Gaffed

36 entries in Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Gaffed
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Professor Hoffmann On Shell Props
1890
More Magic
273
Der verschwindende Billardball using cut-off slice of billiard ball to fake existence of whole ball, also possible with a lemon
 		Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
24
Carl Willmann Der verschwindende und erscheinende Billardball suction cup with loop for appearing and vanishing billiard ball
 		Feb. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 2)
22
Billiard Ball Shell with Tongue allowing an easy back palm
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
80
The "Lonzenge" Vanish for a Billiard Ball small circle of ball simulates existence of whole ball
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
81
Billiard Ball Gimmicks - The Shell
1938
Greater Magic
626
Eric Peterson Special Balls - Pin Ball
1938
Greater Magic
630
Thimble Ball
1938
Greater Magic
631
Ball with Hole
1938
Greater Magic
631
Needle and Cork Ball
1938
Greater Magic
631
The Lozenge dummy part of a ball for a convincing vanish
 		1938
Greater Magic
633
The Best Dminishing Billiard Ball Trick gaffed
 		1938
Greater Magic
642
Laurie Ireland The Diminishing Golf Ball gimmick applied to golf ball
 		1938
Greater Magic
649
Edward Victor A Comedy Ball Move gag, thumb stuck into hole in ball, ball is false-transferred being held by thumb, after vanish it is revealed stuck on thumb
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part Two
95
Billard Ball Manipulation hinge shell gimmick
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
293
The Multiplying Golf Balls different design
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
306
Jean Hugard The Penetrating Billiard Ball ball penetrating silk, with cut and restored handkerchief element
 		Dec. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 7)
87
Mike Bornstein Zombino as Kolma, floating ball, thumb tip with wire and ball
Related to Jan. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 117)
469
Minar Fake Minar with two different sized shells
 		Aug. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 22)
9
U. F. Grant Silks Ahoy two different-colored silks transpose in borrowed hats, hollow ping pong balls as gimmicks
 		June/July 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10)
11
Manipulation of the Shell
  • Palming the Shell
  • Acquitments with the Shell
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
113
Harlan Tarbell Ball on Thread used for continuous production
 		1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
24
Ball with Thread Loop used for continuous production
 		1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
29
Roy Benson The Shell Turn
1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 327)
118
Frank Garcia How to Handle the Ball and Shell
1960
Billiard Balls
5
Frank Garcia Master Pivot Move showing both sides of hand with four balls, shell pivots as hand turns
 		1960
Billiard Balls
11
Karrell Fox Foxy Climax one ball becomes four, then all vanish, with handkerchief four ball gaff, see p. 342 for ideas by Dan Tong
 		Feb. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 377)
335
Tony Slydini Capricious Cornucopia sheet of paper shown from both sides, then rubber ball produced from rolled up paper, ball with thread loop
Related to 1966
Slydini Encores
55
Tony Slydini Ball Vanish in the Hands ball vanishes and reappears multiple times, ball with thread loop
  • Slydini "Touches"
Related to 1966
Slydini Encores
67
Marconick Four Balls at Once wired balls gaff, sleeve
 		1967
Original Magic
100
Adi Kaufmann Einer Plus Drei one ball between fingers, three appear, balls attached in chain
 		1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 1)
1
To Show Shell on Both Sides
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
207
Tenkai Ishida Shell Display showing both sides
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
44
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
14
Tony Slydini Thrown For A Loop bare-handed vanish of billiard ball, thread loop on ball
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
296
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
119