Dr. Edward G. Ervin

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Silk Production from Empty Hands	No. 2, four silks, colors named and corresponding silks produced	Also published here A Silk Production from Empty Hands (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1975)	1920	Ten New Pocket Tricks	4	Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / Bare Handed
Theodore Annemann, Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A New Apparatus for the Pellet Switch	with a matchbox		1931	The Book Without A Name	38	Billet / Switches
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Lighted Cigarette through Handkerchief			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	12	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Cigarette & Cigar / Penetration
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Borrowed Cigarette through a Dinner Plate	using two forks and glass tumblers in the construction		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	13	Plate Cigarette & Cigar / Penetration
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	"Rolling" a Cigarette	loose tobacco and paper change into cigarette		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	15	Cigarette & Cigar / Transformation Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Cigar Fake	construction of fake (shell) cigar		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	16	Cigarette & Cigar / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Lighted Cigarette Vanish	in handkerchief, with vanisher gimmick attached to handkerchief		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	17	Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish Silk & Handkerchief / Devil's Handkerchief
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Cigarette in Electric Light Bulb	bulb lights in hand, vanished cigarette appears inside		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	18	Cigarette & Cigar / Traveling Light & Fire / Light Bulb
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Ultra Dollar Bill and Cigarette Effect	with method to make two bills with same serial number		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	19	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Cigarette or Cigar
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Cigarette Switch			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	20	Cigarette & Cigar / Switches
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Repeating Vanishing Bill	rolled-up bill vanishes, reappears, vanishes again, fake stuck to first finger for vanish		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	21	Bill / Vanish
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Dollar Bill and Lemon Routine	burnt in envelope, actual same bill found in lemon		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	22	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Coins from Nowhere	up to five coins produced singly, featuring an edge grip		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	24	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	One-Hand Watch Production	thin imitation watches from edge grip, see previous item		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	25	Watch / Appearance & Production
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Mephisto Sealed Billet Reading			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	26	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	New Version Want Ad Test	ads cut out of newspaper and put in envelope, one chosen, content divined		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	28	Newspaper / Newspaper Test Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	One Man Blackboard Test	dead person is written on a billet and burnt, name is divined	Inspired by Billet Test (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1937) Also published here One Man Blackboard Test (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1945)	1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	29	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks Mental Magic / Effects / Divination
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Secret Whisper	to make the spectator write up additional information on billet		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	29	Mental Magic / Principles / Dual Reality
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Billet Switch			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	30	Billet / Switches
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Billet Test	dead person is written on a billet and burnt, name is divined	Variations One Man Blackboard Test (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1937)	1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	31	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks Mental Magic / Effects / Divination
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Table Levitation	with gimmick and light table		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	32	Table & Servante Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Comedy Slate Test	humorous message appears on one of two slates		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	33	Mental Magic / Effects / Gag Slate / Appearing Writing
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Telepathic Prediction	named number appears in chosen color on paper stuck to piece of wood, optional repeat phase		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	34	Paper / Appearing Writing, Photos, ... Mental Magic / Principles / Pocket Writing
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Table Acquitment	glass with water penetrates table under handkerchief cover, secret paper cup poses as glass		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	36	Glass / Through Table (Paper Cover)
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Match Box Monte	rattle gimmick		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	36	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Little Demon Silk Production	with hollow gaff, one-handed or two-handed production of large silk		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	37	Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / Bare Handed Hand Gimmicks / Container
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Inverted Match Through Fist	match turns over as it is pushed through fist		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	38	Match & Matchbox / Match / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Torn and Restored Tissue	accidentally dropping pieces with are also restored	Related to The Sphinx, September 1920	1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	39	Paper / Torn & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Phantom Tobacco Trick	loose tobacco vanishes from one hand and appears in the other		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	40	Cigarette & Cigar / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Table Knife Levitation	clings to hand, with a gimmick		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	41	Knife & Paddle / Animation
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Subtle Penetration	handling for wand or pencil through handkerchief		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	42	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Wand & Stick / Penetration of Other Objects Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	The Diabolical Die	die changes orientation while under a cover		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	43	Dice (small) / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Suggestions	on using a hat as a prop in a performance		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	44	Articles / Articles Clothing / Hat
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Sucker Production	red brick produced from spectator's clothing		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	45	Body Loading Stone & Rock Pickpocketing / Loading the Spectator
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	An Impromptu Production	glass with water produced from wrapping paper		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	46	Liquid / Appearance & Production Glass / Production & Appearance
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Cut and Restored Turban			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	48	Silk & Handkerchief / Ribbon / Cut & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Torn Cigarette Paper Idea	idea to get extra piece, named number appears on restored paper		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	49	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored Cigarette Paper
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	"Any Color" Silk	silk of named color produced, body loading		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	49	Body Loading Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / Bare Handed
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Ringing a Ribbon			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	51	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Transformo	billiard ball into handkerchief, balloon as billiard ball		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	52	Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Transformation
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Telling the Time on a Watch	time on wrapped watch divined		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	53	Watch / Set Time is Predicted or Changed Mental Magic / Effects / Divination
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Burned and Restored Handkerchief	borrowed		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	54	Silk & Handkerchief / Destroyed & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Three Card Monte	six red and one black card, long-short glued pairs, jumbo card		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	55	Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Gambling Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Peek Pairs (glued at bottom)
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Find the Joker	with three jumbo cards, long-short glued pairs		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	56	Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Gambling Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Peek Pairs (glued at bottom)
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Diminutive Wine and Water	chemical		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	57	Liquid / Transformation
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Needle Trick	spectator examines mouth with flash light		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	58	Needle / Swallowing
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Needle Trick - Self-Contained Method			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	59	Needle / Swallowing
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Milk Transposition	milk poured into borrowed hat, then glass with milk removed from it, it vanishes in container and is found back in hat		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	60	Liquid / Traveling Glass / Traveling
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Vanishing Glass of Water	celluloid fake is pushed up the sleeve under handkerchief cover		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	61	Glass / Vanish Liquid / Vanish
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Glass of Water Vanish from Bamboo Rod	handkerchief with disc, servante in pitcher		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	62	Glass / Vanish Liquid / Vanish
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Vanishing Glass of Water a la Okito	with tray		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	63	Glass / Vanish Liquid / Vanish
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	The Stretching Handkerchief			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	64	Silk & Handkerchief / Growing & Shrinking
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Restored Ribbon			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	65	Rope / Cut & Restored Silk & Handkerchief / Ribbon / Cut & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Marvello Paper Tearing	duplicate paper glued in corner of paper		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	67	Paper / Torn & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Rising Card from Tumbler	weighted thread gimmick		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	69	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Color Changing Silk			1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	71	Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	The Dissolving Cigarette	dissolving cane type gaff		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	72	Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Mighty Lak a Rose	rose starts in hidden tube in vest		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	73	Flower / Real / Appearance & Production
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Spooky Yarn	yarn remains sustained in midair		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	74	Thread / Miscellaneous Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Three Times - And Out	kicker transformation for color changing silk routine		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	75	Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Egg and Lemon	egg and lemon each in silk transpose	Also published here "An Illusive Metamorphosis" (The Sphinx, June 1921)	1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	76	Food / Fruit Egg / Transposition / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Another Paper Tearing Trick		Also published here The Sphinx, September 1921	1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	77	Paper / Torn & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Untying Silk	thread		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	78	Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Cone Load		Also published here The Sphinx, July 1921	1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	79	Paper / Cone made from Paper
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Cut and Restored Lemon	with lemon shell		1937	The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin	80	Food / Fruit
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Dollar Cut			Feb. 1938	The Jinx (Issue 41)	279	Bill / Torn & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A New Torn Cigarette Paper Wrinkle			June 1938	The Jinx (Issue 45)	309	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored Cigarette Paper
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	An Invisible Card Shiner	painting lacquer nail polish on hand	Related to No Mirror (Jack Posetary, 1970)	June 1938	The Jinx (Issue 45)	309	Cards / Principles / Shiner
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Paper Cup and Silk Routine	water vanishes, reappears in cup, silks appear from cup		June 1938	The Jinx (Issue 45)	309	Liquid / Traveling Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / With Props
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Dr. Ervins Straw Trick	straw is cut into pieces, one piece is stretched to a full size straw again	Related to More Odds & Ends (Franklin M. Chapman, 1939)	Oct. 1938	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 4)	1	Straw
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Dr. Ervin's Psychic Cigarette	cigarette rolls towards performer on table		Dec. 1938	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 6)	3	Cigarette & Cigar / Animation Magnet / As Hidden Method / Miscellanous
Franklin M. Chapman	More Odds & Ends	on credits, the Cigarette from Nowhere, Oriental Papers, Ervin's Straw Trick	Related to Dr. Ervins Straw Trick (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1938) Again - The Cigarette from Nowhere (Franklin M. Chapman, 1939) Oriental Papers (Franklin M. Chapman, 1939)	May 1939	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 11)	1	Articles / Articles Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Pantomime Cigarette
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Coin Load	holder for Miser's Dream, with hat and slate		May 1939	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 11)	3	Coin / Gaffed / Holder & Loading Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Miser's Dream
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Magnetized Plate	cigarette moves on plate		July 1939	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 1)	4	Cigarette & Cigar / Animation
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Here's How	shot glass vanishes and reappears under handkerchief		Nov. 1939	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 5)	4	Glass / Production & Appearance Glass / Vanish
Clayton Rawson	Sixth Finger Card Rise		Related to Sixth Finger (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1940)	Feb. 1940	The Jinx (Issue 78)	511	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / False Finger
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Number Thot	number "randomly" calculated divined, interesting principle	Also published here Number Thot (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1944)	Feb. 1940	The Jinx (Issue 79)	515	Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	The Adhesive Tape Tie			Feb. 1940	The Jinx (Issue 81)	526	Rope / Penetration / Thumb Tie
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Sixth Finger		Inspired by Sixth Finger Card Rise (Clayton Rawson, 1940)	1940	The Jinx (Issue 84)	539	Hand Gimmicks / False Finger
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Magician's Cone	production of various stuff from paper cone		1940	The Jinx (Issue 120)	705	Paper / Cone made from Paper
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Nine from Three	three coins from pocket travel to three coins in other hand, stack to hide coins		Mar. 1940	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 9)	4	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Pocket
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Bombay Propaganda	inverted match thru fist with cigarette		Mar. 1940	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 9)	4	Cigarette & Cigar / Animation Cigarette & Cigar / Miscellaneous
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Tips	on thin coins, matches and gamblers		May 1940	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 11)	4	Match & Matchbox / Match / Miscellaneous Coin / Gaffed / Miscellaneous Articles / Articles
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	In Reverse!	cig papers change color		June 1940	Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 12)	4	Paper / Transformation
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Dr. Ervin's Rope Restoration			1941 ca.	Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks	134	Rope / Cut & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Worth Knowing	An Invisible Card Shiner, painting lacquer nail polish on hand		1943	Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks	16	Cards / Principles / Shiner
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Number Thot	number "randomly" calculated divined, interesting principle	Also published here Number Thot (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1940)	1944	Practical Mental Effects	122	Numbers / Calculating & Mental Arithmetic Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Easy Mark	No. 7, book test, assistent divines word, secretly marking word and page with nail writer		1944	Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer	15	Mental Magic / Effects / Two Person Telepathy Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami Book / Book Test / Routines
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Is It Telepathy?	No. 21, letter, figure and geometrical design divined by performer		1944	Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer	24	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Impromptu Bill Reading			1945	My Best	163	Bill / Number-Reading
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	One Man Blackboard Test	dead person is written on a billet and burnt, name is divined	Also published here One Man Blackboard Test (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1937)	1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	28	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks Mental Magic / Effects / Divination
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Dr. Ervin's Variation of the Figure Eight			1956	Rope Eternal	11	Rope / Cut & Restored
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	The Ervin Trip Loop			1956	Rope Eternal	17	Rope / Cut & Restored
Jack Posetary	No Mirror	reading colors of cards, whet thumbnail as shiner, see also p. 411	Related to An Invisible Card Shiner (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1938) Technicolor Thought (Karl Fulves, 1971)	Dec. 1970	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 2)	389	Cards / Principles / Moisture Cards / Principles / Shiner Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Magician / Sense of Touch (or other)
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	A Silk Production from Empty Hands	four silks, colors named and corresponding silks produced	Also published here A Silk Production from Empty Hands (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1920)	1975	Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks	240	Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / Bare Handed
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	Geldschein und Zitrone	bill vanishes, lemon is cut open and inside is an "i owe you" note, this is wrapped in flash paper and burned and changes back to bill	Also published here Pentagram, Feb. 1947	June 1976	Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)	77	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / Props
Dr. Edward G. Ervin	One from Two	No. 4, two coins clearly shown, one placed in pocket, it comes back, featuring three-coin arrangement that can be shown from both sides as two coins, also for six-as-three coins	Variations Push Thru Poker (Karl Fulves, 1992)	1989	Self-Working Coin Magic	5	Coin / Sleights / Hiding Coins - Display Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Variations on "Two in the Hand, One in Pocket" Random Object / Two in the Hand, One in the Pocket
Karl Fulves	Push Thru Poker	two Twos and an Ace shown in spread, Twos pushed through other two cards one by one, then change into Aces	Inspired by One from Two (Dr. Edward G. Ervin, 1989)	1992	Deceptive Practices	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Transformation
Dr. Edward G. Ervin (reviewer)	David P. Abbott's Show 1930	by David P. Abbott	Also published here The Sphinx, Vol. 29 No. 8, Oct. 1930	Aug. 2004	Genii (Vol. 67 No. 8)	58	Reviews / Shows

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