26 entries in Match & Matchbox / Match / Penetration
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tom Sellers Escapo match through matchbox
1927 3
The Linking Matches between the fingers and thumbs, two methods
1938 827
P. T. Selbit Match through Safety Pin
1943 68
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Popper Upper match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it twice, match vanishes in the end
Related toVariations Sep. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 43)
176
Two Matches - An Intriguing Table Trick paper matches penetrate cards, magnetic
May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
220
J. B. Bobo Match Penetration between thumb and first finger of both hands
1947 115
Match Penetration - 1 classic
1949 12
Match Penetration - 2 with paper matches, visual
1949 13
Dr. Boris Zola Doc Zola's Magnet Routine matches penetrate card, with matchbook
1949 13
Jack Yeager Pull Thru Matches different method
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
8
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky Strike One longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Related toAlso published here 1956 44
Matt Schulien Twister matches or sugar cubes between both hand's first fingers and thumbs, hands interlocked, matches penetrate
1959 64
Jochen Zmeck Durchdringung match penetrates match box, repeat
1961 26
Hans-Gerhard Stumpf, George Leitmayr Match Sword Box coin in matchbox is penetrated by six matches
1969 91
Stewart Judah Penta-Match match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Inspired byAlso published here Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
853
Martin Gardner Penetrating Matches match through match between fingers
Related to 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5)
936
Wood through Wood two matches between first finger and thumb of both hands
1976 204
Zündholzdurchdringung penetration of two matches, classic
1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
12
Quicker Than the Eye match penetrates opened paper clip, optical illusion
1979 18
The Penetrating Matches No. 21, between the fingers and thumb
1981 23
Stewart Judah Streichholzereien match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
147
Pat Conway Matchbox Turnover cover and drawer of matchbox transpose multiple times, cover travels from pocket back to tray, matches penetrate box and hand
1987 13
James G. Thompson Jr. Streichholzereien longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Also published here Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
156
Martin Gardner Match Penetration
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
match is pinned on safety pin and penetrates other pin side when snapped
May 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 9)
81
Joel Givens On the Penetrating Match paper match through match, one remains stuck inside the other
Also published here 2007 xix
Joel Givens Expertalk: Joel Givens on the Penetrating Match paper match through match, one remains stuck inside the other
Also published here 2022 425