Appearance

70 entries in Rope / Knot Effects / Appearance
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Carl Willmann Der Geisterknoten multiple knots appear in rope
 		Sep. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 9)
138
Edward Bagshawe A Visitor from Down Under séance on stage with lights on, magician is tied to chair with screen around him and still from within the screen a bell rings, writing appears, knots tie in a rope, etc., trapdoor for assistant to reach under
 		1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
74
The Flip Knot knot appears in end of rope
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
20
Guarding the Line rope tied on wrists of two spectators, knots appear when light is turned out
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
24
Adolph Ferber Adolph Ferber's Spectre Tie knot appears on tube on rope, under handkerchief
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
25
Milbourne Christopher* Christopher's Three Knots in a Rope three knots appear, one disappears, one is untied, one is taken off
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
339
Hindu Knots knots appear and disappear
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
355
Keith Clark Rope Royale rope cut into three pieces restores, several knots appear at once, they vanish again
  • As the Spectator Sees It
  • The Rope to Use
  • Preparation
    • To Prepare the Rope with Cement
    • To Put On Caesar Rope Gimmick
    • Clean Cuts
  • Presentation
    • Knots Reappear
    • Knots Dissolve
    • Samples
 		1942
Rope Royale
4
Dr. Zina Bennett Nifty Knots knots appear in rope
 		1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
96
J. B. Bobo Knots to You "J. S. Bobo" (?), rope curled around hand, number named, that many knots appear in rope, one is blown away
Also published here
 Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
164
Milbourne Christopher* Reel Knot knot appears on rope, reel
 		Nov. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 6)
264
J. B. Bobo Knots to You rope in hand, number named, that many knots appear, then one is blown off
Also published here
 1947
Watch This One!
121
Charles Roltare The Double Knotter appearance of two knots
 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
326
Jack Yeager The Appearing Knot
1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
19
Milbourne Christopher* Slade Knots Up-Dated rope tied to a loop, four knots appear
  • Nailing the Knots
  • Under the Table
  • Behind Closed Doors
  • Fourth Dimension
 		June 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 1)
551
John A. M. Howie Caught Knot knots appear on rope
Also published here
 Oct. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 214)
856
Harold G. Beaumont The Sympathetic Ropes three tied ropes are put in one hat, three separate ropes in another, then the other set is knotted
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
80
John A. M. Howie Caught Knot knots appear on rope
Also published here
 1956
The Best in Magic
87
Tony Slydini The Repeating Knot The performer ties a single knot. After displaying the knot, he unties it, tosses to the air and the knot is back on the rope. No matter how many times he unties it, the knot always comes back. False untying of knot.
 		1960
The Magic of Slydini
153
Conrad Schmoranzer Der gordische Knoten magnetic ends, two knots appear
 		1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 6)
96
Arthur Setterington The Indian Rope Trick knot disappears twice in rope and appears again, story of the indian rope trick
 		1968
The Joe Smith Mysteries
7
E. Leslie May En Rapport two ropes, sympathetic knots, knots are tied in one rope and then knots are found in second rope
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
118
C. D. Oeloff Cordini's Double Knot two knots at once
Also published here
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
25
Martin Gardner* Martin Gardner's Magic Knot scissors on rope, ends held by spectators and performer is able to make a knot around scissors under handkerchief
Also published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
34
U. F. Grant U. F. Grant's Spirit Knots rope placed inside bag, knot appears on rope
 		1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
81
Pavel Newspaper Knotting II newspaper cone, rope and knot thrown into it, knot found on rope, repeated with different colored knot
 		1970 ca.
Successful Magic
15
Arthur Setterington Chinese Rope Routine story routine about Confucius and a magician
  • appearance of a knot
  • one handed knot
  • dissolving and appearing knots
  • to "dissolve" a knot
  • to make two knots appear
  • the appearance of two knots
  • to tie a knot in a rope without letting go of the ends of the rope
  • to cause a number of knots to appear
 		1972
Straight Line Mysteries
31
Spirit Knots multiple knots appear on rope, in bag
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
142
Nick van Setten Nick van Setten's Knot Production apparently throwing knot on rope
Also published here
 1976
Sands Improved Ropesational
42
George Sands Life Saving Knots appearance of several knots on rope
Also published here
 1976
Sands Improved Ropesational
44
Tan Hock Chuan Chuan's Appearing Knot
1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
26
Tony Slydini Slydini's Rope Knots knot appears at end of rope multiple times
Variations
 1979
The Magical World of Slydini
22
Cuerda Nudo huge knot appears on rope, gag
 		Sep. 1979
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 5 No. 57)
292
Dick Koornwinder Naughty Knot knots appear and jump, fake knots, knot at elastic
 		1984
Diverting Kreations
11
Blitzknoten appearance of three knots at once
Also published here
 1984
Exzellente Seilroutinen
13
Manfred Cattarius 1. Knotenroutine three knots appear in rope, knots are removed and appear again
 		1984
Exzellente Seilroutinen
20
Martin Gardner* Las Vegas Knot knot appears or not
Also published here
  • Scientific American, September 1983
Related to
 1986
Contemporary Rope Magic — Part III
58
Pat Conway The Appearing Knots knots appear when rope is passed through hand, they are then untied
 		1987
The Pat Way to Con
76
Karl Fulves* Rope Work knot effects, with betting game
  • Overtime Ending
 		1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1401
Bill Wisch Secret Knot knot secretly tied when rope is given from one hand to the other
 		1988
The Chronicles (Issue 35)
1414
Hiroshi Sawa Spirit Knots rope cut in two places, the parts knot itself with appearing knots, then the rope restores
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
128
Hiroshi Sawa Napoleon's Knots three knots appear, are untied, appear again and vanish
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
133
Hiroshi Sawa Torrio Los Ropes three separate ropes are tossed up, comes down as a loop with ropes knotted together, becomes one rope
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
140
Hiroshi Sawa Rope-Size Mystery two ropes of different colors, knots appear and the ropes change length
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
152
Philip Reed Willmarth The Acrobat knot appears in rope
Also published here
 1989
The Knot Collector
23
Karl Fulves*, Milbourne Christopher* Triple Knots No. 4, three knots appear in rope
Also published here
 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
8
Name a Number No. 11, rope coiled in hand, spectator names small number, that number of knots appear in rope
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
22
Half a Square No. 18, knot appears in rope under impossible conditions with the ends tied
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
38
Karl Fulves* Self-Taught Ropes No. 28, two ropes put over shoulders of spectator, a knot appears behind his back on each rope, secret one-handed knotting
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
56
C. D. Oeloff The Double Knot No. 31, two knots appear in rope
Also published here
 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
60
Dr. Zina Bennett, Senor Charles Mardo, Stewart Judah, John Braun Double-Ring Ceremony No. 32, two borrowed finger-rings put on rope, a knot appears around each
Related to
 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
61
Dr. Weiner, Karl Fulves* Knot at All No. 45, knot tied in rope, spectator cuts knot off, restoration, knot reappears
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
89
Karl Fulves* Spirit Knots No. 55, rope and ring put in paper bag, three knots appear in rope and ring is tied in chosen knot
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
114
T. Page Wright Appearing Knots
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
329
Pavel Das flinke Seil ends of rope knot by themselves, cut rope is restored, magnetic
 		1995
M wie Magie
16
Ken De Courcy Voyage des noeuds two ropes, one put over shoulder, other is cut and restored and knot appears in rope over shoulder
Also published here
  • in Ken de Courcy's "Coffee-Break Chronicle"
 1995
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 57 No. 2)
59
Milbourne Christopher* Der Blitzknoten rope tied in loop, knot appears
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
112
Snap Knot one-handed
 		1997
The Relentless Ring & String Routine
2
Arthur Ward Knots by Mail rope appears in envelope, then it is pulled through the envelopes and knots appear
 		1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
168
Ronnie Lee X-Ray Mind different ropes on board with hooks, performer holds rope and duplicates magically the condition of the selected ropes via color change, appearing knots, and so on
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
52
Al Schneider Much Ado About Knotting, Part II
  • The Schneider Technique
rope routine with knots that vanish, appear, come off
 		Apr. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 4)
53
Francis Tabary, Flip Hallema Instant Appearance of Four Knots with extra piece
 		2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
170
Francis Tabary Appearance and Vanish of a Knot on a Rope Ring with extra piece
 		2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
174
Francis Tabary Square Knot Cut into "Half-Knots" with extra piece
 		2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
180
Francis Tabary Doubling a Knot knot appears on end of rope
 		2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
190
Kevin James Impossible Location
  • Choice Secrets
performer holds rope and without moving the hands he turns 360 degrees and several knots have appeared
 		Aug. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 12)
90
Nick van Setten Nick van Setten's Knot Production apparently throwing knot on rope
Also published here
 2014
Ropes
52
George Sands Life Saving Knots appearance of several knots on rope
Also published here
 2014
Ropes
54
Technique Wherein A Rope Is Passed Through The Sleeves, The Ends Held By A Spectator, and The Rope Knots Itself in a Square Knot
  • Dan Sherer (additional comments)
Also published here
  • Hōkasen, 1764
 May 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5)
83
Jack Carpenter, Jamie Masterson The J&J Knot Routine
  • Phase One: Rope Through Neck
  • Phase Two: Knot Free Rope
  • Phase Three: Clean Jumping Knot (from one end to other)
  • Phase Four: Knots to Pocket and Back!
 		2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
26