Spirit Cabinet

41 entries in Illusions / Spirit Cabinet
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Anna Eva Fay Die Bindeproduktion der Miss Fey
  • I. Methode
hands tied with sealed with ribbons, spirit cabinet type effects happen
Related to July 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 7) 110
Anna Eva Fay Die Bindeproduktion der Miss Fey second part of description
  • II. Methode
Related to Aug. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 8) 123
Unknown Slade's spiritistische Knotenlösung knots for escapes or spirit cabinet
 		Dec. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 12) 190
Jacoby Harms Bindeproductionen hands tied with sealed with ribbons, spirit cabinet type effects happen
Related toVariations Oct. 1895 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 2) 28
Jacoby Harms Bindeproductionen continuation of explanation
Related to Dec. 1895 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4) 63
Unknown Das entfesselte Medium
Aug. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 8) 117
Unknown Das geheimnisvolle Kabinett glass sheet on two stands, spirit cabinet build on it, things happen inside it
Also published here Sep. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 9) 142
Unknown Das geheimnisvolle Kabinett second part of description
Also published here Oct. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 10) 151
E. Chambly Der Geisterschrank spirit cabinet with see-through lace at front and hands stick out at side, yet things happen inside, two methods
 		Nov. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 11) 170
Unknown Variante der Jacoby Harm'schen Bindeweise "Bindeproductionen"
Inspired by Mar. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 7) 111
Unknown The Mystery Oh! oder "The Kamasoutra Wonder of Benares"
Related to July 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7) 107
Unknown The Mystery Oh! oder "The Kamasoutra Wonder of Benares" second part
Related to Aug. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 8) 125
Carl Willmann Das Pythagoras-Wunder cloth held up by performer with both hands, still things happen behind this screen, fake finger/third hand, ungaffed silk (finger on stick or wire)
Related toVariations Oct. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 10) 152
Unknown Die magische Entfesslung bound with ribbons
 		May 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 9) 135
Unknown Das Pythagoras-Wunder cloth held up by performer with both hands, still things happen behind this screen, fake finger/third hand, ungaffed silk (finger on stick or wire)
Related toVariations July 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 1) 14
Dr. Med. v. Rutkowski Das gefesselte Medium I. apparently the Fly & Slade method
 		Mar. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 3) 44
Carl Willmann Das gefesselte Medium II.
Apr. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 4) 60
Carl Willmann Das gefesselte Medium III.
May 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 5) 77
G. Munsch Eine neue Handfesselung knotting method
 		Oct. 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10) 155
Unknown Das spiritistische Band ribbon knotting system
 		Nov. 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11) 171
H. F. C. Suhr Das Schleiermedium
Nov. 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 11) 179
Theodore Annemann The Astral Shirt performer removes shirt without jacket
Related toAlso published here 1935 The Jinx (Issue 6) 23
Unknown XXth Century Spirit Seance "Walking away from One's Shadow"
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 126
Theodore Annemann, L.E. Duncanson The Astral Shirt performer removes shirt without jacket
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 112
A. Vantur La cabine spirite en miniature small spirit cabinet, different experiments with bell, slate etc., followed by german translation "Die spiritistische Kammer im Kleinen"
 		July 1946 La Baguette Magique (Issue 10) 4
Robert Gysel Spirit Tie for the spirit cabinet
Also published here 1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 309
Tony Corinda (15) The Stage Spirit Cabinet different effects (instruments etc.) special rope
 		1959 Mediumistic Stunts 286
Unknown The Anna Eva Fay Act spirit cabinet type, playing instruments
 		1964 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64) 59
Jean Hugard Eine Geister Seance
  • 1. Das Verschwinden des verknoteten Seilknäuels
  • 2. Das Fesseln des Mediums
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Sep. 1948
 Apr. 1979 Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 1) 27
Hen Fetsch Ideen zur Puppenhaus-Illusion ideas for doll house illusion
 		Oct. 1982 Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3) 107
Robert Gysel Gysel Spirit Tie No. 66
Also published here 1990 Self-Working Rope Magic 140
Amazing Randi Spirit Music No. 67, accordion plays despite performer being tied up
 		1990 Self-Working Rope Magic 142
Unknown The Cabinet Seance spirit cabinet
 		1993 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8 33
Anna Eva Fay Anna Eva Fay's Spirit Tie spirit cabinet
 		1993 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8 39
Harlan Tarbell Spirit Collar metal collar around neck, locked to chair, for spirit cabinet
 		1993 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8 41
Alan Wakeling The Mark Wilson Spirit Cabinet description of effects, method not described
 		1993 The Magic of Alan Wakeling 316
Alan Wakeling The Spirits Return
1993 The Magic of Alan Wakeling 319
Alan Wakeling The Seance Post woman bound to post for spirit cabinet type effects
 		1993 The Magic of Alan Wakeling 326
David Berglas The Power of Darkness spirit cabinet routine
  • Spirit Message, Modern Style
  • Seeing is Believing
 		2002 The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 352
Stewart James Sefalaljia One-man miniature spirit cabinet

Phase one: ball and glass placed in cabinet. When cabinet opened, ball is magically inside the glass now
Phase two: Handkerchief tossed inside the cabinet knots itself
Phase three: Finger ring of spectator magically threads onto a piece of rope that has both ends outside of the cabinet
Phase four: cigar placed inside the cabinet lights up and smokes itself
Phase five: Bottle of milk placed inside cabinet, liquid slowly disappears
Related toAlso published here 2007 The Essential Stewart James 31
Mike Caveney The Spirit Cabinet Charles Carter, brief mention of the performance at the 2013 Los Angeles History Conference
 		2013 The Conference Illusions 247