Miscellaneous

60 entries in Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
A Handkerchief Puzzle tying a knot without letting go of the ends, no trick
 		1890
More Magic
203
Die überlistete Gesellschaft, oder "Der Knoten im Taschentuch" tying a knot into a silk without letting go of the end/corners
Related to Jan. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1)
13
Der Knoten im Tuch tying a knot into a silk without letting go of the end/corners
Related to June 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 6)
94
Der Knoten im Taschentuch No. 6, putting a knot in a handkerchief without letting go of the ends (knotting the arms first)
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
159
Richard Pannwitz Das Tuch mit sieben Zipfeln Ein Abend in der "Berliner Amateur-Vereinigung für magische Kunst"
seven-cornered handkerchief
Related to Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
65
Richard Pannwitz Das Tuch mit sieben Zipfeln continuation of description
Related to May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
84
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der befreite Arm und das entfesselte Bein handkerchief knotted around arm or leg, penetrates arm under cover of second handkerchief
 		1927
Leichte Zauberei
113
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Traveling Knot knot travels from performer's silk to spectator's (single) silk, using Ideal Color Change dye tube
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
26
T. Page Wright Traveling Knot a knot in one silk each, one travels across to other silk
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
23
Laurie Ireland Annie Cakley Outdone! - Or Shooting the Knot of One Handkerchief into Another two handkerchiefs on board, one with a knot, when pistol is fired, knot vanishes and appears on other handkerchief
 		1936
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1936)
14
Mitchell Dyszel The Travelling Knot knot in silk slides down and dissolves
 		May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
400
Johnny Albenice A Suggested Routine with the Vanishing Cane and Handkerchief
1941
Reel Magic
18
Paul C. Krank Knots To You disc with hole on rope goes in between knots
 		June 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 38)
156
Paul Rosini Suave Silk knot travels from one handkerchief to handkerchief hold in spectator's palms
 		Aug. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 42)
172
Joseph Ovette On Again Off Again silks tied on ribbon, named color falls on floor, then all vanish from a tube and are produced again, as a climax all knotted silks fall
 		1944
Tricks and Illusionettes
20
Milbourne Christopher Silk Race Do As I Do with spectator, who is quicker untying a silk, Albenice Serpent Silk
 		Feb. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 9)
293
Sid Miller, Sol Hirsh The Switch-Over Knot two handkerchiefs tied together, third brought to them, two other handkerchiefs are tied now
Also published here 1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
103
Réni Hémeri Der wandernde Knoten traveling knot, four silks
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 6)
360
Knotty Problems Knot tied in handkerchief without letting go of either hand
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
80
Dai Vernon Splitting the Atom two silks tied together, knot splits into two knots, one now on each separate silk
 		1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
158
Robert L. Henderson Tie and Untie knot travel from person to person, magnetic
 		1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
4
Jack Yeager Silk-N-Cups six cups with different colored silks, chosen colored silk has a knot
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
20
Tony Cole Haunted Silk II silk with knot clings to wall and unknots itself there, reel
 		July 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
43
Pavel Pavel's einfache Tüchervariationen three silk rings are knotted as a linked chain, then they are found knotted to each other, using newspaper cone
 		1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 4)
72
Pavel Ghostly Silks! three handkerchiefs in three glasses, glasses are stacked, handkerchiefs penetrate glasses and end up knotted together
 		1971
Magick (Issue 36)
179
Paul Swinford Serpentine Thoughts silk that ties itself, reel
 		1971
Lecture Notes
1
Roger Linder Eine Anregung zu Pavel's Tuchknoten presentation for Pavel's trick where knots made in handkerchief and when knots are removed silk has holes
 		1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 5)
91
Billy McComb The Seven-Cornered Hanky
Related to 1972
I Did It My Way
9
Paul Fox Paul Fox's Notes: 5) Jumping Knots No. 381-5, knot jumps from one silk to another
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
104
A Knotty Problem tying knot without letting go of the ends
 		1974
Tricks with Handkerchiefs
54
Tony Slydini Slydini's Two Silk Routine
1979
The Magical World of Slydini
59
Tony Slydini Splitting The Knot as finale to "Two Silk Routine"
 		1979
The Magical World of Slydini
67
Karl Fulves Transposition No. 65, traveling knot, two handkerchiefs
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
79
The Knot Paradox No. 66, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
80
The Second Paradox No. 67, knot in handkerchief without letting go of the ends, without table
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
81
The Third Paradox No. 68, impossible knot in handkerchief
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
82
Pavel Loch-Blendo knots in handkerchiefs are removed, handkerchiefs with holes are placed in paper tube and transform into one big handkerchief with lots of holes
 		1983
Neue Magische Ideen
11
Jack Mitzman, Henry Hovalka, Martin Gardner All Good Things silk and rope release
 		May 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 5)
915
Pedro Eine humorvolle Routine mit dem Changierbeutel handkerchief penetration, then they knot inside a changing bag
 		1986
Gimmick (Issue 2)
4
Karl Fulves Q-dini performer's wrists knotted with handkerchief, he turns and he's free, then knotted again
Inspired by
  • item in Martin Gardner's "Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic"
Related toAlso published here 		1987
Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part Two
45
Patrick Page The Untying Handkerchief slowly untying
Also published here 1987
The Pull Book
42
Patrick Page The Untying Knot with a Reel knot slowly untying in a handkerchief
Also published here 1987
The Pull Book
44
Sid Miller, Sol Hirsh Switch Over No. 35, two handkerchiefs tied together, third brought to them, two other handkerchiefs are tied now
Also published here 1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
102
Karl Fulves Instanto No. 37, performer's wrists knotted with handkerchief, he turns and he's free, then knotted again
Also published here 1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
110
Patrick Page Das sich selbst entknotende Tuch slowly untying
Also published here Dec. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2)
58
Patrick Page Das Knotenlösen mit dem Ringzieher knot slowly untying in a handkerchief
Also published here Dec. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2)
59
Aldo Colombini Poppy knot in rope slides from one end to the other, changes color, slides again and when opened it is found to be part of the rope
Related to
  • Pavel's "Acrobatic Knot"
 1991
FISM Lecture Notes
3
Jack Miller Knot Trick untieing, thread, very brief note
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1247
William Larsen Das Taschentuch mit den 7 Ecken seven-cornered handkerchief
 		July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
165
Mitsunobu Matsuyama, Martin Gardner Separating Knots two ropes together are knotted, knots separated, with Single Rope Variation, With Silks
Related to 1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
196
Martin Gardner Curious Feedbacks
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
moving fingers together under a stick, pulling on a rope with two different-sized knots
 		Feb. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 6)
67
Yuji Yamamoto Neue Kristallröhre three handkerchiefs are knotted together when placed in transparent tube
 		1996
Ideen von Yuji Yamamoto
20
Billy McComb The Seven-Cornered Handkerchief performer proves that a silk has seven corner by tying them in pairs
Inspired by
  • Hatton & Plate's "Magicians' Tricks and How They Are Done"
  • Stanyon's Magic, August 1913, Vol. 13 No. 11
Related to 		Dec. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 6)
1
Kurt Weiss Alleged Mob Ties "A no-gaff untying silk routine"
chosen silk unknots itself and falls from rope
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
92
Karl Fulves Ghost Knot four handkerchiefs in paper bag, one with a knot, finger ring borrowed and tossed in bag, ring now inside knot, dummy and switch
 		1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
14
Charlie Miller A Left-Handed Hank Has Seven Corners performer proves that a silk has seven corner by tying them in pairs
Related to 2001
Left-Handed Hank
11
Karl Fulves Turnaround Silk "Problems"
ring held in mouth, silk between hands, performer turns around and now silk is knotted with ring in center, then condition reverses again, posed as a problem
 		2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5)
153
Trevor Lewis Three Little Words knot and silk routine, humorous presentation
 		2009
Routines Matter
159
Patrick Page, Charlie Edwards The Knotted Handkercheifs Slydini silks
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
320
Juno Sieben seven-cornered handkerchief
Related to 2022
Magie Exquisit 2022
8