12 entries in Hand Gimmicks / Magnet Gimmick
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jochen Zmeck Masse und Energie "Ein neues Becherspiel"
cups and balls routine with hidden magnet between fingers
1960 8
Jochen Zmeck Houdini's Geheimnis figure put in plastic container, it vanishes or penetrates it, removal via hidden magnet in hand
1961 28
Edward Marlo Chop Cup Idea using an additional magnet
Feb. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 366)
292
Lawrence Nudelman Vanishing Four Coins - (One at a Time) tabled routine, magnetic
1975-1978 ca. 10
Jerry Mentzer Magnet Gimmick finger palmed/clipped
1994 132
Michel Huot Signed Quarter in Balloon
  • Part I: The Penetration
  • Part II: The De-Penetration
Variations 2003 29
Michael "Mike" Müller Chop 'N' Up using small paper cup
2005 2
Michael "Mike" Müller Handhabung der FMDSS "Flexible Magnet Daumen Spitzen Spitze"
shortened thumb tip with magnet, and handlings in a paper cup chop cup routine
  • Aufnahme
  • Aktivierung
  • Feintuning the Anziehungskraft
  • Schein-Verschwinden I (Klassisch)
  • Schein-Verschwinden II (Zusatz-Zahl)
  • Schein-Verschwinden III (Lift)
  • Schein-Verschwinden IV (Doppel-Lift)
  • Aus-Laden I (Pendel-Kippen)
  • Aus-Laden II (Weg-Ziehen)
2005 3
Axel Hecklau Cola-Cap unbend cap in bottle
Inspired by 2008 6
Axel Hecklau Ein Becher Just a Cup precursor
2008 40
David Regal A Useful Vanisher
  • Material Concessions
magnet on nylon loop, can hang on back of hand
  • Performance: A Vanish and Recovery
  • A Sit-Down Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Now-U-C-It, Now-U-Don't" (Jeff Stewart, marketed)
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
44
Jonathan Pendragon Copentro Jr.
  • Panmagium
"Or, Coin in a Bottle Without the Bottle"
two glasses of different size are put mouth-to mouth to make a "locked" glass container that the spectator holds, coin is pushed through bottom of upper glass
Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
56