Miscellaneous

146 entries in Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
 		1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 8) 32
Jacob Steisal The Itinerant Dollar bill to anything multiple times, erasing last digit
 		1936 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36) 85
Edward Reese Banana Bill bill to banana
 		1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Summer Extra 1937) 225
Geoff Sandersons Security! bill into ring box in wool that's sealed in a glass
 		1937 The Jinx 1-50 (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
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
 		1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 150) 879
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
U. F. Grant "Million Dollar" Bill Mystery two bills are torn, one half of each vanish and appear in envelope
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 112
Unknown The Life Safer bill to life safer package used as pull
 		1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 122
Lu Brent Bill to Magazine - Letter to Bruce Elliott bill travels between two pages of chosen book or magazine
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (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
Steve Eskow Eskow's Act long routine, cut and restored rope, handkerchief penetrates rope, bill travels into knot of handkerchief and torn of corner into a rope, see p. 690 for tips and ideas by Hen Fetsch
Related toAlso published here 1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 165) 660
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
George Blake Imp-Ossible bill travels from under handkerchief into a bill tube
Related to 1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 192) 767
George Blake Imp-Aled Brema bill tube with holes, threaded on a needle, bill travels inside
Related to 1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (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 (!)
 		1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 224) 897
Karrell Fox Light's Out card to lightbulb, missing corner matches
 		1954 Kornfidentially Yours 18
Steve Eskow Eskow's Act long routine, cut and restored rope, handkerchief penetrates rope, bill travels into knot of handkerchief and torn of corner into a rope
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 235
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
 		1960 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 352) 236
Eugene Gloye Balled Bill bill into plastic golf ball
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (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 1962 Malini and His Magic 33
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
 		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
Bob Ostin Impossible Coin Plates marked coin appears between two plates, held together with rubber bands
 		1968 Fingertip Fantasies 76
Joseph M. White Let George Do It marked bill travels to box, paper is cut with silhouette of George Washington
 		1969 HEX! 76
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
Unknown 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
U. F. Grant Bill in Nest of Envelopes
Related to Winter 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 856
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
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
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
Unknown 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
Fred Lowe Eine verrückte Geldscheinwanderung comedy routine in which a borrowed bill travels inside a rope
 		Aug. 1980 Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2) 72
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
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Feature 3, 1979
 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 byRelated 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 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11) 202
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 byRelated to 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. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 10) 977
David Ben How Sweet It Is! bill in sugar packet
 		Apr. 1985 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 4) 1050
Roger Klause Bill, Book, and Candle bill is accidentaly set on fire, prelude to bill traveling effect, two handlings
 		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
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
Terry Seabrooke Burnt Note In Wallet with fire insurance, envelope in wallet
Related to 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
Thomas Hierling Bill in Balloondoggy
1988 First there was a dream 25
Terri Rogers Currency Cuts
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 More Secrets 78
Terri Rogers Gelschein-Schwindel
Inspired byAlso published here 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 July 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4&5) 189
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 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 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
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
David Hudspath Thanks for the Tip signed bill in purse, other bill transform into signed bill and latter is found in a second purse
 		1993 The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 4) 12
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here 1993 Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993 10
Alexander de Cova Bill in Edding finger tip
Related to 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
 		1994 The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 1) 8
Dan Harlan Burnt to the Core burnt bill is found in rope, with handkerchief and pan, rope routine, nightmare, restoration and endless loop
Related to 1994 The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 4) 1
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
T. C. Churchwell Bill Flight bill to bill tube
 		Mar. 1995 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 18 No. 3) 2475
Alexander de Cova Bill in Edding bill to marker pen, finger tip
 		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
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Unique
 1995 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4&5) 145
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
 		1996 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60) 1166
Bram Charles Mintal Photography bill travels into roll of film canister, torn of corner
 		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
Dean Dill Bill to Sugar Packet signed
 		1997 Intimate Miracles 31
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
Phil Willmarth, Eugene Burger Signed Bill In Matchbox seated at table
 		2000 Mastering the Art of Magic 47
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Zur Post bill in pen, creating two bills with same number
Related toAlso published here 2000 Anam Cara 34
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
Unknown 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 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
 		2003 Gambit 18
Christoph Borer Bill in Envelope bill to envelope, serial number verification, creating two bills with same number
Also published here 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. Master Class Notes 15
Christoph Borer Bill in Envelope bill to envelope, serial number verification, creating two bills with same number
Related toAlso published here 2006 Compilation 21
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
  • The Magic Menu, 1990
  • Magic, July 2003
 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 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
  • "Borrowed Bill Routine" (John Cornelius, 1984 manuscript)
 2006 Switch 258
Roberto Giobbi Corner Switch for a Bill
Related to 2010 Secret Agenda (Issue May 15) 146
Patrick Page The Burned & Restored Bill in Wallet
2011 Magic Page by Page 175
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
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
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