General Comments

35 entries in Ball / Billiard Ball / General Comments
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Professor Hoffmann On Shell Props
1890
More Magic
273
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Billiardball-Tricks intro
 		Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12)
189
Oswald Rae Mems From My Note Book "Being a selection of useful recipes gathered at various times from different sources too numerous to enumerate"
  • To Render Fabric Fireproof
  • Fireproofing Wood
  • To Clean Velvet or Plush
  • To Clean Glassware
  • To Gloss and Clean Ivorine Balls
  • Red Billiard Ball Dye
  • To Dye Flags, etc
  • Various Coloured Inks or Dyes (Red, Blue, Gold, White Ink)
  • Varnishes
  • To Harden a Felt Hat, etc.
  • Varnish Remover
  • Paint Remover
  • Luminous Paint
  • Porcelain Fekes, etc.
  • Celluloid Varnish
  • To Apply Sealing Wax Evenly
  • Pads for Thought Readers
  • Reading Through Sealed Envelopes
  • Ink for Lightning Artists
  • Stains
  • Black Crayon for Lightning Artists
  • Dull Black Paint
  • Spirit Gum Substitute
  • Gold Paint
  • Chemical Slate Writing
  • Trick Seals
 		1926
Between Ourselves
85
Edward Victor A Few Words on "Angles"
1937
Magic of the Hands
54
John Northern Hilliard Billiard Balls
1938
Greater Magic
621
Laurie Ireland The New Multiplying Golf Balls description of set of balls
 		1938
Greater Magic
644
Bengalis Manipulationas' Ecke on the size to use for billiard ball routines, followed by french translation "Le coin des manipulateurs"
 		Jan. 1945
La Baguette Magique (Issue 1)
12
About... Billiard Balls
May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
220
Arthur H. Buckley Magic With Billiard Balls
  • Pointers
 		1948
Principles and Deceptions
175
Harry Hardini A Suggestion combining knob of Walsh Vanishing Cane with Ireland's Golf Balls
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
36
Lewis Ganson Modern Billiard Ball Manipulation intro to longer article
  • The Type and Size of Balls to Use
  • The Half Shell
  • The Care and Preparation of the Hands
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
93
Lewis Ganson The Use of Misdirection
1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
116
Walter Behm Etwas für Billardball-Manipulationen two color changes and tip for better grip
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 3)
181
Frank Garcia Garcia's Advice on Routining the Billiard Ball various tips on palming
 		1960
Billiard Balls
1
Frank Garcia Last Minute Thoughts and Advice on the Billiard Balls
1960
Billiard Balls
20
Burl Sparks Tips on Ball Handling tip when using a small box or hat for steals
 		1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
17
Ellison Poland Another Tip nail polish to make billiard balls shiny
 		1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
212
Paul Maurer Chicagoer Ball Routine using rubber balls, how to build a matching shell
 		1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 6)
105
Patrick Page The Multiplying Billard Balls general comments
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
107
Bill Tarr Balls
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
119
Bill Tarr Balls and Ball Gimmicks
  • wooden balls
  • foil balls
  • sponge balls
  • cork balls
  • droppers
  • shell
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
120
Richard Kaufman Basics size, color, holders, steal
 		1977
Balls!
3
Richard Kaufman In Addition
1977
Balls!
55
Juan Tamariz Consideraciones Previas general remarks on color changes with balls
 		1977
Magicolor
19
Al Leech Ball Manipulation general comments
 		1980
Al Leech's Legacy
61
Al Leech Chicaco Balls The Chicago Ball Trick And A Routine general comments, with sponge balls
 		1980
Al Leech's Legacy
64
Multiplying Balls different models
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
113
Harald Kurz G - Golfbälle using golf balls for manipulation
 		1991
Hardcore
33
Jim Steinmeyer The Billiard Balls chapter intro on Alan Wakeling's routine and Roy Benson's influence
  • With Benson in Hollywood
  • The Apparatus
  • The Philosophy
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
29
Tom Stone Got Balls? discussion and technical sequences with multiplying billiard balls
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
2
Tom Stone Negative Structure vanish followed by appearance, instead of vice versa
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
5
Tom Stone Eye of the Last Dragon discussion and technical sequences with multiplying billiard balls
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
97
Tom Stone Negative Structure vanish followed by appearance, instead of vice versa
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
110
Alexander de Cova Enthymemata on billiard balls and Paul Daniels
 		Apr. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 9)
60
Juan Tamariz An Example Of A Practical Application Of The Theory Of Symbolic Magic thoughts on multiplying billiard balls and the Koornwinder Car
  • The Magic of the Spheres
  • A Study of a Truly Magical Effect: "El Cochecito"
 		2019
The Magic Rainbow
85