Nest of Boxes

80 entries in Apparatus & Dealer Props / Nest of Boxes
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Nest of Boxes
1876
Modern Magic
197
The Locked and Corded Box "Washerwoman's Bottle" to steal handkerchief stuffed in opaque bottle, reappears in box or nest of boxes or elsewhere
 		1876
Modern Magic
241
Carl Willmann Die Post im Salon finger ring vanishes (changes into spring flowers in the performer's hand) and reappears in nest of boxes attached to a flower bouquet
 		July 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7)
105
Der singende Kopf in der Kiste living head in nest of boxes
 		Jan. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 1)
12
Carl Willmann Das siebenfache Kästchen nest of boxes with watch
Inspired by
  • Willmann's Salon-Magie, p. 406
 Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
55
Professor Hoffmann, Joseph Michael Hartz, Professor De Vere The Locked and Corded Boxes nest of boxes
  • The Old Method
  • The Writer's Own Method
  • The Hartz Method
  • The De Vere Method
 		1903
Later Magic
172
Wilhelm Zimmermann Ring- und Tuch-Kunststück borrowed finger ring knotted in silk and put in glass, vanishes there and reappears in chosen bread roll, silk and ring vanish again, ring in nest of boxes that was given to spectator at the beginning
 		May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
74
Franklin M. Chapman The Fastest Trick in the World with two nest of boxes and matchbox, transposition of two coins
 		Dec. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 6)
3
Henry Hardin Aladdin's Box paper travels from nest of boxes to another nest of boxes
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
598
Shaman* Curious Coin marked coin wrapped in newspaper and burned, appears in nest of boxes
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 112)
667
Eugene Laurant The Nest of Boxes four rings tied on ribbon, in boxes, with assistant
 		1941
Our Mysteries
39
French "Pill Box" Coin Mystery three coins from pill box to nest of packages
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
160
William H. Wilson* Watch and Nest of Boxes Without Assistent watch in present (nest of boxes)
 		1945
My Best
339
George G. Kaplan The Kaplan Nest of Boxes Routine
1948
The Fine Art of Magic
319
Milbourne Christopher* Milbourne Christopher's Column Christmas themed magic
  • Rose Bush
  • Production Box
  • One Ahead
  • Dove Pan
  • Nail Writer
  • Nest of Boxes
  • Card in Ball
  • Electra
 		Dec. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 7)
491
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty Une grande illusion doves and watch to nest of boxes, followed by german translation "Eine grosse Illusion"
 		Aug. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 22)
3
Jack Yeager Three Nest of Boxes coin vanishes when dropped in glass of water and appears in one of three nest of boxes, free selection
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
22
John Hamilton Nested handling for nest of boxes
 		Aug. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 235)
939
Hans Trunk Magische Tips ring to nest of boxes
  • Die Wunderschachteln
 		1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 1&2)
6
Eugene Gloye Build It Yourself Nest of Boxes parcel, with a watch
 		1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
14
Rolland Hamblen Coin in Ball of Wool and Nest of Boxes entertaining routine with trick funnel and magic awl
 		1952
Modern Coin Magic
299
Ein Uhr Mysterium watch vanishes and appears in orange which was inside a bag and a box
Also published here
  • in "Magikeren"
 1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 4)
127
Henry Durkin Nest Egg card travels into nest of boxes, and also shrinks
 		1957
1957 Card Annual
17
Don Tanner Nest of Boxes No. 22, spring flower bouquet in smallest box in addition to the travelled item
 		1958 ca.
50 Tricks and Ideas with Spring Flowers
7
Ace Gorham A Nest of Boxes Routine bill to nest of boxes
 		May 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 25)
103
Harry Reno Meine Uhrenwanderung watch placed inside glass of milk, glass vanishes in tube and watch is found in nest of boxes
 		1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 4)
61
Frederica Boxology marked coin on a box, hand comes out and takes it inside, then the coin is found in a nest of boxes
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
80
Ellison Poland The Bill In The Barrels nest of barrels, flash bill
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by
  • version in MUM, Dec. 1960
 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
195
Alan Shaxon, Tommy Scott The Watch in Bottle! coin in bottle, then watch to nest of boxes
Related to
 1970
My Kind of Magic
33
Eckhard Böttcher Schon wieder eine Milchglas 2000 Kombination milk in glass under tube vanishes and appears in other tube, watch vanishes and appears in nest of boxes, Milk-O / Milk-Eau
 		1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 6)
106
Billy McComb Thirty Years of Rings in Nests of Boxes
1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
103
Theo "Okito" Bamberg, Joe Berg Nest of Boxes ring in nest of boxes, two methods
 		1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
61
Patrick Page The Nest of Boxes coin vanishes under handkerchief and appears in nest of boxes
 		1974
Tricks with Coins
15
Patrick Page The Nest of Boxes ring vanishes under handkerchief and appears in nest of boxes
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
231
Tommy Wonder The Auction watch is destroyed and found unharmed inside a box
Inspired by
  • Jean Hugard's "5. The Auction" in "Modern Magic Manual", 1939.
Variations
 1977
Jos Bema — Lecture
2
Nest of Boxes detailed overview, watch or ring to nest of boxes
  • No-Assistant Nest of Boxes (9 methods, Okito, John Pomeroy, Hughes, Himber)
  • Assistant Nest of Boxes (2 mehods, Martinka,
  • The Tabaret Loading Table
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
179
Ron Ferris The Card Cocoon nest of boxes with folded cards for a coin
 		Aug. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 8)
373
Derek Dingle The Nefarious Nest of Boxes
1981
CoinMagic
256
Jack Hughes Dove Nest of Boxes
1981
Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One
172
Jack Hughes The Nest of Boxes
1981
Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One
189
Derek Dingle Nest of Boxes I
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
34
Derek Dingle Nest of Boxes II
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
35
Father Cyprian Ring In Nest of Boxes
1983
"10"
15
Tommy Wonder Cough Cough cough drop taken out of box vanishes, under the lid is found a smaller lid and consecutively smaller lids after that with the cough drop under the smallest one
 		1983
Tommy Wonder Entertains
8
"Fast Mike" Lewinski The Simple Killer card in signed envelope changes into ashes and is found in nest of boxes, Himber Wallet, duplicate
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
32
Richard Hughes Shooting a Girl into a Nest of Boxes signed billet is shot with a small cannon into a box, Lippencott Coin Box
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
127
Steve Dusheck Eggsceptional Eggs borrowed ring into nest of plastic eggs
 		1984
Magic with Finger Rings
67
Al Bertini Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das Geheimnis der Bubuschka bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Related to
 1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 5)
119
Karrell Fox Nest O' Purses ring to nest of purses
 		1986
For My Next Trick...
32
Karrell Fox The "Foxy" Nest O' Bags finger ring in nest of bags, glass with rolled up silk in final bag
 		1986
For My Next Trick...
119
Ron Wilson Flight of the Phoenix finger ring appears around borrowed bill in nest of boxes
Also published here
  • in "Genii" April, 1977
 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
122
John Bannon One is the Onliest one coin routine with signed coin and jumbo finale, coin to nest of boxes
 		1989
Without
4
John Bannon One is the Onliest one coin routine with signed coin and jumbo finale, coin to nest of boxes
 		1991
Smoke and Mirrors
29
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
18
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 1992
Magic for You!
8
Edward Marlo Olram's Nest of Purses marked coin into nest of purses
 		1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
6
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 1993
Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993
10
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 1993
Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993
10
Robert Parrish The Nest of Boxes borrowed watch in nest of boxes, linking ring routine woven into structure (but not described)
 		1995
Great Tricks Revisited
1
Tommy Wonder The Watch in Nest of Boxes "A Quest for Ideal"
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
Inspired by
Related to
 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
267
Tommy Wonder Too Perfect?
  • The Watch in Nest of Boxes
  • Going On or Going Back
Related to
 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
319
George Schindler Nested Dolls folded bill bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 Mar./Apr. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 34)
393
Camilo Vázquez La Moneda en la Pastilla de Alka Seltzer signed coin to Alka Seltzer, in nest of boxes
 		2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
207
George Schindler Nested Dolls folded bill bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 2004
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 6)
79
Jörg Alexander Weber Ring und Geschenk ring & string routine with borrowed finger ring, then ring vanishes and travels into nest of boxes
Also published here
 2008
ZauberKunstStücke — Band 2
56
David Regal The Curiously Strong Nest of Boxes folded signed card to nest of two in canisters
Inspired by
 2008
Approaching Magic
200
Alexander de Cova Der Reisekoffer nest of boxes variation
 		2011
Seminar-Leviten
6
Jay Sankey Closing Time signed card found folded in paperclip inside nest of card case, envelope, plastic bag and matchbox
Also published here
  • Paperclipped Special Edition DVD, ca. 2007
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1
212
Jay Sankey Nest Egg small object appears in nest of matchbox in card case
Also published here
  • Revolutionary Card Magic DVD, ca. 2003
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1445
John Gaughan The Nest of Boxes
  • The Chamber of Secrets
twelve boxes
 		Jan. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 1)
18
Alexander de Cova Erweiterung zu Boxed nest of boxes extension to "bill in zipper"
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 13)
412
Alexander de Cova Boxed "The Ultimate Signed Bill in Zippo-Lighter"
signed bill vanishes and reappears inside lighter that is inside a rubber-banded pack of cigarettes, optional nest of boxes extension
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 2013
Scrapbook (Issue 2)
9
Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
Also published here
Related to
 2015
Burners — Vol. 2
57
Alexander de Cova Erweiterung zu Boxed nest of boxes extension to "bill in zipper"
Also published here
Related to
 2015
Burners — Vol. 3
223
Jörg Alexander Weber Ring and Giftbox ring & string routine with borrowed finger ring, then ring vanishes and travels into nest of boxes
Also published here
 2017
Magic Illusions
27
David Regal Fiscal Waste credit card to wallet that is in nest of large cans and barrels
 		2019
Interpreting Magic
441
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Knowing the Unknowable word from dictionary book predicted in nest of boxes
Inspired by
 2020
Parlour Tricks
159
Michael Rubinstein Nest of Boxes substitution trunk presentation
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
334
Bob Cervas, Dr. Bruce J. Averbook The Classic Nest of Boxes - Elevated by Germain! with elevator table
 		Apr. 2024
PM2 (Issue 31)
13
David Regal Grandma's Canisters ring to nest of boxes
 		Oct. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 10)
58