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Hans "Severus" Ernst, Jules "Borosko" Sautebin Aus dem alten Zauberkasten variations for the Obedient Ball / Die
  • using a lemon (Borosko)
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 5)
9
Hans "Severus" Ernst Aus dem alten Zauberkasten on the die/hat penetration, "Durchdringung der Materie"
1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
7
Hans "Severus" Ernst Magie mit Zündhölzer three tricks with matches
  • mathematical divination
  • growing match
  • producing smoke, burnt striking surface
Also published here
  • "The Magic Fan" July 1939.
1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
15
Hans "Severus" Ernst, Van Balen-Blanken, Edwin Leist-Bernini 3x1 three ideas with matches
1. balancing match on table
2. matches move by themselves, held between fingers (Van Balen-Blanken)
3. animated matches (Leist-Bernini)
Also published here
  • Van Balen-Blanken's "Magnetische Zundhölzchen" in "Magie" 1938.
1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 2&3)
17
Hans "Severus" Ernst Die Historia von den 15 Christen und den 15 Türken
  • Der Vater mit den Stradivariousgeigen
trick for counting puzzle, every fifth is eliminated, eight cards and only red remain on the table
Aug. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 8)
2
Hans "Severus" Ernst 5 Minuten Sylvesterzauber Seven of Hearts changes to Six of Hearts, Five of Hearts and eventually to the Four, then selection is found by dealing into two piles, last two cards are selection and card with drawn figure, using a double facer with fake indices on both sides
  • Die fliegenden Herzen
Dec. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
3
Hans "Severus" Ernst Volte mit Riesenkarten by a director Schmidt, secretly cutting a jumbo deck
May 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 5)
4
Hans "Severus" Ernst Das Mirakel der schwarzen Karten black card travels into pile with red cards
June 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 6)
3
Hans "Severus" Ernst Eine neue magnetische Zündholzschachtel balancing matchbox, translation on page 11 "une nouvelle boite d'allumettes magnétique"
1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 3)
7
Hans "Severus" Ernst Mnemotechnik oder Hellsehen? naming missing card, clocking and marked deck, 36 cards, followed by french translation "Mnemotechnique ou bien clairvoyance?"
1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 3)
8
Hans "Severus" Ernst Lili Marlen / Lilly Marlen transposition, with street lantern apparatus and jumbo cards, copied in "Magi", see reference
Related toAlso published here
  • "Magi" January 1945
1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 4)
78
Hans "Severus" Ernst Die aetherischen Karten empty case is pierced with knife, selections appear inside
Inspired by
  • Lloyd W. Chambers "The ethereal cards"
1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 1)
4
Hans "Severus" Ernst Bimbo1 ABC deck is shuffled and nine cards written on grid, grid torn in halves and spectators try to form name of playing card, card matches with card in poker dice
1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2)
6
Dr. William Weyeneth, Hans "Severus" Ernst Disparition d'un petit foulard dans la main three knotted silks, silk in center vanishes from hand, followed by german translation "Neuer Tuchverschwindungs-Trick"
July 1946 8
Hans "Severus" Ernst Switzerland - Happy Land check changes to bill, bill appears in case and tube
1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
15
Hans "Severus" Ernst Zauberkünstler sind kurios aber short changing routine, with T-fold bill gimmick
1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 2&3)
11
Dr. William Weyeneth Ein Bombenerfolg ring of rope, rope pulled through sleeves
Related to 1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 4&5)
31
Hans "Severus" Ernst Fingerhut Tuchball production of a silk, using a thimble to form a small packet and manipulating the ball before producing it
1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6)
37
Hans "Severus" Ernst Der Trick des Jahres 1961 written on bill, bill is folded and unfolded and while bill is reversed writing is still readable
1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 1)
12
Hans "Severus" Ernst Das mathematische Spiel stacked deck for 36 cards, mathematical procedure on each card to know card that follows
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 4)
58