Wind-up Toy

34 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Wind-up Toy
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Theodore Annemann November 1935 on Burling Hull, Phil Smith, Howard Albright and the mechanical Gileegaloo Bird that finds a card, Mr. Rouclere
 		Nov. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 14)
65
Bobby Bernard Educated Frog
1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
217
Bobby Bernard Novelty Close Up Magic. Demonstration Effect. Clockwork Capers selected card is found by a wind-up toy, brief
 		1958
Magic in Miniature
6
Bill Hendricks The Early Bird wind-up toy finds only card with worm on it
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
42
C. R. Appleby Thoughts on Ranch Bird
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
28
Harry Lorayne The Pecking Bird card to wallet with entertaining wind-up toy presentation
Also published here 1971
Reputation-Makers
234
Ellison Poland It Takes A Thief selection is in one packet, pecking bird finds card amongst other cards
 		1973
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum
13
Karl Fulves Silent Thought Transmission two origami crows on table, circle of cards around them, they move to two selections
 		May 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 7)
960
Edward Marlo Yogi Bird Card Trick wind-up toy finds card, two methods (ungaffed and with set of duplicates)
 		1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
99
Steve Beam Mabel using wind-up teeth
 		1978
They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water
26
Walt Lees Nimrod two selected card are found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
Related to
  • Peter Warlock's "The Pecking Bird" in "Book of Magic", 1956. P.90
 1980
The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees
17
Jimmy Ray Dumb Bird bird does not find card, selection found in 'contract' envelope
 		1980
A Ray of Magic
18
Scotty York The Walking Talking Card Box using talking card box, card is named and found by wind-up toy
 		1980
Decennial Prelection
11
Walt Lees Nimrod two selected card are found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Vol. 2 No. 11, Jan./Feb. 1976
 Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
106
Peter Isaacs AC/DC TBSMRR selected card is found by a wind-up toy robot
 		1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
23
Dennis Marks PSI-Cue wind-up robot finds selection
 		Feb. 1982
Magick (Issue 302)
1507
Christian Scherer Robotranspo signed card travels from among four red backed kings to four blue backed kings, both packets secured with rubber bands
 		1997
Karten à la carte
104
Dick Koornwinder The Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
  • The Apparatus Supplied
  • Explanation of the Basic Principle
Related to 1998
The Koornwinder Kar & The Koornwinder Card Control
4
Dick Koornwinder The Revised Technique for the Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
 		1998
The Koornwinder Kar & The Koornwinder Card Control
13
Karl Fulves Wheel of Fortune
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
spinner in center of circle layout, card chosen by spinning and counting, predicted
 		1998
The Fine Print (Issue 9)
291
Jerry Mentzer Thoughts on the Pecking Bird some ideas
 		2000
Card File Two
166
Don Alan Ranch Bird Deluxe with half forcing deck
 		2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
85
Thomas Fraps Walk the Walk selected card is found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
 		2002
The Boston Trick Party
13
Ron Bauer Chick Trick wind-up toy chicken finds selections, credit information
Inspired by
  • "The Hoppy" (Ron Bauer, New Tops, March 1982)
 2002
Chick Trick
1
Ron Bauer Some Historical Notes on wind-up toy card location plot
 		2002
Chick Trick
18
Bob Ostin Two Routines For The Pecking Bird forcing stack and rough and smooth solutions
 		2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
69
Karl Fulves Auto Kinetic blank cards with street names, spectator writes his street on one, arranged in face-down row on table, ungaffed toy car moves towards spectator's card with rubber band held motionless above
Inspired by
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin, marketed effect)
Related to 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves The Pecking Bird credit information, Howard Albright's "Herman, The Gilagloo Bird" (1930s)
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
2
Harry Lorayne The Pecking Bird
  • Hidden Gems
card to wallet with entertaining wind-up toy presentation
Also published here Nov. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 11)
27
John Gaughan The Card Detecting Duck
  • The Chamber of Secrets
 		Nov. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11)
18
Alexander de Cova Card Finding Chicken half forcing deck
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
94
Juan Tamariz An Example Of A Practical Application Of The Theory Of Symbolic Magic thoughts on multiplying billiard balls and the Koornwinder Car
  • The Magic of the Spheres
  • A Study of a Truly Magical Effect: "El Cochecito"
 		2019
The Magic Rainbow
85
Eugene Burger The Robot wind-up robot finds card
Also published here
  • "An Entertaining Card Discovery" (MUM, March 2004)
 2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
133
Eugene Burger Supplement to the "Robot": Eugene's Work on the Fukai Car car with light and sound effect finds card, magnetic
 		2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
136