Matchbox/Matchbook

310 entries in Match & Matchbox / Matchbox/Matchbook
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Emil Clauß Das wandernde Zweimarkstück marked coin to matchbox that is in the hand of the spectator
 		Aug. 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 8) 123
Fr. Maubach Die schwedische Streichholzschachtel als Ringdose using matchbox as ring case to steal inserted ring out
 		Apr. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4) 60
Joseph Michael Hartz Contrivances for "Passing Off" getting borrowed items behind stage
  • The Hartz Bottle
  • The Hartz Matchbox
Also published here 1903 Later Magic 49
Unknown To Exchange the Ring or Rings
  • ring placed on finger and dropped in glass, sleight-of-hand
  • ring slid on wand switched on way to stage
  • matchbox to steal out ring
 		1903 Later Magic 189
Buatier de Kolta Production from a Match-Box
1903 Later Magic 222
A. J. Die Streichholzschachtel im Dienste der Magie uses of match box in magic tricks, back palm with matchbox
1. appearing silk
2. vanishing silik
3. color change with matchbox cover as secret tube
4. matchboxes travel from one hat to another
5. vanishing matches
6. coin travels from box to box
7. double color changing silk in rolled up paper, silk to paper streamer
8. appearing spring flowers
 		July 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 7) 101
Joseph Michael Hartz Contrivances for "Passing Off" getting borrowed items behind stage
  • The Hartz Bottle
  • The Hartz Matchbox
Also published here 1911 Magical Titbits 202
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Paraffinade tändstickor utan svafel och fosfor. No. 6, deck of playing cards changes to matchbox, match is balanced on box and then broken and restored in handkerchief
 		1926 Magische Miniaturen 25
Tom Sellers Escapo match through matchbox
 		1927 Tricks That Work 3
Oswald Rae Box of Matches and Silk silk appears then it changes places with matches in a matchbox
 		1929 More Practical Patter 17
Oswald Rae Cigarette Production miser's dream with cigarettes and a hat, finally a matchbox is produced
 		1929 More Practical Patter 34
Tom Sellers The Cut Tape and Match Box
1931 Sellers' Secrets 7
Tom Sellers The Phantom Domino domino vanishes from match box
 		1931 Sellers' Secrets 12
Tom Sellers Novel Silk Vanish matchbox covers stacked, silk pushed inside vanishes
 		1931 Magical Pleasantries 6
Tom Sellers The Revolving Match-Box matchbox spins between fingers, held with nails
 		1931 Magical Pleasantries 10
Lu Brent A Match Box Melange Dollar bill vanishes, travels to matchbox that was previously full of matches (matches have vanished, leaving only the bill)
 		1932 Novel Magic 11
Lu Brent He Watches the Matches Three matchboxes, one full two empty. Matchbox monte routine, ending is all three boxes are empty (rattle box)
 		1932 Novel Magic 13
Lu Brent The Traveling Cigarettes and Matches Matchbox and cigarette pack covered with cardboard covers, repeatedly change places
 		1932 Novel Magic 17
Fred DeMuth A Divination with Matches number of remaining matches divined, see page 99 for improvement by Herbert R. Hood
Also published here 1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 11) 55
Edward Victor A Novel Matchbox Transposition content in matchboxes
 		1937 Magic of the Hands 115
Edward Victor A Useful "Tip" gaffed matchbox, for back palming it, angles are improved
 		1937 Magic of the Hands 117
Unknown A Match Divination number of matches in matchbook divined after tearing some out and adding digits
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 88
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Match Box Monte rattle gimmick
 		1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 36
Al Saal Silks and Matches silk and matches in match box transpose
 		1938 Greater Magic 596
Unknown Three Useful Wrinkles - With a Matchbox as memory aid
 		1938 Greater Magic 834
Minoe Matchless Pocket Trick two matchboxes in borrowed hat, one of them vanishes and travels to another hat
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 73) 492
Frank Chapman, Jack Keyes Picture of a Prophecy matches in matchbook vanish and name of selection appears written inside
 		1939 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 8) 3
Howard Warringer Hoo-Matchpac manipulation idea with matchbook
 		1939 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 5) 4
Unknown Method for Obtaining First Coin for Miser's Dream from matchbook
 		1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 58
Joseph Ovette Match-Ic Manipulation five matches vanish and appear in matchbox
 		1940 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 8) 3
Unknown Matches to Silk
1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 123) 717
Fred DeMuth Folder Mathematics spectator tears out matches, number of matches divined
Also published here 1941 After the Dessert 10
Danny Morris, Doc Hurwitz Betch
  • bar bet, predicting which side lands up, when tossing a match box
  • betting burning a handkerchief without injuring it
 		1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 21) 89
Eddie Joseph The Super-Subtle Secret Introduction secretly loading a coin inside a match box, from clip position
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 49
Eddie Joseph Super-Subtle Secret Extraction stealing a coin out of a match box
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 51
Eddie Joseph The Basement Steal coin steal from out of match box with slit
 		1942 Coin and Money Magic 54
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die Wiederspenstige Zündholzschachtel do as I do with matchbox, gaffed
 		June 1942 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 6) 4
Wilbur Nesbitt The Match Box Die Box idea
 		1943 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943) 32
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Popper Upper match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it twice, match vanishes in the end
Related toVariations 1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 43) 176
Al O'Hagan Allow Me matchbook opens and a match stands up on it's own
 		1943 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 51) 210
John Batton Striking Experiment matchbook put in water, matches can still be ignited
 		June 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 1) 3
Hans "Severus" Ernst Eine neue magnetische Zündholzschachtel balancing matchbox, translation on page 11 "une nouvelle boite d'allumettes magnétique"
 		1943 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 3) 7
Bruce Elliott Back To Back coin appears between two matchbooks
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 52) 215
Milbourne Christopher, Bob Hummer Under Cover ideas with a matchbook, as an ambush for a list, for a shiner, to pick up daub, picking up a coin
Also published here 1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 53) 218
Floyd G. Thayer Matchless steel ball through filled match box, angles
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 71) 288
Theodore DeLand Home Made Magic gaffed matchbox, slide turns 180°, matches fall out
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 71) 289
Will Goldston Diminuendo matchbox shrinks twice
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 71) 290
LeRoy E. Larson Matchbook Hook transforming a matchbook so it can be used like a hooked coin
 		Apr. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 11) 46
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Der Prophet two piles with different amount of matches, selected one is predicted
Related to 1944 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2) 9
Ray H. Cason Cigarette Pack to Match Box
1945 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945) 33
Unknown Card Force with Matchbox big matchbox, card force
 		1945 Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation 26
Milbourne Christopher An Oldie with a New Twist coin travels into empty matchbox
 		1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 92) 374
Dr. William Weyeneth Zündholzschachtel und Geldstück coin penetrates matchbox, followed by french translation "La boite d'allumettes et la pièce"
 		Mar. 1945 La Baguette Magique (Issue 2) 4
Harold Rasmus The Crystal Flame spectators name selected cards by looking at flame of a match
 		1946 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946) 19
Jack Miltour La boite d'allumettes magnétisée matchbox balanced on back of hand, opens and closes by itself, different model, followed by german translation "Die magnetisierte Zündholzschachtel"
 		Nov. 1946 La Baguette Magique (Issue 12) 6
Bruce Elliott Match? match book refills
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 139) 559
Unknown Fragen und Antworten
  • trick with coaster, handkerchief appears from center, pierced with pencil
  • transposition of two marked matchboxes
  • on a trick called "Sympathetische Steine"
  • how to make a varnish for paper wands
 		1947 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4) 11
Don Tanner One in Five five design cards chosen, then one of those chosen, assistant comes from other room and knows which one, code via position of match in match book
 		Oct. 1948 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1 & 2) 12
Unknown 3. Die Durchdringung der Materie coin penetrates hand, with matchbook
 		1948 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 1) 12
Dr. William Weyeneth La bouchon obéissant bar bet, card cannot be placed between cork and matchbox, followed by german translation "Der folgsame Korken"
 		June 1948 La Baguette Magique (Issue 21) 12
Jack Yeager As the Penny Flies matchbook as a tray, penny travels to other pennies
 		1949 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949) 26
George B. Anderson "Easy Money" Mindreading matchbook and carbon paper
Variations 1949 It Must Be Mindreading 9
Robert Lund A Story Goes With It one of four match boxes is predicted
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 186) 744
Dr. Boris Zola Doc Zola's Magnet Routine matches penetrate card, with matchbook
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 13
Unknown The Hobo's Prayer penny changes into dime, with prepared matchbook
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 15
Dr. William Weyeneth Ein unterhaltsamer Tischscherz cigarette is balanced on matchbox, magnetic
 		1949 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 1) 4
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon It's a Natural No. 11, Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 23
Robert Lund Lucifers! several spectators get different books of matches to hold, they turn out to be all the same
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 205) 820
Bruce Elliott Full! empty matchbook turns into a full one
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 209) 836
Bill Nord Hairy Flare moving match box, with burning match
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 211) 842
Robert Lund Levencenter dime is put in matchbook and does not fall out
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 213) 853
Jack Yeager The Flying Match match is torn from matchbook, vanishes and appears under napkin
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951) 6
Jack Yeager Anti-Gravity Match matches stick to matchbook
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951) 8
John Murray Murray's Muse matchbook gag
 		1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 223) 893
Don Alan You Have Wax in Your Match Box matchbox to obtain wax, daub etc.
 		1951 Close-Up Time wit Don Alan 10
Walter Essman Matchic match book with two matches, match is broken and restored, then burnt and new again, the second match is found burnt in the match book eventually
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 255) 1018
Ted Danson The Seance Card Trick Mini card matching selection appears in previously empty matchbox
Also published here 1953 "Come a little closer..." 27
Unknown Empty Matchbox Subtlety Technique to show matchbox empty; wedge mini card above drawer
 		1953 "Come a little closer..." 28
Bruce Elliott The Die is Cast invisible die is thrown and outcome predicted with a matchbox, see p. 1185 for additional ideas by Frank Huck
Variations 1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 292) 1166
E. Padt Ein unsichtbarer Beginn ist die halbe Arbeit silk in chosen color appears in matchbox
Also published here
  • "Triks"
 1953 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 2) 108
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Praktische Winke method to produce a burning match, matchbook as card stand and simple construction for a pull, see page 154 for illustrations
 		1953 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 5) 147
James F. Herpick Cork Tip, Please matchbox with hole, cigarette is pushed through, cigarette ends up bent in matchbox
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 301) 3
Karrell Fox They're All Aces - Take a Card any card ideas and gags
  • Old Money (bill with beard)
  • Bedroom Eyes (beds on glasses)
  • Genii Weenie (hot dog from Aladin lamp)
  • Bounced (rubber check joke)
  • Candelabra (original way to light three matches on a matchbook)
  • Nose Nonsense (spoon on nose gag)
  • Fan Fun (fan gag)
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 311) 42
John A. M. Howie Match Box Bet lifting the tray of a matchbox on its cover with only the first and fourth finger
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 314) 58
Eddie Joseph The Travelling Ring borrowed finger ring travels from one matchbox to another
 		1954 A Magician Goes to Dinner 24
Eddie Joseph Where is that Coin? three matchbox drawers and a coin, monte / shell game
 		1954 A Magician Goes to Dinner 26
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Magische Streichholzschachtel matchbox drawer turns over
 		1954 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 5) 239
Blackstar Mystic Match Box rippon penetrates matchbox, three methods
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 119
Dr. William Weyeneth Eine reizvolle Idee zur Eröffnung des "Chüngeltricks" opener for sponge rabbit routine, animated matchbox
 		1955 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 6) 382
Allessandro Allessandro's Cigarette Routine continuous production, vanish in handkerchief and production of cigarette, using matchbox
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 16
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky Strike One longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Related toAlso published here 1956 Top Secrets of Magic 44
James G. Thompson Jr. Matchbook Switch
1956 Top Secrets of Magic 46
Louis Jaeger Match Book Divination imaginary die is thrown, number revealed with matchbook
Inspired by 1956 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 341-2) 177
Fred DeMuth Match Folder Mind-reading Divine thought of number with matchbook of twenty matches, spectator is instructed to tear out matches in some mathematical way
Also published here 1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 55
Allessandro Rattle Box Routine rattle monte with matchboxes, sucker element
 		1957 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957) 38
Al Hancuff Satan's Satin matches inside matchbox change into ribbon
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 29
Will Dexter (11) The Billet Switch (The Matchbox Switch - by Will Dexter) switching the billet in the action of burning it
 		1959 Billets 180
Eddie Joseph Self-Lighting Cigarette striking cigarette on matchbox
 		1959 Cigarette Tricks and Gags at the Bar 5
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence several animation effects using a shimmed cigarette and a matchbox with magnet, lifting matchbox with knife and letting it fall on command
 		1959 Cigarette Tricks and Gags at the Bar 8
U. F. Grant Rise a matchbox on table stand up by itself
Related to
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly 1954, Walter Price
 1960 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 351) 233
Ralph Greenwood Balancing Glass on Book of Matches
1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 356) 254
Paul Marcus More Natural Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
Inspired by 1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 360) 268
Leo Behnke "Allow Me" lighter transforms into matchbook
 		1962 Entertaining Close Up 11
Leo Behnke Matching Ads using branded matchbooks as publicity
 		1962 Entertaining Close Up 11
Gerard "Bruno" Bruning The Invisible Match Box color of silk is chosen and invisible silk placed inside invisible matchbox, both appear inside handkerchief held by performer
Also published here 1966 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66) 49
Stewart Judah The Coins and the Matchbooks coins travel around underneath matchbooks
Also published here 1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 452
Bento Sympathetic Matches two paddles, name appears, four matches from a matchbook separately on a handkerchief join in one corner with the paddle as cover, the matches are placed in a stand and are covered, they vanish and reappear in the matchbook
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 127
Alan Alan Acrobatic Matchbox drawer rises and springs out, thread
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 166
Dennis Patten Peep-O word divination, written on a paper covered with the drawer of a matchbox
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 181
Arthur Setterington Push Through coin through matchbox
 		1967 Stranger Mysteries 7
Arthur Setterington Matchless Penetration empty matchbox penetrates handkerchief, when opened, it's full of matches
 		1967 Stranger Mysteries 8
Gerard "Bruno" Bruning Flight Thru Space color of silk is chosen and invisible silk placed inside invisible matchbox, both appear inside handkerchief held by performer
Also published here 1968 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68) 39
David Hoy Hoy Deploy Q&A using gaffed matchbook to switch and steal billet, two methods
 		1968 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68) 42
Arthur Setterington Watch the Box two matchboxes filled with matches and an empty one are stacked in a tube, the empty one travels to the top middle and bottom of the stack
 		1968 The Joe Smith Mysteries 13
Hans G. Stumpf, George Leitmayr Match Sword Box coin in matchbox is penetrated by six matches
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 91
Aaron Wainer Matchbox & Die chosen number from 1 to 6 predicted in matchbox
Related to Jan. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 3) 235
Alfred Zorn The X-Ray Match-Box bill is folded and cicled with rubber band then put in matchbox, serial number reading
 		1969 Entertaining Mental Miracles 7
Eddie Joseph Human Magnet pencil clings to finger, routine with match box
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 175
Harvey Rosenthal Match Go matches travel from one matchbook to another, see p. 415 for credit information
Related to
  • The Gen (June 1961)
 Winter 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio) 379
Charlie Miller The Delicate Touch of Charlie Miller signed paper napkin transposes with matches in matchbox, using the DeLand fake
Related toAlso published here 1970 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 2) 7
Charlie Miller Miller Revisited
Related to 1970 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 11) 54
Charlie Miller Die-Cast number on rolled die is predicted with matches in matchbook
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 35) 172
Audley Walsh Three Card Monte one card is marked with matchbook or paper clip
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 67
Arthur Setterington 20th Century Matchboxes several matchboxes, matches from one matchbox travel into an empty matchbox
 		1972 Straight Line Mysteries 40
Carl Hanson, Robert Tyson Matchless invisible matchbox and one of three invisible handkerchiefs is selected, matchbox appears inside is the chosen silk
 		1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 55) 273
Karl Norman Smoker's Interludes: I. Magnetic Matches cigarette clings to matchbook
 		1973 Close-up Cavalcade 50
Charlie Miller Match Maneuvers signed napkin transposes with matches in matchbox
Related toAlso published here 1973 Close-up Cavalcade 107
Arthur Emerson Match Weight four matchbooks, spectator removes a match from one, performer divines it, then matches vanish from a matchbooks
 		1973 Close-up Cavalcade 161
Unknown La Cerilla Viajera match travels back in matchbook, attached to other matches
 		1973 Aprenda Ud. Magia 23
Juan Tamariz Papel de Seda que resurge de sus Cenizas burnt and restored piece of paper
 		1973 Aprenda Ud. Magia 64
Anonymous Clairvoyant! from T. Page Wright's notebooks, miniature cards in matchbox are divined
 		1973 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 70) 349
Rick Johnsson Strike One routine with two matchboxes, boxes cling together in different ways, impromptu routine
 		1973 Strike One 1
Karl Fulves Sleight of Crime four coins in four matchboxes, spectator secretly removes on coin and mixes the matchboxes, a match is light and goes out in front of the empty box, then the date of the coin is revealed
 		1974 Close-Up Mental Magic 36
Amedeo Vacca Acrobatic Matchbox longer routine
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 47
Amedeo Vacca Something from Nothing pantomime cigarette, rolling imaginary cigarette, it becomes visible, using match book
 		1974 Amedeo's Continental Magic 98
Bascom Jones Match-Write prediction of change inside cover of book of matches
 		1974 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 94) 470
Patrick Page The Magic Matchbox coin placed in matchbox vanishes
 		1974 Tricks with Coins 46
Barry Govan, Graham Etherington Match Card 2 Full matchbook is shown, a card is selected, and only an amount of matches remain corresponding to the value of the chosen card
 		Dec. 1975 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 4) 189
Unknown, Alex Elmsley, Tony Faro, Ed Schuman Festive Fun a coin puzzle by Alex Elmsley and by Tony Faro, logic puzzles, making smoke powder by burning a striking surface, match problems by Tony Faro, medium card revelation, a number puzzle by Ed Schuman and how to stick a bottle on a wall

 		Dec. 1975 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 4) 192
Unknown Madcap Matchbox acrobatic matchbox, thread
 		1975 Another Close-up Cavalcade 89
Stewart Judah Penta-Match match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Inspired byAlso published here Winter 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 853
Jan Torell The Acrobatic Match-Box stands up on stretched out palm and lid opens
 		1975 Magic by Jan Torell 29
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Match several matchbooks, spectator removes a match from one and performer divines which matchbook
 		1975 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 139) 692
Jock Crombie A Gag From Crombo lighter gag
 		July 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 11) 280
Slydini First Routine packet of matches vanishes and is reproduced via imp pass, any object possible
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 45
Al Mann Test by Fire match box impression device, carbon
 		1976 Mental-Ettes 7
Karl Fulves Fadeaway coin on table covered with playing card, coin vanishes
  • Fade-Away I
  • Fade Away III
  • Fade Away IV
  • Fade Away V
Variations 1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5) 931
Jerry Mentzer Matchbook to Silk
1976 Second Lecture 1
Gene Nielsen, Bascom Jones Psychic Lady person divines in which matchbox is her ring, mental version of bean monte
 		1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 149) 742
Gene Nielsen Matchless Guile prediction in signed matchbox
 		1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 149) 743
Rick Johnsson Sub-Gum close-up sub-trunk, two coins change places, one coin in a matchbox and one outside, held in place with rubber bands, using The Kick Change
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 81
Warren Stephens Matchless matches appear in empty matchbook
 		1977 Close-up Cavalcade Finale 83
Bengt Nilsson, Allan Lambie Everything Happens to Ken Miller routine with cigarettes and money
(1) Brand-Changing Cigarette Packet
(2) Rising Cigarette
(3) Cigarette Packet to Banknote (Allan Lambie)
(4) Banknote to Matches
(5) Coin from Banknote
 		1977 Continuous Cigarette Production 15
Jeff Busby Busby's Billets billet switch using matchbook
Variations 1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 175) 872
Stephen Minch The Match Monster animated acrobatic matchbook, eyes stuck to it, thread
Variations 1977 Creations of a Magical Madman 69
Tommy Wonder Close-Up lighter to matchbox
Also published here 1977 Jos Bema — Lecture 9
Karl Fulves Testing the Power of Misdirection empty packet of matches is waved over hand, a full one appears
 		1977 The Magic Book 23
Karl Fulves Routined Magic match puzzle, then coin penetrates upwards through table into match box, example for routining two things
 		1977 The Magic Book 27
Fred DeMuth Match Mentalism number of remaining matches divined
Also published here 1977 The Magic Book 127
Richard Chiswell Coin Transformation copper silver, in the end a match book appears
 		Apr. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8) 557
Fred Robinson Where There's Smoke
  • pipe grows
  • lighted end of cigarette put on handkerchief, which is spread on the palm, it does not burn
  • making smoke powder with a matchbox
 		May 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 9) 576
Fred Robinson, Bob Hamilton Where There's Smoke
  • bar bet with a match box
  • matchbox and coin, divine if heads or tails, stooge
  • match in hand, matchbox balanced on back of the hand, box is tossed and match ignited
  • remove flame from lighter to light cigarette, gag
 		June 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10) 588
Karrell Fox, Fred Robinson, Martin Breese, Fred Snooks Where There's Smoke
  • smoking thumb, by inhaling smoke of a match (sent in by Martin Breese)
  • smoke a matchbox
  • split a burning match to give fire
  • extinguish a match by blowing in the opposite sleeve, paper match (Karrel Fox)
  • joke, matches and water (Fred Snooks)
 		July 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11) 603
Richard Mark Mantra Mental matchbook as impression device, impromptu
Inspired by 1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 198) 988
Larry Becker Ultraffinity folded bill in one of several matchboxes is found by performer, then serial number is divined
Variations 1978 World of Super Mentalism 91
Harry G. Franke Window Lights method to read stolen center, matchbook
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 202) 1009
Karrell Fox Dissa-Pointer drawer full of matches vanishes and is produced from sleeve
 		1979 Another Book 57
Larry Becker Matchic prediction of ESP symbol, five ESp cards and big matchbox
 		1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 160
Nathan Stark Mind Press piece of matchbook is balanced on a pin and covered with a glas, starts turning
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 241) 1201
Unknown Matchbook Horse & Rider gag figure with matchbook
 		1979 Elastrix 39
Unknown Tumblebug match book tumbles around, animation
 		1979 Elastrix 41
Unknown The Figures Match No. 4, three-digit number divined after some calculation from spectator and removal of matches
 		1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 5
Al Smith, Arthur Day, Fred Snooks Fumdubulators
  • producing false teeth and a skull
  • floating crisp
  • producing a potato from a crisp bag (Arthur day)
  • Irish Key Ring, key ring on false end of a key, gag (Arthur Day)
  • bar bet with matchbox (Fred Snooks)
 		Apr. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 4) 836
Bob Hummer Graphite Matchbox Daub idea for preparing a matchbox to access daub at all times
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 2
Karl Fulves Murder in a Matchbox three match boxes, performer's back is turned and a small gun, a bill and a die are put in boxes, performer knows which object is where and what side is on top of the die
 		1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 69
Philip T. Goldstein 9th Dimension spectator counts matches in matchbook, card with matching number appears in chosen pile
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 252) 1259
Paul Harris Heart Burn corner of card stroken on match-book, ignites and burns
Also published here 1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 99
Unknown World's Strongest? No. 17, lifting a matchbox with two fingers on a cigarette box, first and little finger
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 19
Bob Ostin Demonology signed card ends up with a burnt corner, name of card appears in a flash on tissue paper
Also published here 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1) 6
Stephen Tucker Domino Match two dice put in match box, numbers are predicted with domino
 		1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5) 85
Stephen Tucker Steel Tray tray stolen from matchbox, as gag or trick
 		1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 7) 127
Stephen Tucker Stephen Tucker Strikes Again matchbox opens by itself
 		1981 Babel (Issue 1) 27
David Britland Pandora's Boxes sympathetic matchboxes, lids open and close
Variations 1981 Babel (Issue 2) 13
Karl Fulves Zombie Match book of matches rises behind a handkerchief and floats, in the end one of the matches lights spontaneously
 		1982 Wireless II 38
Michael D. Pettitt Solutions - Coin Problem coin to match box
Inspired by 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17) 325
Hen Fetsch Eine Frage des Gewichts spectator tears out a match in one of five match books, performer finds right one by weight
 		Oct. 1982 Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3) 95
Russ Burns Four the Hard Way using two matchbooks
 		Oct. 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 10) 834
John Carney Card in Matchbox lighter changes to matchbox into which the selected card ends up (uses duplicate)
Variations 1983 Carney Knowledge 27
John Carney Straightforward Card in Balloon impromptu, balloon bursts in contact with hot match
Variations 1983 Carney Knowledge 30
Mark Weston Repeat Burned Match lit match reappears in match book
 		1983 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 10) 1116
Unknown 'Spirit' Noise Maker No. 30, matchbox makes noise when it's liftet from table
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 9
Unknown The Unreachable Matchbox No. 79 chalk line, matchbox cannot be reached
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 22
Michael Ammar Yeast Card ambitious card with card to match book finale, folded
 		1983 Encore III 24
David Britland Supermatch matchbox with slit, coin penetrates tray and matches
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 23) 437
Alessandro de Luca, Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Klein - aber oho! spectator writes word on torn cover of matchbook, which is then placed behind matches, word is divined
 		1983 Ueber das Wesen der Mentalmagie 15
Piet Forton Münzenwanderung coin vanishes from handkerchief and appears in matchbox
 		1983 Je geschickter desto Zauberer 18
Karl Fulves Matches to Go No. 7, initialed matchbook placed on elbow vanishes, then it is put into sleeve and penetrates it
Inspired by 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 14
Mark Vincent Sessions with Mark Vincent paddle move routine with arrow on match, then match turns into matchbook
 		1985 Gimmick (Issue 1) 5
Karl Fulves Bic Flicker matchbox produced from dollar bill
Related to 1985 S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6) 98
Karl Fulves Clipper coin produced from bill, then matchbook from bill
Related to 1985 S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 7) 114
Stewart Judah Streichholzereien match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Also published here July 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3&4) 147
Stewart Judah Münzen und Streichholzheftchen coins travel around underneath matchbooks
Also published here July 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3&4) 149
Stewart Judah Eine Aufsitzer-Routine routine with coins and matchbook
 		July 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3&4) 150
Tom Craven The Match miniature card of selection is found in matchbox
 		1986 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 15) 254
Eugene Burger The Animated Matchbox "magic along the way", thread
 		1987 The Performance of Close-Up Magic 70
David Harkey Match-Mate matchbox is removed from its sleeve, the two parts visually reunite
 		1987 Epoptica (Issue 12) 569
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Twice Lit match torn out of match book is lit, blown out, lit again, vanishes and reappears attached inside
 		1987 When Creators Collide... 20
Jamy Ian Swiss Hidden Assistance card in matchbook, animated matchbook phase
Inspired by 1987 Thoughts 36
William Goodwin Psychic Matchbooks name written on flap of one of several matchbooks, matchbook and name divined
 		1988 Lecture 1988 11
Christoph Borer 4. Der geschickte Zauberer matchbox is thrown into the air and match is lit
Also published here 1988 Seminarheft 8
Christoph Borer Tüchlein, Du musst wandern handkerchief vanishes in a pyro flash and appears in matchbox, gaffed matchbox
Also published here 1988 Seminarheft 12
David Britland Hell Fire match box closes by itself, elastic thread loop
 		1988 Card Kinetics 33
Karl Fulves, Don Nielsen Outboxed coin through table upwards into matchbox, also as coin through ceiling downwards
 		1989 Money Moves 25
Simon Lovell Chinese Ring in Rat Borrowed ring to matchbox, but has long racist interlude where magician wears fake teeth, pretends to be Chinese and speaks in a stereotypical accent and bad English in order to produce a rat
 		1989 Close Up Magic To Tapdance To 113
Christoph Borer 3. Der Geschickte Zauberer matchbox is thrown into the air and match is lit
Also published here 1989 Seminarheft 22
Bob Ostin Dämonologie signed card ends up with a burnt corner, name of card appears in a flash on tissue paper
Also published here Oct. 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1) 12
Michael Rubinstein Firefly matchbox passed through hand, cover vanishes, later cover penetrates hand
 		1990 Spectacle 119
Jay Sankey Maaatchbox drawer of matchbox is stretched
 		1990 100% Sankey 32
Ken Krenzel The Matchbook Dervish matchbook moves on hand, impromptu
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 25
Dan Harlan Spread 'Em matchbook with four matches, matches are piled up and then spread still attached to the matchbook
 		1990 The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 1) 8
Dan Harlan Under Covers name of card appears in matchbook, Himber matchbook
 		1990 The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 3) 9
Ben Harris The Creeps matchbox opens by itself, rubber band as secret power
Related toVariations 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 38
Ben Harris The Strange Little House Upon The Hill card folded to matchbox that opens by itself
Inspired by 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 43
Alan Alan Matchplay Matches disappear and reappear in pocket
Variations July 1991 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 14 No. 7) 1947
John Carney Suicide Match matchbox opens itself and match slides out
 		1991 Carneycopia 128
Michael Weber Inside Matchic signed matchbook turns inside out
 		1991 Square One 9
Michael Weber Moxie monte with match boxes, one is filled, in the end the game is only played with two boxes, matches appear in box which was put away before
Related to 1991 Life Savers 44
Michael Weber Knot the Truth knot in rubberband divines selected matchbook, animation
 		1991 Life Savers 54
Michael Weber Flame Thrower improvised flash divice, flame thrower
 		1991 Life Savers 92
Michael Weber Undercover Transposition signed bill transpose with paper matches and is stapled to its cover
 		1991 Life Savers 96
Keith Walker The Elusive Penny several coins, penny penetrates lid of matchbox, then travel to second lid
 		1991 The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 3) 10
Russ Burns Matchbook Assembly four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one
VariationsAlso published here 1991 Garrett Does The U.K. 9
Dan Garrett Matchbook Assembly Plus four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one, last match is lit and burnt match then appears under matchbook
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 Garrett Does The U.K. 11
Ali Bongo Streichholzschachtel-Kümmelblättchen monte with matchboxes and a coin
Also published here 1991 Ali Bongo 6
James G. Thompson Jr. Streichholzereien longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Also published here Dec. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4&5) 156
Reinhard Müller Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Mar. 1992 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 15 No. 3) 2049
Tomo Maeda Match Transposition match is torn out of matchbook and lit, it transposes with all the unlit matches in the matchbook
 		1992 Five Times Five — Japan 39
Ken Kuroki Illusion Box two matches are left in matchbook, their positions change...
 		1992 Five Times Five — Japan 60
Michael Weber Match Cutie Gizmo match put in bottle and covered with a bill and a matchbook, bottle can be lifted and bill removed, bottle clings to matchbook
Related to
  • Al O'Hagan's "Al-Levito"
 1992 The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 3) 10
Bob Ostin The Lucifer Load dice stacking with match box cover, here only final load of many matches
Also published here 1992 Profile (Issue 9) 10
Russ Burns Matchbook Assembly four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one
Also published here 1992 Garrett In The U.S.A. 9
Dan Garrett Matchbook Assembly Plus four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one, last match is lit and burnt match then appears under matchbook
Also published here 1992 Garrett In The U.S.A. 11
Richard Bartram, Jr. Match Made in Heaven match stands up in match box, then floats between hands
 		1993 Mystification 83
Michael Close Bloom On Your Hand matchbook cover stands on edge (I.T.R.), match animation
 		1994 Workers Number 4 32
Meir Yedid Mental Match Up 1-0-1 stack, ESP card predicted in envelope, also remaining matches in match book
 		1994 Magical Wishes 35
Mike Bornstein Double Matchit card chosen and lost, dollar bill changes into matchbook, mini card inside which matches selection
Also published here
  • Latest Money Magic (Bornstein)
 1994 Close-Up File 67
Ali Bongo Matchbox Monte with coin inside, brief
Also published here 1994 Lecture Notes '94 7
Steve Dusheck Rat Pack gag messages written on match book, also lighter gag which is actually a lock
 		1994 Dusheck's Close-Up Magic 136
Karl Norman Matchbox Routine variaton of the "sympathetic matchboxes", climax: Ribbon through Steelplate
 		1995 40 Years at the Forks 57
Martin Gardner Self-Suspending Matches without pre-wedged broken match
 		1995 Arcane (Issue 14) 200
Marc Paul, Anthony Owen Matchmaker two signed matches travel back in the hand, then they fuse together
 		1995 The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1) 1
Karrell Fox A Dollar Matched dollar bill to match book
 		1995 Much Ado About Something 21
Tommy Wonder Fifty Percent Lighter lighter to matchbox
Also published here 1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 2 26
Paul Harris Heartburn corner of card stroken on match-book, ignites and burns
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale) 65
Michael Close The Unreality Machine matchbook transforms into folded piece of paper
 		1996 Workers Number 5 103
James Swain Matchbox Switch
1996 Miracles with Cards 25
Jack Miller Coin of the Realm coin vanishes from under matchbox in hand, reappears inside
 		1997 Underworld (Issue 6) 80
Richard Bartram, Jr. Burning a Big One after burnt match appears back in matchbook, matchbook bursts into flames
 		1997 Trephine 113
Andreas Affeldt, Helge Thun Loading method for Bombshell (Matchbox) under cover of the jacket
 		1998 The Book 64
Helge Thun Loading method for Bombshell (Matchbox) impromptu
 		1998 The Book 65
Helge Thun Loading method for Bombshell (Matchbox) impromptu, divided into several steps
 		1998 The Book 66
Joshua Jay Matchbox Restoration Matchbox gimmick used to restore torn card, vanish, produce or shrink a card
Also published here 1998 A Teen's Routines 42
Karl Fulves Lighter "Unsolved Mysteries"
match pushed into tray of matches, tray clings to match, posed as a problem
Related to 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 7) 177
Ted Danson The Seance Card Trick mini card matching selection appears in previously empty matchbox
Also published here 1998 Come A Little Closer 23
Ted Danson Empty Matchbox Subtlety technique to show matchbox empty; wedge mini card above drawer
 		1998 Come A Little Closer 24
Richard Osterlind Puff Pasteboard miniature duplicate of selected card inside matchbook, cigarette transforms into selection (pull)
 		1999 Dynamic Mysteries 23
Joshua Jay A Striking Appearance Matchbox contains only one match. Match is lit and waved over fist, magician produces fistful of matches
 		1999 Magic Atlas 28
Joshua Jay Matchbox Restoration Matchbox gimmick used to restore torn card, vanish, produce or shrink a card
Also published here 1999 Magic Atlas 119
David Regal Got a Light? Two matchboxes perform a series of animations, drawers open and close by themselves, thread hook-up
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 73
Michael Lewis Match Lite several matchbooks, spectator chooses one to light candle, performer looks at flame and divines matchbook, repeated
 		1999 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1) 6
Ellis Stanyon The Chosen Card Changes to a Box of Matches No. 32
Variations 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 175
Rudolf Braunmüller Hellsehen am Tisch four match boxes with a different coin in each, drawer and coins exchanged according to rules
 		1999 Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4&5) 174
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Boga-Boga matchbox is thrown in the air and a match is lit
Also published here 2000 Anam Cara 23
Eric Mason Matchbox Betcha Number Two! matchbox drawer balanced on cover under glass, bet to get drawer into cover without touching
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 123
Ron Bauer The Bauer Befuddler "Presentation Four", bill changes into mis-made bill and inverted bill, using matchbox
 		2001 Bar Bill Stunt 20
David Regal Speed of Light box of matches jumps from one hand to the other
 		2002 Constant Fooling 1 226
Ray Kosby Mismatched matchbook turns inside out
 		2002 Penumbra (Issue 2) 3
Michael Weber Don't Judge a blank matchbook is magically printed
 		2002 Penumbra (Issue 2) 6
Michael Weber Internal Script spectator's initals jump from the outside of a matchbook to inside
 		2002 Penumbra (Issue 2) 6
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Boga-Boga matchbox is thrown in the air and a match is lit
Also published here 2002 Anam Cara auf Zirkeltour 2002 12
Daniel Garcia No Smoking Unburnt match reattaches onto matchbook filled with burnt matches, smoke produced from mouth
 		2002 Next 2
Bob Ostin The 'Lucifer' Load dice stacking with only outside cover of match box bent into tube, final load many matches
Also published here 2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 247
David Ben Matchless Psychometry spectators write phone numbers inside matchboxes, performer returns each to spectator
Variations 2003 Tricks 113
Jay Sankey A Match By Any Other Name... Lit match used to set all the matches in a matchbook on fire. Original match is restored, and then whole matchbook is restored to original condition
 		2003 Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Memorable Images) 11
David Acer Unflappable Torn and restored matchbook
 		2004 Random Acts of Magic 205
Wesley James Matchbox Switch
2004 Enchantments 330
Karl Fulves Matchbox Monte "Problems"
borrowed coin travels from openly exposed sound gimmick matchbox in sleeve to tabled matchbox, posed as a problem
 		2004 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9) 379
Ron Frost The Perfect Match Matchbook used to locate selection, prediction shown inside matchbook
 		2004 After The Force 134
Ron Frost Striking Resemblance Matchbox used to find first selection, second selection found in matchbox
 		2004 After The Force 135
Axel Hecklau Die Macht des Feuers matchbox on hand slowly moves until it stands on edge
 		2004 "Effektiv" 20
Unknown Shuttle Pass with match box
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 109
Jay Sankey Fire Down Below matchbook changes into actual card, folded like a matchbook with matches attached
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 110
Jay Sankey Firefly burnt match transposes with pristine match inside matchbook
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 112
Bob Ostin The Thumbtip Loading Box loading a thumb tip from a matchbox
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 34
Bob Ostin Demonology signed card ends up with a burnt corner, name of card appears in a flash on tissue paper
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 36
Bob Ostin Sign Of Five Prediction matchbox is freely placed on one of five packets, inside is a prediction of the four top cards in form of four corners of the same cards
Related to
  • "The Sign of Five Prediction" in "The Magician" February, 2004.
 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 64
Bob Ostin Pandora's Boxes (Version 2) sympathetic matchboxes, lids open and close, without thread method
Inspired by 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 105
Bob Ostin The Lucifer Load dice stacking with only outside cover of match box bent into tube, final load many matches
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 109
Bob Ostin Clear Deception sympathetic matchbox variation, without thread, with additional idea by Peter Kane
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 149
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Boga-Boga matchbox is thrown in the air and a match is lit
Also published here 2006 Compilation 24
Christoph Borer Tüchlein, Du musst wandern handkerchief vanishes in a pyro flash and appears in matchbox, gaffed matchbox
Also published here 2006 Compilation 43
Christoph Borer 3. Der geschickte Zauberer matchbox is thrown into the air and match is lit
Also published here 2006 Compilation 159
Tony Kardyro Copper-Silver coin on spectators hand is covered with matchbox and transposes with coin inside matchbox
Related toVariations 2006 Prolix (Issue 1) 41
Dan Lewis Merlin's Matchbox half-dollar on table covered with matchbox, match lighted, half-dollar changes to quarter and another quarter is in box
Inspired by 2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 145
Daniel Garcia No Smoking Unburnt match vanishes and travels into matchbook (attached inside), disappears under smoke produced from mouth
 		2009 Limited 20
Tom Stone Matchbox Calculator writing on matchbox changes
 		2010 Vortex 73
David Acer Rematch match lighted, it changes back to unburnt, then vanishes and is back in matchbook, traveling back in time presentation
Also published here
  • Genii, May 2006
 2011 More Power to You 75
Unknown Zombie Finger finger in matchbox, gag
 		2011 Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy 34
William Goldman Karate Match Karate Koin using a matchbook
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 109
Christian Scherer Mein erstes Kunststück coin is borrowed and marked, then two more coins are added and all three coins travel to handkerchief, eventually signed coin vanished and appears inside a matchbox which is inside a hollow book
 		2020 Mein erstes Kunststück 3