Foil

28 entries in Foil
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Julius Kupka Die verschwindende Münze foil impression of coin as coin imitation which can be vanishes or apparently eaten
 		Apr. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 4)
54
Professor Hoffmann The Melting Coin (Improved) coin becomes soft, held into flame, becomes tin-foil ball
Related to
  • "La Pièce Fusible" (Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
 1903
Later Magic
484
T. Page Wright Coin Date Divination tin foil behind back to get impression of coin date or other embossed information
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
18
Bruce Elliott* Heat Transference two balls of tin foil, one touched by a cigarette, then heat is transferred to ball held by spectator
 		Feb. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 274)
1097
Gerard "Bruno" Bruning Production from Foil silk is produced from ball made of aluminium foil
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
22
Jack Yeager Arosol Magic as John Yeager, inventor theme for magic act, Poona Poona Rope, foil paper heating up, Blooming Rose Bouquet, ropes penetrate wand
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
34
Billy McComb Hot Stuff foil gets hot, chemical
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
141
Charles T. Jordan New Date Reading impression on foil stuck to thumb
 		1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
211
Harvey Rosenthal* Silver Shadow coin wrapped in handkerchief, ball of silver pulled through handkerchief, glass disc remains in handkerchief, then changes back to silver coin when rubbed against silver foil
 		1976
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2)
896
Psychic Power ball of foil in glass bottle moves, thread
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
67
Wrapped in Foil file cards with symbols, packets cut and wrapped in foil, performer divines bottom cards
Related to
  • an effect by Ned Rutledge
 1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
76
Jay Malbrough Foil-ed Again torn and restored tin foil, then card is selected and card silk is found inside tin foil ball, with additional ideas using aluminium foil
 		1977
The Magic of the Forks Hotel
24
Shogen / Zen Heat Wave medallion becomes really hot, foil
 		1980
Magick (Issue 255)
1272
Paul Harris, Dick Ryan Chocolate Coin real coin is torn open as if it were a chocolate coin with tin foil
Also published here
Inspired by
 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
82
Jay Sankey Meltdown cards in case are wrapped in aluminum foil which reappears as finale
Also published here
Related to
 1986
Sankey Panky
70
David Berglas The Berglas Lure tin foil becomes hot in spectator's hand, using two spectators
Also published here
 Oct. 1987
Magick (Issue 396)
1979
Jim Krenz Cent from Hell copper coin in alu over candle changes to gold
 		Dec. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 12)
2581
Paul Harris The Shape of Astonishment impression of coin in foil changes from heads to tails
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue New Stuff)
13
Paul Harris, Dick Ryan Chocolate Coin real coin is torn open as if it were a chocolate coin with tin foil
Also published here
Inspired by
 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
133
Karl Fulves* Heat Rises tinfoil gets hot on spectator's hand, voodoo type presentation
Related to
 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
65
Jochen Zmeck Ein dreifaches Hellsehen deck cut in three piles and packets rapped in aluminium foil, cards on the bottom are divined
 		1999
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 61 No. 1)
18
David Berglas Hot Foil tin foil becomes hot in spectator's hand, candy wrapper
Also published here
 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
487
David Acer Fresh Mint piece of aluminium foil changed into silver coin
Also published here
Inspired by
 2004
Random Acts of Magic
269
David Acer Fresh Mint piece of aluminium foil changed into silver coin
Also published here
Inspired by
 July 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7)
88
Harold Cataquet Calcium Turnings foil folded into an origami kettle and put on spectator's hand with water in it, water starts boiling and smokes (does not get hot)
 		2009
Mind Blasters II
218
Jay Sankey Sankey Panky Meltdown cards in case are wrapped in aluminum foil which reappears as finale
Also published here
Related to
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3
1372
Michael Rubinstein Silver Extraction involving foil
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
283
Roberto Mansilla Mental Radio drawing duplication with the spectator's drawing sealed into aluminum foil (Vernet's Magic X-Ray Peek)
 		Jan. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 1)
51