62 entries in Hand Gimmicks / Container
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Hand Box, for Vanishing a Handkerchief secret container attached to hand
Related to 1876 263
Buatier de Kolta Another bare-armed Vanish
Related to 1890 213
Handkerchief and Card silk from card
Related toVariations 1897 157
Carl Willmann Das Erscheinen eines Tuches in freier Hand long article on different methods to produce silks in the bare hands, with hand container gimmicks, also body loads with loops
Related to
  • Willmann's Salon-Magie, p. 81
Apr. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4)
57
Die Blechattrappe "Einige Hilfsmittel der Magie"
container with lids sticking out to hold it between fingers behind hand
Feb. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 6)
81
Die Spinne container gimmick between fingers that can pivot in front of or behind the fingers
June 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 6)
89
Carl Willmann Der künstliche Finger triangle finger attachment with bigger loading chamber, American origin
Mar. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3)
41
Carl Willmann Das Hervorbringen einer beliebigen Anzahl Tücher many silks produced from one small silk
Sep. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9)
134
Hamley Brothers, The False Finger (The Magical Production of Handkerchiefs)
different constructions
1903 209
The Hand-Box secret container attached to hand
Related to 1903 218
The Cache flesh-colored ball, thumbs can stick into holes for manipulation
1903 219
Professor Hoffmann A Simple Appliance for Handkerchief Multiplication
1903 228
Handkerchief Multiplication on a Larger Scale strategies to produce many silks
1903 232
Mr. Stillwell Stillwell's Handkerchief Act
1903 234
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster, Ellis Stanyon Various Methods of Colour-Changing
  • The Conradi Tube
  • Sundry Appliances for Colour-Changing
Related to 1903 242
The Brass Tube, with Sliding Cup, for Colour-Changing Tricks
1903 260
A New Handkerchief Vanisher
Related to 1903 269
August Roterberg Roterberg's Vanisher, and Passes Therewith
1903 270
C. O. Williams Another Method of Using the Vanisher container gimmicks
1903 273
Maurice Garland A Postscript
  • Handkerchief to Egg with ping-pong ball
  • Silk & Egg shown, silk vanishes
Also published here 1903 345
Hugo Wohlers Ein japanischer Reistrick loose rice vanishes in hand, secret purse container with spring-powered opening
Oct. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10)
155
The Vanishing Rice rice vanishes between hands, flesh-colored bag
Also published here 1911 566
The Vanishing Rice rice vanishes between hands, flesh-colored bag
Also published here 1911 11
Laurie Ireland Come and Go Silk Gimmick metal ball type gimmick
1931 10
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Little Demon Silk Production with hollow gaff, one-handed or two-handed production of large silk
1937 37
Sam Leo Horowitz The Best Handkerchief Gimmick: The Coin and the Handkerchief a tube
1938 585
A Novel Production of Silks several silks, with Stilwell Hank Ball
1938 595
Old and New Apparatus from the Charles H. Larson Collection with pictures of:
  • The Vanishing Cannon Ball
  • A Magic Periscope
  • The Magic Kettle
  • The Silks Stand
  • The Mysterious Disc
  • The Mysterious Case
  • The Inexhaustible Barrel
  • Cord and Books
  • The Ivory Card Blocks
  • The Hut of Madagascar
  • The Umbrella Table
  • Pack of Cards Changed to Silk
  • The Latest Block and Cord
  • Silk Production Balls
  • Silk Production
  • The Card Table
  • Latest Mirror Glass
  • The Cigarette Candle
  • The Penetration of Matter
  • Other Collections
1938 927
New Silk Production Ball with two separate compartements
1939 84
Franklin M. Chapman Fountain of Silks silk production routine, with unfolding silk fountain, one-man and two-assistant version
Also published here 1942 1
The Handkerchief Ball universal gimmick with loop, handwashing displays
1942/27 317
Franklin M. Chapman Fountain of Silks silk production routine, with unfolding silk fountain, one-man and two-assistant version
VariationsAlso published here 1945 293
Vanishing a Silk from paper cone, with handkerchief ball
Nov. 1945 168
Jean Hugard Silk Dyeing by Hand pushing silk through hand
Dec. 1945 179
Dick Piser Supreme Salt salt vanishes and appears, loop ball gimmick
Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 291)
1162
Tony Slydini Have a Ball! production of salt, liquid or something else using secret hollow ball with loop
1966 63
David Berglas Production and Vanish Of A Silk Handkerchief with tube or ball
1969 194
Eddie Joseph Smoky Silks production of cigarette, then three silks
1969 215
Aaron Black Color Change Dye Tube idea for construction of gimmick
1969 207
Dr. Jacob Daley Roterberg Hank And Card No. 692, silk from card, silk has image of selection on it
Inspired by 1972 187
Lewis Ganson Der verbrannte und wiedergewordene Papierstreifen torn and restored paper strip, gimmick attached to finger
Also published here
  • The Gen
Jan. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
50
Handkerchief Ball
1976 187
Another Gimmick for the Bare-Hand Production of a Silk just illustration
1976 187
Bill Tarr The Handkerchief Ball intro
1978 208
Tenkai Ishida Silk Production multiple silks appear in bare hands, with ball gimmick
1988 13
Steve Dusheck A Looped Thumb Tip for vanishing salt
1991 25
Loop Ball gimmick to vanish handkerchief
1993 58
Howard Wurst, Charles Eberhardt Flyaway four coins vanish and reappear, using coin clip that can be clipped between fingers, optional complete vanish with handkerchief
Inspired by
  • Slydini Coin Clip (The Magic of Slydini, Ganson, Chapter 9)
Related to
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
73
Steve Dusheck Burnt and Restored Thread small container made from straw stuck to thumb nail
1994 8
Alexander de Cova Fleischfarbe on flesh color
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
47
Alexander de Cova Gumball many sponge balls disappear from hand, gimmick
Also published here 2002 12
Maurice Garland Silk to Egg - Sixth Method: With a Stillwell Ball Handkerchief to Egg with ping-pong ball
Also published here 2002 196
Alexander de Cova Fleischfarbe on flesh color
Also published here 2002 8
Tom Stone Salt Container
Also published here 2002 19
Jeff McBride The Fireball fireball production from empty hands
2003 58
Alexander de Cova My Gumball Machine many sponge balls disappear from hand, gimmick
Also published here 2004 8
John Moehring The Salt Trick with loop ball
  • Tricky Bits And Pieces On The Salt Trick
Feb. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)
52
Tom Stone Salt Container
Also published here 2010 193
Alexander de Cova Sponge Ball Vanish in Clear Bag several sponge balls vanish in transparent plastic bag, using back-of-hand gimmick
Also published here Nov. 2012 19
Kazu Katayama Sympatico Silks
  • Tokyo Workshop
using handkerchief ball gaff, credit information
  • Making the Knots
July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
38
Alexander de Cova Sponge Ball Vanish in Clear Bag several sponge balls vanish in transparent plastic bag, using back-of-hand gimmick
Also published here Feb. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue Sondererausgabe MMC)
22
Alexander de Cova Sponge Ball Vanish in Clear Bag several sponge balls vanish in transparent plastic bag, using back-of-hand gimmick
Also published here 2015 50