120 entries in Silk & Handkerchief / Vanish / Bare Handed
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Hand Box, for Vanishing a Handkerchief secret container attached to hand
Related to 1876 263
To "Vanish" a Handkerchief (Sundry methods.) false transfer
1890 207
Throw Vanish as handkerchief is apparently thrown into air
1890 209
Buatier de Kolta The Buatier "Pull"
Related to 1890 209
Buatier de Kolta The "Bare-armed Vanish" pull without sleeve
1890 211
Buatier de Kolta Another bare-armed Vanish
Related to 1890 213
Buatier de Kolta The Dissolving Handkerchiefs two handkerchiefs vanish and reappear underneath upside down plate
Related to 1890 214
Carl Willmann Der künstliche Finger about the fake finger, vanishing and appearing silk application, also with tip of finger removable, flower production application
June 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 6)
94
Jenkins 1. Die Fadenschlinge nach Jenkins loop around hand to fixate and hide silk
July 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 7)
102
Das Verschwinden eines Tuches in freier Hand with extra dummy corner
Nov. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11)
167
Carl Willmann Willmann's auslösbare Zugmechanik für Tücher lockable silk pull system, detailed
Related to Dec. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 12)
182
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die neue Zugmechanik "Einige Hilfsmittel der Magie"
lockable pull mechanism
Related toVariations Sep. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1)
1
Das Tuch auf Reisen silk appears and vanishes in bare hands
Oct. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 2)
18
Der Verschwindungscylinder "Einige Hilfsmittel der Magie"
small black container/cylinder on a pull to vanish objects
Dec. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 4)
49
Carl Willmann Willmann's Cigarrenklammer holder for cigar, for vanishing
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
134
Die Blechattrappe "Einige Hilfsmittel der Magie"
container with lids sticking out to hold it between fingers behind hand
Feb. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 6)
81
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die höchste Potenz der Geschwindigkeit four large different-colored silks vanish at once, dummy with four corners to fake existence of silks in hand
Related toAlso published here May 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 9)
132
Carl Willmann Die Tuchmechanik discussions of different pulls, pendulum, sleeve, celluloid container
Variations May 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 5)
71
Carl Willmann Zum Tuchverschwinden on the silk vanish with black celluloid egg
Inspired by Nov. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 11)
170
Das Eskamotieren vanishes without a false-transfer
  • one-handed back palm coin vanish
  • one-handed silk vanish (with rubber band at back of hand)
Related to 1899 142
Fr. Maubach Das Verschwinden von vier verschiedenfarbigen Tüchern four large different-colored silks vanish at once, dummy with four corners to fake existence of silks in hand, pull
Related to Aug. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 8)
119
Das aus freier Hand verschwindende Tuch
Nov. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 11)
168
Die sich vermehrenden Tücher three silks produced in bare hands, then vanished again, secret pockets in silks and loop for thumb
Also published here Sep. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 9)
140
Carl Willmann Der künstliche Finger triangle finger attachment with bigger loading chamber, American origin
Mar. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3)
41
Buatier de Kolta Die Wanderung der Tücher six different-colored silks vanish, first two, then three, then last one
Dec. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 12)
183
Carl Willmann Improved "Pulls"
  • Willmann's Vanisher
vanishing handkerchief application
1903 33
Joseph Michael Hartz The False Thumb
1903 214
Professor Hoffmann Methods of "Vanishing" a Handkerchief
1903 268
The Rubber Ring rubber band put around silk which then vanishes, loop allows it to hang on back of hand
1903 268
A New Handkerchief Vanisher
Related to 1903 269
August Roterberg Roterberg's Vanisher, and Passes Therewith
1903 270
C. O. Williams Another Method of Using the Vanisher container gimmicks
1903 273
John Hamley An Ingenious Device to Facilitate the Palming and Vanishing of a Handkerchief rolling handkerchief into ball, rubber piece to hold it together
1903 278
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster, To Vanish Four Handkerchiefs Simultaneously dummy with four small silks sewn together blendo-like to fake existence of all four
Also published here 1903 287
Maurice Garland A Postscript
  • Handkerchief to Egg with ping-pong ball
  • Silk & Egg shown, silk vanishes
Also published here 1903 345
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli 1. Der Verschwindungsapparat für Tücher methods to vanish silks, pulls, holdouts and false finger gimmick
1903 55
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Materialisation einer Flamme vanish and production of a silk in flame of match
1927 69
Laurie Ireland Come and Go Silk Gimmick metal ball type gimmick
1931 10
Floyd G. Thayer Silk Vanish pushed in hand in stages, then stolen out and vanishes
1933 7
Arthur Monroe A Handkerchief Vanish purely manipulative, bit like sponge ball vanish
1935 9
Edward Bagshawe The “Rapid Transit” Silks three silks vanish and reappear on the stand they came from, apparatus
1936 ca. 13
A Novel Vanish of a Silk using spectator's lapel as servante
1938 585
A Study in Red and Green silk appears, vanishes, changes color
1938 592
Nelson Hahne The Penetrating Silk silk produced, penetrates borrowed handkerchief, vanishes
1938 606
Eric Williams Sucker Dummy gag for silk vanish with sucker/soother
1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
410
Theodore Annemann The $10,000 Challenge Silk Vanish pull to confederate
Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 65)
452
Robert Parrish Silks of a Color Follow Each Other two orange and two blue silks put in paper bag
  • Part One: spectator removes a silk, its color mate appears outside, only other color remains in bag
  • Part Two: knotted silk vanishes from magician's hand and reappears in bag
  • Part Three: repeat with variation
1939 52
Tom Sellers Two Silks Vanish three handkerchiefs in the closed hand, two vanish
1939 11
A Silk Interlude silk vanishes in flash, actually flash paper
1939 66
Theodore Annemann The Invisible Pull thumb tip at pull, applied to paper restoration, silk/cigarette vanish
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 86)
546
Thirteen of Magic, Stanley Collins, Tom Sellers A Trick routine with vanishes and productions of three silks, also featuring a small mirror tube/box for silk productions by Tom Sellers
1940
The Jinx (Issue 111)
661
Silk Vanish with Pull choreography
1940
The Jinx (Issue 111)
662
A "Sucker" Handkerchief Vanish
1941/27 399
Repeat Handkerchief Vanish some credit to Oswald Williams, using pull, final transformation to egg
1941/27 404
Koltas Taschenkunststück silk vanishes and appears in a flame
Mar. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 3)
1
Franklin M. Chapman Bare Hand Silk Vanish with extra corner in finger tip that simulates large silk, Elusive Handkerchief handling
1942 5
The Handkerchief Ball universal gimmick with loop, handwashing displays
1942/27 317
William S. Houghton Finger Tip Silk Vanish big silk, matching corner in finger tip
1943 40
Milbourne Christopher Colored Flash Paper uses for colored flash paper for: silk vanish, torn and restored tissue, silk to egg, lapel flower
Jan. 1946 184
Dr. William Weyeneth, Hans "Severus" Ernst Disparition d'un petit foulard dans la main three knotted silks, silk in center vanishes from hand, followed by german translation "Neuer Tuchverschwindungs-Trick"
July 1946 8
Al Baker The Al Baker Lightning Pull
VariationsAlso published here 1951 36
Jack Chanin A Vanish routine with tube
1952 59
Eddie Turner My Own Repeat Silk Vanish repeat silk vanish, assistant always finds it in performer's pocket, comedy routine
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
34
Yellowstone Tricky Tidbits ideas, gags and puns
  • Joy Buzzer
  • Flexible Glass
  • Bill in Cigarette
  • Sucker Silk Vanish
  • Coin in Egg
  • Dancing Hanky
  • Egg Bag Finish
  • Swallowing Wand Gag
  • Stamp Album
  • Diminishing Bills Finale
  • Torn and Restored Paper
  • Floating Bulb
  • Milk in Light Bulb
  • Handkerchief Frame
  • Hat Production
1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
Tony Cole Haunted Silk white silk clings to black silk, then moves up and behind black silk and vanishes, reel
July 1966 43
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia, Oscar Lopez Keller Pañuelo Viajante vanishing and appearing handkerchief, tube gimmick
1967 79
C. "Cajano" Baumgartner Der geheimnisvolle Knoten three silks with different colors are placed inside fist, one vanishes and other two are knotted together, magnets
1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 3)
41
Wilfrid Jonson Swindles comedy patter about swindles, silk vanishes and reappears, paper fold vanish of coin with flash paper, coin reappears in orange, borrowed watch vanishes and does not reappear with gag, see also p. 565 and p. 585
Inspired by
  • a monologue by G. W. Hunter in an early Wizard or Magic Wand issue
Also published here
  • "Swindles" (Thayer's Trick Of The Month Club, Series 2, No. 10, April 1933)
June 1972 529
Al Munroe Munroe's Hank Vanish No. 421, manipulative, stolen back into right hand
1972 114
Vanish of a Handkerchief bare handed, silk is rolled up
1973 70
Tenkai Ishida Surprise Silk Vanish
1974 108
Mitchell Dyszel Silks To Go "Thumb Trix"
two silks vanish in fist, with wand
1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #4)
917
Patrick Page The Handkerchief Pull
Related to 1976 240
Pocket Vanish
1976 194
Vanishing Silk with handkerchief ball
1978 208
Karrell Fox A "Chanin-ized" Silk Vanish corner in thumb tip
1979 181
David B. Saunders Eine Drei-Tuch Routine three silks are produced and then vanish
Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
64
Ein Tip zum Tuchverschwinden dummy corner in thumb tip
Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
64
Jim Cellini Thumb Fun silk vanish and reappearance, two thumb tip ditches (arm pit, shirt)
1982 64
Patrick Page The Handkerchief Pull different designs
Related toAlso published here 1987 7
Oswald Williams, Patrick Page Oswald Williams' Repeat Vanishing Handkerchief special design for pull
Also published here 1987 9
Patrick Page Das schwarze Ei different designs
Also published here Oct. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 1)
22
Patrick Page, Oswald Williams Zweimaliges Tuchverschwinden special design for pull
Also published here Oct. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 1)
23
Tenkai Ishida Surprise Silk Vanish silk rolled up between hands vanishes, detailed explanation
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 22 No. 7, Mar. 1958
1988 8
Alexander de Cova Seidentuchverschwinden silk vanish handling with thumb tip
Also published here Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
18
Steve Dusheck A Reel Thumb Tip for silk vanish, as sucker gag with second thumb tip, with other suggestions
Related to 1991 21
Steve Dusheck A Trip Down the Garden Path silk vanishes
1991 31
Alexander de Cova Silk-Vanish open thumb tip handling, silk vanishes at fingertips
Also published here 1991 9
Alexander de Cova Silk Vanish slow-motion silk vanish
Also published here June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
76
Alexander de Cova Silk Vanish open thumb tip handling
Also published here 1992 165
Steven Hamilton Silk and Sponge "Professional Routines"
silk vanishes, appear in rolled-up bill, changes into sponge ball which splits in two, sponge routine
Also published here Aug. 1992
Profile (Issue 9)
5
Alexander de Cova Silk Vanish silk vanish handling with thumb tip
Also published here Aug. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 4)
15
Steve Dusheck Down the Garden Path apparently without thumb tip
Mar. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 3)
2188
Loop Ball gimmick to vanish handkerchief
1993 58
Alexander de Cova Silk Vanish by Misdirection for large silks, fake corner in fingertip
Also published here 1994 112
Salvano Die Magische Hand silk vanishes and reappears in empty hands
Variations 1994 7
Salvano Das Pulver, das Dinge Wegzaubert silk pushed in fist, washing powder sprinkled on top, silk shrinks, then vanishes
1994 11
Alexander de Cova Silk Vanish By Misdirection for large silks, fake corner in fingertip
Also published here 1994 22
Karl Norman Sucker Egg - Easy Method Stodare egg turns into a real egg
1995 69
Jay Scott Berry Master Steal thumb tip steal from fist
1995 6
Jack Avis Christmas Coin Vanish Christmas party cracker as coin holder or coin clip
1998 11
John Carney Rubbed Away lightning pull
  • Release Position
  • Threading the Loop
Inspired byRelated to
  • Buatier de Kolta Pull
2002 22
John Carney Vanish from the Hands silk becomes smaller and vanishes, lightning pull
2002 30
Terry Herbert Wand & Silk Routine wand disappears, handkerchief disappears, performer offers to teach the trick, instead of vanishing the silk it changes color
Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
86
Al Baker The Al Baker Lightning Pull
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
386
Joseph Alajbeg Thumb Tip Routine thumb tip routine with two silks for children
July 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)
90
Nicholas Einhorn Finger Tip Silk Vanish
2004 8
David P. Abbott The Red Herring Thimble piece of silk in small finger tip/thimble to fake silk after it is already gone, with routine
Aug. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 8)
64
Alexander de Cova Thumbtip Silk Vanish silk vanish handling with thumb tip
Also published here 2004 21
Alexander de Cova Thumbtip Silk Vanish slow-motion silk vanish
Also published here 2008 9
Alexander de Cova Thumbtip Silk Vanish slow-motion silk vanish
2010 19
Steven Hamilton Silk & Sponge silk vanishes, appear in rolled-up bill, changes into sponge ball which splits in two, sponge routine
Also published here 2013 154
Alexander de Cova Die Handhabung des Verschwindens slow-motion silk vanish handling with thumb tip
Also published here 2015 60
Alexander de Cova Ein Tuchverschwinden am Tisch silk vanish at table, lapping thumb tip
2016 209
Alexander de Cova Der Push
2017 51
Alexander de Cova, Dai Vernon Stehlen nach Dai Vernon
2017 54
Alexander de Cova, Patrick Page Der Drop
2017 55
Alexander de Cova Ein Scherz für Zauberer sucker silk vanish, secret pull and thumb tip is empty at the end
2017 80
José Carroll Preliminary Techniques
  • 1. The Loading of the Thumb Tip into the Left Hand
  • 2. The Insertion of the Handkerchief into the Thumb Tip
  • 3. The Stealing of the Loaded Thumb Tip from the Left Hand
  • 4. The Showing of the Hands
    • Before the vanish
    • After the vanish
  • 5. The Reappearance of the Handkerchief
  • 6. Color Change
2019 250
Ricardo Rodriguez 1-3+2=0 surrealistic silk routine, silks appear and vanish in hand to make sense to mathematic equation
2021 89