40 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Ribbon or Thread
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan The Brain Twister No. 7, deck has hole at one end with thread, selection reverses itself despite thread
Also published here
1920 15
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Holy Deck deck has dollar-sized hole through all cards, ribbon through deck, two selection penetrate ribbon
Inspired by
  • version of Larsen & Wright in "Magical Bulletin", Dec. 1924
1928 13
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Piercing The Card card in envelope is pierced, ribbon pulled through, card shown unharmed
1928 26
Sleeve Fooling Trick No. 27, deck with hole through center, two selections lost and cards put onto ribbon, under handkerchief the two selections are removed, then put back on reversed
1935 28
8 - Cards and Ribbon cards thread themself onto ribbon, using Two-Way Paper Cone (page 86)
1942 89
A Card on Ribbon Mystery card in envelope peneatrates ribbon that goes through both items
1945 320
John Hamilton Diamond Mystery card with hole in envelope, ribbon penetrates card and ends up threaded on card
May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 176)
704
Auguste Errien Die Befreiung der Karte deck and two wooden disks with hole in center are threaded with ribbon, selection rises and penetrates ribbon
Also published here
  • in "Miro"
1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
172
Peter Warlock The Cardboard Prisoner deck put in paper bag with ribbon through it, selection penetrates onto ribbon
1956 46
Jochen Zmeck Al Capone II deck with hole, ribbon is threaded through hole, selection penetrates off the ribbon
Inspired by
  • Al Capone trick, marketed in 1940s
1960 38
Charles T. Jordan The Brain Twister deck has hole at one end with thread, selection reverses itself despite thread
Also published here
1975 83
Frank Garcia The Maximus Routine for the Experts Wild Card routine with big holes in all cards with ribbon penetration climax
1977 141
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
Related to
1982 3
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1985 5
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1986 6
Ben Harris Link-Link signed card lost in deck, small chain is inserted into middle of deck and selection comes out permanently linked to chain, card has to be torn to get off chain
1986 [1]
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1988 8
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1988 9
Wesley James Jack Off deck has hole in middle, two selections a threaded on ribbon, one of them penetrates the ribbon
1990 45
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1990 3
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1991 11
Charles T. Jordan The Brain Twister No. 79, deck has hole at one end with thread, selection reverses itself despite thread
Also published here
1992 97
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1995 7
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1996 10
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate, in english and french
Also published here
1998 8
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1999 8
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
1999 8
Jochen Zmeck Die Wirkung des magischen Zeichens deck with hole in the center is threaded with ribbon, cardboard card with hole is also placed on ribbon and appears in the deck next to selection
1999
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 61 No. 2)
53
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2000 8
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2000 8
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2000 8
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2002 8
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2003 9
Peter "Petrix" Schröder Die befreite Zündholzschachtel / La boite d'allumettes libérée matchbox on ribbon is freed under handkerchief
2003
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 65 No. 6)
17
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2004 9
Bob Ostin Loop Hole three cards with holes, threaded with cord, center card is penetrates cord
2005 149
Max Maven* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2005 [5]
Max Maven* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
2012 5
Jay Sankey Practice Pack deck with hole, shoelace is pulled through deck taking two selections with it, then holes vanish from deck
Also published here
  • Revolutionary Card Magic DVD, ca. 2003
2012 1431
Ribbon Escape card peeked at in deck with hole through all cards, ribbon through deck and pulled, selection jumps out
2015
Errata (Issue 1)
15