Ball

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Paul Maurer Chicagoer Ball Routine using rubber balls, how to build a matching shell
 		1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 6)
105
Billy McComb Golf Ball comment on golf ball through handkerchief
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
148
Dr. Jacob Daley Four Ball Routine Finish No. 561, color-changing balls climax
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
157
Dick Zimmerman Surprise Ball Routine eight balls are produced, then all change colors, loop ball
 		1973
Creative Magic
4
Oscar Pladek A Modern Chinese Marvel "two in the hand, one in the pocket" routine, credit information on the plot, with pop-up move, five phases
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 6)
611
Stanley Collins A Flourish two balls moved around between the fingers, suggested with coins by Fulves
 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
623
Edward Marlo On the Roll-Up Move pop-up move information, see references
Related to Oct. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 12)
679
Oscar Pladek Reference Shelf - A Modern Chinese Marvel reply to Ed Marlo's letter on p. 679
Related to Dec. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 2)
695
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Restless Spheres three balls with different colors are placed into a tube where they change the order several times
Related to 1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
53
Theo "Okito" Bamberg, Joe Berg Zombie Cabinet cabinet for Zombie ball, ball vanishes eventually or changes into a skull
 		1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
87
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Okito's Famous Floating Ball "The history, mechanics, routine & technique"
 		1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
175
Michael Skinner Die Verwirrende Kugeldose
Also published here
  • Magicana, Genii magazine
 July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
Robert "Robelly" Rouet Pass-Ball ball travels from one box to another
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 1)
5
C. "Cajano" Baumgartner Halter oder Zauberstab balancing small balls on larger ball
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 4)
66
Jerry Andrus Ball and Coin Routine dollar and rubber ball transpose between both hands, both vanish, lapping
 		1973
Five Dollar Trix
12
Simple Switch for small objects
 		1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
33
Amedeo Vacca Never Say Die! two in the hand one in the pocket
 		1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
44
Edward Marlo Reference Shelf - A Modern Chinese Marvel reply to Oscar Pladek
Related to Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
726
Herb Zarrow, John E. Mintz Reference Shelf - A Modern Chinese Marvel more credit claims
Related to July 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9)
757
Sam Aaronson The Basic Sleight false transfer
 		Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10)
778
Patrick Page Ping-Pong on the Nose balancing a paper tube on the nose and throwing balls into it
 		1974
Tricks with Paper
15
Oscar Pladek Ein Moderne Chinesisches Wunder "two in the hand, one in the pocket" routine, with pop-up move, five phases
Also published here July 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
11
Jerry Andrus Mylar Mystery ball appears and disappears in plastic sheet
Also published here 1974
Special Magic
2
Jerry Andrus Twin Pipes Routine routine with two brass tubes and three balls
  • Tip Over Move
  • False Load
  • Slow Motion Vanish
  • Twin Pipes Routine
Also published here 1974
Special Magic
8
Tenkai Ishida Surprise Silk and Billiard Ball Production silk with looped thread
Also published here
  • in "Genii" December, 1959.
 1974
The Magic of Tenkai
112
Al Schneider Basic Vanish very clear instructions, also possible with other small objects
 		1975
Al Schneider On Coins
6
Karl Fulves Zero Gee Lunaball (scientific toy), light metal sphere with magnetic outer surface, close-up levitation
Related to Jan. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 3)
841
Stewart Judah Billiards
Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
852
Richard Merry, George Mackenzie Humoristische Vortragssplitter und Magische Gags various gags
  • Begrüßung
  • Freiwillige Helfer
  • Geld (Münzfang)
  • Handguillotine
  • Kopfguillotine
  • Karten
  • Mentalmagie
  • Schwebeeffekte (Sambakugel)
  • Seile
  • Verschiedenes
  • Wenn das Weihnachtsfest vorbei ist
  • Zauberstab
  • Zigaretten
Also published here
  • The Gen & Genii
 Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
24
Peter "Peki" Kinnigkeit Alles verschränkt interlocked production methods for ball and cigarette
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 4)
70
The "Bluff" Vanish
1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
59
The "Toss Vanish"
1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
63
Pretend Take Vanish
1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
67
Frank Garcia Veil of Darkness with handkerchief
 		1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
159
Frank Garcia Spongeball Vanish
1976
The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic
193
Bill Chinn A Mental Item five colored balls are selected and divined by blindfolded performer, stooge
 		Oct. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 2)
317
Tony Slydini A Direct Palm with Checkpoints
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
23
Tony Slydini Third Routine ball vanishes, appears, repeat
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
46
David Berglas Billiard Ball Production idea, brief
 		1976
David Berglas Lecture
10
Jack Bridwell Psychokinesis! magic tricks in mentalism context, psychokinesis
  • golf ball moves on table
  • pendulum in bottle
  • U. F. Grant's Light and Heavy Glass
 		1976
Magick (Issue 159)
793
Karrell Fox The Dwarf's Bowling Trophy routine for S.S. Adams Ball and Vase
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
42
Karrell Fox Ball-o-matic single ball instantly becomes four balls, all attached to each other
Variations 1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
145
Patrick Page The Multiplying Billard Balls general comments
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
107
Patrick Page One to Four Manipulation
1976
The Big Book of Magic
108
Patrick Page One to Eight Manipulation two shells
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
113
The Blondini Ball ball balances on rope
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
140
Floyd G. Thayer Expanding Ball ball visibly expands, on a stand
 		1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
206
Ralph W. Hull Kegel und Ball ball and cone
Also published here
  • Ralph W. Hull's "The Homing Ball" in "Smart Magic", 1935.
 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 4)
112
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
Bill Tarr Palming Balls
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
122
Classic Palm
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
122
Finger-Palm
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
123
Touch-Palm classic palm with one finger curled in holding the ball
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
123
French Drop
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
124
Top-of-Fist-Vanish
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
126
Bottom-of-Fist-Vanish
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
127
Palm Vanish
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
128
Fingertip Production one-handed
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
130
Palm Roll Vanish
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
131
Recoveries
  • From your nose
  • From under hand
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
132
Ball Acquitment
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
134
Color Change
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
136
Bill Tarr The Bill Tarr Continuous Ball Production
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
138
Ball Roll
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
140
Elevator two balls rolled upwards between palms
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
141
Basic Multiplying Ball Moves
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
142
Bill Tarr Basic Billiard Ball Routine
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
144
Shell Color Change
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
146
Shell Vanish
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
147
Basic Cups and Balls Vanish
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
153
Arthur Setterington Diception ball vanishes in a tube between two dice
 		May 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9)
408
Jerry Mentzer Impromptu Three Ball Routine three paper balls
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
103
Richard Kaufman Basics size, color, holders, steal
 		1977
Balls!
3
Richard Kaufman To Roll a Ball between fingers
 		1977
Balls!
7
Richard Kaufman Mirror Image routine, four balls appear, color changing elements, nesting shells
 		1977
Balls!
8
Toss Vanish
1977
Balls!
10
Arnold de Biere Ball Production
1977
Balls!
11
One-Hand Toss Change
1977
Balls!
12
Richard Kaufman Colorific routine, four balls appear, color changing elements, with handkerchief
 		1977
Balls!
16
Richard Kaufman Color Change
1977
Balls!
19
Richard Kaufman Elevation Eight Ball interlocked four ball production, different colors
 		1977
Balls!
23
Richard Kaufman, Albert Warby Rainbow Visions eight ball routine, different colors
 		1977
Balls!
34
Richard Kaufman Ball Vanish
1977
Balls!
35
Richard Kaufman Retention of Vision Ball Vanish roll down
 		1977
Balls!
37
Richard Kaufman Silken Billiards routine with handkerchief, four balls
 		1977
Balls!
48
Richard Kaufman In Addition
1977
Balls!
55
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1977
Zombie — The Floating Ball
4
Lewis Ganson Supreme Moves
  • Requirements
  • Set-Up - The Get-Ready
  • The Ball Rises
  • The Ball Rises into View
  • The Ball Floats along the Arm
  • Around the Body
  • The Ball Suspends on the Cloth
  • The Ball 'Bounces' on the Cloth - A Routine
 		1977
Zombie — The Floating Ball
5
Luis Gavilondo The Gavilondo Start and Finish
1977
Zombie — The Floating Ball
11
Will Ayling Will Ayling's Zombie Routine
  • The Apparatus
  • The Routine
  • The Start
  • The Ball Comes to Life
  • The Ball on the Arm
  • The Cradle
  • The Ball on the Edge of the Cloth
  • The Hoop around the Ball
  • The Ball around the Body
  • The Ball Moves along the Cloth
  • The Ball Floats
  • The Finish
 		1977
Zombie — The Floating Ball
13
Luis Gavilondo The Sacred Sun Ball
  • The Entrance
  • Attaching the Gimmick
  • The Ball Vanishes
  • The Ball Re-Appears
  • Showing Both Sides of the Cloth
  • The Ball on the Elbow
  • The Ball on the Knee
  • The Ball Floats - Climax
 		1977
Zombie — The Floating Ball
21
Luis Gavilondo Additinal Sequence for a Zombie Routine
1977
Zombie — The Floating Ball
29
Luis Gavilondo 'Wrong Side' Ball Appearance
1977
Zombie — The Floating Ball
33
Stephen Minch Fly-Catcher plastic flies in amber-colored plastic, two in the hands and one in the pocket routine, plastic frog finale
 		1977
Creations of a Magical Madman
49
Stephen Minch Milo the Magnificent comedy routine with puppet, comedy wands
  • ball & cone phase
  • milk pitcher
  • finds card after many failed tries, puppet assistant brings jumbo card
 		1977
Creations of a Magical Madman
87
Punx Indisches Märchen pearl necklace is cut and restored, pearls travel to hand and necklace enlarge
 		1977
Setzt Euch zu meinen Füssen...
25
Jim Cozzens Two in the Hand is Worth Three on the Table two in one hand and one in the other hand
 		1977
Innovative Magic No. 1
4
Tommy Wonder Move for Perpetual-Balls loading a ball in the hand, while removing one
 		1977
Jos Bema — Lecture
3
Shigeo Takagi False Transfer brief
 		1977
Shigeo Takagi's One Cup Routine
1
Bill Severn Golfbälle four golf balls, one ball vanishes in paper tube, shell
Also published here
  • "Linking Ring" 1962.
 1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 2)
50
Jerry Andrus Mylar Mystery ball appears and disappears in plastic sheet
Also published here 1977
More Sleightly Slanted
2
Jerry Andrus The Master Move showing piece of cardboard on both sides while hiding ball, Zone Zero
 		1977
More Sleightly Slanted
24
Jerry Andrus The Perfect Package flat box is opened, ball appears and vanishes, flat box put in flat envelope
Also published here 1977
More Sleightly Slanted
26
Jerry Andrus Paper Bag Move showing paper bag on all sides while hiding ball
 		1977
More Sleightly Slanted
28
Tan Hock Chuan Magical Separation Red and black beads mixed in tumbler, they magically separate
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
19
Tan Hock Chuan The Dissolving Ball Red ball dissolves in water, turns water red
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
20
Tan Hock Chuan Simplicity Divination Magician divines color of ball placed in envelope
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
40
Tan Hock Chuan The Chameleon Ball Ball changes color from red to green to white to yellow, no shells
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
42
Juan Tamariz Consideraciones Previas general remarks on color changes with balls
 		1977
Magicolor
19
La Pantalla
1977
Magicolor
20
"Cambio Optico"
1977
Magicolor
22
Tony Anverdi Cambio de Anverdi using a handkerchief
 		1977
Magicolor
23
Juan Tamariz Cambio Directo using a handkerchief
 		1977
Magicolor
26
Con el Cono de Cuero color change using a cone
 		1977
Magicolor
28
Cascarilla using a shell
 		1977
Magicolor
30
Juan Tamariz Bucle Ball using a loop ball
 		1977
Magicolor
32
Topit-Change using a Topit
 		1977
Magicolor
34
Cuatro Bolas Cambian de Color color change of four balls at the same time, under handkerchief, using gimmick
 		1977
Magicolor
36
Joseph Dunninger 6. Bola y Tubo ball in tube changes color
 		1977
Magicolor
105
Frank Garcia Requirements basic props and moves for Thee Balls & Net Routines
 		1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
10
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz' Secret Move move for routine
 		1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
19
Frank Garcia Practice makes Perfect on the pop-up move
 		1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
21
Frank Garcia The "Frank Garcia" Routine
1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
22
Romaine The Perplexing Persian Pearls
  • The Production
    - The 'Split' To Two
    - The Table Transposition
    - The Pocket Transposition
    - The Split To Three
    - First Three Ball Transposition
    - Second Three Ball Transposition
    - Hiding Them In The Sand
    - Finding Them In The Sand
    - The Fourth Dimension
    - Plucking From The Air, The Stroke
    - Eyes And Ears
    - The Gambling Game
 		1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
45
Dr. Jacob Daley Chromo-Spheres different colored balls, including variation by Frank Garcia
Variations 1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
76
Danny Korem How to Use the UDT - Vanishing a Rubber Ball pendulum holdout
 		1978
The Upside Down Toppit
3
Danny Korem Another Vanish Sequence for ball, pendulum holdout
 		1978
The Upside Down Toppit
7
Danny Korem Retrieval from the UDT pendulum holdout
 		1978
The Upside Down Toppit
8
Ross Bertram The Egyptian Ball - Bertram Style two balls transpose with goblet and silk, no extra ball
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
106
Erhard Liebenow Ball Production large ball appears behind a card
 		1978
Liebenow On Cards
6
Karl Fulves The Lizard of Oz ball in silk transposes with plastic ring outside
Related to 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 7)
1128
Tenkai Ishida Überraschende Tuch- und Billardball Produktion silk production after showing both hands empty (bundle on thread behind hand), then ball appears
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1959
 Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
26
Throw Vanish
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
200
Arthur H. Buckley A Buckley Production and Vanish
Also published here 1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
202
Ball Through Handkerchief
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
204
To Produce the Second Ball with shell
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
206
To Show Shell on Both Sides
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
207
Quickie Billiard-Ball Flourishes three flourishes
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
210
Don Tanner Golf Balls golf ball produced from cloth bag with golf decoration
 		1978
It's in the Bag
14
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Miraculous Ball Vanish balls placed in tube vanish, loop ball
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
247
Frank Garcia The "Garcia" Master Vanish Moves false transfer for small ball
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
24
The Finger Palm with steel ball
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
82
Basic Ball Vanish - Method One false transfer
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
49
Basic Ball Vanish - Method Two wand pushed through fist with ball
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
53
Lewis Ganson The Extra Ball Principle in Practice
1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
8
Lewis Ganson The Climax foreign object as climax
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
11
Gerald Kosky How Many? dice routine
VariationsAlso published here 1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
11
Lewis Ganson, Dai Vernon False Transfer from One Hand to the Other
1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
13
Lewis Ganson The Hand over Hand Move showing hands and balls while hiding extra ball
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
14
Lewis Ganson Solid Dust appearance of some small balls
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
15
Sweet Trick sugar cubes appear, two in the hand... routine, jumbo sugar cube finale
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
17
Dai Vernon, Lewis Ganson Bells classic effect with silk as table and pop-up-move
Inspired by 1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
23
Lewis Ganson Coke Capers using Ravelle & Andree's "Coke Capers" props
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
29
Ken De Courcy A Routine for Coke Capers using Ravelle & Andree's "Coke Capers" props
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
29
Lewis Ganson Other Routines using other props for "Two in the hands..." routines
  • Cigarettes
  • Matches
  • Coins
  • Dice
  • Miniature Models
  • Toys
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
32
Tom Sellers A Billiard Ball Penetration "Retrospective" - Two Tricks
ball on stand covered with silk, then with larger silk, ball is on top when larger silk is removed
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 17)
1230
Derek Dingle Roll Your Own cigarette produced, broken in three parts, they change into three balls, back to single cigarette
Inspired by
  • routine from Coe Norton lecture, ca. 1968
 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 19)
1245
Karrell Fox Dia-Ball-ical #124 one-to-four sequence, sponge balls
 		1979
Another Book
259
Karrell Fox Dia-Ball-ical #428 four-to-eight sequence, threaded sponge balls
 		1979
Another Book
261
Michael Skinner Die verwirrende Kugeldose
1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Mike Skinner Seminarheft)
8
Bill Wisch Transit Spheres - Plus four marbles travel from one hand to the other, one then changes into larger crystal ball
 		1979
Wisches
11
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
Al Leech Substitution For Chicago Balls
1980
Al Leech's Legacy
72
Al Leech A Color Change Routine several color changes with balls
 		1980
Al Leech's Legacy
74
Al Leech A Rainbow Routine billiard ball routine
 		1980
Al Leech's Legacy
83
Al Schneider The Basic Large Ball Vanish
1980
Al Schneider On Close-Up
31
Danny Korem, Tony Slydini Slydini's Ball Vanish Meets the UDT pendulum holdout
Related to 1980
The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II
26
Danny Korem, Tony Slydini The UDT Paper Cone and Ball Routine pendulum holdout
Related to 1980
The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II
28
Paul Harris Biological Vanish small rubber ball transforms into finger tip
Variations 1980
Close-up Fantasies — Book I
69
Daryl Martinez Multiplying Billiard Balls (First Routine)
1980
Lecture Notes to Convention Session #1
17
Bob Fitch Vanishes vanishing a ball or an object with the topit
  • I. Direct Toss
  • II. Indirect Toss
  • Variations
  • III. Indirect Drop
  • IV. Direct Pirouette Vanish
  • V. Reverse Slide Vanish
  • VI. Direct Purse Toss
  • VII. Paper Cup Toss
  • VIII. Silk Covered Toss for Secret Objects
  • IX. Silk-Cover Toss for Direct Objects
  • X. Tube Cover
  • XI. Extra
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
2
Bob Fitch Color-Changing Ball Changes & Transpositions - 2)
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
6
Bob Fitch Tube Color-Change "Extras - Variations - 5)"
ball changes in tube
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
7
Bob Fitch Billiard Balls "Extras - Variations - 17)"
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
9
Ken Brooke Something from Nothing routine
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
59
First Sleight (The Feint) false transfer
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
59
Second Sleight (The Transfer) shuttle pass
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
60
Don England The Upper Deck cased deck floats underneath silk Zombie like, then vanishes from case except for selection
 		1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Hearts)
1
Al Schneider Props
  • the ball and gimmick
  • the cloth
  • your clothes - lighting - manipulating the wire - holding the cloth
 		1981
Al Schneider On Zombie
15
Al Schneider Theory on the floatation of a Zombie
 		1981
Al Schneider On Zombie
29
Al Schneider Drills movements for practicing the Zombie
 		1981
Al Schneider On Zombie
37
Al Schneider The Routine
  • prepare the ball for performance
  • starting the routine
  • the main part of the routine
  • final sequence of routine
 		1981
Al Schneider On Zombie
47
Al Schneider Summary & Patter for Zombie
 		1981
Al Schneider On Zombie
87
David Williamson The Striking Vanish
  • Alternate Handling (closed fist)
Variations 1981
Encore II
21
Peter Warlock Das Wicks' Thema time turned back, illustrated with
  • Triumph (cheek to cheek)
  • linking ropes
  • transposing balls in glasses
  • numbered dice
Inspired by
  • "Lost Time" (Charles Wicks, The Magic Wand)
Also published here
  • Pentagram, 1955
 May 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
33
Brian McCarthy Der steigende und fallende Tischtennisball table tennis ball floats down and up in glass of water
 		June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
69
Jack Hughes Can and Ball sucker routine, ball vanishes with tubes on a tray with drape
 		1981
Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One
55
Jack Hughes Penetra-Spheres tray with different balls and reversed glass in center, chosen ball ends up under glass, covered with handkerchief
 		1981
Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One
90
Jack Hughes Die Ball box attached to wall, ball inside vanishes, changes color etc. with sucker element
 		1981
Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One
174
Michael Skinner Bewildering Ball Vase
1982
Intimate Magic
15
Neil See The Neil See Ball Vanish retention
 		1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part II
49
Keith Charnley, Henry Hay, Paul Harris One in the Eye two-coin routine which ends with glass eye
 		1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3)
1005
Mike Caveney A Transposition red ball wrapped in red handkerchief and put in a glass transposes with blue ball in a blue handkerchief put in a second glass
Inspired by
  • a trick (?) from "Rupert Howard Course in Magic"
 1982
Ideas
6
Mike Caveney Billard Ball Switch
1982
Ideas
6
Neville Wiltshire Zombie Cube effect suggestion
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
11
John Fealey Polo 2 "Po£o", joke for paying in a shop, pound note is found in a roll of Polo mints, half is torn and changes into a coin
 		Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
157
John Ramsay Comedy Billiard Ball Routine four balls, with a hat, at the end balls vanish from hat and appear in performer's mouth
1 - Preliminary
2 - Production of the First Ball
3 - The Ball Penetrates the Hat
4 - Ball Travels to Hat
5 - Production of Second Ball
6 - Ball Behind the Back
7 - Production of Third Ball
8 - Production of Fourth Ball
9 - Disposal of Four Balls in the Hat
10- The Balls Appear in the Mouth
 		1982
The Ramsay Finale
9
Finger Palm
1982
The Ramsay Finale
10
Ball Vanish
1982
The Ramsay Finale
11
Dai Vernon Tuch, Ball und Kegel
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Sep. 1951
 Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
26
Dai Vernon Ball through Silk
Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
28
Rice Vase rice inside a vase change into orange, ball or checkers, various models by Bland, Conradi, Willmann, Thayer, Klingl, John Gaughn, Owen, Mysto Magic, Tayeda
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
31
Ball Vases different models, Thayer
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
93
The Marble Vase
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
96
Orange Vase "Larson-Thayer Vase" or " Tarbell Orange Vase", wooden orange multiplies and changes to silk, with vase
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
98
Color Changing Ball Vases
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
100
Morrison Ball Vase
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
101
Cannon Ball Vase
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
102
Ball Cup vase for adding shell to a ball
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
105
Ball and Cone spring mechanism
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
106
Ballot Box Mystery one of three different-colored balls is placed inside ballot box, color is divined
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
108
The Saturn Ball saturn-shaped ball changes color
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
109
The Ball Tube ball vanishes and appears inside tube
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
110
Multiplying Balls different models
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
113
The Ball on the Wand ball balances on wand and rolls from left to right
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
114
Patriotic Billiard Balls different colored balls are placed in three hats, balls transpose, Thayer, P&L
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
115
Spooky-Ookum ball placed inside tube vanishes
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
116
Billiard Ball Wands ball appears inside cup, cup attached to wand
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
117
Balancing Billiard Balls on a Wand
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
118
Rising Ball ball with hole is placed on rod and moves up and done, with variations
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
120
The Croquet Trick croquet balls, head and and handle of mallet are placed under three cylinders where the change places, Thayer
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
121
The Mysterious Balls and Tube three balls with different colors are placed into a tube where they change the order
Related to 1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
123
The Transposition Ball Effect and the Perfection Color Changing Billiard Ball four different-colored balls, three are placed on a rod and covered with a tube, fourth ball transposes with center ball, order of colors can be chosen, with variations
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
125
Billiard Ball Vanish Box four different types of boxes, die box, Thayer
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
127
The Goldstone Billiard Ball Stand four balls are removed from triangular stand, vanish and reappear on stand
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
130
The Ring on the Rod ballon rod is removed under handkerchief and finger rings are attached
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
132
Billiard Ball Stands different models, Thayer, Willmann, Conradi, Klingl, Abbott
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
133
Eggs - Egg Vases
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
140
The Hot Ball small brass ball becomes hot
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
153
Obedient Ball stops on string
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
162
Ball Thru Glass Penetration with small box
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
164
The Flying Spheres balls travel from one box to another, brief
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
166
The Ball And The Handkerchief Vase handkerchief transposes with ball inside a vase
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
167
Charles Waller Der schwebende Papierball floating paper ball, with tube and thread, unclear
Also published here
  • "Genii " 1946, p. 47.
 1982
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 4&5)
107
George McAthy, Peter Wilker Die Geburt einer Idee match levitation behind interlocked hands, with notes on Zombie and Square and Circle by Wilker
 		1982
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 6)
144
Vito Lupo Visual Color Change transposition of different colored billiard balls featuring color change move
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
103
Stewart James Balldown big ball is in tube, small ball is dropped in and penetrates big ball and falls out on bottom
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
119
Mike Gallo i.e., Ball and Vase
Nov. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 15)
141
Stephen Tucker Escalier steel ball changes into marble and silver coin
 		Jan. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 21)
407
Piet Forton Der zauberhafte Farbensinn divination of different colored balls in a bag
 		1983
Je geschickter desto Zauberer
8
Nelson Lyford Vollkommen Unerwartet billiard ball routine with - wait for it - a change bag
 		Jan. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
154
David Williamson Striking Vanish brief
 		1984
Side Effects
14
Andrew Galloway The Chinese Berry Trick three balls turn into lemon as climax
 		1984
The Best of Close-Up Magic
66
Michael Ammar Bill to Cigarette first rolled up bill and cigarette change places, then cigarette vanishes bill changes into cigarette eventually bill is found in cigarette
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
112
Jan Torell Billard-Ball-Klammer
1984
Rund um den Zaubertisch
27
David Williamson Striking Vanish with alternative handling with closed fist
Also published here 1984
For Your Eyes Only
25
David Williamson The Striking Vanish with alternative handling with closed fist
Also published here 1984
Striking Magic
21
Turk Pipkin S'No Ball ping-pong ball vanishes as it is tossed in the air
 		1985
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4
116
Gary Lee Williams Mount Of Venus steel ball in clear platic tube moves while in spectator's hand
 		1985
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4
118
Max Malini, Charlie Miller, Frederick Braue A Deceptive Palm for the Cups and Balls false transfer, detailed, "It should be again stressed that the sleight must be performed very slowly, very casually"
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
8
Michael Weber Steel small black ball put in spectator's hand, it is then suddenly in performer's hand and spectator holds different steel ball instead
Inspired by 1985
Seminarheft
15
Dai Vernon Cone Vanish large ball disappears under cone
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
256
Michael Ammar Haley's Comet ball appears in flash and disappears (in topit), lighter disappears
 		1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
33
Bob Fitch, Michael Ammar Bouncing Ball Vanish Variation topit
 		1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
35
N. Kuronuma The Subliminal Switch for two small balls
 		May 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 5)
1206
Jonathan Townsend Best Ball-Retention Pass according to Jonathan Townsend, Andrew Galloway uses a similar vanish
 		June 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 6)
1215
Sol Stone The Chaperone two in hand, one in pocket
 		Sep. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)
1249
Karrell Fox Comedy "Ball N' Rope" ping pong ball balanced on short rope, then it is seen that it is stuck to it, gag
 		1986
For My Next Trick...
77
Joe Givan Day of the Jack-less toy jacks appear, they and rubber ball vanish, topit
Also published here Feb. 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 7)
6
Karl Fulves Bouncing Ball ball bounces by itself behind silk cover into glass, posed as problem
 		1987
Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part One
6
Rhett Bryson, John Riggs Zombie gag, bald head zombie
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 20)
340
Thomas Hierling False Transfer with some thoughts on false transfers
 		1987
New Wave Close-Up
25
Don Nielsen One Ball to Three one ball cracked on glass edge into three, only effect description
 		1987
Secret Session — Part Three
59
Joe Givan Day of the Jack-less four metal jacks are produced from four Jack playing cards, the jacks and a small ball vanish (topit)
Also published here 1987
Magic from the Attic
1
Juan Tamariz Second Example: False transfer handling details
 		1988
The Five Points in Magic
23
Tom Gagnon The Blink Shrink with miniature card
Inspired by 1988
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 23)
391
Karl Fulves, Charles R. Brush Curiosities two cannon balls materialize in fish tank
Also published here
  • "Baffles Appearing Cannon Ball" (The Sphinx, May 1925)
 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 33)
1394
Karl Fulves Joggled balls vanish and appear during juggling, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 51)
248
Daryl Martinez The Bell of the Ball steel ball and bell are fused together to create a hollow ball that rings, Michael Weber idea
Related to 1988
Daryl does Den Haag
2
Daryl Martinez The Effect-Less Method after rubber ball is bounced on the floor it turns into steel
 		1988
Daryl does Den Haag
24
Karl Fulves Spooky Spoon No. 43, zombie principle to levitate a spoon with a secretly attached fork behind handkerchief
 		1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
124
George G. Kaplan Die Zauberkugel wooden ball with hole threaded onto thread, instantly removed under silk, ungaffed
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly
 Apr. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
167
René Lavand ... And I Still Have Three Little Balls breadcrumbs routine, balls placed aside always end up inside cup
Also published here 1988
Slow Motion Magic
114
Pop-Up Move with sponge balls
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
103
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
VariationsAlso published here 1989
Without
8
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
 		1989
Without
9
David Williamson Wand Ball Production one end of wand blown into sharply, ball produced
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
95
Gary Kurtz A billiard ball steal
1989
Misdirection and Direction
7
Harvey Rosenthal The Retention Toss coin vanish adapted for small ball
 		1990
Impossibilia
84
Ken Krenzel Vanish of Small Object with impromptu finger servante
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
164
Michael Weber Hour Glass color changing ball
 		1990
La Magie de Michael Weber
5
Gary Ouellet The Greatest Effect in Magic explanation of false transfer with a small ball
  • Practice Drill Number One: The Finger Palm
  • Practice Drill Number Two: The Closing of the Right Hand
  • The Vanish
  • Eye Movement
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
15
Gary Ouellet The Mystery of the Crystal Chamber small ball vanishes and appears in transparent plastic box
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
21
David Williamson Striking Vanish brief
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
159
Ken Brooke Bälle aus dem Nichts routine
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
132
Ken Brooke Griff Nr. 1 - Die Scheinübergabe
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
132
Ken Brooke Griff Nr. 2 - Der Transfer shuttle pass
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
133
Shigeo Takagi False Transfer
1990
The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi
27
David Williamson Striking Vanish
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
16
Michael Ammar Haley's Comet ball appears in flash and disappears (in topit)
 		1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
211
Bob Fitch, Michael Ammar Bouncing Ball Vanish Variation topit
 		1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
211
John Carney The Thirteenth Victim bullets travel from hand to hand, presentation for marble trick
 		1991
Carneycopia
259
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
Also published here 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
59
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
 		1991
Smoke and Mirrors
79
Tommy Wonder Thoughts In Mid-Air essay on Zombie and on floating
 		1991
Square One
41
Mike Rose Pen Gag steel ball from "ball point pen"
 		1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 40)
738
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Red Zone different colored balls placed inside plastic containers, all but one are freely eliminated and last color is predicted
 		July 1991
Magick (Issue 457)
2284
Harald Kurz G - Golfbälle using golf balls for manipulation
 		1991
Hardcore
33
Harald Kurz O - Oper presentational idea for using floating ball in opera
 		1991
Hardcore
35
Harald Kurz Z - Zombie using third hand
 		1991
Hardcore
38
Ali Bongo Bongo's Ball- und Würfeltrick dice in a bag changes place with a ball behind cardboard
 		1991
Ali Bongo
3
Maurice Rooklyn Coin Vanish coin tossed up and caught with other hand apparently, originally with ball
 		Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
146
David Harkey Hot-Handed Principle a bit like Striking Vanish
Also published here
  • lecture notes "From the Depths", 1988
 1991
Simply Harkey
40
David Harkey Hand Ditch Vanish dropping item into other hand, like lapping without lap
 		1991
Simply Harkey
89
David Harkey Dirty Pool black balloon blown up, nozzle torn off, changes into eight ball
Inspired by
  • "Dirty Pool" (David Harkey, Genii, Oct. 1988)
 1991
Simply Harkey
135
Ronnie Ramin A Natural Ball Vanish false take
 		1991
Strange Happenings
2
Alexander de Cova, Roy Benson Fake Transfer described with fake egg
Also published here 1991
Heba's Fez
6
Chris Kenner, Homer Liwag Magic Man Finesse tips on vanishing an object / coin
 		1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 1)
10
Alexander de Cova, Roy Benson Fake Transfer described with fake egg
Also published here 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
28
Arturo de Ascanio Aparición de la Bola ball appears under handkerchief
Also published here
  • "Ilusionismo" 1958.
 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
114
Gary Kurtz False Transfer of a Ball
1992
Leading with your Head
14
Marián Jedlicka Magischer Pingpong-Ball ball penetrates to inside upside down cup when put into paper tube above it
Also published here
  • Prager Zaubereien
 Sep. 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 2)
51
David Berglas Verwendungsmöglichkeiten des "Ärmelns"
  • Becherspiel
  • Billardball-Produktion
 		1992
Baden Baden Lecture Notes
11
Barry Govan Counterfeit Credit four blank cards, picture of credit card appears on one and then card is torn and wrapped in paper, when paper is lit bill appears, Himber Wallet
 		Nov./Dec. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 14)
152
The Hindu Climbing Balls balls threaded on string, supported on stick, balls climb up
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
110
Harlan Tarbell Ball and Vase Routine shell gimmick
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
232
Harlan Tarbell Orange Vase Combination orange as ball
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
234
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Super Psychic ping-pong ball on table
Inspired by Jan. 1993
Magick (Issue 483)
2413
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Mental Powers routine for the game Jacks, bending one, ball stops bouncing
 		July 1993
Magick (Issue 492)
2461
John Scarne Play Ball production of two baseballs, body loads, 1956
Related to
  • "The Odds Against Me" (John Scarne, Chapter 11)
 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
1
Steve Beam Community Property bill changes into other as well as the bill on a picture
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
15
René Lavand Three Bread Cumbs breadcrumbs routine, balls placed aside always end up inside cup
Also published here 1993
Magic From The Soul
216
Sid Fleischman Lady McBathtub continuous ball production with hand with is made to look like a face/puppet
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
39
Harry Anderson Ping-Pong Ball, Fruti & Flute comedy bit, ping-pong ball thrown into the air, caught and balanced on nose, eating apple and playing a tune on a flute with the nose to finish act
 		1993
Wise Guy
43
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
Alan Wakeling The Routine
  • Two Balls and the Flourishes
  • From Two to Three
  • The Third to the Pocket, and the Fourth Ball
  • Vanish of Ball Four, Production of Number Five
  • The Display and Clean-up
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
36
Walk-Up Flourish two balls squeezed upwards between the palms
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
40
Walking Ball Flourish à la Cardini
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
41
Tenkai Ishida Shell Display showing both sides
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
44
The Vanish false transfer
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
4
Les Scheyer The Phunny Psyde of Psychics bounce /no-bounce anecdote, pseudo-hypnosis
 		Mar. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 9)
14
Joe Rindfleisch Three Balls Through
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2406
Alex Elmsley Two-Ball Roll rolling two balls between fingers of both hands
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
22
Billiard Ball Routine
1994
More Greater Magic
1241
Paul Gertner False Transfer with steel ball
 		1994
Steel and Silver
197
Joe Rindfleisch Ball-Istic two billiard balls, one changes into sponge ball and back
 		1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54)
1001
Don Nielsen Impromptu Topit shirt in inside jacket pocket configuration, gag to produce the Zombie gimmick
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
63
Aldo Colombini Squeeze Ball Move ball starts between first and second finger of one hand
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
141
Danny Archer Balls routine with small rubber balls that appear, vanish and change
 		1994
Working Alone
2
Danny Archer Invisible ball production imaginary ball is tossed in air and becomes real as it bounces on floor
 		1994
Working Alone
2
Spider Vanish with thumb palm, brief
 		1994
Working Alone
2
Thumb-Palm Change to change one ball into another, brief
 		1994
Working Alone
3
Changeover Palm secretly transfer palmed ball from one hand to other in action of openly transferring another ball
 		1994
Working Alone
3
Spellbound Color Change brief
 		1994
Working Alone
3
French Drop variation slightly different grip
 		1994
Working Alone
3
Shuttle Pass used as a color change, brief
 		1994
Working Alone
4
Roy Benson Black Balled
Jan. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 1)
2451
Harold Cataquet Re-Retention Vanish
July 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 7)
2531
Bob Marvin Bob Marvin's Floating Ball one-man method
 		1995
Great Tricks Revisited
121
Karrell Fox The Topper trade show presentations for U.F. Grant's Strat-O-Spheres prop
 		1995
Much Ado About Something
86
Karrell Fox Don't Miss Your Cue billiard ball to pool cue in bag
 		1995
Much Ado About Something
158
Steve Beam The Big Finish card changes into jumbo version of selection, two methods
Inspired byRelated to 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
29
Alexander de Cova Der Billiardball-Halter
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
49
Victor Sansoucie The Cosmic Crystal selection is found to have picture of crystal on it, then crystal is produced from card and picture has vanished
 		Jan./Feb. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 27)
308
Tommy Wonder Perpetual Motion continuous production
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
177
Tommy Wonder A Sequence with Balls shells & gaffs, multiplying, color changes
  • Phase One: From Red to White
  • Phase Two: A Midair Multiplication
  • Phase Three: The Red Ball Makes an Appearance
  • Phase Four: Red to White Repeated
  • Phase Five: Vanish, Reproduction and...
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
180
Tommy Wonder The Big One giant ball production as climax
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
184
Tommy Wonder Thoughts in Mid-Air essay on the Zombie
  • Presentation
  • What is Levitation?
  • The Routine
  • The Acting
  • The Test
  • There's Nothing Wrong with Zombie
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
255
Tommy Wonder Animating a Zombie
1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
260
Harold Cataquet Roll-A-Ball/Squeegee Move using pop-up-move
 		May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2647
Joel Givens Tubular Bills bill travels to a straw, missing corner, bill transforms into wrapper
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1166
Harry Riser French Drop Handling
Inspired by
  • Secrets of Conjuring and Magic, Robert-Houdin, p. 51
 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
24
Harry Riser Ball, Cone, and Box Routine with credit information
Related to 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
154
Harry Riser Basic Ball & Cone Sleight
1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
155
Harry Riser The Golf Lesson one golf ball multiplies to five, no shell
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
240
Harry Riser The Close-Up Billiard Ball Routine with shell
Also published here
  • MUM, Jan. 1988
 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
257
Hiroyuki Sakai E-Z Steal flash thread is burned and changes into silk, ball produced from it, system for freeing a load in the sleeve
 		Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
79
John Luka Chromo Balls different colored balls, with color change beginning
Inspired by 1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
93
Milton Kort Chromo-Sphere Switch
1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
93
Karl Fulves Penmanship "Unsolved Mysteries"
money maker roller principle with two pens, posed as a problem
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
147
Richard Bartram, Jr. Cash Rap card changes to bill, snap change variation
 		1997
Trephine
164
Shigeru Sugawara Nachtpassage ball in silk, then locked with ring, ball penetrates free
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
162
Ed Dunhill Ein Tip für Manipulatoren ball holder
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
171
Alexander de Cova Mechanische Halter holders for body loading
  • Das Prinzip
  • Der "Profi-Halter"
  • Etwas über Halterbefestigungen
  • Der Billiardball-Halter
 		1998
Secrets No. 2
61
Alexander de Cova Ball zu Tuch ball visually changes to silk
Also published here 1998
Secrets No. 2
78
Bob Farmer Big Solid Ball Vanish ball rolled from cup into hand and seen, vanishes
Related to
  • "The Vanishing Buckeye" (Eddie Fields' Secret Diary, p. 19)
 1998
Cyclops
7
Hans E. Trixer Silk Penetro ball through silk
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
74
Steve Bedwell Ferrero Rocher Anyone? "balls from mouth"
 		1998 ca.
Flexing and Twisting
8
Milton Kort Kortospheres Three ball trick with different colored balls
Inspired by 1999
Kort
299
Milton Kort Improved Pop-Up Move Improved handling of the classic Pop-Up move for Three Ball Trick
 		1999
Kort
302
Bob King Three Ball Production
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo One-Man Parade, Linking Ring 1960s
Related to 		1999
Private Notes
14
Gregg Webb The Wand Spin and Vanish as a Color Change
  • The WebbMaster
 		Sep. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)
50
Gregg Webb Cards To Ball
  • The WebbMaster
 		Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
62
James G. Thompson Jr. Zwei in die Hand... balls appear, split and change into small skull then into bigger skull, two in the hand one in the pocket
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
94
Push Through Drop Vanish
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
96
Shuttle Pass
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
97
Richard Sanders Plop Small rubber ball visually appears as invisible purse frame is opened
Also published here May/June 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 53)
615
Chad Long Bounce/No-Bounce Opener
Also published here 2000
Some Other Stuff...
1
Don Alan Floating and Rising Billiard Ball
2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
221
Gregg Webb Segue To Color-Change Section
  • The WebbMaster
ball of idfferent color is produced during balls from silk routine
 		Jan. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1)
58
Gregg Webb Applying The Jumping Shuttle Pass To Spheres
  • The WebbMaster
 		Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
68
Doug Henning Routined Billiard Balls
Also published here
  • Zombie, Apr. 1965
 Apr. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 4)
28
Al Schneider The Schneider Technique intro on vanishing items
 		June 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)
50
Al Schneider Basic 3D Vanish
  • The Schneider Technique
 		July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
62
Gregg Webb New Dodges For Repeat Balls to Pocket
  • The WebbMaster
ball placed in pocket, it comes back, repeated six times in different ways
 		July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
67
Gary Rand Quicksand small ball sinks into paper cup filled with rice, then rises up again when shaken, thread
 		2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
36
Gregory Wilson Pit Stop ditching items in the arm pit, various applications like bounce/no-bounce ball, coin vanish, thumb tip, .. credit information on using the arm pit
Related to June 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 10)
68
Michael Stroud Eyeball, Silk & Wand routine where a silk, a wand, and a giant eyeball appear and disappear in rapid succession
 		Sep. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 1)
78
Gene Maze World's Greatest Sponge Ball Routine! sponge ball sequence with spectator's hands, golf ball as final load in spectator's hand
 		2000
Virtual Miracles
32
John Cornelius The Pendulum Principle ball vanish under handkerchief and die vanish
 		2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
105
John Cornelius The Jawbreakers three balls vanish one by one, reappear
Inspired by 2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
123
John Cornelius False Transfer with lapping afterwards
 		2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
126
Gregg Webb Wand Spin As A Production
  • The WebbMaster (Billiard Balls No. 8)
 		Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
69
Marc DeSouza Miniature Bowling Ball From Briefcase tiny briefcase, two sponge balls are taken out, then a solid steel ball that wouldn't have fit in
 		2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
17
Michael Ammar Impromptu Roll Floater bread roll floats à la Zombie
 		Feb. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 6)
74
Chad Long Bounce/No-Bounce Opener
Also published here July 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 11)
68
John Bundy Halloween Zombie Halloween themed Zombie with haunted house
 		Oct. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
76
John Carney Three Ball Vanish
2002
The Book of Secrets
133
John Carney Off the Vine using grapes
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
248
John Carney, Dai Vernon The French Drop
2002
The Book of Secrets
251
Ron Bauer Fake Put Sequence Take Vanish vs. Put Vanish (Charlie Miller), En Route Principle
 		2002
Dixie
18
David Berglas Turning the Clock Back different effects are performed and noted on a board, at the end, time is turned back and everything undone until the board is blank again
  • No. 1: Three balls, disappear and change into a pack of cards
  • No. 2: Four coins vanish and reappear in a glass
  • No. 3: Signed card vanishes and reappears in photo frame
  • No. 4: Arrow stops at chosen number 11
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
182
Christian Scherer Der angehende Zauberkünstler oder der kleine weisse Ball routine with purse frame and little ball, ball appears from frame and vanishes under handkerchief, reproduced from frame again, wand appears and eventually ball and frame disappear
Variations 2002
Kreative Magie
12
Christian Scherer Small Ball Production from Purse Frame
2002
Kreative Magie
13
The Baron The Baron's Drop Vanish hand secretly drops in other hand, with silk or cigarette, credit information
  • The Baron's Move
Related to 2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
222
Martin Lewis Deja-Chew: The Magic Gumball Machine cardboard with colored balls shown, chosen color is removed as real ball
Variations Sep. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9)
61
Ade Duval Ade Duval's Eight Ball Routine
Dec. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 12)
27
The Egg Vase
2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
27
An Antique Egg Vase
2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
28
The Egg Cup
Related to 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
29
Jim Bailey An Effect with Two Egg Vases traveling routine
Also published here
  • Tops, Vol. 21 No. 2, Feb. 1956, p. 18
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
167
Hen Fetsch Egg-salt routine with egg vase, egg and salt
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. XIV No. 10, Mar. 1957, p. 544
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
167
Carl Ballantine The Diminishing Egg - Third Method: The Ballantine Handling diminishing ball gimmick
Also published here 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
238
An Egg Flourish rolling egg between two fingers, as with billiard ball
Also published here
  • "An Egg Move" (Fifty Fakes, p. 13)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
245
U. F. Grant Hard Shell Sorcery using the Egg Cup, egg changes with silk in two egg cups
Also published here 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
289
Alexander de Cova Der Billiardball-Halter
Also published here 2002
Power Workshop
11
Lenny Lombardo Bowling Ball from Briefcase Routine
Mar. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 7)
86
Gaston Quieto Campana Bolante "Bell Ball", steel ball from ballpoint pen, small bell pushed into ball bearing, ball now sounds like a bell, see next column
Related toAlso published here Aug. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 12)
84
Charlie Frye Eccentricks ball vase with fake eye design on ball, shell can apparently be turned in the case
 		Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
126
Al Baker Ball and Glass two balls in glass penetrate silk around glass, clever
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1941
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
537
Miguel Aparicio Variaciones del Cono y la Bola with handkerchief, variations
Inspired by 2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
187
Ali Bongo Sympathetic Colours two spectator selects same colored ball from bag
 		2003
Lecture Notes — Morges 2003
8
False Transfer
July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
53
Jeff McBride EZ Ball Act two balls connected with thread
 		2003
Manipulation Without Tears
9
Father Daniel Rolland Bubble Magic soap bubble becomes solid
 		2003
Mystery School
377
John Dixon Floating M&M Doll themed Zombie routine
 		June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
88
David Acer High Invisibility Ball vanishes and reappears held between two fingers visually
 		2004
Random Acts of Magic
251
Richard Sanders Plop! Small rubber ball visually appears as invisible purse frame is opened
Also published here 2004
Random Acts of Magic
273
Holding out a Ball Little finger palm of ball
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
44
The Classic (False) Pass
2004
Street Cups and Balls
44
The French Drop
2004
Street Cups and Balls
47
David Williamson Striking Vanish brief
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
7
Jay Sankey UFO small silver ball floats up and down in a test tube
Related to
  • "Wunderbar" (Steve Dusheck, marketed item)
 2004
Sankey Unleashed
171
Jay Sankey Bouncing Baby white ball bounced, changes into real egg
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
175
Jerry Andrus Acupressure steel ball production from empty hands
Also published here
  • Genii, Oct. 1989
 Sep. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 9)
73
Jerry Andrus The Perfect Package flat box is opened, ball appears and vanishes, flat box put in flat envelope
Also published here Sep. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 9)
75
Alexander de Cova Visible Ball to Silk ball visually changes to silk
Also published here 2004
Treasures
11
Alexander de Cova A Novel Ball Vanish ball drops into other hand secretly as it reaches toward the wand under the arm
 		2004
Treasures
15
Tom Stone Conic Relief ideas and sequences for Dai Vernon's "Ball, Cone and Handkerchief"
  • The Cone as a Holdout
  • The Cone as a Servante
  • Combinations
  • Vernon's Basic Vanish
  • Changes
  • The Surprise Load
  • Extending it outwards
Inspired byAlso published here 2004
Deserting the Legion
10
Jim Kleefeld Start-O-Sphere Routine routine for the Start-O-Sphere prop with apples (balls in transparent cylinder and tube cover change order)
 		Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
84
Romaine The Blow Vanish ball temporary held in elbow
 		Apr. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 4)
53
Nathan Kranzo The Really Love Sick Tennis Ball routine with two balls
ball inside a box rolls out by itself, apparently on command
Inspired by Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
66
Stewart James Balldown Small metal ball penetrates through larger wooden ball held snugly inside a tube
Also published here
  • Handwritten notes, November 10 1929
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
13
Stewart James Sefalaljia One-man miniature spirit cabinet

Phase one: ball and glass placed in cabinet. When cabinet opened, ball is magically inside the glass now
Phase two: Handkerchief tossed inside the cabinet knots itself
Phase three: Finger ring of spectator magically threads onto a piece of rope that has both ends outside of the cabinet
Phase four: cigar placed inside the cabinet lights up and smokes itself
Phase five: Bottle of milk placed inside cabinet, liquid slowly disappears
Related toAlso published here 2007
The Essential Stewart James
31
Stewart James The Love-Sick Tennis Ball Tennis ball inside a box rolls out by itself, apparently on command
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Tops, Dec 1940
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
40
Stewart James The Gofar Ball Ball disappears from a tube, travels to under an inverted tumbler under a second tube
Also published here 2007
The Essential Stewart James
131
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 Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
3
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 Back to De Kolta hold-out principle for balls
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
7
Tom Stone The shell as Topit
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
8
Tom Stone Shell Lapping
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
10
Tom Stone Ball Melange three balls vanish one by one
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
11
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
14
Joel Givens Tubular Bills bill travels to a straw, missing corner, bill transforms into wrapper
Also published here 2007
Session
106
Robert E. Neale The Five Gifts of Life Five different objects in hand, four are removed and placed in pocket, last object vanishes from hand.

Has packet trick variation where the last card becomes blank
 		2008
This Is Not a Book
8
Tony Slydini Thrown For A Loop bare-handed vanish of billiard ball, thread loop on ball
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
296
Joshua Jay The False Transfer
2008
Under, Over
43
Jim Steinmeyer Par Two ball in glass, covered with silk, ball penetrates through silk, glass with hole
Inspired by
  • "The Penetrating Ball" (Robert Harbin, Something New in Magic, 1929)
 2009
A Tribute to Robert Harbin
16
Trevor Lewis Newton's Nightmares presentation, ball falls through tube fast or slowly,
Inspired by
  • William J. Schmeelk's "Newton's Nightmare"
 2009
Routines Matter
113
Tom Stone Wooing Annette idea for blocking balls-and-net routine
 		2010
Vortex
115
Tom Stone Conic Relief ideas and sequences for Dai Vernon's "Ball, Cone and Handkerchief"
  • The Cone as a Holdout
  • The Cone as a Servante
  • Combinations
  • Vernon's Basic Vanish
  • Changes
  • The Surprise Load
  • Extending it Outward
Related toAlso published here 2010
Vortex
141
Dai Vernon Vernon's Basic Vanish ball & cone vanish
 		2010
Vortex
150
Oliver Meech Trampolining Ball bounces on drawing of trampoline on business card - doesn't bounce when picture is a broken trampoline
 		2010
Plot Twists
66
Troy Hooser The Bottomless Box Objects produced from bottomless box, strange things happen when placed in it (Produce crystal balls, linking ribbons, spongeball routine, ring links on ribbon)
Inspired by 2010
Moments
41
Patrick Page Ball Drop Vanish no details
 		Nov. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 11)
15
Jay Sankey Gifted borrowed finger ring travels into Christmas ball
 		Dec. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 12)
18
Tom Stone Eye of the Last Dragon discussion and technical sequences with multiplying billiard balls
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
97
Tom Stone Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
107
Tom Stone Negative Structure vanish followed by appearance, instead of vice versa
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
110
Tom Stone Back to de Kolta hold-out principle for balls
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
112
Tom Stone The Shell as Topit
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
113
Tom Stone Shell Lapping
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
115
Tom Stone Ball Mélange three balls vanish one by one
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
117
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
119
Patrick Page The Pageboy Ball Vanish while turning hand, bold vanish
Also published here 2011
Magic Page by Page
197
Patrick Page A Ball Vanish applying misdirection to the drop vanish
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
306
Net Effect two billiard balls in fishing net, one penetrates net
 		2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
567
Rising Bread bread zombie
 		2011
Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy
54
John Gaughan The Cannonball Vase
  • The Chamber of Secrets
large ball vase with cannon ball
 		Jan. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 1)
48
John Gaughan Thayer's Sensational Growing Billiard Ball
  • The Chamber of Secrets
apparatus
 		July 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 7)
38
Roberto Giobbi The Rossini Insight "It's Better to Take Than to Put", on false transfers
 		2012
Confidences
139
David (Foote) Drake The Steel Balls three steel balls diminish in number but increase in size, large ball remains
 		2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
71
Dai Vernon Ball Through Silk
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
50
Michael Skinner The Bewildering Ball Vase
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1969
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
120
David Williamson Striking Vanish
2013
Calculated Chaos
19
John Gaughan The Ball and Vase
  • The Chamber of Secrets
old apparatus
 		Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
22
John Gaughan Conradi's Original Billiard Ball Illusion
  • The Chamber of Secrets
mechanical stand with slide
 		July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
18
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