Container

67 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
Modern Magic
263
Buatier de Kolta Another bare-armed Vanish
Related to
 1890
More Magic
213
Handkerchief and Card silk from card
Related to
Variations
 1897
New Era Card Tricks
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
Later Magic
209
The Hand-Box secret container attached to hand
Related to
 1903
Later Magic
218
The Cache flesh-colored ball, thumbs can stick into holes for manipulation
 		1903
Later Magic
219
Professor Hoffmann A Simple Appliance for Handkerchief Multiplication
1903
Later Magic
228
Handkerchief Multiplication on a Larger Scale strategies to produce many silks
 		1903
Later Magic
232
Mr. Stillwell Stillwell's Handkerchief Act
1903
Later Magic
234
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster, Ellis Stanyon Various Methods of Colour-Changing
  • The Conradi Tube
  • Sundry Appliances for Colour-Changing
Related to
 1903
Later Magic
242
The Brass Tube, with Sliding Cup, for Colour-Changing Tricks
1903
Later Magic
260
A New Handkerchief Vanisher
Related to
 1903
Later Magic
269
August Roterberg Roterberg's Vanisher, and Passes Therewith
1903
Later Magic
270
C. O. Williams Another Method of Using the Vanisher container gimmicks
 		1903
Later Magic
273
Maurice Garland A Postscript
  • Handkerchief to Egg with ping-pong ball
  • Silk & Egg shown, silk vanishes
Also published here
 1903
Later Magic
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
Later Magic
566
The Vanishing Rice rice vanishes between hands, flesh-colored bag
Also published here
 1911
Magical Titbits
11
Laurie Ireland Come and Go Silk Gimmick metal ball type gimmick
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
10
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Little Demon Silk Production with hollow gaff, one-handed or two-handed production of large silk
 		1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
37
Sam Leo Horowitz The Best Handkerchief Gimmick: The Coin and the Handkerchief a tube
 		1938
Greater Magic
585
A Novel Production of Silks several silks, with Stilwell Hank Ball
 		1938
Greater Magic
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
Greater Magic
927
New Silk Production Ball with two separate compartements
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
84
The Handkerchief Ball universal gimmick with loop, handwashing displays
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
317
Franklin M. Chapman Fountain of Silks silk production routine, with unfolding silk fountain, one-man and two-assistant version
Also published here
Variations
 1942
Fountain of Silks
1
Franklin M. Chapman Fountain of Silks silk production routine, with unfolding silk fountain, one-man and two-assistant version
Also published here
Variations
 1945
My Best
293
Vanishing a Silk from paper cone, with handkerchief ball
 		Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
168
Jean Hugard Silk Dyeing by Hand pushing silk through hand
 		Dec. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 7)
179
Dick Piser Supreme Salt salt vanishes and appears, loop ball gimmick
 		Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 291)
1162
Stewart Judah On Flesh Color and Handkerchief Ball Gimmick Malini anecdote, using brass ball
 		Nov. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 319)
83
Tony Slydini Have a Ball! production of salt, liquid or something else using secret hollow ball with loop
 		1966
Slydini Encores
63
Piet Forton Piet's Producer gimmick to contain silks for silk production
Also published here
 1967
Piet Forton Lecture Notes
3
Piet Forton Piets Producer gimmick to contain silks for silk production
Also published here
 1968
Piet Forton Seminar
22
David Berglas Production and Vanish Of A Silk Handkerchief with tube or ball
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
194
Eddie Joseph Smoky Silks production of cigarette, then three silks
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
215
Aaron Black Color Change Dye Tube idea for construction of gimmick
 		1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
207
Dr. Jacob Daley Roterberg Hank And Card No. 692, silk from card, silk has image of selection on it
Inspired by
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
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
Now you see it, now you don't!
187
Another Gimmick for the Bare-Hand Production of a Silk just illustration
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
187
Bill Tarr The Handkerchief Ball intro
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
208
Tenkai Ishida Silk Production multiple silks appear in bare hands, with ball gimmick
 		1988
The Thoughts of Tenkai
13
Steve Dusheck A Looped Thumb Tip for vanishing salt
 		1991
Dusheck's Thumb Tip Magic
25
Loop Ball gimmick to vanish handkerchief
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
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
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
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
Homemade Magic
12
Maurice Garland Silk to Egg - Sixth Method: With a Stillwell Ball Handkerchief to Egg with ping-pong ball
Also published here
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
196
Alexander de Cova Fleischfarbe on flesh color
Also published here
 2002
Power Workshop
8
Tom Stone Salt Container
Also published here
 2002
Skerries
19
Jeff McBride The Fireball fireball production from empty hands
 		2003
Mystery School
58
Alexander de Cova My Gumball Machine many sponge balls disappear from hand, gimmick
Also published here
 2004
Treasures
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
Vortex
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
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 2)
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
Burners — Vol. 1
50
Martin Lewis Silk Vanish black egg on pull
 		June 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 10)
61
Roberto Mansilla 1-3+2=0 surrealistic silk routine, silks appear and vanish in hand to make sense to mathematic equation
Inspired by
 Apr. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 4)
56