Miscellaneous

237 entries in Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
Tom Sellers Treasury Note and Confetti bill is burned by "accident", reproduced from confetti
 		1927
Tricks That Work
15
E. D. Wolff Transient Money bill into nest of envelopes, thumb tip
 		May 1935
The Jinx (Issue 8)
32
Jacob Steisal The Itinerant Dollar bill to anything multiple times, erasing last digit
 		1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
85
Geoff Sandersons Security! bill into ring box in wool that's sealed in a glass
 		Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
239
Billy O'Connor The Bill in the Envelope burned bill reappears in empty envelope, number checked
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
29
Jean Hugard c. Preparing a Duplicate Bill bill with same serial number, or mis-reading serial number
 		1937
Money Magic
6
A Borrowed Bill Passed Between Two Cards two chosen cards are encircled with rubber bands crosswise and put in envelope, bill travels between them
 		1937
Money Magic
44
Bill Passed Inside A Playing Card pre-loaded duplicate bill
 		1937
Money Magic
44
L. A. Winter A Bill Is Burnt performer's bill in one glass, spectator's in another, performer burns his bill, spectator's bill is then the performer's bill and the spectator's is produced from elsewhere
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand, Dec. 1934
 1937
Money Magic
46
Borrowed Bill Vanished and Found in Spectator's Hand bill is burned in envelope and travels into watch held by spectator
 		1937
Money Magic
47
The Bill In The Candle
  • a,
  • b.
  • c. Mechanical Candle, Stage Version
 		1937
Money Magic
48
A Bill and an Egg bill found inside egg
  • a. (gaffed wand)
  • b.
 		1937
Money Magic
51
A Life Saver and a Bill bill with noted number travels inside roll of life saver candy
 		1937
Money Magic
53
Two Bills From One using fold in previous item to switch out two borrowed bills which then travel to some location
 		1937
Money Magic
57
Bluey-Bluey The Bill in the Envelope burned in envelope, reproduced from spectator's sleeve
 		1938
Greater Magic
774
Carl Brema Dollar Bill and Tube Trick Bill Tube
 		1938
Greater Magic
781
Bruce Elliott*, Theodore Annemann* Not for the Meek bill to roll of life savers, gaffed knife
 		Nov. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 150)
879
U. F. Grant "Million Dollar" Bill Mystery two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelope
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
112
The Life Safer bill to life safer package used as pull
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
122
Tom Sellers The "T.S." Knife to load an envelope
 		1943
Magical Mixture
11
Tom Sellers Note in Beer Bottle
1943
Magical Mixture
14
Tom Sellers Borrowed Note in Candle gimmicked knife
 		1943
Magical Mixture
16
Lu Brent Bill to Magazine - Letter to Bruce Elliott bill travels between two pages of chosen book or magazine
 		July 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 64)
262
Theodore Annemann* Controlled Currency two bills placed inside envelopes, serial number reading and other travels into box
 		1944
Practical Mental Effects
235
Herman L. Weber Namreh's "Electrick" handkerchief and bill are shot into a light bulb, apparatus
 		1945
My Best
337
Laurie Ireland A Dollar Bill in Candle Effect in chosen candle
 		1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
12
George G. Kaplan The Brema Tube and Bill loading the tube while showing it
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
263
Arthur H. Buckley Borrowed Money bill vanishes from envelope, reappears in nest of envelopes, serial number noted (3 made to 8 from consecutive numbers)
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
78
Terry Lynn Torn Corner Method bill travels to envelope
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
80
Don Greenwood Bill and Nest of Envelopes signed bill vanishes from purse and appears in nest of envelopes
 		Aug. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 3)
455
George Blake Imp-Ossible bill travels from under handkerchief into a bill tube
Related to
 Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 192)
767
George Blake Imp-Aled Brema bill tube with holes, threaded on a needle, bill travels inside
Related to
 Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
771
U. F. Grant The Bill, Egg and Walnut bill travels into nest of egg and walnut, duplicate bill made by cutting two bills in half and joining them together with one half switched
 		Mar. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)
6
Don Tanner A Bill Restoration And Transposition borrowed dollar bill burns in a flash and appears in previously empty envelope
 		Apr. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7)
9
Dr. Ben B. Braude Balloon Buster card in on of selected balloon, for magicians, three stooges (!)
 		Mar. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 224)
897
Ned Rutledge "Your Money Back" signed bill is burnt in envelope and appears again in bill tube
 		Feb. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 9)
750
Karrell Fox Light's Out card to lightbulb, missing corner matches
 		1954
Kornfidentially Yours
18
Allessandro The Demon Dollar signed bill is placed inside an envelope and burnt, then it bill is found in sealed envelope in performer's pocket
 		1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
12
Dr. Spencer Thornton The Fantastic Bill Transposition bill vanishes from handkerchief and appears inside envelope, using Corinda Billet Pencil
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
15
Jack Yeager Dollar Bill in Balloon as John Yeager, torn corner proof
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
35
Tom Sellers Note and the Jar bill travels into sealed jar
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
14
Bruce Elliott* ZIP bill to lighter
 		Dec. 1960
The New Phoenix (Issue 352)
236
Eugene Gloye Balled Bill bill into plastic golf ball
 		Sep. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 361)
272
Max Malini Bills, Lemon and Egg bill in lemon and bill in egg, bills vanish from handkerchief, with wand
Also published here
Related to
 1962
Malini and His Magic
33
Ace Gorham A Nest of Boxes Routine bill to nest of boxes
 		May 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 25)
103
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Daumenspitze various brief ideas using a thumb tip
  • Eine Zigarettenverwandlung
  • Inflation - Deflation
  • Der wasserdichte Geldschein
  • Verbrannter Geldschein
  • Der Geldschein als Likörglas
  • Geldscheintrick
  • Würfelzucker-Fabrikation
  • Tuchwanderung
  • Geld und Seidenband
  • Die Geldverlosung
  • Die verschwundene Karte
  • Die verschwundene Zigarette
  • Gelöste Knoten
  • Geldschein im Ei
 		1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 1)
9
Harry Lorayne Double Billemma borrowed bill is torn, one half travels somewhere, then bill is restored
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
58
Lewis Ganson The Bill Tube folded bill vanishes from under handkerchief and appears in locked tube
Variations
 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
267
Arnold De Seiver Arnold De Seiver's Routine bill tube routine
Inspired by
 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
272
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Billete en el Pan bill vanishes from handkerchief and appears inside bread
 		1967
Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo
49
Bob Ostin Impossible Coin Plates marked coin appears between two plates, held together with rubber bands
 		1968
Fingertip Fantasies
76
Joseph M. White CATnips several ideas for bill in soft boiled egg
 		Mar. 1968
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 71)
289
Joseph M. White Let George Do It marked bill travels to box, paper is cut with silhouette of George Washington
 		1969
HEX!
76
Ellison Poland The Bill In The Barrels nest of barrels, flash bill
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by
  • version in MUM, Dec. 1960
 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
195
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther The Diabolo Bill! signed bill is burnt and appears in sealed tube
 		1971
Magick (Issue 31)
151
Vincent Sabatino Bill-Tube Presentation from silk to bill tube
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
271
Billy McComb U.K. ... "Not in the Polo Mints" - U.S.A. ... "Bill in the Lifesavers"
1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
113
Vic Perry, Al Koran The Man Called Al Koran apparently by Al Koran, two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelope
Related to
 1974
Magick (Issue 100)
497
U. F. Grant Bill in Nest of Envelopes
Related to
 Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
856
Dollar Matches box of matches shown, dollar bill rolled to tube, matches poured out, bill vanishes and reappears from match box
 		1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
97
Scotty York, Chuck Smith The Fabulous Red Snapper bill ends up in a snapper
 		1975
Lecture
29
Val Le-Val Bill in Balloon comedy routine in which bill is burned and appears in one of three balloon
 		Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
27
Hank Lee, Philip T. Goldstein* Zorita picture of woman with crystal ball covered, then a marble is chosen from a bag and the crystal ball picture changed to match the color of the marble, then a bill with torn-off corner changes to newspaper and the bill is found behind the picture
 		1976
Hank Lee's First American Lecture
[4]
Warren Stephens Borrowed Bill and Pen borrowed bill inside pen
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
147
Al Mann Other Uses for the Photon Shield Sealed Envelope for card or bill to envelope
 		1977
The Photon Shield
6
Gene Marvin Man from the 21st Century story, bill in tube travels back in cash register, bill tube
 		1977
Magick (Issue 192)
957
Al Mann The Baffling Bills - Materialization of Matter two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in box, Arca system
Inspired by
  • Willane's "The Baffling Notes" in "Abra" #841, March 10th 1962.
Related to
 1978
Arca — The Magic Box
9
Michael O'Rady One for the Money bill and quarter borrowed, two cards selected, money vanishes an reappears rubberbanded and between two selections in wallet
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
38
Teleportation No. 28, two bills torn, one half of each travels into envelope
Related to
 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
42
Roy Johnson Cash Stab bill burned in envelope, card stab in paper bag, bill found inside card
  • Burned Bank Note
  • The Card Stab
  • The Routine
Inspired by
  • Milbourne Christopher routine in Hugard's Magic Monthly
Variations
 1979
Final Call
52
Danny Korem The UDT and the Bill and Envelopes Routine bill in envelope mixed with other envelopes, burned, from wallet, pendulum holdout
 		1980
The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II
35
Michael Ammar Signed Bill in Lightbulb
Also published here
 1980
The Command Performance — Premier Issue
21
Ken Brooke Routine for the Padlocked Bill Tube borrowed marked bill travels from under handkerchief to locked bill tube
Also published here
 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
100
Ken Brooke Another Routine for the Locking Bill Tube marked bill is folded and rubber-banded and put in glass with silk on top, travels into bill tube
 		1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
103
Ken De Courcy The Wander-Combo card chosen and put in envelope, borrowed bill also put in envelope, borrowed finger ring in handkerchief, ring penetrates onto wand, wand broken and bill and card are rolled-up inside
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
48
Roy Johnson Die Rakete! bill travels into fireworks rocket, elaborate presentation
Also published here
  • Feature 3, 1979
Inspired by
 1980
Jedermanns Karten + Drei Knüller
32
Al Mann One Hundred Clams signed bill is burned and appears restored in an envelope, Al Koran Wallet
 		1981
The "H" Factor
21
Terri Rogers Spondulics two bills torn, one half of each travels into envelope
Inspired by
Related to
 1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
97
Lewis Ganson Der Geldschein und die Tuchröhre bill travels from under silk into bill tube
Also published here
  • The Gen, Apr. 1960
 Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
98
Horace Spencer More Recollections of Horace Spencer bill travels from envelope back into till of bar (cheating the bar out of the bill)
 		1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3)
1005
William Goldman The Magic Coin bill travels to envelope, with torn corner, coin vanish and production intermezzo
Also published here
 Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
202
Eugene Burger Signed Bill in Matchbox seated at table
Also published here
 1982
Secrets and Mysteries for the Close-up Entertainer
74
Michael Weber 20th Century Ten borrowed $10 bill appears stapled between two $1 bills
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
34
Edward Marlo Bill, Egg, and Glass bill vanishes and reappears under paper-covered glass, egg appears, vanishes, bill reappears in egg
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 9)
111
Stephen Tucker Wild two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelope and pen
Inspired by
Related to
 Nov. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 31)
603
Ali Bongo Bill in Pumpkin... or Can of Beans or Block of Ice... or Almost Anything! cryptic description, bill is burnt and appears somewhere else
 		1983
1983
5
Thursday Night Group O-pen Sez-a-me bill into pen that it was signed with
 		Oct. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 10)
977
Al Bertini Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Irrlicht signed bill to matchbox, loading mechanism
 		1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 2)
45
Al Bertini Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das Geheimnis der Bubuschka bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Related to
 1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 5)
119
David Ben How Sweet It Is! bill in sugar packet
 		Apr. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1050
Roger Klause Bill, Book, and Candle bill is accidentaly set on fire, prelude to bill traveling effect, two handlings
 		Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
352
Martin Lewis Bill in Card bill vanishes, appears sealed inside playing card
 		1985
Martin's Miracles
55
Marvyn Roy Omega-Four...One-Man Mental Act routine with four phases
  • named card is written on blank card in the deck
  • number divination, then signed bill travels to sealed card case
  • selected cards are named, memory stunt
  • spectator looks at ping pong ball and names a card, card appears inside case
Inspired by
 Sep. 1985
Magick (Issue 357)
1781
Karl Fulves* X Marks the Spot No. 12, one of four bills vanish and reappears at spot in house chosen by spectator
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
25
Eric DeCamps Slate of Hand card chosen, name of it appears on one of two ungimmicked small slates, card itself travels between slates
 		1985
The Magic of Eric DeCamps
26
Stewart Judah Phoenix aus der Asche two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelope
Inspired by
 July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
161
Ron Hadley Two Quick Routines with the Matchbox Load
  • Card to Matchbox
  • Bill to Matchbox
 		May 1985
New Directions (Issue 1)
13
Steve Dusheck Wine & Dine account of an impromptu performance, torn and restored dollar bill, it then changes and travels into a wine bottle, posed as a problem
Related to
  • Jack Chanin's "Rip-It"
 May 1985
New Directions (Issue 1)
19
Eric Mason The Silver & Golden Retrievers
  • The Silver Retriever (marked cigarette vanishes (pull) and is found in tube)
  • The Golden Retriever (cigarette found in pen)
Also published here
  • marketed 1982
 1985 ca.
Stuff
127
Terry Seabrooke Burnt Note In Wallet with fire insurance, envelope in wallet
Related to
Variations
 1986
Seabrooke's Book
49
Steve Bryan Steve Bryan Wrties... bill to bill tube, with handkerchief
 		1986
Gimmick (Issue 2)
9
Richard Sanders Richard Sanders bill vanishes and appears in cap of pen which was lying on the table
 		1986
Gimmick (Issue 7)
7
Ron Wilson Flight of the Phoenix finger ring appears around borrowed bill in nest of boxes
Also published here
  • in "Genii" April, 1977
 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
122
Michael Weber Under Cover Transposition signed bill transposes with paper match, signed bill appears stapled inside matchbook
Also published here
 1987
高若
5
Thomas Hierling Bill in Balloondoggy
1988
First there was a dream
25
Terri Rogers Currency Cuts
Also published here
Inspired by
 1988
More Secrets
78
Terri Rogers Gelschein-Schwindel
Also published here
Inspired by
 July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
185
U. F. Grant "Millionen Dollar" Geldschein Mysterium two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelope
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
189
Roger Drew Roger Drews Routine bill travels to roll of candy, ring to cornflakes box and watch into bread
Related to
 1990
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 1)
18
Peter Wilker, Roger Drew Cornich Magic bill travels to roll of candy, ring to cornflakes box and watch into bread, second part
Related to
 1990
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 3)
22
Jim Sisti Transmutation signed bill travels to coin purse, using bill switch technique
Also published here
 Sep./Oct. 1990
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Michael Ammar Signed Bill in Light Bulb
Also published here
 1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
193
John Carney Calligraphic Cash signed bill changes place with ink cartridge from ball-point pen
 		1991
Carneycopia
241
Michael Weber Undercover Transposition signed bill transpose with paper matches and is stapled to its cover
Also published here
 1991
Life Savers
96
Michael Weber 20th-Century Ten borrowed $10 bill appears stapled between two $1 bills
 		1991
Life Savers
125
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
18
Roger Klause Going South stealing bill out of envelope with slit for Terry Seabrooke's bill to wallet
Related to
 1991
Roger Klause: In Concert
137
Alexander de Cova Die Scheinwanderung borrowed bill travels between two tied sheets
 		1991
3 ausgefallene Routinen zur Balducci-Wallet
9
Mark Phillips Pegasus Bill To Envelope bill to envelope in wallet, with fingertip
Inspired by
 Oct. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 2)
36
Chuck Hickok The Three T's (Telesthesia, Telepathy, and Teleportation) spectator divines serial number, bill is burnt and found restored in box, bill duplication method
Inspired by
  • Bob Christenson'r routine in "Vibrations" #136.
 1991
MindFields
35
Larry Becker Monte Crispo signed bill in one of three envelopes, two are burnt, apparently mistake and bill appears in insurance envelope, with variation using a paper shredder
  • Author's Note: Shred a Few Tears of Joy & Sorrow
Inspired by
  • Larry Becker's "Monte Inferno" in "Mentalism for Magicians"
Related to
 1992
Stunners!
39
Larry Becker The Diffusion Principle fabricating bills with same serial number, bill travels from purse to block of Lucite
 		1992
Stunners!
235
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 1992
Magic for You!
8
David Hudspath Thanks for the Tip signed bill in purse, other bill transform into signed bill and latter is found in a second purse
 		Dec. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 4)
12
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 1993
Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993
10
Harry Anderson Dybbuk bill burnt in envelope appears between two slates, corner matches, numbers add up to last four digits of serial number, message appears on slates
 		1993
Wise Guy
45
Harry Anderson Buffalo Bill two bills are torn, one half of each are burnt and appear inside envelope
Related to
Variations
 1993
Wise Guy
143
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 1993
Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993
10
Bob Farmer, William Goldman The Little Man Who Was There
  • Flim-Flam
"The Chicago Bar Scam" via Bill Goldman, bet to make signed bill appear in cash register
Related to
 Apr. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 8)
69
Alexander de Cova Bill in Edding bill to marker pen, finger tip
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1994
Secrets No. 1
114
Paul Gertner The $100 Card in Wallet into envelope, with bill
 		1994
Steel and Silver
157
Paul Gertner Time is Money "(The $20 Bill in Hourglass)"
 		1994
Steel and Silver
162
Gene Anderson, Dan Harlan Penned In dollar bill changes into piece of paper and will be found in pen, held by spectator
 		Mar. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 1)
8
Jerry Mentzer Dollar Bill and Sugar Packet sugar from sugar packet vanishes and reappers in hand, bill travels into sugar packet
 		1994
Close-Up File
55
Steve Dusheck Keys and Cash dollar bill placed in clear plastic case under handkerchief, vanishes and appears elsewhere
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
103
Marberger Stuart Nikolaus-Produktion bill travels into large present, santa clause comes out of present and has gift with bill
 		July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
156
Alexander de Cova Bill In Edding bill to marker pen, finger tip
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1994
Seminar 1994
23
Jim Steinmeyer Chinese Food
  • Conjuring
take-away box with raw rice and fortune cookie, half of borrowed dollar bill, rice and crushed cookie dumped in paper bag, rice is back in box and the half bill in restored cookie
 		Dec. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 4)
61
Mike Bornstein New Improved Comedy Bill in Snake Can signed bill
 		1994
"Eye Popper" Money Magic Book #5
3
T. C. Churchwell Bill Flight bill to bill tube
 		Mar. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3)
2475
Alexander de Cova Bill in Edding bill to marker pen, finger tip
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1995
Verblüffend Einfach — Einfach Verblüffend
19
Roy Johnson Aufgespießt bill burned in envelope, card stab in paper bag, bill found inside card
  • Der verbrannte Geldschein
  • Das Kartenstechen
  • Das Laden der Karte
Also published here
  • Unique
Inspired by
 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
145
Christian Scherer Inflationäre Geldscheinwanderung signed bill is transformed into smaller bill, shrunken bill vanishes in flash of a lighter and signed bill ends up inside a box
  • 1. Geldscheinverwandlung
  • 2. Das Verschwinden des kleinen Geldscheins
  • 3. Das Erscheinen des ausgeliehenen Geldscheines im Köfferchen
 		1995
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 57 No. 4 & 5)
115
Jim Steinmeyer, Marvyn Roy Marvyn Roy's Bill In The Light Bulb
  • Conjuring
 		Feb. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 6)
63
Michael Kaminskas Magic Pills signed bill to metal tin
Also published here
 1996
Miracle Material
77
Joel Givens Tubular Bills bill travels to a straw, missing corner, bill transforms into wrapper
Also published here
 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1166
Bram Charles Mintal Photography bill travels into roll of film canister, torn of corner
 		Mar. 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 1)
10
Helge Thun TesaBill bill signed and corner torn off, it becomes blank paper, bill now in tape dispenser, signature pulled off (letraline)
 		1996
7 Close-Up
22
Ken Brooke Meine Tuchröhren-Routine borrowed marked bill travels from under handkerchief to locked bill tube
Also published here
 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
147
William Goldman Die Zaubermünze bill travels to envelope, with torn corner, coin vanish and production intermezzo
Also published here
 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
171
George Schindler Nested Dolls folded bill bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 Mar./Apr. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 34)
393
Richard Sanders Cramped signed bill vanishes and appears inside cap of marker
 		May/June 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 35)
404
Dean Dill Bill to Sugar Packet signed
 		1997
Intimate Miracles
31
Chris "Doc" Dixon Change For The Bartender torn bill changes to coins, bill ends up in gumball machine, corner matches
 		1997
Everything Is Funnier with Monkeys
38
Paul Alberstat Always Safe bill travels in condom package in wallet
 		Apr. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10)
5
Jimmy Wilson Der Jimmie Wilson Gelschein-Austausch bill folded in quarters and burned openly, "lighter doesn't work" as motivation for switch
 		1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
12
George Schindler Marked Bill in the Purse with flash bill, to snap-shut purse
 		Jan./Feb. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 45)
526
Mark Jenest Chap Trick bill vanishes and appears in chapstick tube, torn corner
Variations
 Mar. 1998
MAGIC (Vol. 7 No. 7)
77
Tim Spinosa Show Me the Money chop cup with rolled-up signed bill, then bill appears inside peppermint
 		Jan./Feb. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 51)
590
Philip Reed Willmarth, Eugene Burger Signed Bill In Matchbox seated at table
Also published here
 2000
Mastering the Art of Magic
47
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Zur Post bill in pen, creating two bills with same number
Also published here
Related to
 2000
Anam Cara
34
R. Paul Wilson Letter Have It signed bill vanishes and reappears in envelope paper-clipped to a letter
 		Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
32
Sveroni Der Geldschein im Filzstift signed bill travels to marker which is held by spectator
Related to
 2002
Kreative Magie
32
Jay Ellis Lemon Aid bill in envelope, in lemon is only a note to look in the wallet
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
264
R. Paul Wilson Blin-Pen piece of signed bill vanishes and appears inside pen
 		2002
13
28
Edi "Brumoli" Brum 20-Franken-Note Sensationell / Sensation autour d'un billet de 20 Francs bill to balloon, copy of serial number
Related to
 2002
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 64 No. 1)
12
Dollar Bill in Egg - First Method: With a Thumb Tip
Also published here
  • Milbourne Christopher, 50 Tricks with a Thumb Tip, 1948, p. 22
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
263
Max Malini Dollar Bill in Egg - Second Method: The Malini Treatment bill in lemon and bill in egg, bills vanish from handkerchief, with wand
Also published here
Related to
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
263
Joseph Ovette Dollar Bill in Egg - Third Method: Ovette's Version
Also published here
  • "Bill, Lemon, and Egg" (Eggstraordinary Ways of Eggshibiting with Eggs, p. 28)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
265
David Ben Just Another Packet Trick destroyed bill in sugar packet
 		2003
Tricks
6
David Ben Restoration Theatre bill in envelope is burned and restored from the ashes
 		2003
Tricks
109
Alexander de Cova Der Stamperltrick bill travels to shot glass covered with paper
Also published here
 2003
Gambit
18
Christoph Borer Bill in Envelope bill to envelope, serial number verification, creating two bills with same number
Also published here
Related to
 2003
Bisingen 03
15
Ted Lesley, Eckhard Böttcher Light Bulb Spectacular card and other objects travel inside light bulb, card, bill, liquid etc
 		2003
2003 U.S. Lecture Notes
15
Jim Sisti Transmutation change purse is set aside, borrowed signed bill changes into another bill, signed bill found in purse, using bill switch technique
Also published here
 July 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 11)
92
Jim Steinmeyer Fan Mail
  • Conjuring
two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelopes, handling with change bag
Inspired by
 Sep. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 1)
94
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Das Wollknäuel bill burnt and rediscovered in ball of wool, paperclip switch
 		2004
Neues... vom alten Joro
100
George Schindler Nested Dolls folded bill bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 2004
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 6)
79
Mark Byrne Bill in Super Soaker
July 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 11)
102
Edward Upthegrove Pez Load borrowed bill to inside Pez dispenser
Also published here
 Dec. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 4)
95
Christoph Borer Bill in Envelope bill to envelope, serial number verification, creating two bills with same number
Also published here
Related to
 2006
Compilation
21
Jean-Jacques Sanvert The Cheese Stands Alone bill in Mini-Babybel cheese, torn corner, $20 bill is changed into two $10 bills as kicker
 		Jan. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 1)
53
John Lovick* Chapter 15: Impossible Location Routines intro
 		2006
Switch
207
Jim Sisti Transmutation signed bill changes to dollar bill, signed one found in purse
Also published here
 2006
Switch
207
Michael Kaminskas Magic Pills signed bill to metal tin
Also published here
 2006
Switch
209
Adam Rubin Back-Up Plan signed bill to film canister
 		2006
Switch
211
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler The Postman Always Rings Twice bill in pen, creating two bills with same number, with finger tip
Also published here
Related to
 2006
Switch
217
Steve Silverman To Catch a Thief envelope and Fifty dollar bill are in himber wallet, borrowed signed bill changes into Fifty, Fifty is missing from wallet, signed bill in envelope
 		2006
Switch
228
Jamy Ian Swiss Quadradical Currency combination routine with bill changes, torn and restored to mis-made bill, borrowed signed bill to wallet
Inspired by
 2006
Switch
258
Joel Givens Tubular Bills bill travels to a straw, missing corner, bill transforms into wrapper
Also published here
 2007
Session
106
Allan Slaight Hodge Podge combination with bill to cigarette gone wrong, instead bill appears later in a box, a chosen card appears on a silk and in an envelope where an I.O.U. note is supposed to be
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Sep. 1949
 2008
Spins & Needles
29
Douglas Brewer Eggity-Bread chop cup with plastic cup and borrowed crumpled up bill, plastic egg appears as final load with bill inside
  • Phase 1: Borrow a Bill
  • Phase 2: Vanishing Sequence
  • Phase 3: Magical Gymnastics
  • Phase 4: One More Time
Also published here
 May 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 9)
62
Roberto Giobbi Corner Switch for a Bill
Related to
 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 15)
146
Alexander de Cova Der Stamplertrick bill travels to shot glass covered with paper
Also published here
 2010
Better Than Hartz 4
29
Patrick Page The Burned & Restored Bill in Wallet
2011
Magic Page by Page
175
Cameron Francis Party Popper signed bill to party popper, creator misspelled "Cameron Ramsay"
Also published here
 Aug. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 12)
63
Gregory Wilson ChapSchtick
  • The Almighty Dollar
dollar bill travels inside chap stick
Inspired by
 Mar. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 7)
64
Jay Sankey Strong Medicine corner torn off bill, corner travels to aspirin bottle and is then restored, "bill switch as corner switch"
Also published here
  • One Hundred Dollar Miracles DVD, ca. 2008
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1
271
Jay Sankey Marrow bill with torn-off corner travels to inside wrapped straw
Also published here
  • Kaleidoscope DVD, 2009
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2
612
Jay Sankey Collateral Damage signed bill travels to clear plastic container inside bag
Also published here
  • Three Ring Circus DVD, 2003
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1113
Jay Sankey Spiral bill with torn corner travels bound into spiral notebook
Also published here
  • Hardcore DVD, 2010
Related to
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1120
Jan Logemann Wine-Note (Scheinbar)
bill with corner torn off travels into wine bottle
 		2013
Stand-Up Fantasies
11
Fritz Alkemade High Roller Coaster serial number of borrowed bill written on coaster, bill vanishes, monte routine with three coasters, bill appears in one of the coasters when ripped open
 		Nov. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11)
46
Gaëtan Bloom Intercessor Subtlety switching matching corner back in at the end
Also published here
 Feb. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 4)
21
Alexander de Cova Boxed signed bill vanishes and reappears inside lighter that is inside a rubber-banded pack of cigarettes
Also published here
Related to
 Nov. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 12)
5
Alexander de Cova Weitere Tipps und Ideen
  • Das Wiedererscheinen des Geldscheins
 		2013
Ron Jaxon's Bill Burner Clear
7
Alexander de Cova Boxed "The Ultimate Signed Bill in Zippo-Lighter"
signed bill vanishes and reappears inside lighter that is inside a rubber-banded pack of cigarettes, optional nest of boxes extension
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 2013
Scrapbook (Issue 2)
9
Alan Shaxon Locked Bill Tube bill vanishes under handkerchief and appears inside a bill tube which is inside a puzzle box
 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
107
Noel Qualter Technote taking picture of bill's serial number for verification in bill to impossible location effect
 		Nov. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 11)
44
Gaëtan Bloom Intercessor Subtlety switching matching corner back in at the end
Also published here
 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
13
Alexander de Cova Boxed signed bill vanishes and reappears inside lighter that is inside a rubber-banded pack of cigarettes
Also published here
Related to
 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
52
Alexander de Cova Inner Sanctum bill travels to inside of a playing card
Inspired by
 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
89
Alexander de Cova Bill in Edding 2015 new finesse
Inspired by
 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
283
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 2015
Burners — Vol. 2
57
Alan Wong Signed Bill in Peanut Can
Apr. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 8)
48
Wes Barker Bill to Light Bulb
Nov. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 3)
54
Andy (The Jerx) Bazillion Dollar Bill Mystery Million Dollar Bill Mystery - one half of a dollar bill teleports into a sealed envelope, the other teleports to France
Inspired by
 2016
The Jerx
41
Andy (The Jerx) Toxic Shock Bill vanishes and appears in spectator's vagina
 		2016
The Jerx
275
Harry Lorayne An Impossible Location
2017
JawDroppers! Two
160
Martin Lewis Strongbox
  • Making Magic
borrowed bill travels into locked bill tube
  • The Radioactive Box of Doom
 		Jan. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 1)
40
John Carey Your Bill and Your Name bill to matchbox
 		Sep. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 9)
58
Alexander de Cova Geldschein in Schnapsglas bill vanishes and reappears in small glass wrapped with a napkin
 		2017
Arbeitsbuch Daumenspitze
86
David Regal The Nigerian Prince signed dollar bill vanishes from (slit) envelope and appears in impossible location (e.g. Regal's marketed Clarity Box)
 		2019
Interpreting Magic
246
David Regal Lucky Number routine for signed bill to impossible location, game show presentation
 		2019
Interpreting Magic
493
Joshua Jay Cornered Complete torn corner handling for "bill to anywhere"
 		Sep. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 9)
44
John Graham Buffalo John combination of Million Dollar Bill Mystery, Barcode Gag, Before Your Eyes prediction on dry-erase board, bill transformation in Himber wallet, Hat Tear, $100 bill switch
Inspired by
Related to
 2021
Stage by Stage
153
Max Malini Bills in Lemon and Egg longer discussion, bill in lemon and bill in egg, two bills vanish from handkerchief, with knife, gaffed wand discounted by Malini's son ("Vernon was a pest.") who gave the real method in 1989
Related to
 2022
Max Malini
385
Edward Upthegrove Pez Load borrowed bill to inside Pez dispenser
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
454
Douglas Brewer Eggity-Bread chop cup with plastic cup and borrowed crumpled up bill, plastic egg appears as final load with bill inside
  • Phase 1: Borrow a Bill
  • Phase 2: Vanishing Sequence
  • Phase 3: Magical Gymnastics
  • Phase 4: One More Time
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
854
Cameron Francis Party Popper signed bill to party popper, creator misspelled "Cameron Ramsay"
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1048
Tom Stone Mittens two signed cards appear inside oven mittens that the performer wears during the effect
Also published here
 2024
Session Notes 2024
1
Juan Tamariz A Useful Bill Corner Switch
2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Mar 4)
75
Vanni Bossi Bill in Cigarette Pack bill to sealed cigarette pack
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Sep. 3)
258
Alexander de Cova Bill in Pen bill to marker pen, finger tip
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 2025
Sechzig Sechzig
[29]
Helge Thun Humor as Deception - The serial number bluff
  • The weakness of the torn-off corner
  • Humor can be a very deceptive technique
  • Having fun with the serial number
  • Three birds with one stone
  • The hundred Euro/Dollar moment
    • Tip from Juan Tamariz (handling mistakes)
  • Important note
  • And more importantly
  • In other words
 		2025
Evidence of a Well Spent Life
23
Tim Conover Bill (or Card) in the Can (The Bruno Hennig Switch)
2025
Conover — Volume 1: The Magic of Tim Conover
171