160 entries in Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Das dematerialisierte Taschentuch silk through leg
June 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6)
100
Stanley Collins The "Knee" Plus Ultra Handkerchiefs a yellow handkerchief is tied on left leg and a green one on the right leg, then the yellow handkerchief penetrates the leg and the green one travels knotted on the other leg
1915 77
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der befreite Arm und das entfesselte Bein handkerchief knotted around arm or leg, penetrates arm under cover of second handkerchief
1927 113
Nelson Hahne The Penetrating Match Box Drawer match box drawer penetrates handkerchief with matches
1930 45
T. Page Wright Card through Silk
1933 22
Al Baker The Al Baker Wrist Tie through spectator's arm
Also published here 1933 18
Jean Hugard Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 1
1936 28
Jean Hugard Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 2
1936 28
Edward Loyd Enochs Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 3
1936 29
Jean Hugard Thimble Through Silk - Method No. 4 - With a Faked Thimble With transparent celluloid thimble
1936 29
Edward Bagshawe Penetration silk through paper, new use for Phantom Tube
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 112)
666
Edward Victor Move 4. (“Matter through matter”.) false knot tied around ring with handkerchief
1940 ca. 66
Edward Victor A "Matter-Thro'-Matter" Penknife Effect penknife is pushed through a silk and seen penetrating an envelope on other side, silk is undamaged, prepared envelope
1940 ca. 135
Leg Tie and Release with Handkerchief silk through leg
1941 372
Chair Tie and Release with Bow Knot
1941 375
Tommy Dowd Tommy Dowd's Silk Penetration through rope
1941 382
Al Baker Al Baker's Handkerchief Through the Arm
1941 385
Johnny Albenice "Penetro" silk penetrates ring
1941 23
Spalding Splading's Penetrable Silk silk penetrates cane, same method as silk through microphone stand
Also published here
  • Spalding's "The Penetrable Silk "The Sphinx", Vol. 39, Nr. 6. 1940. P. 142.
1941 25
Jay-Bee's Undisturbed Knot handkerchief knotted on rope penetrates rope
1941 ca. 63
Tom Sellers Penetration coins in glass, handkerchief on top, coins travel through it on top
1942 16
Louis Tannen, Harlan Tarbell The Snap-Away Silk and Knot silk tied on rope
1943 295
Edwin Tabor Tabor Double Dissolving Silk Release through arm of chair
Variations 1943 299
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Larsen and Wright's Ghost Ring ring appears on silk knotted in circle
1943 306
The Penetrating Pocket Knife knife through handkerchief
1943 326
Walter B. Gibson, L. Vosburgh Lyons Release From Reason silk and rope
Aug. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 66)
268
Carl Hunkins Hunkins' Hex ring, ribbon, wand and handkerchief are tied and held by spectator, handkerchief is removed
Nov. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 72)
292
Martin Gardner Pop Through Cigarette cigarette through handkerchief
1945 166
Nelson Hahne The Ring of Thoth
Variations 1945 167
Greer Marechal Jr. Linking Rings four rings, and handkerchief through ring
1945 254
William Larsen Fatima cane penetrates handkerchief and vice versa, handkerchief is twisted into ballerina
1945 319
Emil Jarrow Hanky-Panky cigarette through handkerchief
Variations 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 5)
54
"Penetra" Silk glass with silk is placed onto glass box, penetrates from glass to box
1948 43
Martin Gardner "Pop Up" Cigarette cigarette through handkerchief
1948 52
Seymour Davis Wand Through Handkerchief
Related to 1948 108
Dr. Stanley Jaks Locked Room handkerchief is ripped out of locked tube, bill tube
Also published here Nov. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 163)
654
Steve Eskow Eskow's Act long routine, cut and restored rope, handkerchief penetrates rope, bill travels into knot of handkerchief and torn-off corner into a rope, see p. 690 for tips and ideas by Hen Fetsch
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 165)
660
Arthur H. Buckley Coin Through Handkerchief
1948 90
Arthur H. Buckley The Ball and the Handkerchief penetration
1948 204
Seymour Davis Phantom Napkin knife through handkerchief
Related to 1949 16
Norman Houghton Laundry on the Line two silks knotted on rope, chosen one penetrates knot
1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
37
Willy Lötscher Willanas silks penetrate glass / mirror
1950
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 11 No. 4)
27
Edward Marlo Ring and Handkerchief
1951 14
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Locked Room handkerchief is ripped out of locked tube, bill tube
Also published here 1951 9
John Hamilton Rip It handkerchief tied on rope, is pulled free
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 222)
886
Eddie Joseph Ringoff ring off handkerchief, with extra ring
1952 30
Tan Hock Chuan Ein Seidentuch Durchdringt ein Glas silk penetrates glass, covered with silk and rubber band
Also published here
  • in "The Sphinx Golden Jubilee Book of Magic"
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 6)
82
Mysteriöse Befreiung der Sicherheitsnadel aus dem Taschentuch safety pin attached to silk is pulled out without destroying the silk
Also published here
  • in "Journal de la Prestidigitation"
1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 2)
104
Tan Hock Chuan Silk through the Glass classic
Variations 1954 129
Single Knot Handkerchief Through Rope knotted silk through rope
1954 263
L. Vosburgh Lyons Handkerchief from Rope knotted silk through rope
1954 265
James F. Herpick Single Knot Release knotted silk through rope
1954 266
Harlan Tarbell, Harold Rice Dissolvo Handkerchief Knot knotted silk through rope
Variations 1954 269
Roger Middleswart The Middleswart Handkerchief Knot knotted silk through rope
1954 272
Silk Through the Wrist
Related to 1954 277
Charlie Edwards The Rope Through the Tied Wrists hands tied together, rope through hands
Also published here 1954 91
John A. M. Howie Ring in the Knot ring vanishes and appears in knot
1955 19
John A. M. Howie Ring and Handkerchief Routine ring penetrates handkerchief three times
1955 20
John A. M. Howie A Ring, a Wand and a Handkerchief ring on wand, with handkerchief, then ring vanishes and appears knotted on handkerchief
Inspired by
  • Paquette's Baguette! (Paquette, 1952)
  • Roy Short's "With the Jardine Ellis Ring, No. 1 of a Series" in "The Magic Circular" Vol. 47, No. 522. 1953.
1955 27
John Hamilton Tear It handkerchief tied on rope, is pulled free
Also published here 1956 84
Steve Eskow Eskow's Act long routine, cut and restored rope, handkerchief penetrates rope, bill travels into knot of handkerchief and torn-off corner into a rope
Also published here 1956 235
Alex Elmsley Ring on Silk ring is thrown into silk and is instantly threaded onto silk, using Jardine Ellis ring
Also published here 1959 1
Jochen Zmeck Tuch herunter! four silks knotted on a string, one chosen, that one falls from string
1960 16
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die Banknotenröhre handkerchief is ripped out of locked tube, bill tube
Also published here 1961 30
Nate Leipzig Handkerchief Off Wrist through hand
1963 78
Tony Anverdi, Bohlen, Dino Mazza Penetration handkerchief penetrates ring, thread
Feb. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 387)
376
Dino Mazza, Lu Brent Silks and Ropes Routine three handkerchiefs penetrate ropes, and ropes with different colors fuse together
June 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 391)
392
Robert E. Olson Wand Through Hank
Apr. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 395/396)
412
Glenn G. Gravatt Two Rings and A Silk two rings are knotted on a silk, selected one penetrates the silk
1967 51
Duke Stern Bleistift durchs Tuch pencil through handkerchief
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 13, Nr. 12, 1956.
1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 1)
8
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia El Pañuelo Espada silk is pulled through glass, glass covered with second silk and rubber band
1967 65
Peter Alexis 4th Dimensional Silks also "A problem In Textures", two silks and two rings unlink
Related to
  • p. 165 for name conflict
Feb. 1968 162
Tan Hock Chuan Tan Hock Chuan's Knot Effect handkerchief knotted on rope is pulled off
Also published here
  • "Genii" Vol. 17, Nr. 9 May 1953.
1968 295
Eddie Joseph A Cabaret Routine ring and silk routine with serpent silk as finale
1969 148
Eddie Joseph The Spirit Lends a Hand bracelet unties from handkerchief in cup
1969 155
Eddie Joseph Elusive Tie silk/rope and ring moves
  • Teenager Club
  • Make Your Call
  • The Squeeze Through
  • Parting of the Ways
  • The Drop
  • Incredible
1969 299
Dai Vernon Ball through Silk
Also published here 1970 20
Sigmar Milky Way glass filled with milk, silk penetrates bottom of glass, tube glass
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
107
Kirk Stiles Thru A Silk thimble penetrates silk, see also p. 348
July 1970 350
Aldini, Tan Hock Chuan Singapore Silks impromptu version of Chuan's "Silk through the Glass"
Inspired by 1970
Magick (Issue 9)
43
Pavel Ghostly Silks! three handkerchiefs in three glasses, glasses are stacked, handkerchiefs penetrate glasses and end up knotted together
1971
Magick (Issue 36)
179
Fred Kaps Real Magic ring and silk penetration with key ring
Also published here 1972 5
Norman Houghton Hyper Silk silk through wand, see also p. 679 for references
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1972 482
J. W. Sarles Notes on Hyper Silk, also with ring
Inspired by Jan. 1972 482
Dr. H. Walter Grote Dr. Grote's (2-6-37) Silk On Cane No. 653, four silks on cane, chosen silk falls off
Related to 1972 180
Dr. H. Walter Grote Dr. Grote's No. 655, list without further details:
  • 1) Fishing rod gimmick
  • 2) Dye Tube Gimmick
  • 3) Rope and four silks and chosen one falls off
Related to 1972 180
Bob Read Handkerchief Through Glass through handle of mug, also with tie
1973 16
Amedeo Vacca Parisian Silk Penetration silk (or rope) through wrist
1974 25
Amedeo Vacca Pin-tration linked safety pins, then with handkerchief, ungaffed
1974 55
The Die and Box similar to Boston Box for a die
  • Die Thru Hand
  • Die Thru Handkerchief
  • Visible Die Thru Handkerchief
1975 137
Harlan Tarbell, Faucett Ross The Skittle Riddle Wand and silk pass through a wooden skittle
1975 63
Dick Jarrow Deejay Rope / Silk Pull Off
1975 58
Milbourne Christopher Tuch Weg silk knotted onto center of rope, silk frees itself
Also published here
  • Pentagram
Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
52
Patrick Page The Handkerchief Penetration small handkerchief penetrates bigger one
1976 172
Aldo Colombini Two Rings and a Silk ring penetration combined with silk through ring
1977 15
Harry Lorayne Silk Through Wrist
1977 259
J. W. Sarles Sawing through a Rope ring tied from handkerchief, rope tied onto it, release
1977 104
Norman Houghton, J. W. Sarles Norman Houghton's Hypertuch silk through wand
  • Tuch und Ring
Also published here Mar. 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
82
Tan Hock Chuan Percolation Extraordinary Three tied silks placed in tumbler, middle silk melts through bottom
1977 19
Shigeo Futagawa Ring and Coin Freed from Handkerchief
1978 18
Aldo Colombini Ring and Silk - A Ring Penetrates a Silk
1978 18
Aldo Colombini Two Rings and a Silk - The Silk is Tied to One Ring but the Ring Penetrates the Silk and Becomes Linked to the Other Ring
1978 18
Aldo Colombini Three Rings and a Silk - The Silk, Knotted on One Ring, Comes Free as the Three Rings Becomes Linked
1978 20
Fred Kaps Real Magic ring and silk penetration with key ring
Also published here 1978 7
Bob Read Handkerchief Through Glass silk through handle of a mug
June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
694
Werner "Werry" Geissler Thimble Through Silk
1979 9
Ken De Courcy Push-Thru ... Pull-Thru thimble through handkerchief and back
1979 11
Glenn G. Gravatt Das Tuch und die Kristallschachteln routine with silk in clear plastic boxes with tube
Also published here
  • Genii, April 1976
Apr. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
20
Ken Brooke Ring Off multi-phase penetration routine with ring, safety pin, rope, handkerchief, wand
  • Trick No. 1. "The Wand through the Handkerchief"
  • Trick No. 2. "The Ring on the Rope"
  • Trick No. 3. "The Ring Off the Rope"
  • Trick No. 4. "Ring Off the Wand"
1980 189
Popper Up No. 69, pencil penetrates handkerchief
1981 83
Karl Fulves Pin-A.Tration No. 87, two linked safety pins penetrate handkerchief one by one, MacCarthy fold
1981 109
Richard Durham Ultra Penetro No. 88, pin slides free after pinned with handkerchief
Related to 1981 109
Fantasio Silk Through Glass ungaffed
1982 41
Ron Fredrick The Babushka Routine five phase routine with dissolving knots and a large handkerchief, final one is through neck
1982 7
Piet Forton Zaubern mit Sicherheitsnadeln easy magic tricks with safety pins
  • through handkerchief
  • unlinking of two pins
1983 20
Bob Read Handkerchief Through Glass through handle of mug, also with tie
1984 61
Martin Gardner Grandma's Needle handkerchief through thumb
1984 4
Edward Marlo Super Pin Routine linking pins routine, handkerchief slide finale, see also "Credits and References" at end of book
Also published here
  • MUM, Oct. 1978
1984 41
Tom Mullica Hank-Foolery cigarette through handkerchief, handkerchief set-up with eight glasses that hold it flat
Inspired by 1984 180
Al Bertini Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Warentest knife through borrowed handkerchief, unorthodox prop
1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 3)
66
Warren Stephens Real Magic Release handkerchief through ring
Also published here
  • Warren Stephens's Lecture Notes
1984 (ca.) 2
Hubert Lambert "Irish Press" Coin Thru Hank three phases
1985 21
Jean Hugard Tuchknoten & andere Spielereien collection of silk knot effects and flourishes, stretching silk
  • 1. Ein Tuch in die Länge ziehen
  • 2. Das nicht zu verknotende Tuch
  • 3. Ein beidhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 4. Zwei Blitzknoten
  • 5. Die Vereinigungs-Knoten
  • 6. Der Arm-Blitzknoten
  • 7. Ein einhändiger Blitzknoten
  • 8. Fliegende Knoten
  • 9. Einhand-Knoten mit zwei Tüchern
  • 10. Ein-Hand-End-Knoten
  • 11. Drei-Tücher-Blitzverknotung
  • 12. Doppel-Schleifen-Knoten
  • 13. Die verschwindenden Schleifen-Knoten
  • 14. Verschwindende Knoten
  • 15. Ein Tuch mit sieben Enden
  • 16. Zwei Knoten aus einem
  • 17. Ein magisches Auffädeln
  • 18. Tuch durch Bein
  • 19. Die Stanley Collins' Variante
  • 20. Das Schlagen eines Knotens ohne Loslassen der Enden
  • 21. Das sich selbst entkontende Tuch
  • 22. Ein nützlicher Knoten
  • 23. Das schwebende Tuch
  • 24. Das Heimkehrer-Tuch
  • 25. Das Herumwirbeln eines Tuches
  • 26. Ein Geschicklichkeits-Trick
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
175
Bruce Cervon Cervon's "Off a Rope" Slow Motion Penetration of silk and rope
Also published here 1985 (ca.) 12
Shigeo Takagi No-Reel Silk-Through through other silk or microphone stand,...
Also published here Jan. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1)
1162
Fred Kaps Ring Through Silk with key ring
1986 22
Fred Kaps Encore lit cigarette through silk, hole in silk
1986 24
Edward Bagshawe Eine Durchdringung silk through paper, new use for Phantom Tube
Also published here 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 8)
1
Bruce Cervon Off A Rope Slow Motion Penetration
Also published here 1988 132
Ribbonesque No. 10, silk penetrated two ropes which are also around assistant's waist
1988 28
Karrell Fox "Silken Ring" silk through ring
1988 93
Karrell Fox "Knot-Away" silk through rope, sticky
1988 101
Fantasio Ein Tuch durchdringt ein Glas handkerchief is pulled from a glass which is enclosed with second handkerchief and a rubber band
1988 39
Charlie Edwards Seil durch Handfessel hands tied together, rope through hands
Also published here Feb. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
122
Shigeo Takagi The Leaping Silk silk knotted onto rope, silk penetrates onto another rope
1990 45
Alex Elmsley Ring on Silk ring is thrown into silk and is instantly threaded onto silk, using Jardine Ellis ring
Also published here 1991 195
Chuck Smith Bill Tube and Hank silk through bill tube, especially for magicians since tube is ungaffed
1994 3
Salvano Durchdringen silk penetrates borrowed handkerchief
1994 6
Karl Norman The Linking Pins pins link and unlink, a pin is pulled from on end of the silk to the other (without destroying it)
Also published here 1995 54
Goutam Guha Ring Penetrates the Handkerchief
1996 13
Karl Fulves Eve's Apple silk through wrist, apple produced from silk
Related to 1997 136
Kurt Weiss Alleged Mob Ties "A no-gaff untying silk routine"
chosen silk unknots itself and falls from rope
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
92
Milton Kort Pen-etration Pen penetrates handkerchief twice, then vanishes
1999 315
William Larsen, Rudolf Braunmüller Fatima routine with one handkerchief
  • Das wachsende Tuch
  • Der verschwindende Knoten
  • Der Einhandknoten
  • Stab durch Tuch
  • Tuch durch Stab
  • Fatima (puppet from handkerchief)
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
182
Roy Baker Encore Penetration large silk through neck, using two silks
2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 2)
47
Warren Stephens Silk Effect and Routine performer cannot tie a knot in a silk, then knot falls off, unties itself, silk penetrates wand
Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
120
Al Baker The Al Baker Wrist Tie through spectator's arm
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
81
Antonio Ferragut Rutina Aro y Pañuelo handkerchief penetrates a ring
2003 180
Körperdurchdringung only reference given
Related to
  • Encyclopedia of Silk Magic Vol. 2, section 1
2003 6
Karl Fulves, Steve Barrie Steve Barrie's Trick finger ring on lock under handkerchief, penetrating handkerchief, Gypsy Switch
  • KF Note
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
259
Reg Holden No Sleight of Hand Knife Thru Handkerchief
2012 125
Warren Stephens Ring Hank Penetration large ring penetrates handkerchief
2012 255
Tan Hock Chuan Variation of Larry Becker's Knot Effect silk penetrates off rope
Also published here
  • Genii, May 1953
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
59
Charlie Miller Improved Handkerchief Penetration through wrist
Also published here
  • Genii, April 1957
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
62
John Benzais Benzais' Silk and Rope Routine silk knotted onto rope, it penetrates the rope
Also published here
  • Genii, Aug. 1962
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
92
Alexander de Cova Tuch durch Mikrofonständer silk through microphone stand, ungaffed
Feb. 2013 30
Dr. Stanley Jaks Locked Room handkerchief is ripped out of locked tube, bill tube
Also published here 2014 178
George Sands Silk Handkerchief Through Rope silk knotted on rope
Also published here
  • George Sands' "50 Years of Magic: Volume 1" 1987.
2014 69
Alexander de Cova Tuch durch Mikrofonständer ungaffed silk through microphone stand, no reel
Inspired by 2016 242
Dai Vernon Ball Through Silk
Also published here 2022 61