Penetration

95 entries in Bill / Penetration

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Monty Crowe	Inflation	bill passes through another bill when rolled	Also published here A Transposition (1937) Inflation (Monty Crowe, 1979) Five Riser (Monty Crowe, 1989)	May 1936	The Jinx (Issue 20)	114	Bill / Penetration Bill / Topological Effects
	A Transposition	bill passes through another bill when rolled	Also published here Inflation (Monty Crowe, 1936)	1937	Money Magic	20	Bill / Penetration Bill / Topological Effects
	The Dollar Bill on the Ribbon	bill with notified serial number and slit penetrates ribbon in envelope		1945	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4	323	Bill / Penetration Silk & Handkerchief / Ribbon / Penetration
Milbourne Christopher	Milbourne Christopher's Column	folded bill is pierced with pencil and threaded on string, release under handkerchief		Dec. 1947	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 7)	376	Bill / Penetration
Jean Hugard	Bill Filtration	folded five and one Dollar bill wrapped in handkerchief, one penetrates silk		Dec. 1950	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 7)	733	Bill / Penetration
Don Nielson	5 & 10	two strips of paper or bills are folded together, then pulled apart	Also published here 10 & 20 (Don Nielson, 1976)	Winter 1967	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)	139	Bill / Penetration Paper / Penetration
Earl Keyser	Porous Purse	bill slides free from Vis-Escape apparatus		Oct. 1968	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 12)	212	Bill / Penetration
Milton Kort	Contrary Currency	1 $ bill and 5 $ bill penetrate, then change places	Also published here Contrary Currency (Milton Kort, 1999)	Winter 1968	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)	222	Bill / Penetration Bill / Transposition
Earl Keyser	Porous Purse	presentation and handling for Viz/ Vis-Escape trick using a bill		July 1971	Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 17)	133	Bill / Penetration
Roy Baker	Bandit Bill	with rubber band		1972	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7	236	Bill / Penetration Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Lawrence Nudelman	The Dollar Bill Sandwich	folded bill placed inside another folded bill and they penetrate		1975-1978 ca.	Money Magic Notes — Volume 4	2	Bill / Penetration
Don Nielson	10 & 20	two strips of paper or bills are folded together, then pulled apart	Also published here 5 & 10 (Don Nielson, 1967)	June 1976	Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)	79	Bill / Penetration Paper / Penetration
Don Nielsen	Passing the Buck	two bills folded into strips, they are knotted together and penetrate	Inspired by Tabor Double Dissolving Silk Release (Edwin Tabor, 1943)	1977	The Magic Book	48	Bill / Penetration
Sebastian Cody	Banknotenbefreiung	hole torn in bill, bill threaded and penetrates string under handkerchief	Also published here in "Abracadabra" 1976.	1978	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)	3	Bill / Penetration
Mike Bornstein	Clip-Joint	two-pronged paper clip penetrates bill	Variations Improved Clip Joint (Mike Bornstein, 1988) Also published here Clip-Joint (Mike Bornstein, 1980)	Sep. 1979	Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 9)	244	Bill / Penetration
Monty Crowe	Inflation	bill passes through another bill when rolled	Also published here Inflation (Monty Crowe, 1936)	Dec. 1979	Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)	122	Bill / Penetration Bill / Topological Effects
Tom Ogden	Five and One	penetration and changes of 1$ and 5$ bills, if you are cheap check page 468		Sep. 1980	Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 9)	385	Bill / Penetration Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Multiple / In the Hands
Scotty York	The Ring's the Thing	dollar bill ring links with real ring	Inspired by Ring Opening (Roland Hurley, 1979) Also published here The Ring's the Thing (Scotty York, 1984)	Dec. 1980	Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 12)	424	Bill / Penetration Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Arthur Setterington	Sandwich Escape	saturation of a bill between two stapled business cards		Nov. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 11)	942	Bill / Penetration Paper / Penetration Business Cards
Mike Bornstein	Clip-Joint	two-pronged paper clip penetrates bill, called "Clip It" in index	Also published here Clip-Joint (Mike Bornstein, 1979)	1980	The Money Magic of Mike Bornstein	19	Bill / Penetration
Tom Ogden	The New York Puzzler	bill penetrates bill, gaffed bill		1982	The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I	37	Bill / Penetration
Bob McAllister	Joker in the White House	playing card through bill		Jan. 1983	Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 1)	721	Bill / Penetration Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Bill(s)
Tony Miller	Billtration	folded card through bill, also credited to Scott Robinson, see Trapdoor	Related to Scott Robinson (Steve Beam, 1993) Variations Severance Pay (Scott Robinson, 1993) Also published here Severance Pay (Scott Robinson, 2018)	Sep. 1983	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 13)	117	Bill / Penetration Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Bill(s)
Murray Sumner	A Bill Offering	folded bill inserted into metal tab from can, penetration	Variations Puncture (Murray Sumner, Rick Johnsson, Yoshio Hirose, 1989)	1983	Bertram on Sleight of Hand	234	Bill / Penetration
Justin Higham	More than a Key	comb penetrates bill		Jan. 1984	Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 33)	641	Bill / Penetration Comb
Scotty York	The Ring's the Thing	dollar bill ring links with real ring	Also published here The Ring's the Thing (Scotty York, 1980)	1984	Magic with Finger Rings	54	Bill / Penetration Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Yoshio Hirose	The Invisible Hole	pencil through bill	Variations Apocalypse Variations or Additions (Lenny Greenfader, 1985) Enlarged Invisible Hole (Mike Bornstein, 1985) Enlarged Invisible Hole (Mike Bornstein, 1988) Puncture (Murray Sumner, Rick Johnsson, Yoshio Hirose, 1989) Billgate (Meir Yedid, 1994)	Mar. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 3)	1038	Bill / Penetration
Lenny Greenfader	Apocalypse Variations or Additions		Inspired by The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985) The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985)	Aug. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 8)	1095	Bill / Penetration
Mike Bornstein	Enlarged Invisible Hole	coin through hole in bill that is too small	Inspired by The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985) Also published here Enlarged Invisible Hole (Mike Bornstein, 1988)	Nov. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 11)	1136	Bill / Penetration Bill / Topological Effects
Michael DeMarco	"Only George Knows"	pen through bill		Apr. 1986	Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 4)	1196	Bill / Penetration
Jay Sankey	The Four Dimensional Coin	coin visibly penetrates bill, shell	Variations Tip (Felix Farrell, 1991)	1986	Sankey Panky	72	Bill / Penetration Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Through Something else
Richard Bartram, Jr.	Pinatrated Bill	safety pin penetrates bill	Also published here Pinatrated Bill (Richard Bartram, Jr., 1993)	Apr. 1987	Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4)	1333	Bill / Penetration Safety Pin / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Dan Harlan	Traveling Cash	folded bill jumps up the ladder of two rubber bands between fingers	Variations Klaatu, Barada, Nikto (Lee Freed, 1993) The End (Christian Engblom, 2007)	Nov. 1988	The Minotaur (Issue Sneak Preview)	1	Bill / Penetration Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Mike Bornstein	Elastic Penetro	rubber band through bill, gaffed bill	Variations Frost (Josh Janousky, 2017)	1988	Latest Money Magic of Mike Bornstein No. 3	30	Bill / Penetration Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Mike Bornstein	Enlarged Invisible Hole	coin through hole in bill that is too small	Inspired by The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985) Also published here Enlarged Invisible Hole (Mike Bornstein, 1985)	1988	Latest Money Magic of Mike Bornstein No. 3	32	Bill / Penetration Bill / Topological Effects
Mike Bornstein	Improved Clip Joint	two-pronged paper clip penetrates bill	Inspired by Clip-Joint (Mike Bornstein, 1979)	1988	Latest Money Magic of Mike Bornstein No. 3	37	Bill / Penetration
Jörg Willich	Geldscheindurchdringung	penetration of two folded bills		1988	It's Magic	17	Bill / Penetration
Dan Harlan	Now U Z It	pencil through bill	Related to Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990)	Dec. 1989	The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 4)	13	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Jean Hugard	The Masked Move	No. 56, coin and bill in handkerchief, named item penetrates it		1989	Self-Working Coin Magic	65	Bill / Penetration Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Expansion of Texture
Murray Sumner, Rick Johnsson, Yoshio Hirose	Puncture	No. 69, pen through bill with paper cover	Inspired by A Bill Offering (Murray Sumner, 1983) The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985)	1989	Self-Working Coin Magic	90	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Jay Sankey	Dough	pen through bill	Related to Now U Z It (Dan Harlan, 1989) East Meets West (David Harkey, Jay Sankey, 1991) Variations Intangibill (David Acer, 1999) Play Dough (Josh Janousky, 2019)	1990	100% Sankey	43	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Jay Sankey	Outside In	coin travels very visually inside a crumpled bill		1990	100% Sankey	64	Bill / Penetration Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Through Something else
Jay Sankey	Tying the Knot	bill is folded and tied around finger ring, penetration		1990	100% Sankey	67	Bill / Penetration Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Michael Close	Rubik's Dollar Bill	bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick	Variations Very Close (Steve Dusheck, 1994) Rubik's Revenge (Lou Gallo, 1996)	1991	Workers Number 2	4	Bill / Penetration
Kennichi Kuroki	Origambit	pencil through bill	Related to The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985)	1991	Square One	13	Bill / Penetration
Felix Farrell	Tip	coin visibly penetrates bill	Inspired by The Four Dimensional Coin (Jay Sankey, 1986) Also published here Tip (Felix Farrell, 1995)	1991	Hardcore	124	Bill / Penetration Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Through Something else
David Harkey, Jay Sankey	East Meets West	pencil through bill, bill torn off pencil and restored, credit information A Brief History	Related to Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990) Also published here "East Meets West" (David Harkey, Genii, Oct. 1988)	1991	Simply Harkey	158	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Kennichi Kuroki	Cocktail Bill Penetration	pen through bill		1992	Five Times Five — Japan	53	Bill / Penetration
Toyosane Sanada	Finger through Bill		Variations Karate Bill-Usion (Hiroyuki Sakai, 1995)	June 1992	Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)	2079	Bill / Penetration
Hiroyuki Sakai	Invisible Slit	bill covered with a little piece of paper is cut with a knife and restored		Sep. 1992	The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 3)	1	Bill / Penetration Knife & Paddle / Penetration Bill / Torn & Restored
Scott Robinson	Severance Pay	folded card through bill, ungimmicked version	Inspired by Billtration (Tony Miller, 1983) Also published here Severance Pay (simplified version) (Scott Robinson, 2018)	1993	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks	113	Bill / Penetration Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Bill(s)
Richard Bartram, Jr.	Pinatrated Bill	safety pin penetrates bill	Also published here Pinatrated Bill (Richard Bartram, Jr., 1987)	1993	Mystification	91	Bill / Penetration Safety Pin / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Lee Freed	Klaatu, Barada, Nikto	folded bill jumps up the ladder of two rubber bands between fingers, finessed initial set-up	Inspired by Traveling Cash (Dan Harlan, 1988)	Mar. 1993	MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 1)	9	Bill / Penetration Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Christian Scherer	Falschgeld-Test	variation of Cornelius' "Pen Thru Anything", using Scherer's own pen design, pen through bill		1994	Falschgeld-Test	1	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Meir Yedid	Billgate	finger poked through bill under business card cover, bill unharmed, gaffed bill	Inspired by The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985)	1994	Magical Wishes	53	Bill / Penetration Business Cards
Meir Yedid	Currency-Gate	finger poked through bill under business card cover, bill unharmed, business card gaffed		1994	Magical Wishes	59	Bill / Penetration Business Cards
Steve Dusheck	Pierced	knife through bill		1994	Dusheck's Close-Up Magic	44	Bill / Penetration Bill / Torn & Restored
Steve Dusheck	Very Close	pin stuck through dollar bill which is then shown unharmed	Inspired by Rubik's Dollar Bill (Michael Close, 1991)	1994	Dusheck's Close-Up Magic	139	Bill / Penetration
Mike Bornstein	Simplex Bill Penetration	pen through bill		1994	"Eye Popper" Money Magic Book #5	21	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Hiroyuki Sakai	Karate Bill-Usion	finger pushed through bill, bill unharmed	Inspired by Finger through Bill (Toyosane Sanada, 1992)	1995	Lecture Notes	10	Bill / Penetration
Ryu Susato	The Tokyo Penetration	two bills are folded lengthwise and penetrate in clean manner, see also page 169	Also published here The Tokyo Penetration (Ryu Susato, 2013)	Spring 1996	The Looking Glass (Issue 2)	52	Bill / Penetration
Lou Gallo	Rubik's Revenge	bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick	Inspired by Rubik's Dollar Bill (Michael Close, 1991)	1996	Lou Gallo: The Underground Man	116	Bill / Penetration
David Acer	Intangibill	finger through bill	Also published here Intangibill (David Acer, 1999)	Sep./Oct. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 37)	427	Bill / Penetration Bill / Torn & Restored
David Harkey, Eric Anderson, Jay Sankey	East meets West meets South	pencil through bill		1997	Ah-ha!	63	Bill / Penetration
Dean Dill	Pen Thru Bill	streamer produced from rolled-up borrowed bill, then pen penetrates it, routine for John Cornelius's "Pen Through Anything"		1997	Intimate Miracles	47	Bill / Penetration Silk & Handkerchief / Ribbon / Production & Appearance Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Milton Kort	Contrary Currency	Bills transpose, penetrate and transform	Related to Slow Motion Bill Transposition (U. F. Grant, 1943) "Fourth Dimension" Silks (Edwin Tabor, 1948) Also published here Contrary Currency (Milton Kort, 1968)	1999	Kort	325	Bill / Penetration Bill / Transposition Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Multiple / In the Hands
David Acer	Intangibill	finger through bill	Inspired by Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990) Also published here Intangibill (David Acer, 1996)	1999	Natural Selections — Volume II	18	Bill / Penetration Bill / Torn & Restored
Jay Sankey	Inside Trading	spectator draws ship on a bill, it penetrates into a bottle	Also published here Inside Trading (Jay Sankey, 2004)	June 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)	29	Bill / Penetration Bottle / Penetration
Robert Cassidy	Perfect Voodoo	figure drawn on bill that is penetrated with pen, using John Cornelius's Perfect Pen		1999	Real World Magic	245	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Dean Dill	X-ceptionally Puzzling	optical illusion presentation for John Cornelius's Pen Through Bill	Also published here X-ceptionally Puzzling (Dean Dill, 2022)	Oct. 2001	MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 2)	70	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Gerald Deutsch	Heads Down	bill through table is promised, but only the head part of the bill penetrates, leaving a hole in the bill	Also published here Heads Down (Gerald Deutsch, 2022)	May 2003	MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 9)	70	Bill / Penetration Bill / Topological Effects
Jay Sankey	Inside Trading	spectator draws ship on a bill, it penetrates into a bottle	Also published here Inside Trading (Jay Sankey, 1999)	2004	Sankey Unleashed	35	Bill / Penetration Bottle / Penetration
Jay Sankey	Through and Through	card chosen and lost, three cards wrapped with bill, one penetrates the bill and it is selection		2004	Sankey Unleashed	69	Bill / Penetration Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Bill(s)
Larry Jennings	Prelude	lengthwise folded bill penetrates lengthwise folded card, prelude for Card Warp		2005	Prelude	1	Bill / Penetration Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Card Warp Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Bill(s) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Slit
Jack Avis	Count Dracula	presentation idea for bank not penetration in envelope		2006	Rara Avis	190	Bill / Penetration
Gaëtan Bloom	Houdini and the Hudson River	hole torn in borrowed bill and bill threaded onto rope, it penetrates the rope		2006	Switch	246	Bill / Penetration
Nick D'Angelo	The Almighty Dollar	pencil through bill		Jan. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)	23	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Christian Engblom	The End	Ending for Harlan's Traveling Cash, Bill penetrates last string too	Inspired by Traveling Cash (Dan Harlan, 1988)	2007	Lecture Notes	1	Bill / Penetration Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Daniel Garcia	Butter Bill	straw penetrates and melts through borrowed bill in three phases	Related to I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (Steve Brink, 2008) Also published here Butter Bill (Daniel Garcia, 2009) Butter Bill (Daniel Garcia, 2022)	Aug. 2008	MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 12)	73	Straw Bill / Penetration
Daniel Garcia	Butter Bill	straw penetrates and melts through borrowed bill in three phases	Inspired by "Misled" (Timothy Wenk) Also published here Butter Bill (Daniel Garcia, 2008)	2009	Limited	29	Straw Bill / Penetration
Hiroyuki Sakai	The Bill Doctor	knife through bill, gaffed bill		Feb. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)	65	Bill / Penetration
Nicholas Uusi	Vision Penetration	pencil through bill, for credit correction to "Puncture" see reference	Related to Connecting Columns (Joshua Jay, 2010) "Puncture" (Ben Morris-Rains, marketed 2002) Also published here Vision Penetration (Nicholas Uusi, 2022)	July 2009	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 11)	69	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Doug Edwards	Wonder Pen-a-Tration	pen through bill, handling	Related to Doug Edwards / Tenyo's "The Wandering Hole" 1979 and "Ultimate Shocking Pen" 2003.	2013	Nukes	81	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Ryu Susato	The Tokyo Penetration	two bills are folded lengthwise and penetrate in clean manner	Also published here The Tokyo Penetration (Ryu Susato, 1996)	2013	Japan Ingenious	215	Bill / Penetration
Vanni Bossi	True Pencil through Bill	pencil really through bill, special glue		2016	The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi	182	Bill / Penetration
Henry Harrius	Bill Penetration (纸币穿越)	Folded bills threaded onto each other, penetrate and melt though, similar to Misled, impromptu (inspired by an item from Hiro Sakai)		2016	Pure	6	Bill / Penetration
Jonathan Pendragon	Tesseract	Panmagium more on Sands of Desert, and Pen through Bill presentational idea with wormholes at the end		Feb. 2016	Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)	24	Bill / Penetration Articles / Columns Pen & Pencil / Penetration Sand / Sands of the Desert
Josh Janousky	Frost	borrowed credit card penetrates bill	Inspired by Elastic Penetro (Mike Bornstein, 1988)	2017	Just Joshin'	17	Bill / Penetration Credit Card / Penetration
Josh Janousky	Play Dough	pencil through bill	Inspired by Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990) "Two for the Price of One" (Will Dexter's 131 Magic Tricks for Amateurs)	Feb. 2019	Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)	72	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Ben Hart	Pen Through Note Ideas			2020	The Darkest Corners	181	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Dean Dill	X-ceptionally Puzzling	optical illusion presentation for John Cornelius's Pen Through Bill	Also published here X-ceptionally Puzzling (Dean Dill, 2001)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	16	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Gerald Deutsch	Heads Down	bill through table is promised, but only the head part of the bill penetrates, leaving a hole in the bill	Also published here Heads Down (Gerald Deutsch, 2003)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	188	Bill / Penetration Bill / Topological Effects
Daniel Garcia	Butter Bill	straw penetrates and melts through borrowed bill in three phases	Also published here Butter Bill (Daniel Garcia, 2008)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	766	Straw Bill / Penetration
Nicholas Uusi	Vision Penetration	pencil through bill, for credit correction to "Puncture" see reference	Also published here Vision Penetration (Nicholas Uusi, 2009)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	874	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Josh Janousky	Push Thru	credit card penetrates bill that's folded in half	Related to Daniel Garcia's "Credit Through Bill"	May 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 5)	63	Bill / Penetration Credit Card / Penetration