Miscellaneous

222 entries in Paper / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The Butterfly Trick paper butterflies held in air with fan
 		1876 Modern Magic 397
Unknown The Paper Ribbon and the Barber's Pole long paper coil from hat, then pole (paper, switched for wooden pole by assistant)
 		1890 More Magic 300
Unknown Paper from an Egg paper coil
Related toAlso published here 1890 More Magic 339
Bland A Barber's Pole from an Egg paper spiral "pole", later switched for wooden one
 		1890 More Magic 340
Unknown Der magische Name paper burnt, letters of a name remain unburnt, chemical
 		Feb. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 2) 30
Unknown Die Fahnenfabrik in der Hand colored tissue paper to snow storm, then flags appear in hand
 		July 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 7) 99
Carl Willmann Willmann's Tambourin tambourin build from frame and piece of paper, paper streamer comes out of it and some more production items
Variations July 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 7) 107
Carl L. Curiel Die wunderbaren Papierschnitzel confetti of three different colors mixed in glass container, every color can be removed on command
Related to Apr. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 8) 119
Unknown Die wunderbaren Papierschnitzel second method
Related to June 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 10) 149
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Carmen's Tamburin à la Conradi tambourine assembled and shown empty, long paper streamer and other objects produced
 		Oct. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 2) 20
Unknown Zur wandernden Uhr watch changes into previously palmed tissue confetti
 		Aug. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 8) 123
Carl Willmann Zur Füllung der Blumendüte second part
Related to Feb. 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 2) 22
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Tuch- und Papierschnitzelkunststück No. 41, silk pushed in paper cylinder, glass with paper pieces vanishes and reappears in paper cylinder, then silk in glass instead of paper
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 114
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Die reisenden Münzen No. 48, four coins travel to paper bag
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 130
Unknown Die Eichenlaub-Guirlande production festoon
 		Apr. 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 4) 55
Unknown Ein Papierschnitzel-Kunststück "By E. B. from Berlin", sands of the desert with paper confetti
 		July 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 7) 105
Unknown Der zerschlagene Stock wooden stick held by two paper rings, stick broken with a hit but paper remains intact
 		Apr. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4) 61
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli IV. Mimikry routine with tissue paper and hat
  • 1. Die Papierfabrik in der Hand (paper ball changes to confetti with fan, snow storm)
  • 2. Vergehen und Erstehen (paper ball travel to cone inside a hat)
  • 3. Die sich vermehrenden Bälle (ball multiplies under hat and inside balls are presents for spectators)
  • 4. Das japanische Schmetterlingsspiel (butterflies are formed from paper and they start to fly with the aid of a fan, thread on forehead)
 		1902 Moderne Magie 86
C. O. Williams The Paper Bag (Various Kinds) "Methods for Obtaining Secret Possession of a Watch"
watch vanishes in paper bag or cone
 		1903 Later Magic 134
Sidi-Ali Papierfaltekunst 2. Die Palme (paper tree)
3. Die Himmelsleiter (ladder version of paper tree)
 		Feb. 1905 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 3) 43
Albert Fellows, Stanley Collins Bottled Sunshine longer routine, tissue paper bursts into in fire, hole is burnt in a playing card with a reading-glass, three candles catch alight, third candle begins to melt
 		1920 Deceptive Conceptions in Magic 90
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Ameisenarbeit different colored confettis are mixed in a bowl, performer produces handful of named color, à la sand of the desert
 		1927 Leichte Zauberei 49
Oswald Rae Paper Tearing Feats patter and jokes for paper tearing acts
 		1929 More Practical Patter 36
Tom Bowyer Publicity Trick back of business card with playing card back changes color
 		1935 The Jinx (Issue 8) 31
Theodore Annemann A Matter of Policy story gag trick with twenty giant cards, ten democrats and ten republics, see page 54 for further comments and page 99 for improvement by Max Holden, see page 172 for improvement by Andrew Brennan
Related to 1935 The Jinx (Issue 9) 35
Tom Sellers A Surprise Opening with Cards confetti appears as deck is riffled
 		1935 Quick Tricks 18
Keith Clark March of Time - Finale Trick paper cutting with clock face and time
Variations 1936 The Jinx (Issue 20) 116
Edward Bagshawe The Paper that Joins Up strip of paper attached to stand, center is covered by handkerchief, center is torn out and vanished (flash paper) and reappears restored in center
 		1936 ca. Twenty Magical Novelties 66
Theodore Annemann, Percy Naldrett The Phantom Artist celebrity chosen, large paper sheet is folded and cut, silhouette of chosen person is seen
Related toAlso published here 1937 The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937) 217
Val Evans, Franz Christensen An Invitation to Lunch...with Beer picture cards are spelled out with story, always beer shows up, handling of Christensen's "Spell Hound" (Nov. 1936 Genii)
 		1937 The Jinx (Issue 35) 238
Laurie Ireland A Novel Pigeon Production follow up for Cecil Lyle's Hat Trick, dove appears fro paper hat
 		1937 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937) 2
Unknown Fire-Eating routine with assistant and some byplay, relighting candle, candle bit off, smoke out of mouth, pole and ribbons from mouth, umbrella production
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 107
Unknown To Tear Cellophane you can tear cellophane and the spectator can't
 		1938 Greater Magic 834
Hen Fetsch, Harrison Reincarnation burned page with writing reappears in envelope, two methods
Also published here 1938 The Jinx (Issue 50) 349
Charles Nyquist, Pierre L. O. A. Keeler P. L. O. A. Keeler switch of paper sheets between slates
 		1939 The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39) 376
Bruce Elliott Seven Wenches of Bluebird coincidences with cut-out heads
Also published here 1940 The Jinx (Issue 106) 635
Ralph W. Read Static paper sticks to things, apparent magnetism
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 118) 694
Tom Sellers Paper Switch switching a piece of paper on a pad, wax
 		1941 Condensed Conjuring 11
Unknown The Enchanted Paper strip of paper vanishes in hand, reappears in handkerchief, thumb tip
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 125
Unknown The Patriotic Paper Balls three colored paper balls in 3 bowls, then every color in each bowl
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 173
Louis Tannen Winter-Time in China second method
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 305
Tom Sellers A Different "Pick-It-Out" Trick three card monte with three pieces of paper
 		1942 That's Good! 8
Unknown Century Card Vanishing Paper to vanish few cards
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 92
Tom Sellers Rabbit and Hat rabbit appears on top of cardboard hat
 		1943 Magical Mixture 30
L. Vosburgh Lyons Paper Puzzle a figure on a paper, has to be reorganized to form a square in no more than four cuts
Related to
  • page 203 for solution
 1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 48) 198
Joe Berg Joe Berg's "Double Cross" chalk crosses travel from paper into performer's hand
 		1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 57
L. Vosburgh Lyons Pieces of Fate folding and cutting a piece of paper into a circle, a swastika, the words hell and peace are formed, themed to the WW2
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 62) 252
L. Vosburgh Lyons Paper Puzzle turning a square of paper into an equilateral triangle
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 65) 267
Joseph Ovette The Oriental Tube confetti in tube changes to a rabbit
 		1944 Tricks and Illusionettes 12
Theodore Annemann, Percy Naldrett The Phantom Artist celebrity chosen, large paper sheet is folded and cut, silhouette of chosen person is seen
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 116
Bruce Elliott Bluebeard's Seven Wenches coincidences with cut-out heads, matching
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 157
Hen Fetsch, Harrison Reincarnation burned page with writing reappears in envelope, two methods
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 168
John Booth John Booth's Album of Stars photographs vanish from envelope to appear in album and picture frame
 		1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 55
Ralph W. Read Perfected Mental Masterpiece impression device, dealer's item, application mentioned
 		1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 206
Neal Elias Screwy Square optical thing with a line on a square sheet of cardboard
 		1946 At the Table Tricks 16
Hen Fetsch The Christmas Tree liquid poured into paper cone changes into christmas tree, paper tree with decoration
 		1946 Milk Pitcher Magic 22
Glendi Production Load from small cabinet or hat, paper stream
 		1948 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948) 15
Edward Clinkscale, Eugene Taylor Thru the Looking Glass spectator writes something on paper and the paper is rolled into a ball, that ball is pressed into a mirror and removed again, now the writing of the spectator is backwards
Related to 1948 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 149) 597
Don Tanner Utility Bag paper bag with trap door at the back
 		Sep. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12) 6
Jack Chanin From the Private Files of Chanin paper napkin bursts into flame and restores again, three variations
 		1950 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 194) 774
Carl "J. N. Teroga" Schnetzer Der ZPP on an idea by Jules D'hotel, cigarette paper propeller
 		1950 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 11 No. 4) 32
Milbourne Christopher One Man's Opinion opening gag, paper makes some noise
Also published here 1952 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 247) 986
Eddie Joseph A Number and a Word writing jumps from one business card to another
 		1952 Tricks for Informal Occasions 18
Vin Carey Boxed gag, pencil does not write on paper
 		1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 279) 1115
Al Koenig, Mike Modrako The Printer's Hat folding a printer's hat from a newspaper
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 315) 62
Stewart Judah, Max Malini The Divertisements of Stewart Judah
  • Variation of Mutus Nomen
  • on flesh color point for gimmicks (Malini anecdote)
  • on the Paper Snapper
  • Cigar Vanish
  • Malini's Adhering Cigar
Related toVariations 1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 319) 82
Karrell Fox Let's Rehearse piano roll gag
 		1954 Kornfidentially Yours 30
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell Travelling Sticker sticker disappears from blank card and reappears on spectator's business card in envelope
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 136
David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg Fu Manchu's Utility Bag object placed in paper bag vanishes
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 139
Norman Houghton Norman's Nonsense
  • Winding up the pack (credited to Karrell Fox)
  • sandpaper gag
Related to 1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 330) 130
Don Alan Cut Out this Tonite wordplay gag, with paper cuts
 		1956 Pretty Sneaky 36
Harlan Tarbell Confetti to Malted Milk in two cups
 		1957 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 343) 195
Bert Allerton Making the Flower out of paper
 		1958 The Close-Up Magician 57
Oran Bailey Dent Trickities several ideas
  • Production Cake (making a cake for dove pan)
  • Puttering with Pins (finding the right pins)
  • Leading Liquids (how to carry small quantities of liquid)
  • Dove Pan Flowers (tip to load the dove pan)
  • Flashy Confetti (how to make sparkling confetti)
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 9
Dagmar Mazakian Eine Täuschung die gefällt sands of the desert done with paper confetti, three colors mixed in bowl
Also published here
  • in "Zauberkunst"
 1958 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 3) 669
Unknown Pitty - Die Unzerstörbarkeit der Materie "Massbandtrick", strip of paper is measured and cut, same length as in beginning, repeated
 		1959 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 1) 777
Lubor Fiedler Papier im Banne der Geometrie paper with colored stripe is cut in pieces, one blank stripe is added and shuffled among others, spectators choses blank piece
Related to 1963 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 5) 78
Ken De Courcy Calling All Cards deck shuffled and put in trouser pockets, any card called for produced, then any non-playing card (birthday card, membership card, score card, ...) called for à la Arthur Lloyd, with gags and card castle finale
 		1964 Calling All Cards 2
Dr. Jacob Daley, L. Vosburgh Lyons Mirror Mirror paper strip with mirror words (OTTO, WOW, ...), performer writes "TOP" and "BOTTOM" on either end, when held in mirror top and bottom change places
Also published here Mar. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 85
Paul Maurer Lieben Sie Bach? paper with music notes is cut in six pieces, die is used to select piece and it's the empty one
Related to 1969 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 2) 30
Joseph K. Schmidt Center Tear spectator writes card in center of square paper, cut into four pieces and puzzled together so a center section is missing, can be presented as pseudo center tear, see p. 527 for comment by L. Vosburgh Lyons
Inspired by Feb. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4) 398
Tan Hock Chuan Tan's Trick pattern folded into paper behind back on signed paper that should not be possible so quickly, see also p. 476 for comment by Gershon Legman and p. 521 for Bruce Arnold comment
 		Aug. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 10) 437
Roy Johnson Spot (The amazing vanishing rabbit!!) comedy routine, card with rabbit in a top hat is put in window envelope, rabbit vanishes from card
Related to
  • Bill Severn's "Magic Comedy"
 1971 Second Time Around 23
Stan Blumenthal No One to Hypnotize but Joe Miller?? spectator is not able to tear a piece of paper, hypnotic eyes presentation
Related to 1972 Magick (Issue 65) 322
Paul Curry The Twist Turnover secretly gives a quarter turn in the act of turning over
 		1974 Paul Curry Presents 43
Robert E. Neale A Trick with Sandpaper two pieces of sandpaper are folded together, performer can pull them apart but spectator cannot
  • Thumb Variation
  • Lock Position
  • Warnings
 		Oct. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12) 811
Patrick Page The Revolving Snake
  • How to Make a Fascinating Novelty
Paper snake on wire is put on lamp and starts to spin as long as the lamp is alight
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 9
Patrick Page An Impromptu Propellor little tray formed from cigarette paper, spins on finger,
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 12
Unknown Fly Away Peter, Fly Away Paul paper stuck on fingers appear and disappear
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 36
Unknown Picture Gallery paper can be folded so it shows different pictures
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 41
Unknown Funny Pictures game, different people draw different parts of a person, paper is always folded, no trick
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 45
Unknown Moving Pictures how to make a flick book
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 62
Milbourne Christopher Nur die Meinung eines Mannes opening gag, paper makes some noise
Also published here Oct. 1974 Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2) 42
Dick Simonds Tickets Please gag, correct rolled up bus ticked is found out from several
Also published here May 1975 Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9) 110
Paul Harris Bayberry Bag Swindle chop cup routine with paper bag and paper ball loads
Also published here 1976 The Magic of Paul Harris 3
Karrell Fox Clip'nsnip Art rag picture, squares of felt cut and trimmed and arranged in some picture
 		1976 Clever.... Like a Fox 175
Karrell Fox Chalk Talk Features and Finale spectator holds easel infront of him, picture drawn on it, head completes the funny picture
Inspired by 1976 Clever.... Like a Fox 179
Eric Mason I Say, Dots Impossible! optical illusion on front cover of the issue, at a distance a word appears
 		Sep. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1) 458
Jack Bridwell Spectre ideas for person paper which cannot be torn
Related to 1977 Magick (Issue 191) 952
Karl Fulves A Psychic Secret "Piped in Sound", how to overhear conversations in other rooms with a piece of paper via plumbing
Related to 1978 Interlocutor (Issue 27) 103
Karrell Fox Havin' a Ball sponge balls appear and are put in paper bag, also invisibly with landing sound, giant sponge ball comes out of bag
 		1979 Another Book 184
Karrell Fox, Tommy Windsor Windsor/McAthy Applause Card apparently three sides on card that is turned over to read different messages
 		1979 Another Book 201
Karrell Fox "Short-Pause" Intro way to introduce the intermission, arrow signs, exit
 		1979 Another Book 221
Unknown Rabbit Into the Hat rabbit on one side of card, top hat on the other, spun quickly, optical illusion
 		1979 Elastrix 36
Unknown Rabbit Into the Hat II rabbit on one side of card, top hat on the other, when looking on edge it appears as if rabbit is in hat, optical illusion
 		1979 Elastrix 36
Max Londono Change-Over switch for crumpled piece of paper
 		Jan. 1980 Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 1) 297
Andrew Galloway The Undercover Cards four cards through newspaper gather under a folded sheet of paper, one by one
 		1980 Diverting Card Magic 45
Karl Fulves Mystic Circles No. 1, optical illusion in which a piece of carton spins on a pencil
 		1980 The Children's Magic Kit 1
Karl Fulves Gremlins No. 10, ten red-green double-faced paper cards, spectator shuffles, performer separates the cards behind his back so that the same number of green cards is in both piles
Inspired by 1980 The Children's Magic Kit 10
Unknown Arrested Oxidation paper does not burn until performer wants to
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 5
Unknown An Optical Trick No. 76, optical illusion with two strips of paper, T-formation one bigger than the other
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 94
Murray Cooper Stamp Collector stamp assembly on four corners of a cardboard
 		June 1982 Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 6) 637
Edward Marlo A Commercial Tip wild card with business cards
 		1982 Marlo's Unforgetable Wild Card 18
Meir Yedid Ghostwriter performer writes on invisible typewriter, sound can be heard, paper with message appears
 		1982 Incredible Close-Up Magic 116
John Ramsay Paper to Ribbons torn and restored paper, then paper is burnt and ashes transform into paper streamers, streamers are soaked in water and placed in performer's mouth where new dry streamers appear
 		1982 The Ramsay Finale 19
Patrick Martin Oral Gami tissue paper is restored in mouth, mouth coil, spring flower bouquet from paper and dove from flowers
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 117
Ali Bongo Flutter-Bugs how to build flutter-bugs from rubber bands and plastic, gag
 		1983 1983 2
Phillip Young Autograph Hound gag on autograph collecting, additional idea by Dexter Cleveland
 		1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 11) 183
Karl Fulves Magic with Paper chapter intro
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 1
Shigeo Takagi, Karl Fulves Japanese Checkers No. 1, paper folded and cut into squares, really the squares remain all connected at a corner for form a sort of chain, challenge to get all squares out of a bag with one grip
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 1
Karl Fulves X-It No. 5, spectator draws x on paper square behind back, performer pushed needle through this x behind back, two methods
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 11
J. C. Coy Visualization Test No. 26, puzzle in which the number of holes has to be guessed when corners are cut off folded paper, there are none
Related to 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 51
Unknown Square Dance No. 31, cutting a design up in a certain way, puzzle
Also published here
  • Henry Dudeney's scrapbook
 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 56
Unknown The Magic Flute No. 36, flute from paper, only performer can make sound
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 63
Karl Fulves More Paper Magic chapter intro
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 80
Karl Fulves Robert E. Neale's Paper Magic chapter intro
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 111
Karl Fulves Further Paper Magic chapter intro
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 127
Karl Fulves The Boys from the Girls No. 76, boy and girl names on paper, folded and cut, all boys are separated from girls, also as card revelation
Also published here 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 135
Dr. Jacob Daley, L. Vosburgh Lyons Mirror, Mirror No. 80, paper strip with mirror words (OTTO, WOW, ...), performer writes "TOP" and "BOTTOM" on either end, when held in mirror top and bottom change places
Also published here 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 144
Daryl Martinez The Multi-Colored Pen starting with "pen writes any color"-gag, out to lunch principle
 		1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 15
Rich Bloch The Gemini Factor spectator signs one of several business cards and all cards are placed inside envelopes, second spectator finds envelope with signed card, Fillman principle
 		June 1986 Magick (Issue 372) 1857
Meir Yedid Last Sheet a length of toilet paper is produced between two sheets, appearance of toilet brush as a kicker
 		1986 Stage Stuff 51
Jay Sankey Lingering Illusion post card in envelope are punched with holes, post card inside restored
VariationsAlso published here 1987 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 9) 12
David Harkey Pop Art drawn cannon on signed paper really blows off
Variations 1988 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 3) 15
Karl Fulves Karate Klip trick with stapler and paper, posed as problem
 		1988 Interlocutor (Issue 49) 218
John Braun, Karl Fulves Paper-Bag Vanish No. 26, silk(s) vanish from paper bag
 		1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 68
Roy Johnson Lamination how to laminate
 		1989 Silver Special 23
Jay Sankey Lingering Illusion post card in envelope are punched with holes, post card inside restored
Also published here 1990 Spectacle 127
Karrell Fox Funny-Filter paper streamer from cigarette
 		1991 Goodies 83
Arthur Day Paper Magic about magic with paper and some ideas
 		Dec. 1991 Profile (Issue 5) 9
David Harkey Pop Art drawn cannon on signed paper really blows off
  • Pop Art in Color (using chromatic brand writing pen)
Inspired by 1991 Simply Harkey 59
David Harkey IOU spectator's signature travels from one paper card to another with IOU note
 		1991 Simply Harkey 182
Larry Becker Spectral Safari billet with name of chosen animal appears in Becker Coin Purse
 		1992 Stunners! 355
Harlan Tarbell Elusive Cannon Crackers different colored cannon crackers change places, several effect variations
 		1993 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8 103
Harlan Tarbell The Basics of Quick Sketching crash course in this skill
 		1993 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8 187
Muneo Yokoi Paper Purse Purse printed on piece of paper, can open the purse and produce coins and bank notes from it
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 22
Karl Fulves R.I.P. gag paper fold, design becomes a waste bin in the end and is about funeral
 		1993 Verbatim (Issue 7) 77
Steve Dusheck Cornered three of the four Aces written in four corners of a paper, fourth corner is seen torn out and torn-out piece fits and predicts missing Ace, tearing four papers simultaneously for same tear edge
 		1993 Dusheck's Mental Magic 109
Erich Tauer-Turmi, Rudolf Braunmüller Riesenpalme paper tree
 		Mar. 1993 Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4&5) 172
Erich Tauer-Turmi Himmelsleiter palm tree ladder
 		Mar. 1993 Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4&5) 177
Ted Lesley The Working Performer's Switch Pad sheet is switched while it is removed from pad, clipped corner
 		1994 Paramiracles 111
Angelo Carbone Striking Art performer removes match from drawn matchbox on a pad and strikes it on striking surface on paper
 		1995 The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1) 9
Karrell Fox Confusin' Confetti confetti on plate, when confetti is shaken off, confetti in form of card name remain on plate
 		1995 Much Ado About Something 145
Simon Aronson Other Applications for th Personalized Greeting Card ideas on how to use greeting cards with customized messages on them
 		1995 Simply Simon 110
Karl Fulves Trisecting the Paper No. 15, tearing a paper into three pieces with one tear, spectator has to close eyes
Related to 1995 Easy Magic 20
Karl Fulves Paper Magic chapter intro
 		1995 Easy Magic 39
Unknown The Paper Rabbit No. 28, making a rabbit out of a piece of paper with folding and cutting
 		1995 Easy Magic 39
Karl Fulves Boys and Girls No. 30, boy and girl names on paper, folded and cut, all boys are separated from girls, smooth and torn edges
Also published here 1995 Easy Magic 42
Karl Fulves Out of Nowhere No. 32, producing any item from a paper cup, for example a toy car
 		1995 Easy Magic 45
Karl Fulves Jumbled Numbers No. 33, seven numbers on slips of paper are threaded onto safety pin in random order, performer takes it behind his back and tears off the numbers in order of spectator's phone number
 		1995 Easy Magic 46
Karl Fulves Favorite Food No. 36, paper change bag, used to have the spectator select paper billets with his own favorite food
 		1995 Easy Magic 50
Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor Winged Signatures "cards through newspaper" done with signed business cards and close-up mat, card to envelope climax
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 2 80
Paul Harris The Bayberry Bag Swindle chop cup routine with paper bag and paper ball loads
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris) 63
Paul Harris Rumpled Splitskin two business cards are laid on top of each other and the layers penetrate to form an impossible object
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue New Stuff) 29
Yuji Yamamoto Die Ladung im Hosenbein production of spring flowers after paper streamer
 		1996 Ideen von Yuji Yamamoto 32
Karl Fulves While You Sleep four queens in case, jack added, it vanishes, "HELL"-paper-fold, story presentation, "For a long time, at parties, this was a requested effect."
 		1997 The Vampire Chronicles 77
Karl Fulves 12 Have Died "The Impromptu Bullet Catch"
spectator writes "bullet" on paper, folded and torn up and tossed (or shot) on performer, performer has piece with spectator's writing in mouth, with two more variations posed as problems
 		1997 The Fine Print (Issue 5) 117
Karl Fulves Scratch Out "Unsolved Mysteries"
scratch pad audibly scratches to answer questions, posed as a problem
 		1997 The Fine Print (Issue 6) 147
Richard Bartram, Jr. Keep It Clean gag, making a towelette look like a condom packet
 		1997 Trephine 89
Simon Lovell Sebastian the Mind-Reading Chicken gag with drawing of chicken and a part that is apparently about to vanish
 		1997 Simon Says! 224
Martin Gardner Eine Mutprobe spectator is told to hold paper strip while it is burning, it rolls up towards his fingers
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3) 104
Karl Fulves Paper Folding Note
Related to 1998 Mutus Nomen 54
Doug Edwards Emergency Wallet making an impromptu Himber wallet out of credit card application paperwork
 		1998 The Himber Wallet Book 55
Karl Fulves Thank You short gag with "Turn Me Over" on a piece of paper, "Thank You" on other side
 		1999 Discoverie (Issue 1) 6
Karl Fulves Bloodlines blood writing on paper, chemical
 		2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 150
Bob Still Color View spectators draw pictures on different-colored papers, torn up and tossed in clear plastic bag with more already torn up pieces, four matching pieces of chosen picture taken out by performer
Related to 2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3) 53
Paul Curry The Twist Turnover secretly gives a quarter turn in the act of turning over
 		2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 336
David Berglas Would You Make a Reliable Witness? routine with Reality/Fantasy ambigram, Lubor Fiedler's Posi-Negative and stroop-effect, people read words and experience them differently then others
 		2002 The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 364
Tony Bartolotta Bill of Health Gag paper folds out accordion style
 		2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 221
Ali Bongo The Bunny-Copter paper bunny spirals down when thrown into air, gag
 		2002 Lecture Notes — Geneva 2002 4
Hiroshi Sawa Soul of the Butterflies routine for Lubor Fiedler's Blue Crystal with small tissue napkins
 		Nov. 2002 Genii (Vol. 65 No. 11) 61
Al Baker Ring around Rosie paper is torn and image "appears" on what is left
Also published here
  • marketed 1934
 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions) 575
Al Baker Strip Tease wet tissue paper is dryed in hand, thumb tip & finger tip
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 6 No. 8, April 1942
 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magazines) 603
Al Baker Cigarette Paper Trick "A New Twist", torn pieces and whole pieces change place
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 695
David Ben Worse Habits cups & balls with a cigarette paper and a bottle cap
 		2003 Tricks 23
Paul Gertner, Larry Jennings Flick Move
2003 Tricks 26
Karl Fulves Roll Up "Problems"
papers on table are rolled up as group, when unrolled they change place, posed as a problem
 		2003 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8) 315
Andrew Mayne Paper Cut cutting arm with piece of cardboard
 		2003 Mayhem 20
Bob Ostin, Dick Simonds Tickets Please gag, correct rolled up bus ticked is found out from several
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 26
Bob Ostin Inebriation cards with names of animals and drinks, spelled sentence leads to matching cards
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 142
Stephen Tucker Stephen Tucker's Routine for Bob Ostin's Inebriation cards with names of animals and drinks, spelled sentence leads to matching cards
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 144
Josh Mandel Word Play making a forcing block out of accordion-style z-pad of post-it notes
Related to
  • "Tale of Fifteen Cities" (U.F. Grant, marketed 1953)
 Jan. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1) 25
Ron Bauer The Big Bag of Tricks & the Little Black Hat structure for a routine for children using a paper bag and a hat with slips with trick names
  • Synopsis of the David Ginn Version
  • Outline of Format
  • Props for the Basic Outfit
  • Finally
  • Alternative Continuity Presentation Using a "Stamp Album" or "Coloring Book" Type Gimmick...
 		2008 The Ron Bauer 2008 Lecture 7
Karl Fulves The Flip Wallet two cardboards with ribbons, Jacob's ladder style, construction and several application, two-panel flexagon
Related to 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 307
Oliver Meech Flaming Voodoo Paper held by performer bursts into flames
 		2009 The Plot Thickens 64
Jason Michaels, Steve Beam Victoria's Secret routine with folded origami Fortune Teller
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 25
Jason Michaels, Steve Beam Portable Career Counselor routine with folded origami Fortune Teller
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 26
Fredo Raxon Clear Writing getting the spectator to write legibly
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue June 22) 185
Karl Fulves Machine That Thinks word "Confidential" written on a piece of paper, mixed with other papers, all put in copying machine, the "Confidential" paper will not be copied
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 8) 518
Dan Sperry Dove From Sketch Pad Magician draws bird on sketchpad, paper is crumpled and dove is produced
 		2010 Notes About Nothing 13
Robert E. Neale See it Slant optical illusion with slant tower of Pisa on two cards
  • Handling on the Table
  • Handling in the Air
 		Feb. 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2) 23
Karl Fulves 3 Easy Pieces "Unexplained"
tearing a paper into three pieces with one tear, posed as a problem
Related to 2012 Prolix (Issue 10) 679
Cap't Bill James An Advertising Piece paper cross that can be unfold, pictures of appearing silk, advertising
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 129
Nikolai Friedrich "Billige Force" one folded piece of paper is chosen, method to force a symbol etc.
 		2013 Evolution 8
Axel Hecklau Der Dog-Ear-Switch tearing sheet off a note pad, switching page
 		2013 Evolution 10
Axel Hecklau Der verdeckte "Dog-Ear-Switch" tearing sheet off a note pad, switching page , first folded in half
 		2013 Evolution 14
Hiroshi Sawa ピアノ・トリック (The Piano Trick) Mini piano keyboard is constructed from pieces of white and black paper. Music is heard when you play on the paper keyboard.
 		2013 Magic of Dr. Sawa (澤浩の奇術) 61
G 88 More Points (再集八八点) Lots of stamps appear on loyalty card
 		2015 Believe 17
Karl Fulves Pocket Flexagon for switching flat small objects
  • Construction
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Manipulation - Double Flip
Related to 2015 Folderol (Issue 1) 2
G Fire Spell (火炎咒) Paper with "fire" written on it suddenly bursts into flames
 		2016 Emotion 72
张国洲 Jojo 头脑风暴 (Brainstorm) Based on Tom Stone's Factory Blanks. Spectator writes a number and a card on a piece of paper, card is found at that number, can also be used for mentalism
 		2017 The Truth 真相 33
Flip Hallema Thinking-Outside-Inside-The Box "Or... Not Your Staple-Trick", signed stapler travels inside two sheets of paper that are stapled together all around
 		Jan. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 1) 78
Kieron Johnson The Anything Deck blank cards with random objects written on them, chosen object is produced, as concept
 		2018 The Time Traveller 66
Jeff Prace Split Winnings scratch card is scratched, shown to be a losing card, magician then restores it
 		July 2019 Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2)) 147
Michael Sondermeyer Meine Vis-Escape-Routine presentation and handling for Viz/ Vis-Escape trick
Related to
  • "Vis-Escape" in "Andino's Zauber-Anthologie", 2001.
 2019 Seminar 2019 18
Mike Pisciotta The Devil's Lunch Sack paper back as switching device
 		2020 As Above, So Below 3
John Graham Catch Me If You Can performer's hand is in upside-down paper bag to make it a puppet, bucket of paper balls is tossed towards it and performer catches the one marked by the spectator
 		2021 Stage by Stage 187
Simon Lovell Paper Bullet Catch idea
 		2021 Stage by Stage 193
Ricardo Rodriguez Arte de cartografia cards with islands are shuffled and when laid out into a matrix form picture of a person
 		2021 Magia de altura y más 151
Patrik Kuffs P.Q.I. stand-up presentational ploy Jackpot Coins with squares of toilet paper
 		May 2022 The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 5) 226
Ryan Pilling The Turing Test paper square with 4x4 images of two different types in chess layout, folded into bundle and a single cut cuts out all the images of one type, a second sheet is folded only once and cut into two halves, the images magically rearranged when turned over again
Inspired by
  • "Bi-Kolor Kut" (Stewart Judah & Leslie Guest, marketed 1931)
 June 2022 The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 6) 272
Patrik Kuffs The Floating Bag (a.k.a. The Facebook Trick) paper bag bounced around between the hands to get a photograph where it looks like it is floating, gag, then brick produced from bag
 		July 2022 The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 7) 334