to make a shoale of goslings drawe a timber log \n some geese draw a log of wood, vague, probably thread \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
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To make a shoale of goslings drawe a timber log
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXX)
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192
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the bundle of firewood \n hollow bundle \n unknown
1890
more magic
Unknown
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The Bundle of Firewood
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1890
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More Magic
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287
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the paper ribbon and the barber's pole \n long paper coil from hat, then pole (paper, switched for wooden pole by assistant) \n unknown
1890
more magic
Unknown
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The Paper Ribbon and the Barber's Pole
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1890
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More Magic
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300
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a barber's pole from an egg \n paper spiral "pole", later switched for wooden one \n bland
1890
more magic
Bland
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A Barber's Pole from an Egg
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1890
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More Magic
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340
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der großpapa und sein enkel \n no. 34, small and large wooden cone penetrate table under cone cover \n samuel "st. roman" thiersfeld
1899
jedermann zauberkünstler!
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld
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Der Großpapa und sein Enkel
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1899
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Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
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98
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das archimedes-brett \n floating piece of wood in front of performer's body, attachment to sort of belt \n john willmann
1903
die zauberwelt
John Willmann
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Das Archimedes-Brett
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Aug. 1903
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Die Zauberwelt
(Vol. 9 No. 8)
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123
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the lindbergh kidnap ladder \n board with holes and nails, different spectators claim having seen a different number of holes and the nails in different positions \n frank lane \n u. f. grant
1935
they're off
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant
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The Lindbergh Kidnap Ladder
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1935
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They're Off
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10
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the folding half dollar \n a piece of wood transposes with a half dollar \n frank lane \n u. f. grant
1935
they're off
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant
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The Folding Half Dollar
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1935
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They're Off
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28
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a surgical operation \n splinter pulled out by spectator from performer's hand becomes long hair, gag \n unknown
1937
the magic annual for 1937
Unknown
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A Surgical Operation
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1937
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The Magic Annual for 1937
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96
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parablox \n paper box used to take props from it, at the end it changes to solid block of wood, posed as problem, see also p. 402 for solution by bill taylor \n karl fulves \n "boxes or blocks" (the magic wand, june-sep 1933) \n solution to parablox \n sid lorraine \n parablox \n alexander de cova
1970
the pallbearers review vol. 5-8
Karl Fulves
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Parablox
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Related to- "Boxes or Blocks" (The Magic Wand, June-Sep 1933)
Variations
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Nov. 1970
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8
(Vol. 6 No. 1)
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374
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weisensel's famous splinter from the hand \n as splinter is removed from hand by spectator, it is several inches long \n george weisensel
1975
another close-up cavalcade
George Weisensel
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Weisensel's Famous Splinter from the Hand
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1975
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Another Close-up Cavalcade
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152
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turn of the century tiltings and tappings \n balsa wood tear shape under glass dome starts rocking, then screwdriver moves under the jar \n stephen minch
1975
mind & matter
Stephen Minch
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Turn of the Century Tiltings and Tappings
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1975
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Mind & Matter
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43
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the falling block \n block of wood falls, discussion on different methods \n al mann \n ed mellon's mentalwise, vol. ii #12 and vol. iii #1, and george arrowsmith's idea with playing cards "arrowsmith's assorted myseries", tom fitzgerald's "a block from the wall of jericho" in sam dalal'
1981
the shattered chalice
Al Mann
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The Falling Block
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Related to- Ed Mellon's MentalWise, Vol. II #12 and Vol. III #1, and George Arrowsmith's idea with playing cards "Arrowsmith's Assorted Myseries", Tom Fitzgerald's "A Block from the Wall of Jericho" in Sam Dalal'
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1981
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The Shattered Chalice
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11
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block off \n block with hole slid in box, fixed with wand, it slides free \n frank cleaver \n back story \n karl fulves
1988
the chronicles
Frank Cleaver
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Block Off
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Related to
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1988
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The Chronicles
(Issue 34)
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1400
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five minutes of voodoo \n presentation for block that falls over (shifting weight) \n sid fleischman
1993
the charlatan's handbook
Sid Fleischman
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Five Minutes of Voodoo
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1993
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The Charlatan's Handbook
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43
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do-it-yourself \n one spectator hammers some nails in a piece of wood, a second drills some holes and a third has to saw off a piece, prediction matches \n david berglas
2002
the mind & magic of david berglas
David Berglas
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Do-It-Yourself
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2002
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The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
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91
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mislaid eggs \n three cylinders, four eggs put in one of them, solid wooden block in another one, eggs travel into cylinder with wood, wood into third one \n p. t. selbit \n p. t. selbit, the magical entertainer, 1906, p. 36
2002
the encyclopedia of egg magic
P. T. Selbit
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Mislaid Eggs
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Also published here- P. T. Selbit, The Magical Entertainer, 1906, p. 36
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2002
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The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
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174
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cone and egg \n hat with plate on table, egg on hat, covered with paper cone, a wooden cone vanishes under handkerchief, under paper cone is now wooden cone, egg produced from elbow, egg-cone sequence, wooden cone reappears in hat \n harry houdini \n harry houdini, houdini on magic, ed. walter b. gibson and morris n. young, 1953, p. 188
2002
the encyclopedia of egg magic
Harry Houdini
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Cone and Egg
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Also published here- Harry Houdini, Houdini on Magic, ed. Walter B. Gibson and Morris N. Young, 1953, p. 188
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2002
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The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
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177
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family tree \n half of a pencil changes into wooden branch with twigs \n jay sankey
2004
sankey unleashed
Jay Sankey
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Family Tree
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2004
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Sankey Unleashed
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65
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wooden sign \n "signed card" with isolated card stapled to piece of wood \n tom stone \n knock on wood \n peter gröning
2011
maelstrom
Tom Stone
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Wooden Sign
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Inspired by
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2011
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Maelstrom
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178
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fing-jit-su \n spectator breaks small wood with finger, then flicks deck at selection \n ryan schlutz \n finger flicker \n pit hartling
2011
making the cut
Ryan Schlutz
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Fing-Jit-Su
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Related to
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2011
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Making the Cut
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51
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proustian omens \n stop trick using a falling telekinetic pen/timber as stopping sign \n mike pisciotta
2020
as above, so below
Mike Pisciotta
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Proustian Omens
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2020
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As Above, So Below
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31
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