139 entries in Spongeball / Sleights / Vanish
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Fist Vanish for several balls one by one
1938 652
To Palm a Sponge Ball
1938 653
The Three Wandering Sponge Balls spectator's hand and two in the hand, one in the pocket
1941/27 163
The Fist Drop ball apparently dropped from left fist into right fist but really retained in left
1945 19
The Scoop right hand steals ball from left fingers as it passes over it and left fingers close
1945 19
Roy Benson Spongeball Vanish with a wand
July 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 156)
627
Roy Benson Spongeball Vanish with a wand
1953 209
Lewis Ganson Vanishes from the Hand
  • First Method
  • Second Method (hand steal)
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
1954 108
Tony Slydini Lapping Vanish with sponge ball
1957 19
Audley Walsh First Method spongeball vanish
1967 303
Remo Inzani Second Method
1967 304
Roy Johnson Sponge Ball Vanish in purse frame
1971 28
Steve Spillman Challenge Vanish! in thumb tip
Related to 1972
Magick (Issue 43)
212
Amedeo Vacca Knockout Sponge Vanish lapping
1974 53
Roy Benson Sponge Ball Vanish with wand
Oct. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
32
Francis Carlyle Sponge Ball Vanish
1975 158
Frank Garcia Garcia's Sponge Pass (indetectable from any angle)
  • The Pass (A Vanish)
Also published here 1975 ca. 3
Frank Garcia "The Basic Garcia Master Move"
Also published here 1976 31
The "Clipped" Vanish
1976 35
"Exercise"
1976 38
The One, Two, Three Vanish
Also published here 1976 40
Bob Baxter Now You See It, Now You Don't
1976 43
Bob Baxter Two to Nothing false transfer for 2 sponge balls
1976 45
Frank Garcia, Audley Walsh Quick Vanish
1976 49
Frank Garcia The O.K. Vanish
Related toAlso published here 1976 52
The Rolldown Animated Vanish
1976 55
The Bold Vanish
1976 57
The "Bluff" Vanish
1976 59
Another Bluff Vanish
1976 60
The Pretended Place Vanish
1976 62
The "Toss Vanish"
1976 63
The Squeeze Vanish
1976 65
Pretend Take Vanish
1976 67
Frank Garcia Nip and Tuck No Skill Vanish
1976 69
"The Hook Vanish or Under The Nose Vanish"
1976 71
The Impossible Challenge Vanish
1976 74
"The Back Palm Vanish"
1976 79
"The Deliberate Vanish"
1976 82
Mike Tannen "Mike Tannen's Fork Move"
Also published here 1976 84
Mike Tannen Tannen's "In" Move thumb tip
Related to 1976 86
Frank Garcia The "Gaff" Vanish pull
1976 88
Frank Garcia Spongeball Vanish
1976 193
Cat Gut Vanish loop attached to ball
1976 204
Frank Garcia Retention, Vanishes, Take My Advice tips on vanishes
1976 210
Patrick Snowden Sponge Ball Vanish
1976 57
The Pinch Vanish
1976 116
The Pull out Vanish "favourite with Al Goshman"
1976 118
The Perfect Sponge Ball Vanish
1976 120
Basic Sponge Ball Vanish
1976 148
Fist Vanish
1976 149
Roy Benson Spongeball Vanish spongeball vanish with wand
1976 2
Leo McCauley Coin Vanish coin or sponge ball, see p. 1166 for credit information
Related to 1978 1131
Roy Benson The Basic Move Benson vanish with wand
1978 97
Frank Garcia The Basic Garcia Master Move
Also published here 1978 6
Frank Garcia The O.K. Vanish
Also published here 1978 7
Frank Garcia The One, Two, Three Vanish
Also published here 1978 8
Mike Tannen "Mike Tannen's Fork Move"
Also published here 1978 8
Tony Slydini Pop-Up Move with Sponges
1979 10
Tony Slydini Sponge Steal stolen from other hand and then lapped
1979 11
Albert Cohn False Transfer
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 21)
1268
Ken Brooke The Pass false transfer
Also published here 1980 169
"Joro" Bruno Hennig, Roy Benson Grundgriff für die Routine 2 & 3 Benson sponge ball vanish, with wand
1981 18
Stephen Tucker A New Move with Sponge Eggs move to steal two balls in two in the hand, one in the pocket routines
Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
196
Meir Yedid Half-Fist Sponge Steal
1982 24
Meir Yedid Tabled One-Hand Vanish
1982 25
Roy Johnson Appendix One ... Basic Sponge Vanish credit according to Busby's review
1982 32
Joe Safuto Sponge Away two balls, one travels from hand to hand
Apr. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 4)
909
Roger Klause Sponge Vanish in thumb tip
Related to 1985 82
Gary Ouellet Sponge Ball Sleight
Sep. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 9)
1402
The Scissors Vanish
1987 13
John Carney False Transfer
Also published here 1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Uncovered)
2
Sponge Ball False Transfer
1987 93
John Carney False Transfer
Also published here 1987 2
Sponge Ball False Transfer
1988 38
Alexander de Cova Chopsticks and Sponges also with sponge eggs
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1755
Alexander de Cova Chop Stick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
Also published here 1990 35
Gary Ouellet The Push-Pinch Sponge Ball Vanish
1990 61
Ken Brooke Die "Scheinübergabe" false transfer
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
168
Toyosane Sanada One Ball Routine with a Spongeball spongeball moves and routine with Sanada gimmick
  • One Hand Vanish
  • Direction Change of Gimmick
  • Ball Vanish
  • One Ball Routine
1990 60
John Carney False Transfer
1991 6
Alexander de Cova Chop-Stick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
Also published here Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
25
Steve Dusheck French Fried several sponge french fries vanish
1991 15
Roger Klause The Sponge Ball Vanish with thumb tip
1991 28
Alexander de Cova, Roy Benson Fake Transfer described with fake egg
Also published here 1991 6
Steve Dusheck French Fried thumb tip
July 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 7)
2095
Alexander de Cova, Roy Benson Fake Transfer described with fake egg
Also published here 1992 28
Alexander de Cova Chop Stick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
Also published here 1992 172
John Swomley Hokey Pokey sponge ball move, one ball travels from performer's hand to second ball in spectator's hand
Dec. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4)
5
Patrick Page Das Verschwinden der "Page Boy" - Kugel while turning hand, bold vanish
Also published here 1993 13
Push-In Vanish
1993 18
David Oliver Sponge Ball Vanisheroo
Mar./Apr. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 16)
177
Bobby Bernard Four "Hits" and a "Miss" complete vanish
Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2398
Harold Cataquet Re-Retention Vanish
July 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 7)
2531
Jay Scott Berry Orb Warp sponge ball appears, changes into silk streamer and back, sponge vanishes, using Diamond Tip
1995 14
Jay Scott Berry Lunar Eclipse sponge ball appears, changes to silk, silk changes color and changes back into matching sponge back, ball vanishes, using Diamond Tip
1995 17
Pop Up Move with sponge ball
1996 6
Retention-type Vanish
1996 120
Dean Dill The Thumb Tip Vanish
1997 23
Dean Dill Push Vanish with a laser pointer or flash light
1997 74
Bob Farmer Big Sponge Ball Vanish sponge ball rolled from cup into hand and seen, vanishes
1998 7
Bobby Bernard The Sleight
1998 21
Roy Benson, "Joro" Bruno Hennig Der Roy-Benson-Verschwindegriff vanish of sponge ball using wand
1999 33
Roy Benson Benson's Visual-Retention Vanish
2000 49
False Transfer
2001 153
Alexander de Cova Gumball many sponge balls disappear from hand, gimmick
Also published here 2002 12
Alexander de Cova, Roy Benson Verschwindegriff
2002 24
Ross Bertram On the Benson Sponge Vanish
Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
56
Alexander de Cova My Gumball Machine many sponge balls disappear from hand, gimmick
Also published here 2004 8
Alexander de Cova The Chopstick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
Also published here 2004 17
Roy Benson, "Joro" Bruno Hennig Roy Benson's Schwammballgriff sponge ball vanish with wand
2004 76
Lance Pierce The Soft Vanish
2005 16
Lance Pierce The Heel Vanish
2005 19
Ball Steal sponge ball, from closed fist
2009 28
Tom Stone Black Drop black art, vanish of small object
Also published here 2010 206
David Williamson, Tom Stone Whirly Bird Vanish Variation table edge unload
Also published here 2010 210
Spongeball Vanish
Also published here 2010 211
Tom Stone Black Drop black art, vanish of small object
Also published here 2010 10
David Williamson, Tom Stone Whirly Bird Vanish Variation table edge unload
Also published here 2010 12
Spongeball Vanish
Also published here 2010 13
Medjid Kan Rezvani Der Rezvani-Verschwindegriff
2011 5
Patrick Page The Vanish
2011 161
Alexander de Cova Sponge Ball Vanish in Clear Bag several sponge balls vanish in transparent plastic bag, using back-of-hand gimmick
Also published here Nov. 2012 19
Roy Benson Benson Ball Vanish with wand
2013 102
Mike Caveney The Ball Vanish
2013 72
Alexander de Cova Sponge Ball Vanish in Clear Bag several sponge balls vanish in transparent plastic bag, using back-of-hand gimmick
Also published here Feb. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue Sondererausgabe MMC)
22
Alexander de Cova, Roy Benson Verschwindegriff details on the Benson vanish
Mar. 2013 25
Alexander de Cova Chop Stick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
Also published here 2013 53
Alexander de Cova Sponge Ball Vanish in Clear Bag several sponge balls vanish in transparent plastic bag, using back-of-hand gimmick
Also published here 2015 50
Alexander de Cova Chop Stick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
Also published here 2015 247
Alexander de Cova Ballverschwinden nach Rezvani detailed with different beats, practice tips
2016 284
Alexander de Cova, Roy Benson Fake Transfer described with fake egg
Also published here 2016 51
Alexander de Cova Abschluss zum Hasentrick vanishing sponge bunnies
2017 68
Johnny Thompson Sponge Retention Pass
2018 234
False Transfer
2019 63
Mikhail Alamonti Red Hole sponge ball vanishes cleanly in hand
Nov. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 11)
67
Sponge Ball Vanish
2021 187
Roberto Mansilla Spongeball Finale
  • Artifices
two sponge balls vanish in purse frame
Related to Nov. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 10-11)
106
Standard False Transfer
Feb. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 11)
290
False Transfer Switch
Feb. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 11)
292