179 entries in Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Carl Willmann Willmann's Cigarrenklammer holder for cigar, for vanishing
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
134
Edward Bagshawe The "Kum-Bak" Cigarette Mystery cigarette pack hangs on stage, chosen number of cigarette is removed, vanishes and found back in pack
1924 76
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Ein entschwundenes Vergnügen cigarette vanish from small tube
1927 30
Oswald Rae A Suggested Combination wand wrapped in newspaper, signed cigarette changes into wand and newspaper is crushed, cigarette later found inside a candle
Also published here
  • "A Suggested Combination" in "The British Ring"
1930 45
Nelson Hahne Where Does The Cigarette Go? lit cigarette vanishes and reappears from mouth, performer in profile and cigarette never leaves mouth
1930 41
Laurie Ireland A Cigarette Sleight pushed in fist and vanishes
1931 32
Tom Sellers The Vanishing Cigarette behind ear
1931 6
Tom Sellers A New Cigarette Sleight cigarette rolls over back of hand into other hand, false transfer
1933 3
Tom Sellers The "Pass" Cigarette Sleight cigarette in fist, thumb-push out made to secretly transfer cigarette to other waving hand
1933 3
Henry E. Dixie The Henry E. Dixie Cigarette Vanish pull, see also page 162
July 1935
The Jinx (Issue 10)
51
Calvert Cole Cigarette Vanish might be "Calvin Cole" (see p. 15)
Oct. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 13)
61
Lu Brent A Visible Cigarette Vanisher pull
Jan. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 16)
78
Edward Victor The "Closed-Fist" Vanish
1937 74
Edward Victor The "Pull-Out" Vanish
1937 75
Edward Victor The "Thumb-Pivot" Vanish
1937 76
Edward Victor The "Finger-Clip" Vanish
1937 76
Swallowing a Cigar and Reproduction from Vest
1937 14
Vanish of Cigarettes from a Glass with handkerchief cover, thread
Also published here 1937 24
A Cigar Vanish hook/pin
Related to 1937 87
Dr. Edward G. Ervin A Lighted Cigarette Vanish in handkerchief, with vanisher gimmick attached to handkerchief
1937 17
Dr. Edward G. Ervin The Dissolving Cigarette dissolving cane type gaff
1937 72
The Tiptilt
1938 728
The Vanish, Real and Apparent
1938 728
The Push Vanish and Recovery
1938 729
Vanishing a Cigarette with a Pull. Correct Method
1938 741
Another Vanish of a Lighted Cigarette thumb tip
1938 742
Franklin M. Chapman Just a Cigarette cigarette vanishes and appears again, with gimmick
Aug. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 2)
1
Deveen Tourniquet Cig
1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
414
Art Lyle Scoop!!! wooden cigarette, vesting
Mar. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 9)
2
Theodore Annemann The Invisible Pull thumb tip at pull, applied to paper restoration, silk/cigarette vanish
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 86)
546
Edward Victor Production of Cigars from A Purse cigar extracted from tiny purse , cigar swallowed and reproduced, then another cigar is extracted from purse
1940 ca. 105
Cigar Vanish
1940 ca. 109
Cigar Vanish different than above
1940 ca. 111
Penknife Vanish false transfer
1940 ca. 129
Mystery of the Burning Cigarette cigarette vanish in handkerchief, thumb tip
1941/27 118
The Asbestos Palm cigarette vanish in hand, thumb tip
1941/27 121
Laurie Ireland Ideas For Wiztax something sticky
1. coin vanish with a handkerchief
2. vanish and reproduction of a cigarette
3. vanish and reproduction of a penny
4. torn and restored paper
5. torn and restored cigarette paper
1942
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1942)
6
Eddie Joseph Curing a Bad Habit cigarette and/or matches change into coin
1942 105
Franklin M. Chapman Blackout Cig cigarette placed in cigarette container, it vanishes from there
1942 9
The Push-In Vanish
1942/27 131
The Pick-Up Vanish
1942/27 132
The Pivot Vanish
1942/27 133
The Throwing Vanish
1942/27 135
The Pull-Away Vanish
1942/27 136
To Vanish Cigarette Up The Nose
1942/27 137
To Swallow Cigarette
1942/27 137
Paul Fox Vanish and Production
1942/27 138
The Vanishing Cigarette pull
1942/27 144
An Odd Cigarette Vanish using cigarette clip on finger
1942/27 152
William S. Houghton Getting Rid of the Thumb Tip cigarette vanishes in handkerchief, four methods
Inspired by
  • "A Simple Coin Vanish" (Frank Lane, Ideas No. 2)
1943 10
Art Lyle Gone! cigarette vanishes under handkerchief
Apr. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 58)
238
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty, Dr. William Weyeneth Der Cigarettenspuck production of cigarettes in box, with idea by Weyeneth to vanish several cigarettes from cup under handkerchieffollowed by french translation "Tours de cigarettes
July 1945 4
Louis Tannen, Mac McDonald Just a Thumb Tip how McDonald performed the vanishing cigarette with one arm and handling tips for the thumb tip
Aug. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 132)
530
Frederick Braue On the Vanishing Cigarette tips, with thumb tip
Dec. 1947 377
George G. Kaplan The Cigarette Vanish in Handkerchief seated at table, lapping thumb tip
1948 267
Milbourne Christopher Flash Cigarette cigarette vanishes in a flash and appears again, with lighter
Jan. 1948 385
Joseph L. Barnett Fire Proof burning match held under hand without harm, cigarette in fist vanishes, hands are immune from injury presentation
Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
407
Gile, Nick Statif pour cigarettes stand to produce and vanish cigarettes, followed by german translation "Das Cigarettenstativ"
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
13
Jack Yeager "Flash" Cigarette in Handkerchief flash paper in thumb tip
1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
16
Jim Wheeler Sleeving a Lit Cigarette
Jan. 1949 12
Art Lyle Art-Istic
June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 204)
816
Clayton Rawson The Vanishing Cigarette
Related to Jan. 1950 618
Everett L. Crawford The Vanishing Cigarette
Related to Mar. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 10)
643
A vanish and recovery
1950 21
Jack Yeager Obedient Cigarette burning cigarette is balanced on thumb, then cigarette vanishes in handkerchief, thumb tip with pin
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
5
Eddie Joseph The Burning Cigarette cigarette vanish with handkerchief, as follow up of previous trick "The Vansishing Pen Cap"
1952 11
Jim Reneaux Tipped cigarette vanishes from burning napkin
Feb. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 275)
1100
Art Lyle Midair Cigarette Vanish
Sep. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 290)
1159
Stewart Judah, Max Malini The Divertisements of Stewart Judah
  • Variation of Mutus Nomen
  • on flesh color point for gimmicks (Malini anecdote)
  • on the Paper Snapper
  • Cigar Vanish
  • Malini's Adhering Cigar
Related toVariations Nov. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 319)
82
U. F. Grant Grant's Cigarette Classic clean vanish behind card and reproduction from cigarette pack, using metal tube clipped to thumb
1954/27 142
Harlan Tarbell Royal Cigarette Vanish clean vanish behind card using thumb tip
1954/27 146
Allessandro Allessandro's Cigarette Routine continuous production, vanish in handkerchief and production of cigarette, using matchbox
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
16
Martin Gardner Cigar Vanish
1957 96
Bert Allerton The Vanishing Cigarette with pull
1958 8
Alex Elmsley Cigarette Move vanish, with box
Also published here 1959 2
Eddie Joseph Vanishing and Appearing Lit Cigarette vanishing lit cigarette in handkerchief, to fool people who know thumb tip method
1959 7
Val Andrews Climax for Cigarette Thru Handkerchief appears back in mouth
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
14
Al Thatcher The Real Gone Cigarette for magicians
June 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 370)
307
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Daumenspitze various brief ideas using a thumb tip
  • Eine Zigarettenverwandlung
  • Inflation - Deflation
  • Der wasserdichte Geldschein
  • Verbrannter Geldschein
  • Der Geldschein als Likörglas
  • Geldscheintrick
  • Würfelzucker-Fabrikation
  • Tuchwanderung
  • Geld und Seidenband
  • Die Geldverlosung
  • Die verschwundene Karte
  • Die verschwundene Zigarette
  • Gelöste Knoten
  • Geldschein im Ei
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 1)
9
False Transfer
1967 43
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Un Paese Más
1967 73
Alan Shaxon The Cane and Cigarette Holder cane, lit cigarette and cigarette holder vanish, then cigarette and holder are reproduced and the holder turns into the cane, vanishing & appearing cane
1970 7
Paul Maurer Ein Eröffnungseffekt production of cigarette and lit match, vanish of cigarette
1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
31
Jack Chanin Gee Whiz - It's Spiked cigarette from hand to hand, then changes into railroad spike
1973 41
Stan Blumenthal One for the Surgeon General with plastic cigarettes
1973
Magick (Issue 74)
368
Amedeo Vacca Back Clip - Cigarette-Butt Acquitment
1974 102
Amedeo Vacca "Molto Bene" Cigarette Vanish manipulative, reproduction
1974 105
Tenkai Ishida Cigarette and Handkerchief Routine lit cigarette vanishes from handkerchief and appears inside pocket
Also published here
  • "The Bat" February, 1946.
1974 70
Cigarette Vanisher with pull, standard
1975 35
David Berglas Pocket Ashtray to vanish a lit cigarette, "The Litcig Vanish"
1976 19
Patrick Page The Vanishing Cigarette
1976 170
Jean Hugard Verschwinden von Zigaretten aus einem Glas with handkerchief cover, thread
Also published here 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 1)
17
Jean Hugard Verschwinden von Zigaretten aus einem Glas with handkerchief cover, thread
Also published here 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 1)
17
Jean Hugard Des cigarettes disparaissent d'un verre with handkerchief cover, thread
Also published here 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 3)
85
Cigarette Pull
1976 173
Basic Cigarette Vanish
1976 174
Cigarette Palm Vanish
1976 175
Thumb Tip Vanish
1976 176
Tap Vanish
1976 182
Fred Robinson Where There's Smoke vanishing cigarette by leaving it behind the ear
Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
505
Luis Gavilondo The Vanishing "King" - A Follow-Up to Berman's King Size Vanish behind thumb, opening hands
Inspired by
  • Berman's King Size Vanish in MUM Magazine, May 1959
1977 22
Punx Käptn Squinty story trick with multiple effects, thimble and cigarette vanish, production of whiskey glass, brainwave deck
1977 53
Bill Tarr An Original Cigarette Vanish
1978 211
A New Cigarette Vanish
1978 212
Walt Lees In Jokes magician's jokes with a long rubber nose
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
637
Louis Tannen, Bruce Elliott Die verschwindende Zigarette Elliott: in spectators necktie
Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
62
Al Schneider Cigarette Pull Finesse tips about the pull handling
1980 104
George Blake "Flash!" reading funny things from newspaper, it vanishes in a flash, then cigarette vanishes in handkerchief, with more elaborate version for magicians
1980 49
False Transfer with Cigarette
1980 8
Johnny Cooper Cigarette Vanisher pull set-up
1980 12
Danny Korem Extinguished Smoker cigarette vanishes, water appears in hand, two thumb tips
1981 93
Bob Chesbro Snort but Sweet inhaling two halves of torn cigarette
Also published here 1981 12
Jim Cellini Now You See It, Now You Don't cigarette vanish and reappearance, sticky thumb
1982 59
Paul Brignall Whoooooosh!!! joke for vanishing cigarette, flash paper
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
47
Bob Chesbro Snort but Sweet cigarette broken and restored, then two halves are inhaled
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 12
Bob Chesbro Superman Cigarette quarter vanishes, lit cigarette vanishes and coin reappears
1982 19
Hen Fetsch Die Fingerhutspitze secret inner nesting thimble for
  • threading a button
  • thread restoration
  • cigarette vanish in thimble
Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
87
Charlie Miller Havanish cigar box with cigars, cigars vanish from it
1983 122
Paul Fox Smoke Passage cigarette appears ala pantomime cigarette, vanishes, smoke in glass
1983
Arcane (Issue 9)
101
Al Baker, Paul Fox Cigarette Vanish handling with thumb tip
1983
Arcane (Issue 9)
104
Eugene Burger Second-Hand Smoke cigarette up the nose
VariationsAlso published here 1983 51
Jeff McBride Cigarette Extravaganza production and vanish of two cigarettes using thumb tip, matches, flash paper
1984 31
David Harris Line of Sight Cigarette Vanish bare handed
June 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 6)
932
Cigarette Vanish sleight
1984 114
Peter Samelson Smoke-less tobacco vanishes, leaving behind only empty cigarette paper tube
1984 31
John Cornelius Where Do The Butts Go? vanishing cigarette butts in bars
Aug. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)
18
Terry Seabrooke Cigarette In The Coat comedy routine with lots of gags, cigarette vanishes in spectator's jacket
1986 39
Alan Shaxon Wieverbrezig vanish of several lit cigarettes, last one turns into a pipe
1986 14
Mac McDonald Cigarette in Handkerchief tips on the vanish of a lit cigarette in a handkerchief / jacket
1986 18
Eugene Burger Making Cigarettes Disappear three methods
1987 38
Eugene Burger The Pivot Vanish: "Imaginery Powder" seated at table or standing behind bar
1987 39
Up the Nose seated at table or standing behind bar
1987 43
Eugene Burger How to use a Cigarette Pull
1987 43
Patrick Page Vanishing Cigarette history and different handlings and designs of pulls, John Booth's Master Gimmick
Also published here 1987 12
Patrick Page Vanishing Cigar same with pen, pull on cap
1987 18
False Transfer
1987 123
Michael Ammar Thumb Tip Finesse Technique #1 (vanish a bill)
Technique #2 (vanish a cigarette)
Technique #3 (vanishing with middle finger)
Pocket Loading (pocket management)
Also published here 1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
1
John E. Mintz Cigarette Go
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1395
Patrick Page Die verschwindende Zigarette history and different handlings and designs of pulls, John Booth's Master Gimmick
Also published here Oct. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 1)
26
Patrick Page Die verschwindende Zigarre same with pen, pull on cap
Oct. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 1)
30
Alexander de Cova, Philippe Socrate Thanks to Socrate cigarette lighter lapping routine with body servante
1990 27
Alexander de Cova, Philippe Socrate Thanks to Socrate cigarette lighter lapping routine with body servante
1990 23
Michael Ammar Thumbtip Finesse Technique #1 (vanish a bill)
Technique #2 (vanish a cigarette)
Technique #3 (vanishing with middle finger)
Pocket Loading (pocket management)
Also published here 1991 60
Bob Chesbro Snort but Sweet inhaling two halves of torn cigarette
Also published here 1991 99
Alex Elmsley A Cigarette Vanish
Also published here 1991 185
Michael Weber The Wrigley Device quickly build gimmick to vanish/ produce cigarettes, liquids
Related to
  • "Abra", January 1951
1991 91
Steve Dusheck Fireproof Thumb Tip painting inside of thumb tip, metal thumb tip inside plastic one
1991 7
Roger Klause Smokeless vanish of lit match, then lit cigarette, thumb tip handling details
VariationsAlso published here 1991 15
T. Page Wright Move Number One lit cigarette vanishes and reappears via thumb-push rise
1991 27
T. Page Wright Move Number Two lit cigarette penetrates knee via false transfer
1991 30
T. Page Wright Move Number Three lit cigarette, vanish with change-over
1991 31
T. Page Wright Move Number Four lit cigarette
1991 33
T. Page Wright Move Number Five lit cigarette
1991 35
T. Page Wright Move Number Seven lit cigarette
1991 38
T. Page Wright Move Number Eight lit cigarette, cigarette held behind other hand so both palms show empty
1991 39
T. Page Wright Move Number Nine lit cigarette
1991 41
T. Page Wright Move Number Ten lit cigarette
1991 42
Roger Klause Smokeless vanish of lit match, then lit cigarette, thumb tip handling details
Also published here Dec. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
43
Chris Kenner Cigar Vanish
1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 1)
10
Alexander de Cova, Philippe Socrate Thanks to Socrate cigarette lighter lapping routine with body servante
1992 151
Ein Verschwinden und Wiedererscheinen
Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
50
Note on Cigarette Vanish in Thumbtip very brief
1994 1247
Alexander de Cova Four Cigarettes Vanish
1994 97
Salvano Die Verschwindende Zigarette vanishing cigarette in silk or in bare hands
  • 1. In einem Taschentuch
  • 2. In der bloßen Hand
1994 10
Lou Gallo The Shock cigarette vanishes and reappears multiple times (sticks to back of thumb), then changes into beer bottle
1996 122
Harry Lorayne That Burns Me Up! vanish and reappearance
Dec. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 12)
2878
Doug Conn Smoke Poke cigarette pushed into eye socket, reappears between lips when performer turns around
Related to 1999 63
Cigarette Vanish false transfer
1999 14
Eugene Burger Second-Hand Smoke cigarette up the nose
Also published here 2000 142
Tom Stone TS Cigarette Vanish cigarette is apparently lighted, it vanishes
2000 10
John Cornelius SmokeFree cigarette on pull
2001 93
John Cornelius Trying to Quit rubber tubing cigarettes, with applications
  • Ephemeral
  • Chain Smoker
  • Lip Service
2001 95
Cigarette Vanish false transfer
2001 12
John Carney Cigar False Transfer
2002 46
Ross Bertram Cigarette in Handkerchief
Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
49
Bob Ostin Flash Cigarette Vanisher cigarette vanishes in a flash
2005 148
Patrick Page Striking It Lucky collected cigarettes from audience vanish in cone, gag
2011 288
Patrick Page Sleightly Different vanishing cigarette gag
2011 299
Wolfgang Moser Verschwindende Zigarette using the "trouser-leg-servante"
2011 31