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Professor Hoffmann Introduction some rules for conjuring
 		1876
Modern Magic
1
Professor Hoffmann The Magic Wand
1876
Modern Magic
4
Professor Hoffmann The Magician's Table
1876
Modern Magic
5
Professor Hoffmann The Magician's Dress
  • Profondes
  • Pochettes
  • "Loading" Pockets
 		1876
Modern Magic
8
Professor Hoffmann General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand applicable to Card Tricks
1876
Modern Magic
11
Professor Hoffmann Managing the Pass misdirection and gaze
 		1876
Modern Magic
14
Professor Hoffmann The Value of Personal Instruction
1876
Modern Magic
40
Professor Hoffmann Concealing the Cause
1876
Modern Magic
69
Professor Hoffmann Tips on the Classic Force
1876
Modern Magic
89
Professor Hoffmann Making Double Facers
1876
Modern Magic
90
Professor Hoffmann Mode of Preparing specially adhesive Wax for Conjuring Purposes
1876
Modern Magic
118
Professor Hoffmann Managing the False Transfer gaze and angles
 		1876
Modern Magic
154
Professor Hoffmann The "Click" and Delaying the Effect
1876
Modern Magic
155
To pass a Marked Florin (or Half-crown) into the Centre of two Oranges in Succession
Variations 1876
Modern Magic
170
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Watch Box for vanishing a watch
Related to 1876
Modern Magic
219
Professor Hoffmann Lighting and Background for Thread Work
1876
Modern Magic
229
Professor Hoffmann Tricks with Handkerchief
1876
Modern Magic
236
Professor Hoffmann Loading a Lemon
1876
Modern Magic
248
Professor Hoffmann The Cups and Balls introduction
 		1876
Modern Magic
271
Professor Hoffmann General Comments on structure and presentation
 		1876
Modern Magic
278
The Chinese Rings
  • eight ring routine
  • twelve ring routine
Also published here 1876
Modern Magic
401
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Decanter and the Crystal Balls clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, two methods
Related to 1876
Modern Magic
426
Professor Hoffmann Electrical Tricks general comments
 		1876
Modern Magic
480
Professor Hoffmann Concluding Observations
  • Hints as to Working up Tricks
  • Arrangement of Programme
  • Stage Arrangements
  • Parting Counsels
 		1876
Modern Magic
502
Professor Hoffmann Chapter I. Introductory
1889
Tricks with Cards
1
Professor Hoffmann To Make the Pass "the very backbone of card conjuring"
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
4
Professor Hoffmann To Force Three Cards together three force cards repeat abcabcabc...
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
15
Professor Hoffmann N. B. how to get the deck in line of sight for glimpse
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
19
Professor Hoffmann Conjurers' Table - The Servante
1889
Tricks with Cards
36
Professor Hoffmann The use of the Magic Wand
1889
Tricks with Cards
36
Professor Hoffmann Chapter III. Special Cards and Tricks Therewith
1889
Tricks with Cards
38
Professor Hoffmann Chapter IV. Marked Cards, and Tricks Therewith
1889
Tricks with Cards
52
Professor Hoffmann Chapter V. Card Tricks of a Simple Character, not Necessitating Sleight of Hand
1889
Tricks with Cards
68
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VI. Card Tricks Without Apparatus, and Chiefly Dependent Upon Sleight of Hand
  • Advice to the Neophyte
  • The Conjurer's "Patter"
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
99
Professor Hoffmann Thought Anticipated general thoughts on the plot
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
128
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VII. Card tricks with Apparatus, or requiring Special Cards introduction
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
136
Professor Hoffmann A Drawn Card, placed in a Closed Box, made to Fly back to the Pack, while Another takes its Place in the Box including Another Method
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
160
Professor Hoffmann The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards three cards selected, which are then multiplied (e.g. a dozen aces of hearts), then all duplicates vanished
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
198
Professor Hoffmann Deck Pull
1889
Tricks with Cards
199
Professor Hoffmann Conjurers' Tables - Pistons
1889
Tricks with Cards
204
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VIII. Stage Tricks
1889
Tricks with Cards
204
Professor Hoffmann The "Sensation" Card Trick "An Experiment in Thought-reading"
three cards thought of, performer divines writes them on slips of paper, spectators remove their cards and the vanish from "card table" and reappear in deck
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
231
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1889
Tricks with Cards
250
Professor Hoffmann Introductory
1890
More Magic
1
Professor Hoffmann Tables in Magic how things have been simplified
 		1890
More Magic
4
Professor Hoffmann To Force three Cards together three cards repeat itself, spectator cuts anywhere
Variations 1890
More Magic
13
Professor Hoffmann To produce Three Cards at any Position in the Pack thought of by Another Person three cards appear consecutively at freely named number
 		1890
More Magic
38
Professor Hoffmann As an Out Trick for a Failed Force
1890
More Magic
48
Professor Hoffmann Introducing a Stacked Deck
1890
More Magic
74
Professor Hoffmann The Mysterious Pairs several spectators remove two cards each and place them face to face, performer receives one card and names the other, then the pairs come together again in the deck
 		1890
More Magic
84
Professor Hoffmann The Magic Card Case "A Chosen Card made to pass into an Empty Case", leather-covered case
 		1890
More Magic
115
Professor Hoffmann Addition behind Mirror
1890
More Magic
130
Professor Hoffmann The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards single card "reproduces" into duplicates, repeated with other cards, duplicates vanished again, pull
 		1890
More Magic
131
Professor Hoffmann Card-Vanisher pull with clip
 		1890
More Magic
133
Professor Hoffmann, Dr. Lynn The Penetrative Coin two borrowed hats & two bowls are build up on the table, four coins dropped in top one, the travel down in lower bowls audibly one by one, mechanical table
 		1890
More Magic
147
Professor Hoffmann Multiplying Coins and Tricks therewith shell, one coin becomes three and one again
 		1890
More Magic
161
Professor Hoffmann The eight Coins and two Brass Covers four borrowed coins each under two brass covers, coins travel from one pile to the other, two shells, also done in hands of spectator without covers
 		1890
More Magic
165
Professor Hoffmann The Mysterious Tumbler "To pass a coin from a Glass of Water into the Centre of an Orange", with full patter
Inspired by 1890
More Magic
172
Professor Hoffmann A Smashed Watch borrowed watch placed in paper bag, performer steps on it by mistake, watch crushed further in mortar, then shot on flower pot and it reappears in roots, with variation
 		1890
More Magic
185
Devono Watch-bag watch placed in bag and bag swung around to crash watch
Variations 1890
More Magic
193
Professor Hoffmann Watch-Stocking lady's stocking produced from spectator, watch placed in lady's socking which is swung around to crash watch
Inspired by 1890
More Magic
195
Professor Hoffmann Sleeve as Explanation for Spectators
1890
More Magic
211
Professor Hoffmann The Vanishing Pocket-handkerchief found in a Candle "New Method", with phase in which borrowed handkerchief shrinks in two phases
 		1890
More Magic
221
Professor Hoffmann Feats of Divination introduction
 		1890
More Magic
236
Robert Heller, Professor Hoffmann "Second Sight" Tricks with code outline
 		1890
More Magic
243
Professor Hoffmann Another Method
1890
More Magic
265
Professor Hoffmann On Shell Props
1890
More Magic
273
Professor Hoffmann The Chameleon Ball small ball changes color multiple times
 		1890
More Magic
274
Professor Hoffmann Tricks with Hats Hartz and his "Hat" Trick
 		1890
More Magic
285
Professor Hoffmann The Cannon-Ball Trick "improved", cannon-ball from hat
 		1890
More Magic
291
Professor Hoffmann The Animated Cigar cigar stands on top of hat and dances around
 		1890
More Magic
303
Professor Hoffmann The Magnetized Hat - Another Method hat is animated on table
 		1890
More Magic
317
Professor Hoffmann The Spiritualistic Ball, Ring and Card rod in stand, ball with hole placed on it, ball moves upwards and downwards, then jumps off, same with ring, card also rises up and down the rod
Related to 1890
More Magic
395
Professor Hoffmann The Demon Marksman
1890
More Magic
437
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1890
More Magic
457
Carl Willmann Professor Hoffmann
Oct. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 10)
145
Professor Hoffmann Vortrag zum magischen Kochtopf routine with egg production and cake-in-hat
Related to Oct. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 10)
155
Professor Hoffmann Vortrag zum magischen Kochtopf part two
Related to Nov. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 11)
168
Professor Hoffmann Preface
1903
Later Magic
iii
Professor Hoffmann Introduction
1903
Later Magic
xvii
Professor Hoffmann Chapter I - The Conjurer's Dress and Contrivances in Connection therewith chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
1
Professor Hoffmann Chapter II - Appliances and Expedients of General Utility chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
16
Hamley Brothers The "Premier" Servante attached to table, collapses flat, Professor Hoffmann suggests suction cup attachment
 		1903
Later Magic
20
Professor Hoffmann Deck Switch with Cigar-Box or similar item
 		1903
Later Magic
29
Professor Hoffmann A Special "Trap" for trapdoor in table or suitcase
 		1903
Later Magic
30
Professor Hoffmann Handkerchiefs to Glass two handkerchiefs travel into glass that spectator holds, ends clean
 		1903
Later Magic
47
Professor Hoffmann Production Addition to "Heller and De Vere Table" mechanical system to get item to top of table from within
 		1903
Later Magic
90
Professor Hoffmann Concatenation Extraordinary thirty separate metal links links to chain in tumbler
  • thread and gaffed table method
  • A Simpler Method, with the Mirror Glass
 		1903
Later Magic
94
Professor Hoffmann Chapter IV - The Magic Wand and Tricks Therewith chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
102
Professor Hoffmann, Professor Sylvester The Self-Supporting Wand clinging to hand and other objects, thread and other gimmicks
  • Introductory Patter
  • Various Methods of Suspension
  • The Wand Supported without any Mechanical Aid
Variations 1903
Later Magic
105
Professor Hoffmann The Rapping Wand thread, to answer questions
 		1903
Later Magic
113
Ellis Stanyon The Climbing Ring on wand
Related to 1903
Later Magic
118
Professor Hoffmann Chapter V - Tricks with Watches chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
134
P. T. Selbit, Professor Hoffmann A New "Palm" for Watches
1903
Later Magic
146
Professor Hoffmann A Borrowed Watch Reproduced from a Glass of Milk watch vanishes, milk poured from one glass to another, then watch taken out of milk, dry and functioning, two presentations
 		1903
Later Magic
157
Professor Hoffmann Using Shakespeare Quotes in Patter
1903
Later Magic
161
Professor Hoffmann, Joseph Michael Hartz, Professor De Vere The Locked and Corded Boxes nest of boxes
  • The Old Method
  • The Writer's Own Method
  • The Hartz Method
  • The De Vere Method
 		1903
Later Magic
172
Professor Hoffmann, Professor Anderson Excessive Use of Apparatus
1903
Later Magic
172
Professor Hoffmann The Flight of Time routine with watch, sight gags, watch vanishes from box, apparently shot with pistol into spectator, wand pushed into spectator
Related to 1903
Later Magic
183
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VI - Tricks with Rings
1903
Later Magic
189
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VII - Tricks with Handkerchiefs
  • The Recommendations of the Handkerchief for Magical Purposes
 		1903
Later Magic
207
Professor Hoffmann What is Best?
1903
Later Magic
222
Professor Hoffmann A Simple Appliance for Handkerchief Multiplication
1903
Later Magic
228
Professor Hoffmann Colour-Changing Tricks
  • The Inventors of the Colour-Change
 		1903
Later Magic
241
Professor Hoffmann Methods of "Vanishing" a Handkerchief
1903
Later Magic
268
Professor Hoffmann Miscellaneous Handkerchief Tricks
1903
Later Magic
303
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VIII - Flag Tricks chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
349
Professor Hoffmann Chapter IX - Tricks with Gloves chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
366
Professor Hoffmann Chapter X - Tricks with Eggs
  • The Celluloid Egg
 		1903
Later Magic
390
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XI - Tricks with Hats chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
437
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XII - Miscellaneous Tricks chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
471
Professor Hoffmann The Melting Coin (Improved) coin becomes soft, held into flame, becomes tin-foil ball
Related to
  • "La Pièce Fusible" (Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
 1903
Later Magic
484
John Nevil Maskelyne, Professor Hoffmann The Great Dictionary Trick word appears on arm
Related to 1903
Later Magic
490
Professor Hoffmann My Friend in Thibet card put in a box, two blank cards in envelopes with pencils, on chosen blank card name of selection appears
 		1903
Later Magic
497
Professor Hoffmann Fake Turnover to show both sides blank
 		1903
Later Magic
500
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1903
Later Magic
554
Professor Hoffmann, Carl Willmann Der zerrissene und wiedererstandene Hut borrowed hat torn and wrapped in paper, changes into flowers and hat is under the spectator's chair
Related to Jan. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 1)
13
Professor Hoffmann, Carl Willmann Der zerrissene und wiedererstandene Hut part two
Related to Feb. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 2)
28
Carl Willmann (reviewer) Later Magic by Professor Hoffmann Apr. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 4)
63
Carl Willmann (reviewer) King Koko by Professor Hoffmann Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
189
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster (reviewer) Later Magic by Professor Hoffmann Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
67
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster (reviewer) King Koko by Professor Hoffmann Jan. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 2)
32
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XIII - New Miscellaneous Tricks start of addition to expanded 1911 edition
 		1911
Later Magic
557
Mr. Gilbert, Professor Hoffmann The Changing Handkerchief Boxes two handkerchief of different color in two cardboard boxes transpose
Also published here 1911
Later Magic
578
Professor Hoffmann The Ball of Wool Trick (Improved)
Also published here 1911
Later Magic
585
Professor Hoffmann The Crystal Balls (Improved Method) clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, detailed routine
Related toAlso published here 1911
Later Magic
602
Joseph Michael Hartz Hartz Finale for Crystal Balls
Related to 1911
Later Magic
612
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XIV - Recollections of Hartz the Wizard biographical information on Hartz
 		1911
Later Magic
614
Professor Hoffmann Glass Vanish Variation
Also published here 1911
Later Magic
682
Joseph Michael Hartz, Alexander Herrmann, Professor Hoffmann The Pocket-Picking Trick producing chosen cards from shuffled deck in pocket, three handlings
Also published here 1911
Later Magic
719
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1911
Later Magic
738
Professor Hoffmann Preface
1911
Magical Titbits
iii
Mr. Gilbert, Professor Hoffmann The Changing Handkerchief Boxes two handkerchief of different color in two cardboard boxes transpose
Also published here 1911
Magical Titbits
25
Professor Hoffmann The Ball of Wool Trick (Improved)
Also published here 1911
Magical Titbits
35
Professor Hoffmann The Crystal Balls (Improved Method) clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, detailed routine
Also published here 1911
Magical Titbits
55
Professor Hoffmann Recollections of Hartz biographical information on Hartz
 		1911
Magical Titbits
67
Professor Hoffmann Glass Vanish Variation
Also published here 1911
Magical Titbits
140
Joseph Michael Hartz, Alexander Herrmann, Professor Hoffmann The Pocket-Picking Trick producing chosen cards from shuffled deck in pocket, three handlings
Also published here 1911
Magical Titbits
181
Professor Hoffmann L'Envoi
1911
Magical Titbits
221
Professor Hoffmann The Flying Card card from deck to case, sticky card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
105
Professor Hoffmann Table Edge Switch with Servante
1938
Greater Magic
326
Professor Hoffmann A Triple Discovery three selections are located twice, stripper deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
457
Theodore Annemann, Professor Hoffmann It Goes Double deck cut in half, top card on one packet is looked at and tells the top card of the other heap, repeated several times, as a finale both cards are named
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 22)
93
Professor Hoffmann Hollow Egg Idea
Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
184
Professor Hoffmann Professor Hoffmann's 8-Ring Routine
Also published here 1946
Rings In Your Fingers
101
Professor Hoffmann Professor Hoffmann's 12-Ring Routine
Also published here 1946
Rings In Your Fingers
101
Gerald Kosky Outwaited
Related to Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 187)
750
Victor Farelli, David Devant Hew Devant Used to Force method to force three cards, three cards repeat itself, spectator cuts anywhere
Inspired by Nov. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 6)
601
Theodore Annemann It Goes Double deck cut in half, top card on one packet is looked at and tells the top card of the other heap, repeated several times, as a finale both cards are named
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
102
Fred Robinson (reviewer) Baccarat Fair and Foul by Professor Hoffmann May 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9)
403
Harry Lorayne The Calculating Deck deck does a simple calculation
Inspired by 1977
The Magic Book
127
Harry Lorayne Name a Card deck cut in half, top card on one packet is looked at and tells the top card of the other heap
Related to 1977
The Magic Book
129
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Baccarat Fair & Foul by Professor Hoffmann 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 21)
81
Len Belcher Professor Hoffmann's Zylinder transparent tube stands on table, silks put inside, covered with another tube, silks change to sweets
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand #253, ca. 1958
 Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
138
Stephen Minch (reviewer) Modern Magic (1876) by Professor Hoffmann 1991
From Witchcraft to Card Tricks
20
Stephen Minch (reviewer) More Magic (1890) by Professor Hoffmann 1991
From Witchcraft to Card Tricks
25
Karl Fulves Cause an Effect card chosen, next selection named before it is made even though no faces have been seen by performer, Slip Force application
Inspired byVariations 1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
10
Magic: The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Professor Hoffmann (1839-1919)
  • Siegfried & Roy
  • Jay Marshall
  • A.C. Gilbert (1884-1961)
  • Slydini (1901-1991)
  • Harry Houdini (1874-1926)
  • Mark Wilson
  • Erdnase
  • P. T. Selbit (1879-1938)
Related to Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
58
Karl Fulves Database further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
115
Egg, Handkerchief, and Onion egg produced, then changed to silk, silk changes color, back to egg, then to an onion
Also published here
  • Professor Hoffmann, Tricks with Handkerchiefs, 1893, p. 329
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
214
Karl Fulves The Gypsy's Secret Gypsy Switch of item as it is wrapped in handkerchief
  • Basics In Brief
  • Robert-Houdin
  • Professor Hoffmann
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
113
Kainoa Harbottle Practice What You Preach or Pugilism and Coin Magic
  • By Means of Metal
on Professor Hoffmann's "Conjuror Dick" and practicing coin tricks
  • 1. I Practice "All The Time"
  • 2. I Practice All The Time While Searching For "Relationships"
  • 3. I "Practice" All The Time For "Real" Audiences
 		July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
40
John Carney Magnetized Wand wand clings to fingertips
  • Wand Gimmick
  • Wand Handling
Inspired by 2020
Sleights & Insights
214
Will Houstoun The Hoffmann Collector's Holy Grail on the various publications of Professor Hoffmann, different editions and number of copies
 		Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
17