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14 entries in Ball / Floatation / Thread
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
H. F. C. Suhr Die Aufhebung der Schwerkraft metal ball with holes through it, slipped onto glass rod and floats up and down on it
Related to Apr. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 10)
151
Carl L. Curiel Die geheimnisvolle, schwebende Kugel
June 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6)
96
Edward Bagshawe A Deceptive "Floating" Ball "just an idea", thread hook up
 		1924
Exclusive Problems in Magic
80
Jean Hugard The Hugard Method Floating Ball on stage with thread
1. The Ball
2. The Box
3. The Thread
4. The Ear-piece
5. The Hoop
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
100
W.J. Nixon The Floating Ball thread
 		1938
Greater Magic
950
Billy McComb William's Floating Ball Routine comedy routine on stage, ball is floating up and down and finally vanishes in a box, with assistant
 		1947
The First Book of William
46
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column ideas for various tricks
  • Lit cigarette hold on thumb covered with handkerchief
  • idea for Al Baker's addition slate
  • on Lou Tannens shooting wand
  • Milk Pitcher
  • Brainwave Deck
  • gag with flash bill
  • Floating Ball
  • card location
 		Aug. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 3)
341
Audley Dunham Floating Ping-Pong Ball between hands, thread
 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
67
Unrehearsed Incidents on exposing the thread while performing the floating ball
 		Jan. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 8)
744
Rev. Galley, Jean Hugard Zur schwebenden Kugel tip on the floating ball, reducing noice from sting, Stephen Galley?
 		1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 2)
928
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Okito's Famous Floating Ball "The history, mechanics, routine & technique"
 		1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
175
Charles Waller Der schwebende Papierball floating paper ball, with tube and thread, unclear
Also published here
  • "Genii " 1946, p. 47.
 1982
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 4&5)
107
Bob Marvin Bob Marvin's Floating Ball one-man method
 		1995
Great Tricks Revisited
121
Jay Sankey UFO small silver ball floats up and down in a test tube
Related to
  • "Wunderbar" (Steve Dusheck, marketed item)
 2004
Sankey Unleashed
171