Jean Hugard The Punishment Fits the Crime coin transforms into lemon, under hat
 		Dec. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 7)
86
Senor Charles Mardo Mardo’s Egg Bag Routine egg vanishes and reappears a few times, lemon is produced from bag
Related toVariations 1945
Routined Magic
5
Hervel Un tour amusant pour les petits et... les grands! rabbit, fruits and silks vanish and appear in box, followed by german translation "Ein unterhaltendes Kunststück für die kleinen... u. die Grossen!"
 		May 1946
La Baguette Magique (Issue 9)
7
Sid Lorraine, Bert Douglas Watch the Lemon lemon is supposed to travel into glas, only skin remains, lemonade in glass
Inspired by
  • "The 'Lemon Crush' Mystery" (Sid Lorraine, Linking Ring Vol. 2 No. 11, 1924)
Related toVariations 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
75
Harlan Tarbell Orange and Die die and orange change places, prop magic
Variations 1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
251
An After Dinner Diversion cutting skin of lemon, parts are interlocked
Also published here
  • "Journal de la Prestidigitation" No. 143, July-August. 1948.
 Sep. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 4)
462
Harlan Tarbell Le Citron de le Dé lemon and large die change places, with hat, followed by german translation "Die Zitrone und der Würfel"
Also published here
  • "Sphinx" April, 1947.
 Aug. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 22)
10
Eddie Joseph Glass and Orange glass under newspaper cover, orange vanishes, glass vanishes, both found in spectator's clothing, stand-up without lapping
 		1950
The Art of Body Loading & Productions
48
Eddie Joseph Live Banana from Volunteer in Auditorium
1950
The Art of Body Loading & Productions
54
Banana (1)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
slicing banana before opening it, toothpick
 		Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Banana (2)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
banana peals itself when placed over milk bottle with burning paper inside
 		Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Banana (3)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
party game, trying to feed banana blindfolded
 		Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Eddie Joseph Have a Lemon coin transforms into other coin, while doing heads or tails, lemon appears in closed fist, rubber fruit
 		1952
Tricks for Informal Occasions
4
Zum Dessert special way to cut a lemon, peel is linked
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 3)
118
Ein Uhr Mysterium watch vanishes and appears in orange which was inside a bag and a box
Also published here
  • in "Magikeren"
 1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 4)
127
Karrell Fox Pop-Up Banana banana joke, after taking a bite, banana pops back in original form
 		1954
Kornfidentially Yours
6
Karrell Fox The Vendor Pitch Act gag bit, production of hot dogs, cigars, bananas etc
 		1954
Kornfidentially Yours
44
Eddie Joseph The Vanishing Fruit seated, vanish of an apple or similiar
 		1954
A Magician Goes to Dinner
25
Eugene Gloye Confetti & Oranges Phantom Tube routine, with confetti and oranges
 		1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
31
George Karger Ghost of the Morro Crab napkin moves over table, orange / lime under it
 		Jan. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 340)
175
Charlie Miller, David Devant A Lesson in Magic with assistant, one claims to teach "handkerchief to lemon", handkerchief changes to small pieces, to ribbon, then to lemon, handkerchief inside, center cut out of two handkerchiefs, mismade handkerchief restoration, handkerchief to liquid, restored handkerchiefs reappear
 		1961
An Evening with Charlie Miller
41
Ali Bongo Fruit Salad two in the hand with miniature fruits, can of fruit salad as climax
 		1966
The Bongo Book
31
K. Yost Silk Monte silks and glasses travel behind two screens, as guessing game, as finale silk changes to orange
 		July 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 9)
267
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Hot-Banana banana changes to hot dog
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
130
Parker Swan How to Force a Watermelon card or silk in watermelon, gag
 		1970
How to Force a Watermelon
3
Art Spring Crushed orange is supposed to travel into glas, only skin remains, orange juice in glass, simplified, see p. 337 for Sid Lorraine reference
Inspired by Mar. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 5)
325
Harry George 3x Comedy Macig described by Paul Maurer, three comedy effects
  • 1. button under table
  • 2. revealing a selection using an alarm clock
  • 3. glass through table with a cherry sequence
 		1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 4)
65
Charles T. Jordan The Lemon and Potato Trick potato in stemmed glass is covered with a handkerchief, it transposes with a lemon
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
252
Charles T. Jordan The Lemon and Potato Trick potato in stemmed glass is covered with a handkerchief, it transposes with a lemon
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
263
Frank Garcia Hollow Egg and Lemon Idea
1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
206
Don Tanner Silks two different-colored silks transpose in two cloth bags, then they change into two fruits
 		1978
It's in the Bag
10
Don Tanner Rice, Lemon & Checkers rice, lemon and checkers are placed in three cloth bags, they transpose around
 		1978
It's in the Bag
14
The Lemon Pig pig figure constructed from lemon and matches
 		1979
Elastrix
40
Bob Fitch 2 Wrapped Glasses, 1 Coin & 2 Oranges "Extras - Variations - 8)"
coin and orange transpose
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
7
Ken Brooke The Answers a Lemon coin travels under hat, lemon climax appearance
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
43
Steve Spillman The Banana Stab fruit thrown in the air and named fruit is pierced with sword
 		1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
16
Rice Vase rice inside a vase change into orange, ball or checkers, various models by Bland, Conradi, Willmann, Thayer, Klingl, John Gaughn, Owen, Mysto Magic, Tayeda
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
31
The Rice and Orange Trick orange and rice change places, using cones
Related to 1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
39
Vase, Cone, Beans and Orange Trick orange, cone and beans vanish and appear, with vase and handkerchief
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
77
Fireworks No. 14, orange peeling squeezed over flame
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
6
The Mystery of the Oranges No. 81, signed orange is mixed with other oranges in a bag, performer locates the signed one without looking
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
22
Pat Conway Oranges and Lemons fruits appear in a mat that is folded and unfolded several times, fruits attached to mat with string
 		1987
The Pat Way to Con
128
Gary Kurtz Orange red and yellow ball rolled up in sheet of paper turn into orange
Related to 1988
Continuations ... Departures 2
18
Hiroshi Sawa The Lemon Trick spectator picks card with lemon on it, multiple lemons appear on the table one by one
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
79
Gary Kurtz Orange lemon and tomato change into fruit in cardboard
Related to 1990
Unexplainable Acts
43
Ken Brooke Nichts als eine Zitrone coin travels under hat, lemon climax appearance
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
180
Alexander de Cova Heba's Fez egg from hand to hat/fez multiple times, two melons as final loads, with spectator on stage
Also published here 1991
Heba's Fez
3
Chris Moore Moving Napkin Gag paper napkin draped over fruit moves along bar, fruit underneath rolls
 		May/June 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 5)
48
Alexander de Cova Heba's Fez egg from hand to hat/fez multiple times, two melons as final loads, with spectator on stage
VariationsAlso published here 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
25
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Oranges cups and balls routine with flower pots
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
76
Have a Banana real banana is taken from drawing
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
207
A Lemon While You Wait lemon is drawn and removed from drawing, it is real
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
209
Harlan Tarbell Orange Vase Combination orange as ball
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
234
Roy Johnson Eine magische Lektion borrowed handkerchief changes into destroyed pieces, pieces put in paper bag, they change into ribbon, then in lemon, handkerchief is in lemon but with hole, put in cloth bag, part of the fabric transposes from bag to handkerchief, finally it appears on head of performer or assistant under hat
 		Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
58
Steve Dusheck Bugged stemmed fruit held by spectator changes into ugly creature
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
128
Robert E. Neale Orange impossible/fascinating object with an orange
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
261
Paul Harris The Burbling of a Pea floating a pea above the mouth
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Secrets of the Astonishing Executive)
269
Robert E. Olson Production of the Lemon from handkerchief
 		1998
Ultimate Bill in Lemon
5
Bob King Card in Orange Plus deck changes in lemon, with torn-off corner, with fake bloody fingers as comedy prop
Inspired by 1999
Private Notes
4
Jim Steinmeyer Apples and Oranges
  • Conjuring
piano card trick version with fruit, extra orange vanishes
 		July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
83
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
John Carney Astral Projection Hawaii chosen as travel destination, performer transforms into Hawaii tourist, sand from shoe, towel and pineapple production
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
159
David Berglas Pear in a Bottle bottle is knotted on a string and hang outside a window, fruit is selected and ends up in bottle, more brief routines with fruits, banana cuts itself into named amount of pieces
Also published here 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
387
Tom Stone Going Bananas two-person comedy act in which fake banana becomes real
Also published here 2002
Skerries
9
David Berglas Pear in Bottle bottle is knotted on a string and hang outside a window, fruit is selected and ends up in bottle, more brief routines with fruits, banana cuts itself into named amount of pieces
Also published here Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
72
Paul Harris Orange orange cut in quarters, one quarter is eaten, then rest is shown to have vanished leaving only the peel behind
  • The Peel
  • The Fruit
  • The Juice
 		2003
Mystery School
247
The Fruit Load From pouch
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
50
The Hat Load Melon
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
51
Gazzo Macee Revealing the Melon Presentational idea for revealing melon under hat
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
51
Jay Sankey Hot Tomato two tomatos produced from tomato seed packet
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
16
Kostya Kimlat Sweet Cherry Living stem of two cherries is fused together
 		2006
Another Bite of the Cherry
9
Paul Osborne The Blooming Orange Tree
  • Osborne Illusions
painting of orange tree, oranges appear on it, a flat orange is taken off and put in box where it becomes real, previously signed card appears in orange
 		Apr. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 4)
18
Donny Orbit She's Sick, My Cherry Trick stem torn off cherry, knot tied into it with mouth, then re-attached to cherry
Inspired by Aug. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007)
29
Tom Stone Flying Fruit apple and inside of orange transpose
 		2009
Fuzzy Logic
6
The Obedient Lemon stop-on-string ball with lemon
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Oct 19)
311
Tom Stone Going Bananas two-person comedy act in which fake banana becomes real
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
206
Patrick Page A Green Pair? socks change into fruit, trick based on a pun
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
297
G Banana (太阳花) Make writing appear on banana, and also make spectator correctly guess what's inside a paperbag (a banana)
 		2015
Believe
47
Pranks with a Mandarin Orange paper is pushed inside an orange, skin used to transport liquid (secretly?)
  • Dan Sherer (additional comments)
Also published here
  • Hōkasen, 1764
 May 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5)
84
Alexander de Cova Hebas Fes egg from hand to hat/fez multiple times, two melons as final loads, with spectator on stage
VariationsAlso published here 2016
Burners — Vol. 5
48
Adrian Vega Tequila Güey (Apilamiento Dados) magical dice stacking routine where lemon, salt shaker and glass of Tequila appears
 		2017
Area 52
61
John Gaughan The Rice and Orange Trick
  • The Chamber of Secrets
orange and rice transpose with lots of apparatus
 		Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
30
Ben Hart Melocation signed tissue (actually white silk) transposes with stone of peach
 		2020
The Darkest Corners
21
Wolfgang Moser Der Hut und das Ei egg from hand to top hat multiple times, various fruits and a glass of beer as final loads, with spectator on stage, featuring hat loading methods from chair
Inspired by 2021
Seminar 2021
6
John Graham The Lemon Bookend: The Lemon Vanishes
  • Topit Vanish
  • Topit Vanish 2
  • The Conceptual Vanish
Related to 2021
Stage by Stage
273
John Graham Lemon Zombie knife stuck in lemon
 		2021
Stage by Stage
277
Curtis Kam Lemon Stunner chosen fruit from list appears under cup
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1043