Miscellaneous

42 entries in Ashtray & Ashes / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Briefkasten answering letters, description of effect in which different colored ashes are taken out of water (not sand effect)
Related to Mar. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 7)
112
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Briefkasten answering letters, on the colored ashes in water effect, Moltke und der Globus
Related to Apr. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 8)
127
Wilhelm Schiele Die Pharao-Schlange pill that becomes "snake" of ashes when burned
 		May 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 5)
79
The Numbers on the Arm ashes rubbed on arm, writing appears
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
189
Charles Roe Thought Ablaze ashes on arm for card revelation
Also published here Nov. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 150)
881
Lloyd W. Chambers Acrobatic Ash Tray gag, when someone dips cigarette stub in ash tray there is an explosion, involves batteries and sulphuric acid, “harmless”
 		1941
Original Ideas in Magic
7
Tom Sellers Ashes of the Sun four strips of different-colored paper, they are burned one by one but the chosen colored strip floats up
 		1943
Twenty Tricks
4
M. Van Reese Assisted by the Dead name appears on arm, ashes
 		1945
My Best
213
Bill Simon Ashes Away flash paper cone as ash tray, in the end paper an ashes disappear in a flash
 		Feb. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 9)
392
Charles Roe Thoughts Ablaze No. 138, ashes on arm for card revelation using ten-twenty force
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
266
Don Tanner Ashes to Ashes name written on a billet and burnt, ashes put on a second billet and eventually name appears
 		July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
936
Joseph H. Fries Magic Dermatology stencil for appearing card on arm, ashes on arm
 		Feb. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 9)
755
Arm (7)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
ashes on arm
 		Mar. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 10)
765
Don Tanner Don Tanner's 4 Items: Item #2 paper placed in ashes, ash-writing appears on it, idea
 		Mar. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 276)
1103
Eddie Joseph Mark of Identification mark is drawn on finger with burnt match, then finger rubbed on back of other hand and mark appears on palm of the hand
 		1954
A Magician Goes to Dinner
22
John A. M. Howie Psychicoin spirit taps, with coin and ashtray, eventually coin penetrates ashtray
Inspired by
  • L. Vosburgh Lyon's "The Tapping Ball" in Bruce Elliott's "Magic as a Hobby"
 1958
The New Phoenix (Issue 348)
219
Eddie Joseph The Writing on the Palm ashes on palm, writing appears
 		1959
Cigarette Tricks and Gags at the Bar
7
Bill Simon Asche verschwindet using flash paper as ashtray
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
884
Zorka Out of Ashes ashes of burnt paper rubbed on second paper reveal spectator's zodiac sign
 		1973
Magick (Issue 82)
407
Philip T. Goldstein Burnt Offerings assistant reads ashes of a burnt business card and reveals a chosen ESP symbol
 		1976
The Blue Book of Mentalism
7
Philip T. Goldstein Tephramantic Brainwave card written on a piece of paper and burnt, ashes rubbed on an envelope and the name of the card appears, inside the envelope is a deck with the chosen card reversed, wax swami
 		1976
The Blue Book of Mentalism
8
Al Mann Don Pedro story of Don Pedro from Buenos Aires, witnessing a center tear and ashes on arm routine in 1926
 		1978
The Tesseract
18
Tom Gagnon Educated Dollar Bill bill crawls underneath wallet in tent configuration, then under ashtray and back
  • The Bill and Wallet
  • Gaining Slack In The Thread
  • Himber Plus Cardini
  • The Bill and the Ashtray
  • Notes by Karl Fulves
Inspired by 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 27)
1325
Joseph Dunninger A Visit to a Billet Medium carbon paper in book
 		1983
Master Billet Tests
11
Alan Shaxon Eine neue Räucher-Blech-Routine two baking trays are blackened with soot, a coin is placed in between and suddenly date of coin appears written in soot
Also published here 1983
Das Alan Shaxon Seminar "1983"
15
Richard Osterlind Updated Ashes on Arm secret writing
 		1986
The Surrounded Slow-Motion Center Tear
14
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Strange Powers question written on business card, then placed inside envelope and burnt, performer divines question and answer appears on palm using the ashes
 		Aug. 1986
Magick (Issue 376)
1877
Pedro Pedro in Magic cigarette vanishes and appears again, then ashtray is produced in smoke
 		1986
Gimmick (Issue 6)
10
Gerald Deutsch Sweet Disappearance Ashtray Disappearance
 		May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1783
John Carney Final Trace deck wrapped in napkin vanishes, napkin is burned and on arm name of card appears after rubbing of ashes
 		1991
Carneycopia
19
Michael Weber Powers of Dimness index fingers on spectator's eyelids, ashtray starts to levitate
Related to
  • Howard Thurston's "200 Tricks You Can Do" p. 180
 1991
Life Savers
71
Michael Weber United Divinations ashes on arm, impromptu Devil's Handkerchief to force a billet
Related to 1991
Life Savers
86
Diabelli Ear of the Dragon as Harry Meier, three objects in three bags, one is removed while performer turns away, ashes are placed on paper and image of chosen object appears, audible method
 		1991
MindFields
72
Alan Shaxon Eine neue Räucher-Blech-Routine two baking trays are blackened with soot, a coin is placed in between and suddenly date of coin appears written in soot
Also published here 1994
Alan Shaxon Lecture
17
Steve Dusheck Ashes to Ashes ashes on business card transform into a design
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
100
Earl Keyser Five Cast as Eary Keyser, die is thrown and number appears on arm, with ashes
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 12)
51
Tony Bartolotta Ashes Gag urn with "Ashes of Disgruntled Spectator", ashes to palm follow-up
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
221
Robert Cassidy The Juice message appears on arm, ashes
 		2002
Dr. Crow's Psychic Secrets
23
Wonder Man Fred Auf den Arm genommen ashes on arm to reveal selection, multiple selection
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
265
Docc Hilford Ma7ch Mat1cal "Match Matical", three spectators select different amount of matches, performer divines them in different ways, last with ashes on arm
 		2006
Mestha — The Book of Numbers Vol. 1
21
Docc Hilford Desire "Secret #155 - Reversed Value", spectator writes word on billet, mixes it with an empty billet and holds one in each hand, performer finds empty billet twice, then billet is burnt and word appears on arm using ashes of paper
 		2008
The Secrets of Dr. Tao
7
Christoph Borer Auf die Stirn gebrannt ashes on forehead, name of chosen card appears
 		2022
A String of Pearls
28