47 entries for Ben Christopher

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tom Sellers A Novel Match Box and Die Trick multiple out one out of six prediction
Variations 1927
Tricks That Work
16
Ben Christopher Scroll bill rolled up, vanished cigarette appears inside
 		Dec. 1965
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
11
Ben Christopher Money Monte with business card and bill, final phase one coin is wrapped in bill
Variations 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 398)
420
Bob Farrell More Monte using bill
Inspired by Jan. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 3)
14
Ben Christopher Satan's Seal coins predicted, then date
Variations Apr. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
27
Ben Christopher Multiple Out Billet Slate four billets
 		Apr. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
30
The Amazing Maurice on Satan's Seal one of four coins chosen, predicted
Inspired by Oct. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
61
Ben Christopher Foregone Conclusion six matches, spectator choses any number of matches, number predicted by die in matchbox
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
72
Ben Christopher Extraction middle glass of stack of three has water, stack covered, coins are thrown in an some of them penetrate top glass, de Kolta Glass
Variations June 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
105
Ben Christopher Utility Vanish wine in tumbler, empty glass in hat, wine poured into glass, travels back, then wine vanishes, Wonder Glass
 		June 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
106
Ben Christopher Ambulating Glass ring penetrates ribbon underneath wrapped glass, then glass penetrates table
 		Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
137
Ben Christopher Two Card Control two thought-of cards are found in same position in two halves
 		June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
187
Ben Christopher Other Voices card and color divined by medium in other room
Related to July 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
191
Ben Christopher Other Voices II three spectator choose cards, medium behind screen divines them, red-black gray code, see p. 200 for further references
Related to Aug. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
201
Ben Christopher Pendragon Rings rope rings move from spectator's arm to his head in dark room
Also published here Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
226
Aaron Wainer Matchbox & Die chosen number from 1 to 6 predicted in matchbox
Related to Jan. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 3)
235
Ben Christopher Status Quo reds and blacks separated, they stay separated despite shuffling, then done with small packet (4 & 4)
Related to Mar. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5)
248
Ben Christopher Negative Flight prediction under hat, card signed and sandwiched, sandwich put in hat, two cards removed, prediction says that one of removed cards is the last one in hat, and so it is
 		July 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 9)
269
Ben Christopher Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations 		Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
287
Bill Simon Block Slip Cut
Related toVariations 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
130
Roy Walton Blue Phantom II two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 4)
321
Marvin Johnson Blue Dice two numbers generated with dice, two spectators select cards and remove cards according to their numbers, both spectators selected the same card and it has different colored back
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 2)
387
Edward Marlo Visible Phantoms fairly selected cards turn over, double facers
Inspired by Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
281
Ben Christopher Link Illusion
  • The Heel Grip
  • The Shrinking Ring
  • The First Link
  • The Expanding Link
  • Drop Link
  • The Missing Link
 		Jan. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 3)
395
Ben Christopher Nokito Box using bottomless Okito box, three phases, different gaff options in "Added Notes"
 		Oct. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 12)
463
Ben Christopher Double Mental two selections
Related to Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
480
Ben Christopher Calculated Cut to place selection at desired position, see also p. 486
Related toVariations Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
481
Ben Christopher Unlimited Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King
  • Impromptu Method
Related toVariations Oct. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 12)
567
Karl Fulves Sum Spell performer and spectator write numbers on each side of a business card, those numbers are later spelled (!) to find a selection
Related to Nov. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 1)
571
Larry Jennings Two Placement Cuts
  • The First Cut
  • The Second Cut
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 2)
580
Ben Christopher Spello sentence spelled to arrive at selected card, featuring simple placement
 		Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 5)
603
Derek Dingle Impromptu Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King, see also p. 728 for comment by John Holland
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 5)
610
Ben Christopher Dead Slate living dead test, names written on a slate, assistant divines
 		Sep. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11)
659
Jack Avis Impromptu Unlimited four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King
Inspired by Sep. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11)
660
Francis Haxton Impromptu Unlimited four chosen card buried in deck, joker placed on top attracts the selections to top one by one
Inspired by Sep. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11)
660
Ben Christopher Mental Detective see also p. 728 for comment by Eric Kaufman
 		Oct. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 12)
677
Choice & Chance
Related to Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
856
George Jarshaur The Magic Mailbox origami fold of three-fold "wallet" with switch/steal properties
VariationsAlso published here May 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 7)
962
Ben Christopher Ben Christopher Ideas using folded origami wallet
1. A Transformation (card)
2. Ghost Town
3. An Origami Bet
4. A Vanish (card)
5. Two City Up-Down
6. Transpordgami
Inspired by May 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 7)
965
Ben Christopher Pentragon Ringe rope rings move from spectator's arm to his head in dark room
Also published here Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
15
Karl Fulves Unmix Problem some reds and black mixed, spectator choses which color comes to top one by one, posed as problem
Related to 1980
Color Quik
34
, Ben Christopher Movie Star Magic No. 32, do as I do routine with slips and names of movie stars, matching
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
40
Karl Fulves Ices and Kings four Aces, four Kings, two cards exchanged, stay separated, and so on, credit claim
Related toVariations 1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
6
Karl Fulves Crime Pays Naught credit information
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
101
Ed Morrisey Amazing Wonder Tube coins dropped in glass of milk, same coins produced from pocket, elaborate presentation, de Kolta glass
Inspired byRelated to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 9)
254
Karl Fulves Calculated Cut No. 5, two selections located, small packet cut off and card at that position remembered
Inspired by 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
11
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Re-Calculated Cut Chapter 10, to place selection at desired position
  • Triple Cut
  • In the Hands Triple Cut
  • Quad Cut
  • Quad Cut #2
  • Quad Cut #3
Inspired by 2004
Diamonds from Coal
72