Penetration of Other Objects

46 entries in Wand & Stick / Penetration of Other Objects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
W. J. Collins The Wand passed through the Hat telescopic wand
 		1890
More Magic
312
Professor Hoffmann The Flight of Time routine with watch, sight gags, watch vanishes from box, apparently shot with pistol into spectator, wand pushed into spectator
Related to
 1903
Later Magic
183
Nelson Hahne The Sticks of En Hah two rods/sticks penetrate each other in some apparatus frame
 		1930
Here's Magic
61
Wand Through Hat
1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
91
Dr. Edward G. Ervin A Subtle Penetration handling for wand or pencil through handkerchief
 		1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
42
The Penetrating Wand sliding ends
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
67
The Swallowing Wand wand thrust into assistants mouth and out
 		June 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 1)
124
A Porous Glass pushing wand through bottom of glass, same method than cups & balls gag
 		June 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 1)
130
Bob Spencer Block and Wand Penetration wand through die illusion
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
31
Wand Through Hat
1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
106
Seymour Davis Wand Through Handkerchief
Related to
 1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
108
John Ramsay Passing the Wand Through the Cups
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
44
Sam Leo Horowitz Mohammed Bey's Ring on Stick spectator holds ends, two times
Also published here
 1952
Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope
1
Bobby Bernard Trial of the Warrior cord penetrates chop stick and severing straw into two, presentation
Inspired by
  • Stuard Judah's "Straw, String and Pencil Trick"
 1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
38
John A. M. Howie The "Direct" Ring on Wand
1955
Routines with the Jardine Ellis Ring
12
John A. M. Howie Penetrellis ring under handkerchief penetrates a rod
 		1955
Routines with the Jardine Ellis Ring
16
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, The Phoenix, 1952)
    • also in: Baguette (The Best in Magic, 1956)
  • Roy Short's "With the Jardine Ellis Ring, No. 1 of a Series" in "The Magic Circular" Vol. 47, No. 522. 1953.
 1955
Routines with the Jardine Ellis Ring
27
Robert E. Olson Wand Through Hank
Apr. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 395/396)
412
Robert (Bob) Hess* Ring Box ring dropped in box, want inserted, penetrates wand
 		Apr. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 6)
333
John Hamilton Scientific Rope magnetic ends, held together with thread
  • cut & restored
  • Disappearing Knot
  • Penetration Of A Wand Or Pencil
 		Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 10)
353
Hideo Kato Double Penetration silk is knotted around wand and string, it penetrates one after the other
Related to
  • Hideo Kato's "Through Solid" in "Genii" September, 1969.
 Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 33)
190
Norman Houghton Hyper Silk silk through wand, see also p. 679 for references
Also published here
  • "Hyper Silk" (Gen, Feb. 1961)
Variations
 Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 3)
482
J. W. Sarles Hyper Silk Notes on Hyper Silk, also with ring
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 3)
482
Jochen Zmeck Durchdringung two wand held by spectators, rope wrapped around penetrates it
Inspired by
  • Tom Sellers routine
 1974
Das Zmeckt!
23
Harlan Tarbell, Faucett Ross The Skittle Riddle Wand and silk pass through a wooden skittle
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
63
Jack Hughes Rod and Block Release block with a hole penetrates a rod
 		1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
82
Jack Hughes Visible Penetrating Block (Vampire Block) block in a tube penetrates a rod
 		1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
84
Oscar Oswald Visible Block Release large die in a tube penetrates a rod
 		1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
86
Norman Houghton, J. W. Sarles Norman Houghton's Hypertuch silk through wand
  • Tuch und Ring
Also published here
  • "Hyper Silk" (Gen, Feb. 1961)
Variations
 Mar. 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
82
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
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
189
Karl Norman Ring and Wand Routine
1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
59
Hüte nine impromptu magic items and gags with hats
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
129
Wand Through Cup
1989
Williamson's Wonders
94
Shigeo Takagi Rope, Knots, and Wand spectator holds wand upright, rope knotted onto wand penetrates it
Related to
 1990
The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi
65
Goutam Guha Ring on Chopstick
1996
Tricks with the Jardine Ellis Ring
21
Wand through Cup
1998
The Complete Cups & Balls
24
Joshua Jay Paintbrush Penetration Paintbrush and coin routine - coin vanishes and appears, paintbrush disappears and jumps behind ear, finally paintbrush penetrates coin
Variations
 1999
Magic Atlas
135
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
Nathan Kranzo Tornado Straw straw is poked through bottom of cup, cup is restored, thumbtip
Also published here
 Mar. 2000
Channel One (Vol. 1 No. 3)
37
Nathan Kranzo Tornado Straw straw is poked through bottom of cup, cup is restored, thumbtip
Also published here
 2001
The Ends
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Joshua Jay Paintbrush Penetration paintbrush and coin routine: coin vanishes and appears, paintbrush disappears and jumps behind ear, finally paintbrush penetrates coin, updated handling
Also published here
Inspired by
 Mar. 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 7)
93
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 Ribbon Through Wand
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 29 No. 12, Feb. 1931
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magazines)
638
Wand Through Cup Classic
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
50
Joshua Jay Paintbrush Penetration paintbrush and coin routine: coin vanishes and appears, paintbrush disappears and jumps behind ear, finally paintbrush penetrates coin, updated handling
Also published here
Inspired by
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1247
Blake Vogt, Nick Diffatte The Melon on the Pipe
  • Inventing Magic with Blake Vogt
straw through potato as scientific amusement intro, then signed melon with hole is on a pipe/stick and penetrates it
 		Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
50