123 entries in Bill / Torn & Restored
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Banknoten "Vorträge von J. N. Hofzinser"
patter for burned and restored borrowed bills
Jan. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 1)
3
The Torn Bank Note with repeat
Related toVariations 1909 325
T. Page Wright Torn bill trick fake tear handling
1933 24
Tearing A Bill bill is torn in half and restored three times, mimed tearing, with duplicate in third phase
1937 23
Cutting A Bill In Half bill cut between paper sheets
1937 24
Bill as a Cigarette Lighter bill is burned and restored from ashes
1937 27
Another Bill Torn and Restored with imitation bill
1937 54
The Torn Bill
1938 767
William H. McCaffrey Cut and Restored Bill
1938 770
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Dollar Cut
Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
279
Milbourne Christopher Novel Burned and Restored Bill bill burned on top of plate is found underneath
1943/27 116
Paul LePaul Le Paul's Torn Bill bill torn in half, one half changes to half dollar, restored
Related to 1943/27 126
Joseph H. Fries Big Money torn and restored bill with false explanation
1945 239
Milbourne Christopher Indestructible Dollar burnt and restored bill, flash bill
May 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 12)
317
Indestructible Bill bill soaked in whiskey burns without damage
1949 6
Murray Sumner Torn Bill Trick
Feb. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 196)
784
Al Baker The Baker Bill Tear impromptu
Also published here 1951 75
Al Koran The Fate of a Fiver bill torn and crumpled up and put in ash tray, then shown restored, repeat but then it restores to many bills and some coins that have the same value when added up
Also published here 1954 146
Dr. William Weyeneth Neue Version zum Banknoten-Zitronen-Trick bill with torn corner in lemon, restoration of bill as finale
1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 4)
851
Walter Rollins The Time Machine time machine themed routine
  • small deck changes into large one (Micro Macro)
  • red and blacks separate
  • burnt matches
  • torn and restored bills
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
37
Jeff Haikara Southern Accent torn and restored bill using Confederate money
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
28
Jack Ketch Torn and Restored Bill Ideas with scotch
Related to Jan. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 394)
406
Harry Lorayne Double Billemma borrowed bill is torn, one half travels somewhere, then bill is restored
1967 58
Norman Rhodes Ten Shilling Note Trick bill is burnt then found in an envelope (bank night interlude)
1969 14
Jack Chanin Money Mastery borrowed bill, restoration in spectator's hand
1973 141
, Juan Tamariz Billete Roto y Recompuesto corner from bill torn and restored, classic Jack Chanin method and sleight variation
1975 116
Lawrence Nudelman, Steve Dusheck The Hole-y Dollar Bill by Steve Dusheck, Jr. "Larry Nudelman's Version"
eight holes punched in folded Dollar bill, bill is restored
Inspired by 1975-1978 ca. 3
Lawrence Nudelman Tearing the Portrait from a $10 Bill bill folded in half and portrait torn out and restored
1975-1978 ca. 2
Lawrence Nudelman Tearing and Restoring a Bill borrowed bill torn, folded in a packet, it is restored when unfolded
1975-1978 ca. 3
Lawrence Nudelman The Bill Tear and Repair bill torn and restored, tear remains but is pulled tight
1975-1978 ca. 8
David Carré Assemblage
Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
361
Seeing is Believing Bill Tear with gaff, includes variations
Variations 1977 158
No Gaff Bill Tear
1977 169
Jim Ryan The Bill Tear bill is folded and torn up
Also published here 1977 9
Tan Hock Chuan Confetti Surprise Bill placed in envelope and burnt, found restored in the middle of a tumbler of confetti
1977 34
Ross Bertram Bertram's Bill Tear
1978 105
Jim Ryan Bill Tear bill is folded and torn up
Also published here Mar. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 3)
175
John Carney Torn and Restored Goat three borrowed bills are torn up and restored
1979 11
Al Koran Das Schicksal eines Hunderters bill torn and crumpled up and put in ash tray, then shown restored, repeat but then it restores to many bills and some coins that have the same value when added up
Also published here Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
122
Mike Bornstein Bill-Vedere gaffed
Nov. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 11)
415
Johnny Cooper Torn and Restored £1 Note quickie
1980 36
Mike Bornstein The Convincing Torn and Restored Dollar Bill signed bill, half stuck on bill
1980 5
Mike Bornstein Cut and Restored Bill bill wrapped around playing card, it is cut and restored
1980 11
Mike Bornstein Torn and Restored Bill a piece is torn off a folded dollar bill and restored
1980 14
Steve Dusheck Dollar Punch holes punched in folded Dollar bill, bill is restored
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 ca. 4
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Dollar cut and restored bill, gaffed bill
Also published here 1980 ca. 17
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Dollar cut and restored bill, gaffed bill
Also published here 1980 ca. 10
Steve Dusheck Dollar Punch holes punched in folded Dollar bill, bill is restored
Also published here 1980 ca. 14
Al Mann One Hundred Clams signed bill is burned and appears restored in an envelope, Al Koran Wallet
1981 21
Jim Ryan The Bill Tear bill is folded and torn up
Also published here 1981 5
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Dollar convincing cut and restored bill
1984 119
Patrick Page The Torn and Restored Note
1984 12
Tony Slydini, Jack Chanin Rip-It Redux
Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
326
Jonny Hirose Rip-It Revolutionized
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
370
Randy Wakeman, Jim Ryan Ryan Bill Tear Re-Visited
Variations 1985 26
Danny Korem Tactile Healer inspired by Jack Chanin's "Rip-It"
1985 115
James Lewis The Mismade Dollar Bill
  • The Torn and Restored Mismade Dollar Bill
  • Turning a Dollar Bill Inside Out
Related to 1985 19
Max Londono After Max illusion of tearing the bill in half, with sound
1985 23
Karl Fulves Torn Bill Notes
Related to 1985 26
Michael Weber $100 Blow-Off torn and restored bill as follow-up to bill switch
Also published here 1985 26
Terry Seabrooke Half and Half dollar torn in half and rolled up to two balls, restoration
1986 88
Randy Wakeman, Jim Ryan Bill Tear Clarified better description
Inspired by 1987 55
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Seventy-Five Persent corner torn off borrowed bill changes into quarter coin, bill folded in spectator's hand, quarter pushed in hand and bill is restored, see also p. xi at back of book
1987 23
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders One-Bill Wonder using only single bill, torn in two pieces, both pieces put in one hand one by one, the restore
1987 61
Thomas Hierling Können Sie auch...?! ten to hundred bill change, then borrowed bill torn and restored with tape all over it
1987 63
Daryl Martinez Twice Torn Bill torn and restored bill, repeated
Related to 1988 5
Gerald Deutsch Billt to Last torn in Two Pieces
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1817
Dan Garrett Torn and Quartered Mismade Bill, torn bill to mismade bill, then to normal torn bill restored with tape
Also published here Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
12
Roger Klause The Torn & Restored Bill using $100.00 Bill Change
Related to 1991 57
Roger Klause Going South stealing bill out of envelope with slit for Terry Seabrooke's bill to wallet
Related to 1991 137
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
Marvin Leventhal Shake Your Money Maker money maker routine, bill is shredded and piece put in envelope where it restores
Dec. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4)
12
Tony Baronio Hole Restoration silvery disk gaff on bill
1992 23
Larry Becker Monte Crispo signed bill in one of three envelopes, two are burnt, apparently mistake and bill appears in insurance envelope, with variation using a paper shredder
  • Author's Note: Shred a Few Tears of Joy & Sorrow
Inspired by
  • Larry Becker's "Monte Inferno" in "Mentalism for Magicians"
Related to
1992 39
Zig Zag Bill using a card box for bills
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
20
Harry Anderson The Inside-Out Bill mismade bill
Related to 1993 116
Robert Benson Signed Torn & Restored Bill
Jan./Feb. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 15)
166
Steve Dusheck Dusheck's Dollar Punch holes punched in folded Dollar bill, bill is eventually restored
Related to 1993 ca. 1
Chuck Smith Harvest Time bill torn, two coins produced from pieces, restored
1994 1
Doug Edwards Triple Bill Restoration with scissors
Mar. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 3)
2335
Jerry Mentzer Torn and Restored - A Versatile Idea handling the torn pieces
Inspired by 1994 49
Steve Dusheck Pierced knife through bill
1994 44
Steve Dusheck Teariffic corner of bill torn off and restored
1994 57
Steve Dusheck Cut, Restored & Examined cut and restored dollar bill, knife or gimmicked scissors, special bill fold
1994 114
David Regal Ultimate Torn/Restored Bill paper cover
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2668
Harry Lorayne Rip-Storation
Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2677
Curtis Kam Coffee and Dough bill torn and both halves crumbled up for short cups and balls routine, restoration and load of coins
1996 107
David Acer Intangibill finger through bill
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 37)
427
Jim Steinmeyer Voodoo Economics
  • Conjuring
torn and restored bills in envelopes with Grandmother's Necklace principle
Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
78
Harry Lorayne Signed, Torn, Restored with Himber wallet
1998 178
David Regal Poor Man's Wallet Dollar bill placed in paper "wallet", cut and restored
1999 150
David Acer Intangibill finger through bill
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 18
Aldo Colombini Half Binding bill is torn into two pieces and two balls restore to one bill in spectator's hand
2000 8
Kennichi Kuroki Torn and Restored 2000 bill folded in tube, center covered with gum wrapper is torn and restored
Also published here May 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 5)
56
Dan Garrett Torn and Quartered Mismade Bill, torn bill to mismade bill, then to normal torn bill restored with tape
Also published here 2002 7
Al Baker The Baker Bill Tear impromptu
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
423
David Ben Just Another Packet Trick destroyed bill in sugar packet
2003 6
Jay Sankey Unscrewed Torn and restored borrowed bill where bill is seemingly "unscrewed" and "screwed" back
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
15
Axel Hecklau War die Mafia schneller? cut and restored bill, with cutter knife
2004 34
Jay Sankey Unscrewed signed bill is twisted and split apart, then melds back together
2004 22
Jay Sankey Crocodile Tear torn and restored bill using $100 Bill Switch
Also published here 2004 72
Michael Weber Torn & Restored Misunderstanding
Also published here July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
87
Karl Fulves Shred A Bill "Unexplained"
electric shredder that does not shred a bill, application search, posed as a problem
2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
111
Jack Avis Torn and Restored Banknote
Inspired by
  • Jack Chanin, Genii, 1993
2006 214
Jim Ryan The Bill Tear bill is folded and torn up
2006 5
Thom Peterson, Jay Sankey George of the Jumble torn and mismade-restored bill
Related to Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
29
Dan Garrett Torn and Quartered Mismade Bill, torn bill to mismade bill, then to normal torn bill restored with tape
Also published here 2006 195
David Gripenwaldt Side Note bill torn in half, restores mis-made but torn edges still match
2006 204
John Lovick Chapter 17: Torn and Restored Routines intro
2006 235
Basic Torn and Restored Bill
Related to 2006 235
David Oliver Oliver's Twist on the Tear
2006 236
Mark Hendrickson Two for Two two One dollar bills torn and restored into Two dollar bill
2006 237
Jay Sankey Crocodile Tear torn and restored bill using $100 Bill Switch
Also published here 2006 238
Jamy Ian Swiss Quadradical Currency combination routine with bill changes, torn and restored to mis-made bill, borrowed signed bill to wallet
Inspired by 2006 258
Michael Weber Torn & Restored Misunderstanding
Also published here 2006 293
Doug Edwards Made In Japan routine based on Jack Chanin's Rip-It
2006 176
Tony Slydini Paper Money torn paper pieces change into bill, thumb tip steal subtlety
2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
390
Richard Himber An Unprecedented Effect two bills put in envelope with window and cut through, restored, not clippo
Also published here
  • Genii, Jan. 1966
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
104
Kuniyasu Fujiwara Bill Tear Illusion bill is torn using chopstick and restored
2013 109
Kennichi Kuroki Torn and Restored 2000 bill folded in tube, center covered with gum wrapper is torn and restored
Also published here 2013 207
Max Malini Torn and Restored Banknote
2022 135
Reynold Alexander A New Tear
Inspired by
  • inspired by Jack Chanin's "Rip-It"
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2007
2022 612
Joshua Jay Conceptual Currency paper with chosen bill value is shown, corner accidentally ripped off, it changes into bill minus the corner which is then restored
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2011
2022 1058