45 entries in Light & Fire / Smoke
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Die wandernden Points No. 32, number card in glass, covered with handkerchief, smoke travels into glass and pips travel onto handkerchief, chemical
1895 36
Das Crematorium oder Das Verbrennen einer lebenden Dame third and final part of description, making the smoke appear and a smell is produced in the audience
Related to June 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 6)
85
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Der magische Handschuh im physikalischen Laboratorium routine with gloves, sand frame, smoke apparatus, pull, ...
Also published here Nov. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11)
166
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Die magischen Münzen im physikalischen Laboratorium coins are melted into (real!) quicksilver, then changes into smoke and then back to coins, uses quicksilver, woods metal, chemical
Nov. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 11)
167
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann The Smoke Apparatus chemical
1903 55
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann Dr. Avon's Glove Trick routine with gloves, sand frame, smoke apparatus, pull, ...
Also published here 1903 385
Magische Räucherungen smoke in rituals
Feb. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 2)
30
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli IX. Colorado y maduro
  • 1. Metamorphose (cigarette changes to cigar)
  • 2. Ein Gleichgewichtsproblem (cigar is balanced on plate)
  • 3. Transformation (silk production from smoke of a match)
  • 4. Der gläserne Rauchfang (smoke appears in glass covered with silk)
1903 120
Eddie Joseph 2nd. Finale two cups placed mouth on mouth, smoke from cigarette appears inside
1936 5
Pouring a Smoke pouring smoke from glass to glass
1937 15
Fire-Eating routine with assistant and some byplay, relighting candle, candle bit off, smoke out of mouth, pole and ribbons from mouth, umbrella production
1937 107
Franklin M. Chapman Crystal Gag Hollow Glass Ball, fills with smoke under silk
Aug. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 2)
4
Smoke Ball for Billiard Ball Vanish hollow ball with hole for smoke appearance
1939 87
Hans "Severus" Ernst Magie mit Zündhölzer three tricks with matches
  • mathematical divination
  • growing match
  • producing smoke, burnt striking surface
Also published here
  • "The Magic Fan" July 1939.
1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
15
The Automized Coin coin dropped inside matchbox transforms to smoke and vanishes
Inspired by
  • a trick by Bardini in "The Owl"
Apr. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 11)
209
Milbourne Christopher Smoke Combination idea, smoke appears between two glasses
Nov. 1947 367
Lewis Ganson The Smoking Clay Pipes smoke production from clay pipes
1950 104
Laurie Ireland The Human Volcano smoke and sparkles from mouth, paper ribbons are then produced
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
17
Al Murdy Smoke From Your Fingertips using burnt striking part of matchbox
Related to 1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
32
Jack Yeager The Tricky Trio as John Yeager, three ideas
  • smoke from striking surface of matchbox
  • Dove in Balloon
  • Milk Pitcher Flash
Related to 1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
36
Billy McComb The Clay Pipe smoking clay pipes
1972 107
¿Fuma Ud. Boligrafos? smoking a pen, with a match
1973 21
Trapped Smoke Producing smoke from saucer. Uses the oily remnants from burning the striking pad on matchbox
1977 35
John Fealey Smokey smoke from mouth, with match, smoking thumb
June 1979
The Talon (Issue 4)
40
Jean de Merry Le Coin de Jean de Merry: Un fez... fumant! fez starts to smoke
1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 1)
21
Eric Mason, Alan Shaxon Der Rauchpokal des Grossen Masoni smoke appears in vase, vase with lid
Also published here
  • "Abracadabra"
1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 5)
136
Wayne Kyzer Hot Handed hands rubbed together, smoke appears, opener gag
1989 550
Tom Mullica Smoke Cocktail complete routine for smoke in glass
1992 205
Masklyn ye Mage Coffin Nail nail held by performer smokes
Related to
  • Bizarre!
Also published here
  • The Grimoire of the Mages
Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
38
Masklyn ye Mage Geomancy tray with sand, smoke appears when wand is pulled through sand, a gold coin appears in sand
Also published here
  • The New Invocation, Dec. 1990
Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
43
Clayton Rawson Cards of Satan two cards appear on face of deck in glass, smoke appears in glass as well
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Genii, Vol. 5 No. 6, Feb. 1941
May 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5)
37
Nathan Kranzo Hot Coin borrowed coin is squeezed and smoke is seen escaping from fist, coin is bent, uses thumbtip
2001 7
Daniel Garcia No Smoking unburnt match reattaches onto matchbook filled with burnt matches, smoke produced from mouth
Also published here 2002 2
Martin Lewis, Michael Close Lucifer's Card lit match vanishes, matchbook transforms into folded playing card
Inspired by Sep. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9)
58
Daniel Garcia Expertalk: Daniel Garcia on the Flying Match unburnt match reattaches onto matchbook filled with burnt matches, smoke produced from mouth
Also published here May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
74
Alan Wakeling Ireland routine with clay pipes
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
84
Daniel Garcia No Smoking unburnt match vanishes and travels into matchbook (attached inside), disappears under smoke produced from mouth
2009 20
Patrick Page Smoke Signals packet is ignited and flash and smoke appears
2011 295
A Real Egg Becomes Smoke and Flies into the Sky with egg skin, reverse of Egg on Fan
  • Dan Sherer (additional comments)
  • Max Maven (additional comments and credit information)
Also published here
  • Hōkasen, 1764
May 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5)
90
Alexander de Cova Der Sohn des Morgens thumb tip match vanish, detailed explanation, smoke appears aftewards
  • Das Wiedererscheinen des Rauches
Inspired by 2016 184
Alexander de Cova Rauchender Daumen smoking thumb, comments on Fred Kaps's performance
2016 160
Alexander de Cova Rauchpokal smoke goblet, comments on Fred Kaps's performance
  • Meine Variante
2016 161
Nathan Kranzo Hot Fingers Produce smoke from bill as it is folded and squeezed, bill is shown to be charred
2021 64
Joshua Jay Inferno equivoque-named card (range force) is predicted in match box with burn marks, optional appearing smoke, updated handling
Inspired by
  • "Inferno" (marketed 2013)
Variations
2022 37
Daniel Garcia Expertalk: Daniel Garcia on the Flying Match unburnt match reattaches onto matchbook filled with burnt matches, smoke produced from mouth
Also published here 2022 192