Smoke

61 entries in Cigarette & Cigar / Smoke
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Card and Smoke Trick borrowed handkerchief on glass, card fired with pistol and pips appear on handkerchief, also smoke appears in glass
variation in which blank card in glass becomes printed
Related to
 1889
Tricks with Cards
225
Die wandernden Points No. 32, number card in glass, covered with handkerchief, smoke travels into glass and pips travel onto handkerchief, chemical
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
36
Die Mohrenwäsche card placed in glass with plate on top and borrowed handkerchief, smoke blown towards glass, smoke appears in glass, card is now blank and its image on the borrowed handkerchief
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
198
Die wandernden Kartenpoints selection in glass, borrowed handkerchief on glass, smoke blown onto glass, pips appear on handkerchief and card is now blank, also smoke appears in glass (chemical)
Also published here
 Jan. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1)
8
Carl Willmann Die wandernden Kartenpoints selection in glass, borrowed handkerchief on glass, smoke blown onto glass, pips appear on handkerchief and card is now blank, also smoke appears in glass (chemical)
Also published here
 1900
Das Buch der Kartenkunststücke — I. Teil
38
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli IX. Colorado y maduro
  • 1. Metamorphose (cigarette changes to cigar)
  • 2. Ein Gleichgewichtsproblem (cigar is balanced on plate)
  • 3. Transformation (silk production from smoke of a match)
  • 4. Der gläserne Rauchfang (smoke appears in glass covered with silk)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
120
Tom Sellers The Smoke Vase smoke glass
 		1927
Tricks That Work
8
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Man kann auch ohne Tabak rauchen smoke appears from two empty pipes, chemical
 		1927
Leichte Zauberei
17
Eddie Joseph 2nd. Finale two cups placed mouth on mouth, smoke from cigarette appears inside
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
5
Pouring a Smoke pouring smoke from glass to glass
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
15
A Cigarette Interlude magical lighting of cigarette, impromptu
 		1938
Greater Magic
753
Real Smoke from a Phantom Cigarette
1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
80
Frank Ducrot Smoked Glasses Tenkai Glass Levitation at book combined with Smoke and new gimmick
Inspired by
  • "Japanese Glass Levitation" (Tenkai Ishida, Genii, Nov. 1936)
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 87)
549
The Magic Inhale no smoke comes from mouth after inhaling
 		1941
After the Dessert
7
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Magic Imprint card signed on back, card in glass covered with signed handkerchief, card becomes blank and pips appear on handkerchief, also smoke appears in glass
Related to
Variations
 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
11
Byron Churchill First Fumes performer mimes rolling a cigarette, lights a match and later blows smoke from his mouth
 		Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 45)
187
Bill Salisbury Bottle of Smoke whisky bottle filled with smoke, smoke has to be removed without touching the bottle
 		1944
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944)
25
Jean Hugard Cigar Gas gag with cigar and match
 		May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
119
Dr. Harry T. Hoffman Strange Dr. Hoffman dime on mouth of bottle bounces up and down, caused by heat from cigar or coffee
 		1945
Routined Magic
12
Billy McComb William's Invisible Pipe smoking thumb
 		1947
The First Book of William
30
Russell Prunier The Vanishing Smoke smoke in bottle with alcohol fumes, match dropped in and smoke instantly vanishes
 		Dec. 1948
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 3)
5
Ear Inhale gag, inhaling smoke with ear and exhaling it from mouth
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
25
Smoke Rings hole in cellophane of cigarette packet to form smoke rings
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
27
Vanishing Smoke removing smoke from empty whisky bottle
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
27
Bottle (25)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
removing smoke from bottle without touching it
 		June 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 1)
806
Cigar (12)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
setting wrapper of cigar is lit, smoke travels downward
 		Sep. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 4)
840
Cigar (15)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
smoke in glass is filled into other glass
 		Sep. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 4)
840
Cigarette (16)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
inhaled smoke vanishes
 		Sep. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 4)
841
Cigarette (17)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
smoke produced from mouth
 		Sep. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 4)
841
Cigarette (31)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
hole in cellophane of cigarette pack, to produce smoke rings
 		Oct. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 5)
851
Puzzle (46)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
cigarette puzzle, forming smoke rings without using mouth
 		Oct. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 5)
851
Frank Lane Jokes and Gags (64)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
grabbing smoke ring from the air, washer
 		Oct. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 5)
853
Lee Noble Corn-Cobs smoke appears from two empty corn-cob pipes, smoking without fire, chemical method
 		1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
27
Val Andrews Smoking Empty Pipes smoking empty clay pipes, three methods
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
9
Val Andrews Tobacco Jar Fantasy smoke inside jar, handkerchief appears
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
15
Smoke Rings comment
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
66
Lu Brent Twin Pipe Trick smoke appears from empty corn cob pipes
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
22
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Humo Mágico flame from lighter gets bigger and bigger to reach cigarette, production from smoke in the hand
 		1967
Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo
74
Bob Logan Liquid Smoke mouth-to-mouth glasses magically fill with smoke, for solo-performance
 		May 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 7)
255
Smoke from the Mouth "The Human Volcano", standard tonguing
 		1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
111
Amedeo Vacca Amedeo's Method and Presentation for "Smoke from the Mouth", without tonguing
 		1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
113
Steve Spillman Cigarette Stunt cigarette is lit on both ends and smoked from the middle
 		1974
Imagine Magic
34
Pepik Rauchwanderung smoke in glass is poured in other glass and back
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 2)
36
Fred Robinson, Jan Heins Where There's Smoke
  • cigarette rolls over the table and back, version where it rolls to on side.
  • light a match with a cigarette and smoke it (Jan Heins)
  • cigarette is smoked through without any ash falling off
 		Nov. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 3)
489
Fred Robinson, Borra, Patrick Page Where There's Smoke description of smoke ring feats by Borra, anti-gravity cigarette (Patrick Page)
 		Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
548
John Fealey Smokey smoke from mouth, with match, smoking thumb
 		June 1979
The Talon (Issue 4)
40
Paul Fox Smoke Passage cigarette appears ala pantomime cigarette, vanishes, smoke in glass
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 9)
101
Michael Weber You're Uri a openly bent spoon is rubbed, it starts to smoke and eventually the spoon is straightened and finally breaks
 		1991
Life Savers
12
Jim Steinmeyer Cigars Sala Bim
  • Conjuring
smoke travels to glass presentation, cigars change to flowers
 		Oct. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 2)
41
Tom Mullica Smoke Cocktail complete routine for smoke in glass
 		1992
Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery
205
David Acer Hyperventilate air in lungs transposes with air in balloon, proven with smoke that is suddenly in balloon
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Genii, Sept. 1985
    • also in: Air (The Art of Astonishment — Book 1, 1996)
 1995
Natural Selections
143
Patrick Page Introduction credit information
 		2002
The Professional Smoking Thumb Gimmick
1
The Handling of smoking thumb gimmick
 		2002
The Professional Smoking Thumb Gimmick
2
Smoke Gets Everywhere cigarette smoke is blown into sleeve and comes out from other sleeve
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
286
Patrick Page Smoke Smoke Smoke cigarette smoke gag
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
286
Patrick Page A Cigarette Twist cigarette smoke gag
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
287
David Acer Hyperventilate air in lungs transposes with air in balloon, proven with smoke that is suddenly in balloon
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Genii, Sept. 1985
    • also in: Air (The Art of Astonishment — Book 1, 1996)
 2011
More Power to You
65
Alan Wakeling Rope of Quong Hi a rope is smoked, smoke appears in mouth
Also published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1947
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
52
Tom Gagnon Smoke Screen match goes out by itself when performer inhales into opposite sleeve, then smoke is exhaled
Inspired by
  • "The Human Volcano" (Jules Dhotel, Magic with Small Apparatus)
  • "Matchless Matches" (John Scarne's Magic Tricks, p. 222)
 2013
Too Hot for the Devil
210
Kieron Johnson How to Swallow Smoke smoke swallowed, then performer talks and drinks, smoke brought up again, regurgitation
 		2018
The Time Traveller
54
Will Houstoun Peter Samelson: Smoke on Samelson's smoke routine
 		Apr. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 4)
86