Miscellaneous

68 entries in Bill / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ottokar Fischer Ein verblüffendes Tisch-Kunststück coin, finger ring and bill borrowed and put in vest pocket, bill appears inside bread roll, ring inside matchbox and coin under a glass
 		Oct. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10)
153
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Ein papierener Phönix bill travels from under handkerchief into a matchbox, then it is placed inside an envelope and burnt only to reappear inside second signed envelope
 		1922
Zwölf Schlager der Magie
38
Edward Bagshawe A Necromatic Notes borrowed bill put in envelope, deck with chosen card fixed with two rubber bands, bill travels into deck next to selection
 		1924
Exclusive Problems in Magic
36
Lu Brent A Match Box Melange Dollar bill vanishes, travels to matchbox that was previously full of matches (matches have vanished, leaving only the bill)
 		1932
Novel Magic
11
Galli-Galli's Trick borrowed bill crumpled up and given in spectator's hand, it changes into newspaper, taken from spectator's pocket then, gag ending ("you gave me this bill?")
 		1937
Money Magic
28
The Wandering Bills four crumpled bills in square formation under a hat
 		1937
Money Magic
29
Dr. Richard Rowe Three Cards and a Bank Note (Bill) three selections & borrowed bill sealed in four envelopes, performer names card and serial number, all vanish and reappear in middle of deck, bill wrapped around the three cards, duplicates
Related to 1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
43
Harry Bertall Pour Remplacer Les Ardoises Spirites bill travels from one envelope to another
Related to July 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
1
Lu Brent Inflation dollar bill assembly, fives and ones
 		July 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 87)
353
Hans "Severus" Ernst Switzerland - Happy Land check changes to bill, bill appears in case and tube
 		1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
15
Milbourne Christopher Two Bill Trick two rolled up Dollar Bills travel to hand several times, Two Dollar Bill as climax
 		May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
539
Don Tanner Visible Bill Transposition borrowed, marked bill put in one envelope, that and another envelope held in front of candles and bill shadow can be seen to vanish in one and appear in the other envelope
 		May 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8)
4
Clayton Rawson 1. Right in Front of Your Nose
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
151
Max Katz That Torn Corner where to store torn corner
 		1957
26 Originals
20
Karl Fulves The Black Room silk/tissue of chosen color travels from glass tumbler behind spectator's back to wrapped tumbler
Related to
  • p. 20 for idea by Sid Lorraine
 Nov. 1965
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Jules Lenier Tip On Chink-A-Chink rolled up dollar bills
 		July 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 9)
190
Dan Tong Bill Antics two bills in left hand, one travels to right hand, featuring fold that makes one bill look like two
 		1969
HEX!
65
Len Gardner Mad Money One, Five and Ten dollar bills borrowed and dropped in glasses, One and Five dollar bills vanish in flame and reappear folded inside Ten dollar bill, see p. 289 for reference
Related to
  • suggestion by John Hudak on p. 314
 Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 12)
287
Eddie Joseph Traversing Ring and Note bill wrapped in handkerchief, finger ring in another handkerchief which is put in paper bag which is impaled on skewer, then ring is found impaled on skewer and bill in other handkerchief
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
184
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae It's a Hold-Up! ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1970
My Kind of Magic
14
Jean Hugard Jean Hugard's Dollar Bill Between Cards Effect No. 649, cryptic but might be related to reference, bill number read off thumb nail
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
179
Theo Doré Geld steigt einem zu Kopf bills counted and spectator holds them, some vanish and travel onto his hat
Also published here
  • Genii
 June 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
73
Ali Bongo Sterling Embryo two different-colored tissue papers and borrowed bill are rolled up and put on upside-down glasses, bill vanishes, white paper burns, in red paper is white paper and inside bill
Inspired by
  • "Embryo" (Pentagram)
Related toAlso published here
  • New Pentagram, Dec. 1972
 Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
28
Dan Tong Bill Antics bill from hand to hand, featuring fold so one bill looks like two
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
181
Harry Lorayne From 1 to 10 ten count with two objects
 		1977
The Magic Book
266
Peter Warlock Teleportation marked bill and rubber band wrapped in silk and put in glass, then covered with tube, travels in glass under second tube with silk over top of glass held with rubber band
Inspired by
  • "Snaretainer" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Vol. 32 No. 8, p. 91)
Variations 		Mar. 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
74
Tan Hock Chuan Confetti Surprise Bill placed in envelope and burnt, found restored in the middle of a tumbler of confetti
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
34
Tan Choon Tee Das Geldschein-Becherspiel three bills borrowed and crumpled up, they travel under bowl, as finale there is a purse under bowl with bills inside
 		Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
116
Karl Fulves The Old 4-Shell Game different bills under four styrofoam coffee cups
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
80
Jim Ryan Jim's Toss-Away, An Easy Variation tossing bill away and it reappears back in the hand
 		1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners
9
Karl Fulves Dollar Flight No. 13, two bills are covered with envelopes and transpose and travel over, optional finale so that one bill travels inside envelope
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
27
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae Überfalls ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Also published here 1986
Das Alan Shaxon Seminar 1986
12
John Carney Corner Switch
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Conjuring con Carney)
2
Karl Fulves Rush Hour bills placed in performer's trouser packet travel into stack in hand one by one
 		1989
Money Moves
2
Karl Fulves Safe Deposit No. 64, one and five dollar bill, fiver vanishes and reappears in box, one folded to look like two bills with fake index
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
80
Michael Weber The Spider signed bill travels cleanly from one cup to another
Also published here 1990
La Magie de Michael Weber
[2]
Wesley James Bill Flite folded bill travels from performer's fist to spectator's fist to another folded bill, sponge ball type effect
 		1990
Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes
30
Roger Klause The Operator multi-phase betting game presentation, mis-indexed dollar bill
1. The Coin Con (Two-Copper/One-Silver routine)
2. The Bill Con (which hand is the bill in? bill travels to purse)
3. The Bill Change
4. The Total Con (Slow Motion Bill Transposition)
 		1991
Roger Klause: In Concert
89
Michael Weber The Spider signed bill travels cleanly from one cup to another
Also published here 1991
Lecture Collection
[2]
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae Dies ist ein Überfall! ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Also published here 1994
Alan Shaxon Lecture
30
Duraty Banknoten - Wanderung bill fold, apparently two bills, one bill vanishes and appears in pocket
 		1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 4 & 5)
43
Jörg Alexander Weber Kapitalflucht ten bills in a glass held by spectator, another packet of ten bills in the hands, three travel across into glass
Also published here 1995
ZauberKunst
2
Steve Beam Out on a Limb selection pushed in with arm is produced on fingertips
Also published here 1995
Vienna Notes
6
Helge Thun Rollmops bill vanishes and is found in case wrapped around signed selection
 		1995
Inside Cardmagic
97
Tommy Wonder The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toVariations 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 1
302
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm idea for chink-a-chink with borrowed bills
 		Feb. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 2)
2758
Helge Thun Bulkoki 20 bill changes into 100, 20 is found in case wrapped around signed selection
VariationsAlso published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
158
Bob King Mystery Box using the "Keychain Mystery Box" for two routines
  • Super Clean Card to Box
  • Bill Change and Flight
 		2000
Great Britain 2001
4
Helge Thun Rollmops 20 bill changes into 100, 20 is found in case wrapped around signed selection
VariationsAlso published here 2000
Faustdick hinterm Schlitzohr
13
Justin Haines, Lee Asher That's a Wrap! bill wrapped around deck disappears, reappears around Aces in center
Also published here Dec. 2000
Channel One (Vol. 2 No. 6)
18
Lee Asher, Justin Haines That's a Wrap bill wrapped around deck disappears, reappears around Aces in center
Also published here 2001
Close Cover Before Striking
20
David Berglas Ten Shilling Note marked bill travels from one city to another, split screen on TV
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
116
Jay Sankey Paging Ben Franklin three cards chosen, dollar bill changes into a book page, page number matches the three values of the cards, in book is dollar bill instead of page
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
133
Asi Wind Time is Money two bills placed in spectator's hand, one travels underneath his watch, folding one bill so it looks like two
Also published here Feb. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 6)
78
Jörg Willich Der Überfall ring, watch and content of wallet disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet, two versions
Inspired by 2007
Kreative Zauberei oder Die Kreation von Zauberei
25
David Regal The Money Cup Mini Chop Cup routine with rolled-up bill, coins appear
 		2008
Approaching Magic
159
Jörg Alexander Weber Kapitalflucht ten bills in a glass held by spectator, another packet of ten bills in the hands, three travel across into glass
Also published here 2010
Geld und Schein
17
Jörg Alexander Weber Geldscheinwanderung ten bills each on top of two glasses, three travel across
 		2011
ZauberKunstStücke — Band 3
14
Gregory Wilson The Scoop
  • The Almighty Dollar
bills are stolen from wallet that the spectator holds, using newspaper, Himber wallet, pickpocket presentation
 		Apr. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 8)
66
Michael Weber Self-Service Lunch paper money counted by spectator to a story presentation in which the waiter wants to cheat three customers (verbal puzzle), a dollar vanishes and appears in wallet
 		2012
Weber's Wallet
[1]
Roberto Giobbi Idea for a Bill Routine pencil through bill, promising to make hole disappear but making whole bill vanish, similar gags
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 28)
341
Alexander de Cova Ring, Watch and Wallet ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
  • Stand-up Version
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 5
87
Asi Wind Time is Money two bills placed in spectator's hand, one travels underneath his watch, with idea from Nimrod Harel, see also p. 156 for suggestion of using two different bills
Inspired by
  • "Two for the Price of One" (131 Magic Tricks for Amateurs, Will Dexter, 1958)
Related toAlso published here 		2018
Repertoire
1
Fritz Alkemade Moneyball bill travelling effect, end with bills fusing into a single bill of twice the value
 		July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
170
Helge Thun Rollmops Reloaded 20 bill changes into 100, 20 is found in case wrapped around signed selection
Inspired by 2019
Seminah
8
David Regal Flying Over Washington
  • Material Concessions
signed bill travels from under one paper cup to another
 		Mar. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3)
38
Asi Wind Time is Money two bills placed in spectator's hand, one travels underneath his watch, folding one bill so it looks like two
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
371
Helge Thun Bulkoki Reloaded 20 bill changes into 100, 20 is found in case wrapped around signed selection
Inspired by 2025
Evidence of a Well Spent Life
18