63 entries in Match & Matchbox / Match / Traveling
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die ihren Platz tauschenden Streichhölzer matches travel from one matchbox to another
1930 7
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die unzertrennlichen Hölzchen heads of matches used, one placed inside hand other thrown away and both end up back in the hand, repeated
1930 8
Joe Berg Find the Match Stick match stick is under one of three playing cards, cards moved around, monte type routine
1930 11
Joe Berg Match-Tip Monte monte in which a match tip must be followed under three match box drawers
1930 26
The Travelling Matches hand to hand
1938 825
The Flying Matches matches from matchbook to pocket
1938 829
Joseph Ovette Match-Ic Manipulation five matches vanish and appear in matchbox
Feb. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 8)
3
Milbourne Christopher Match Stickler burnt match vanishes and appears in spectator's hand among unburnt matches
Aug. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 16)
66
Milbourne Christopher Match Stickler match travels into spectator's hand
1943/27 63
Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Match Routine two matches appear, travel, ..
1943/27 65
Jet Propelled Match burnt match vanishes and appears back attached in matchbook, repeated
Aug. 1946 245
Harold J. Kelly The Ubiquitous Matches - A Routine three heads of paper matches, two in the hand type
Also published here June 1947 328
Jack Yeager The Flying Match match is torn from matchbook, vanishes and appears under napkin
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
6
Eddie Joseph The Aerial Match matches vanish one by one and reappear in matchbox
1954 9
Eddie Joseph Hot Heads three heads of matches return to hand after being pushed in mouth and ear, finger ring hold out
1954 16
The Tramps and Chickens Using matches to tell story of tramps stealing chickens, matches seem to travel from hand to hand
1956 56
Welsh Miller Cards and Matches cups and balls type routine with tips of matches under three cards
1957 189
Matt Schulien Matt's Match Magic match broken into thirds, head piece thrown away and it returns repeatedly, restoration climax
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, April 1940
1959 65
Lu Brent Jumping Match split match on business card, jumping from side to side
Jan. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 353)
241
Leo Behnke 20 Plus 1 burnt match appears back attached in matchbook, matches counted in the beginning
1962 10
Bento Sympathetic Matches two paddles, name appears, four matches from a matchbook separately on a handkerchief join in one corner with the paddle as cover, the matches are placed in a stand and are covered, they vanish and reappear in the matchbook
1967 127
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Las Cajas de Fosforos Sonantes y... Los Fosforos Magneticos empty and full matchbox, matches travel to other box (sound), in second routine, matches only fall out of box on command of performer
1967 86
Dai Vernon Chinese Matches "ten count"
Also published here 1969 78
Harvey Rosenthal Match Go matches travel from one matchbook to another, see p. 415 for credit information
Related to
  • The Gen (June 1961)
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
379
Dai Vernon Die Chinesischen Zündhölzer "ten count"
Also published here 1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 3)
41
Back, Back and Restored match broken in three pieces, two in the hand one in the pocket sequence, restoration
1971 12
Arthur Setterington 20th Century Matchboxes several matchboxes, matches from one matchbox travel into an empty matchbox
1972 40
La Cerilla Viajera match travels back in matchbook, attached to other matches
1973 23
Rick Johnsson Christopher's Match Revisited four-phase routine, match torn out of matchbook, rest burned, then unburned travels back, matched travel from hand to hand
1975 83
Dollar Matches box of matches shown, dollar bill rolled to tube, matches poured out, bill vanishes and reappears from match box
1975 97
Jim Ryan The Broken and Restored Match three pieces, one is thrown away and returns to hand, eventually match is restored
Also published here 1977 2
Harry Lorayne The Traveling Match match travels back to matchbook, all other matches have been burnt
1977 245
Harold J. Kelly Die Allgegenwärtigen Streichhölzer two in the hand, one in the pocket with heads of matches
Also published here July 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 3)
103
Scotty York IV. "Are You Hard to Fool?" two matches appear in matchbook, all other matches burnt
1977 3
Dai Vernon Zündholzwanderung "ten count"
Also published here 1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
14
Lewis Ganson Other Routines using other props for "Two in the hands..." routines
  • Cigarettes
  • Matches
  • Coins
  • Dice
  • Miniature Models
  • Toys
1979 32
Mark Weston Repeat Burned Match lit match reappears in match book
1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 10)
1116
Roy Cottee The Hole(y) Tearer routine with paper napkin
  • hole torn in center, torn out piece is smaller than hole
  • both rolled up and bigger ball vanishes when lit
  • match vanishes and found in smaller ball
1984 115
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Twice Lit match torn out of match book is lit, blown out, lit again, vanishes and reappears attached inside
1987 20
Michael Weber Moxie monte with match boxes, one is filled, in the end the game is only played with two boxes, matches appear in box which was put away before
Related to 1991 44
Russ Burns Matchbook Assembly four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one
VariationsAlso published here 1991 9
Dan Garrett Matchbook Assembly Plus four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one, last match is lit and burnt match then appears under matchbook
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 11
Russ Burns Matchbook Assembly four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one
Also published here 1992 9
Dan Garrett Matchbook Assembly Plus four matches under four matchbooks assemble underneath one, last match is lit and burnt match then appears under matchbook
Also published here 1992 11
Martin Gardner The Farmer And The Watermelons Thieves and Sheep version with matches
Apr. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 8)
56
Marc Paul, Anthony Owen Matchmaker two signed matches travel back in the hand, then they fuse together
Mar. 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1)
1
Steve Blencoe Tenkai Joe Tenkai Pennies with matches
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
287
Richard Bartram, Jr. Burning a Big One after burnt match appears back in matchbook, matchbook bursts into flames
1997 113
Jim Ryan The Broken and Restored Match three pieces, one is thrown away and returns to hand, eventually match is restored
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 43)
500
Andrew Mayne Pyro Flight unburnt match back in matchbook combined with traveling of spectator's finger ring to matchbox
1998 18
Milbourne Christopher, Eugene Burger The Flying Match
2000 188
Henry Tunstill The Elusive Egg and Matches marked egg vanishes from paper bag and is found in match box, matched under candlestick
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 28 No. 5, July 1929, p. 183
2002 173
Joel Givens Matches All Gone matches vanish from match book and travel into wrapped straw
Also published here Dec. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
99
Anthony Owen, Marc Paul Perfect Match two matches signed by performer and spectator travel and eventually fuse together
Also published here Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
72
David Acer Rematch match lighted, it changes back to unburnt, then vanishes and is back in matchbook, traveling back in time presentation
Also published here May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
32
Christian Engblom The Last Match Trick matches emptied on table, one is lit, vanishes and reappears in the matchbox, burnt match is lit and travels back to matchbox, as a climax all other matches are burnt too, see p. 38 for credits
Also published here 2007 12
Joel Givens Matches All Gone matches vanish from match book and travel into wrapped straw
Also published here 2007 42
Daniel Garcia No Smoking unburnt match vanishes and travels into matchbook (attached inside), disappears under smoke produced from mouth
2009 20
Christian Engblom The Secret Life of Matches match is burnt and vanishes, reappears in match box, match lights again, vanishes again, reappears in box, all other previously dumped out matches are also burnt now, story presentation
Also published here Feb. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 2)
18
David Acer Rematch match lighted, it changes back to unburnt, then vanishes and is back in matchbook, traveling back in time presentation
Also published here 2011 75
Anthony Owen, Marc Paul The Perfect Match two matches signed by performer and spectator travel and eventually fuse together
Also published here 2017 155
Joel Givens Matches All Gone matches vanish from match book and travel into wrapped straw
Also published here 2022 252
Anthony Owen, Marc Paul Perfect Match two matches signed by performer and spectator travel and eventually fuse together
Also published here 2022 258