Michael Ammar

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Bert Jacques, Gene Keeney	Two Dollar Bill Tear	two-dollar bill torn, halves change into one-dollar bills	Variations Two Dollar Bill Tear (Michael Ammar, 1983)	1973	Close-up Cavalcade	135	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Harvey Rosenthal	Spellbound	three changes	Related to Ultimate 1 Finger Spellbound (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1976	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2)	891	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	UnCanny	chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end	Related to Creamed (Jay Sankey, 2004) Variations Beenie Weenie (Michael Ammar, 1983)	1978	Las Vegas Close-Up	10	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Can
Michael Ammar	Kick Key	glimpsing peeked-at card		July 1979	Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)	220	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center at break, jog, ... Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	Frozen Deckery	card with torn off corner reappears frozen in block of ice in card case	Also published here The Iceman Cometh (Michael Ammar, 1980) The Iceman Cometh (Michael Ammar, 1991)	Apr. 1980	Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)	325	Ice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Ice
Michael Ammar	Ice-O-Teric	card in ice cube which appears in hand		Apr. 1980	Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)	327	Ice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Ice
Michael Ammar	Card Fold	in sixth below the deck	Variations Card Fold (Michael Ammar, 2007)	Apr. 1980	Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)	327	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Folding
Michael Ammar	Wiped Clean	showing both hands empty while hiding a coin	Related to A la wiped clean de Michael Ammar (Miguel Ángel Gea, 2009) Variations Particle Press (Doug Conn, 1999) Wipe Production (Doug Conn, 1999) Variante del pase Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, Joaquín Navajas, 2019) Also published here Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, 1980)	July 1980	Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 7)	368	Coin / Sleights / Hiding Coins - Display Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar	The Iceman Cometh	card in ice block, torn corner	Also published here Frozen Deckery (Michael Ammar, 1980) The Iceman Cometh (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	2	Ice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Ice
Michael Ammar	Card Case Switch	three strategies		1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	3	Cards / Sleights / Case Things / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine
Michael Ammar	Corner Switch	as it is torn off	Related to Torn Corner Switch (Michael Ammar, 2009) Also published here Corner Switch (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	6	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Part of torn Card
Michael Ammar	This'll "Flip" You Out!	broken and restored flip-top from can	Variations Popped Top! (Richard Bartram, Jr., 1985) Also published here This'll Flip You Out (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	7	Can
Michael Ammar	Switching Sandwiches		Variations Sandswitch (Jamy Ian Swiss, 1987) Also published here Switching Sandwiches (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Switching Sandwiches
Michael Ammar	Peek Justification			1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	9	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Peek forms
Michael Ammar	Card Cubes	card in ice cube which appears in hand	Variations Fist of Frost (Michael Ammar, 1995) Also published here Card Cubes (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	14	Ice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Ice
Michael Ammar	Wiped Clean	to show hands empty	Also published here Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, 1980) Wiped Clean #1 (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	17	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar	Torn and Restored Cigarette #1		Also published here Torn & Restored Cigarette #1 (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	19	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored
Michael Ammar	Signed Bill in Lightbulb		Also published here Signed Bill in Light Bulb (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	21	Light & Fire / Light Bulb Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	Let's Hit the Bottle	corked bottle	Also published here Let's Hit the Bottle (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	28	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Michael Ammar	Torn and Restored Cigarette #2		Also published here Torn & Restored Cigarette #2 (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	The Command Performance — Premier Issue	31	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored
Michael Ammar	Pencil Thru Quarter		Variations Kung Fu Quarter (David Williamson, 1990 ca.) Pencil Pusher (David Williamson, 2003) Also published here Pencil Thru Quarter (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	Encore I	2	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Michael Ammar	Indoor Baseball	card on board, thumb tack	Also published here Indoor Baseball (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	Encore I	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall
Michael Ammar	"Did You Order Salt or Pepper?"	salt to pepper packet transformation	Also published here Did You Order Salt or Pepper? (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	Encore I	14	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Packet / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	Ultimate 1 Finger Spellbound		Related to Spellbound (Harvey Rosenthal, 1976) Also published here Ultimate One-Finger Spellbound (Michael Ammar, 1991) Fingertip Spellbound Change (Michael Ammar, 2010)	1980	Encore I	17	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes
Michael Ammar	Bluefield Debute	selection transforms blue, red mate in card case	Also published here Bluefield Debut (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	Encore I	19	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back
Michael Ammar	Billy, the Hypnotized Balloon	needle through balloon and ring into balloon	Also published here Billy, the Hypnotized Balloon (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	Encore I	23	Balloon / Penetration Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	The Clip Card Vanish	vanishing torn pieces of card in paper clip Alternate Handling	Also published here Clip Card Vanish (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1980	Encore I	27	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Paper Clip & Cards
Russ Burns	Liquid Silver	four coins through handkerchief	Variations Coins Thru Silk (Michael Ammar, 1983)	Apr. 1981	Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4)	469	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Silk
Michael Ammar	Card Matrix	cards visually assemble instead of coins underneath	Related to Evening Up The Odds (Doug Conn, 1999) Also published here Card Matrix (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1981	Encore II	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects
Michael Ammar	Retention Vision Vanish		Also published here Retention-of-Vision Vanish (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1981	Encore II	7	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / Retention of Vision Vanish
Michael Ammar	Wiped Clean #2	to show both hands empty	Also published here Wiped Clean #2 (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1981	Encore II	9	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar	Coin on Ceiling	also as a kicker for card on ceiling with card corner	Variations Govan's Upshot (Barry Govan, 2022) Also published here Coin on Ceiling (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1981	Encore II	11	Coin / Gaffed / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar	Inversion	here spelled "Jim Louis" First Handling (Piet Forton) Second Handling (Michael Ammar) Third Handling (Michael Ammar)	Variations My Reverse Routine (Jamy Ian Swiss, 1987) Also published here Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, 1991)	1981	Encore II	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
Michael Ammar	The Vanishing Glass	stemmed glass vanishes under silk handkerchief	Variations Ein guter Tropfen (Sveroni, 1991) Also published here The Vanishing Glass (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1981	Encore II	29	Glass / Vanish
Derek Dingle	Rollover Aces		Related to Speaking Volumes (Michael Ammar, 2002) Variations The Bowl-Over Aces (Steve Freeman, Roger Klause, 1978) Rollover Aces (Steve Beam, 1987)	1982	The Complete Works of Derek Dingle	148	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Rollover Aces
Michael Ammar	Squeeze Play	deck becomes crooked		1982	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck
Michael Ammar	Kointakey	coin to key		1982	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1	25	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object
Michael Ammar	Sonic Squeeze	production of ca. four coins in empty hands one by one	Related to Slick Splits (Jay Sankey, 2004) Making Millions (Ken De Courcy, 2006) Also published here Sonic Squeeze (Michael Ammar, 2002)	Oct. 1982	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 2)	12	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Michael Ammar	Topitized Silk to Egg			1983	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2	99	Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation Egg / Silk to Egg
Michael Ammar	Flash Coins	coins appear in pyro flashes, with lighter	Also published here Flash Coins (Michael Ammar, 1983)	Nov. 1983	Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 11)	841	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Light & Fire / Lighter
Michael Ammar	Flash Coins	three coins appear from flame of lighter, then lighter changes into fourth coin, topit	Also published here Flash Coins (Michael Ammar, 1983)	1983	Encore III	11	Pocket Techniques / Topit Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Light & Fire / Lighter
Michael Ammar	Presentation 1	for Bill Switch		1983	Encore III	20	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Michael Ammar	Yeast Card	ambitious card with card to match book finale, folded		1983	Encore III	24	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Climaxes Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Matchbox Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines
Michael Ammar	Beenie Weenie	chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end	Inspired by UnCanny (Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff, 1978)	1983	Encore III	36	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Can
Michael Ammar	Two Dollar Bill Tear	two dollar bill splits into two one dollar bills and back	Inspired by Two Dollar Bill Tear (Bert Jacques, Gene Keeney, 1973)	1983	Encore III	41	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Michael Ammar	Card on Ceiling			1983	Encore III	69	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall
Michael Ammar	Coins Thru Silk	three silver dollars penetrate translucent silk	Inspired by Liquid Silver (Russ Burns, 1981) Variations Münzen Durch Tuch (Chris Power, 1990) Ultimative Münzendurchdringung (Alexander de Cova, 1992)	1983	Encore III	78	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Silk
Michael Ammar	Coins Through the Table	four coins, using Gallo Pitch		1983	Encore III	91	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	The Jokers & Mr. T	assembly with four Jokers and twelve red cards		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Triple Snap	card is turned over in one hand and snapped three times		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	17	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Riffling and Sound Effects Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Turnover of Cards
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Richard Kaufman	A Card Well Hung	card penetrates wire of coathanger	Inspired by Hang-Up (Richard Kaufman, 1991) Also published here A Card Well Hung (Richard Kaufman, Michael Ammar, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, 1996)	1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	19	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Miscellaneous Coathanger
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Cut & Restored Hair			1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	25	Propless / Body Magic
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Quick Trip	six coins		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	47	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Tabled
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Spot Remover	using a coin, placed on center pip, card changes	Variations Spot Remover Variation (Thomas Fraps, 1995)	1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	49	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Picking Off the Pip
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Happy Card	card jumps from deck, while deck is split in the hands		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	57	Cards / Sleights / Shooting & Scaling Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Michael Ammar	Optical Disadvantage	temple of glasses broken off and restored	Variations Optical Advantage (Steve Cohen, 1991)	1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	61	Glasses
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	$5 Climax	Matrix routine using bills		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	64	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Four Cards
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	The Bent Copper-Silver Transposition	one coin is bent, in spectator's hand	Also published here The Bent Copper-Silver Transposition (Michael Ammar, Daryl Martinez, Paul Harris, 1996)	1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	72	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper & Silver / with Spectator
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Regeneration	King torn into four pieces, the pieces change to full-sized cards	Variations Starfish (Richard Kaufman, 1984)	1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Fingertip Flyers	four coins under four fingers travel from hand to hand		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	79	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Tabled
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	The Un-Box	Signed card is pulled from case, case turns out to be completely sealed		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	86	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Coin From Pen Cap			1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	89	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Pen
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	A Hefty Penetration	card penetrates clear plastic bag	Also published here A Hefty Penetration (Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Michael Ammar, 1996)	1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	100	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	Freeze Dried Flame	flame from match is removed and freezes, flame is placed back on match		1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	104	Match & Matchbox / Match / Relighting already struck match Light & Fire / Fire
Michael Ammar, Paul Harris	Michael's Proposition	final phase for a matrix type routine, last card ends up under spectator's hand	Also published here Michael's Proposition (Michael Ammar, Paul Harris, 1996)	1984	Close-up Seductions	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	Bill to Cigarette	first rolled up bill and cigarette change places, then cigarette vanishes bill changes into cigarette eventually bill is found in cigarette		1984	Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2	112	Cigarette & Cigar / Miscellaneous Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Transposition Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Cigarette or Cigar
Richard Kaufman	Starfish	King torn into four pieces, the pieces change to full-sized cards, four duplicates of original King, then they change into different Kings	Inspired by Regeneration (Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, 1983)	1984	Abstract	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks
Michael Ammar	A Cut & Restored Rope Replacement			1985	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4	30	Rope / Cut & Restored
Michael Ammar	False Count With Coins	overcount	Variations Click Pass (Kainoa Harbottle, 2015)	Autumn 1985	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)	312	Coin / Sleights / False Count
David Roth	The Original Chinese Coin Assembly	No-card coin assembly, hands as only cover	Variations Shadow Coins (Michael Ammar, 1995) Evening Up The Odds (Doug Conn, 1999) Matrix manual (Miguel Gómez, David Roth, 2007) Monarch (Avi Yap, 2021)	1985	Expert Coin Magic	65	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Chink a Chink
Richard Bartram, Jr.	Popped Top!	broken and restored flip-top from can	Inspired by This'll "Flip" You Out! (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1985	Close-Up of the Damned	18	Can
Joaquín Navajas	Wiped Clean Vanish		Inspired by Wiped Clean #1 (Michael Ammar, 1991) Also published here Wiped Clean Vanish (Joaquín Navajas, 2019)	1985	Monedas Personales	47	Coin / Sleights / Hiding Coins - Display Coin / Sleights / Sleeving Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Steve Dusheck	Jumbo Coin Vanish	with topit	Inspired by The Topit Book, Michael Ammar, p. 23	1985	The Dusheck Vest	14	Pocket Techniques / Topit Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins
Michael Ammar	Haley's Comet	ball appears in flash and disappears (in topit), lighter disappears		1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	33	Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Production & Appearance
Bob Fitch, Michael Ammar	Bouncing Ball Vanish Variation	topit		1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	35	Pocket Techniques / Topit Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Vanish
Michael Ammar	Lighter Vanish	topit		1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	36	Light & Fire / Light Pocket Techniques / Topit
Michael Ammar	Ring Band-It	finger ring on rubber band	Variations Band Display (A. Berkeley Davis, 1986) Ringleader (Simon Aronson, 2001)	Aug. 1986	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)	1	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
Michael Ammar	Incredible Coins Across	into spectator's hands, last coin comes from thin air	Variations Monedas a través de las mangas (Joaquín Navajas, 2019)	Sep. 1986	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 2)	1	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Michael Ammar, Harry Lorayne	Harry Lorayne's Snapped			Nov. 1986	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 4)	7	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored
A. Berkeley Davis	Band Display	touches	Inspired by Ring Band-It (Michael Ammar, 1986)	Nov. 1986	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 4)	8	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
Michael Ammar, Alfonso Aceituno	Alphonso's Alchemy Variation	copper penny into gold penny, coal into diamond, both into ring with diamond		Dec./Jan. 1986/1987	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)	13	Ring / Finger Rings / Transformation Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object
Michael Ammar	Sonic Squeeze Production			1987	New Wave Close-Up	56	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Jamy Ian Swiss	My Reverse Routine	card turns over a few times, then the whole deck	Inspired by Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, 1981) Also published here My Reverse Routine (Jamy Ian Swiss, 2002)	1987	Theatrics	38	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers
Jamy Ian Swiss	Sandswitch	selection appears between two isolated sandwich cards and then changes into second selection	Inspired by Switching Sandwiches (Michael Ammar, 1980) Variations Sandswitch (Jamy Ian Swiss, 2016)	1987	Thoughts	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Switching Sandwiches
Michael Ammar	Stand-up Cups & Balls			1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)	1	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Routines
Michael Ammar	Thumb Tip Finesse	Technique #1 (vanish a bill) Technique #2 (vanish a cigarette) Technique #3 (vanishing with middle finger) Pocket Loading (pocket management)	Also published here Thumbtip Finesse (Michael Ammar, 1991) Bill Vanish #2 (Michael Ammar, 2006)	1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)	1	Bill / Vanish Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Michael Ammar	The Linking Bands Pinch	finesse	Inspired by Linking Rubber Bands (Dan Harlan, Mitch Williams, 1988)	1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)	6	Rubber Band / Penetration / Linking
Michael Ammar	The Two Card Trick	selection appears and changes into second selection	Also published here The Two Card Trick (Michael Ammar, 1991) Der 2-Kartentrick (Michael Ammar, 1991) The Two Card Trick (Michael Ammar, 2001)	1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Michael Ammar	Pop-Out Production with Double Card		Related to Circle Production (Idan Kaufman, 2020) Variations Pop-Out Production with Double Card (Justin Hanes, Michael Ammar, 2004)	1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)	27	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Dan Harlan, Mitch Williams	Linking Rubber Bands		Related to The Linking Bands Pinch (Michael Ammar, 1988) Stretching It (Michael Weber, Chris Kenner, 1991) Variations Super Link (Aldo Colombini, 1994) Bandlock & Vanish (John Kent, 1994) The Jo-dan Link (Joe Rindfleisch, 1995) Remote Link (Joe Rindfleisch, 1995) A Marriage of Convenience (Joe Rindfleisch, 1995) The Locker (Troy Hooser, 1998)	1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)	28	Rubber Band / Penetration / Linking
Michael Ammar	The Natural Lay of the Hand	essay on hand position while palming		1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)	16	Propless / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Palming / General Comments Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions
Michael Ammar, Tom Mullica, Doc Eason	The Vanishing Napkin			1990	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)	26	Paper / Vanish Paper / Paper Napkin
Michael Ammar	The Pocket 'o Mystery	three cards to pant pockets and fly		1990	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)	31	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card to Fly Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Travelers
Michael Ammar	Gaffed Pants	for Card to Fly		1990	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)	31	Cards / Sleights / Cloths and Cards / Gaffed Jacket or Trousers
Michael Ammar	Bottle Production	from topit		1990	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)	35	Bottle / Appearance & Production
Michael Ammar	Bottle Vanish	with silk, topit		1990	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)	42	Bottle / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	The Floating Bill	elastic invisible thread suggested by Alexander de Cova	Related to The Floating Bill (Michael Ammar, Alexander de Cova, 1991)	1990	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)	46	Thread / Invisible Thread / Elastic Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Bill / Animation / Floatation
Michael Ammar	The Card Through Bar	using Tom Mullica's Bar Index		1990	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)	62	Cards / Principles / Card Index Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Table
William Goldman	The In Version		Inspired by Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, 1991)	1990	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 32)	576	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
Michael Ammar	Spellbound Move	edge grip		1990	Top Secret Stuff	127	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes
Chris Power	Münzen Durch Tuch	three coins penetrate a transparent handkerchief one by one	Inspired by Coins Thru Silk (Michael Ammar, 1983) Variations Münzen durch Tuch 3.0 (Christian Scherer, 2019)	1990	Laid Back in Graz 1990	28	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Silk
David Williamson	Kung Fu Quarter		Inspired by Pencil Thru Quarter (Michael Ammar, 1980) Also published here Pencil Pusher (David Williamson, 2003)	1990 ca.	How Magic Works	3	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Michael Ammar	Stand-Up Cups & Balls	detailled explanation		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	1	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Routines
Michael Ammar	No Tip "Tip-Over" Load			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	13	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups
Michael Ammar	Retention-of-Vision Vanish		Also published here Retention Vision Vanish (Michael Ammar, 1981)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	33	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / Retention of Vision Vanish
Michael Ammar	Ultimate One-Finger Spellbound		Also published here Ultimate 1 Finger Spellbound (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	40	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes
Michael Ammar	Corner Switch	as it is torn off	Also published here Corner Switch (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	44	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Part of torn Card
Edward Marlo, Michael Ammar	Bottom Deal Force			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	46	Cards / Sleights / Force / Dribble Force Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / One-Handed
Michael Ammar	Wiped Clean #1	to show hands empty	Variations Wiped Clean Vanish (Joaquín Navajas, 1985) Wiped Clean Vanish (Joaquín Navajas, 2019) Also published here Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	48	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar	Wiped Clean #2	to show hands empty	Also published here Wiped Clean #2 (Michael Ammar, 1981)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	51	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar	Clip Card Vanish	vanishing torn pieces of card in paper clip	Also published here The Clip Card Vanish (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	54	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Paper Clip & Cards
Michael Ammar	Cut & Restored Rope Replacement	move for standard method		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	56	Rope / Cut & Restored
Edward Marlo, Michael Ammar	Side-Steal (with Top Card Cover)			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	58	Cards / Sleights / Sandwich Loading Techniques Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Side Steals (not to palm!)
Michael Ammar	Thumbtip Finesse	Technique #1 (vanish a bill) Technique #2 (vanish a cigarette) Technique #3 (vanishing with middle finger) Pocket Loading (pocket management)	Also published here Thumb Tip Finesse (Michael Ammar, 1988)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	60	Bill / Vanish Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Michael Ammar	This'll Flip You Out	broken and restored flip-top from can	Also published here This'll "Flip" You Out! (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	89	Can
Michael Ammar	Coin on Ceiling	also as a kicker for card on ceiling with card corner	Also published here Coin on Ceiling (Michael Ammar, 1981)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	93	Coin / Gaffed / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	Card Matrix	cards visually assemble instead of coins underneath	Also published here Card Matrix (Michael Ammar, 1981)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	95	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects
Michael Ammar	The Vanishing Glass	stemmed glass vanishes under silk	Also published here The Vanishing Glass (Michael Ammar, 1981)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	115	Glass / Vanish
Michael Ammar	Switching Sandwiches		Also published here Switching Sandwiches (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	125	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Switching Sandwiches
Michael Ammar	Torn & Restored Cigarette #1		Also published here Torn and Restored Cigarette #1 (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	130	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored
Michael Ammar	Torn & Restored Cigarette #2		Also published here Torn and Restored Cigarette #2 (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	132	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored
Michael Ammar	Ring Band-It	three phases		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	135	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
Michael Ammar	Did You Order Salt or Pepper?	salt to pepper transformation	Also published here "Did You Order Salt or Pepper?" (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	145	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Transformation
Michael Ammar	Bluefield Debut	selection transforms blue, red mate in card case	Also published here Bluefield Debute (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	149	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back
Michael Ammar	Paint Brush Change Variation			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	151	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Michael Ammar	Broken & Restored Rubberband Finesse			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	154	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored
Michael Ammar	The Linking Headbands Pinch	done with thick headbands		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	158	Rubber Band / Penetration / Linking
Michael Ammar	Pencil Thru Quarter		Also published here Pencil Thru Quarter (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	161	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Michael Ammar	Trade Show Climax	coin permanently stuck on pencil	Variations Target Practice (Michael Kaminskas, 1996)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	166	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Michael Ammar	The Iceman Cometh	card in ice block, torn corner	Also published here The Iceman Cometh (Michael Ammar, 1980) Frozen Deckery (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	169	Ice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Ice
Michael Ammar	Card Cubes	card in ice cube which appears in hand	Also published here Card Cubes (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	172	Ice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Ice
Michael Ammar	Let's Hit the Bottle		Also published here Let's Hit the Bottle (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	175	Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Michael Ammar	Propelled Topiting	as other object is thrown from hand to hand		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	179	Pocket Techniques / Topit Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins
Michael Ammar	Silk to Egg			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	183	Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation Egg / Silk to Egg
Michael Ammar	Indoor Baseball	card on board, thumb tack	Also published here Indoor Baseball (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	189	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall
Michael Ammar	Signed Bill in Light Bulb		Also published here Signed Bill in Lightbulb (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	193	Light & Fire / Light Bulb Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	Billy, the Hypnotized Balloon	needle through balloon and ring into balloon	Also published here Billy, the Hypnotized Balloon (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	199	Balloon / Penetration Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Michael Ammar	The Two Card Trick	selection appears and changes into second selection	Also published here The Two Card Trick (Michael Ammar, 1988)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	208	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Michael Ammar	Pop-Out Production with Double Card			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	209	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Michael Ammar	Haley's Comet	ball appears in flash and disappears (in topit)		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	211	Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Production & Appearance
Bob Fitch, Michael Ammar	Bouncing Ball Vanish Variation	topit		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	211	Pocket Techniques / Topit Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Vanish
Michael Ammar	Lighter Vanish	topit		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	212	Light & Fire / Light Pocket Techniques / Topit
Roger Klause, Michael Ammar, Mike Kozlowski	The Thumbtip Bill Switch		Variations Give Me A Tip (Michael Kaminskas, 1996)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	227	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Michael Ammar	The Crazy Man's Handcuffs			1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	238	Rubber Band / Penetration / Through another Rubber Band
Michael Ammar	False Count with Coins	overcount		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	249	Coin / Sleights / False Count
Michael Ammar	Multiple Coin Production	"Sonic Squeeze Production"		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	251	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Michael Ammar	Double Color Change	wrong card changes in selection and back color		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	254	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Barry Price, Michael Ammar	Fingertip Color Change Variation	card pivoted over from Tenkai palm	Inspired by "Fingertip Color Change" (Barry Price, Genii, Nov. 1977)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	256	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm & Unit Grip
Michael Ammar	KointaKey	coin to key		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	258	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar	Inversion	First Handling (Piet Forton) Second Handling (Michael Ammar) Third Handling (Michael Ammar)	Variations The In Version (William Goldman, 1990) Also published here Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, 1981)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	263	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
Michael Ammar	Incredible Coins Across	into spectator's hands, last coin comes from thin air		1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	268	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Richard Kaufman	Hang-Up	card on wire coat hanger	Related to A Card Well Hung (Richard Kaufman, Michael Ammar, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, 1996) Variations A Card Well Hung (Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Richard Kaufman, 1983)	1991	Square One	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Miscellaneous Coathanger
Michael Ammar	Der 2-Kartentrick	selection appears and changes into second selection, German translation of reference	Also published here The Two Card Trick (Michael Ammar, 1988)	Aug./Sep. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Michael Ammar	Pop-Out Production with Double Card			Aug./Sep. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)	23	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Michael Ammar, Alexander de Cova	The Floating Bill	with information about elastic, invisible thread, expanded translation from MAJ	Related to The Floating Bill (Michael Ammar, 1990) Der schwebende Geldschein (Michael Ammar, 1992)	Aug./Sep. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)	28	Thread / Invisible Thread / Elastic Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Bill / Animation / Floatation
Michael Ammar	Das Verschwinden des Geldscheins nach Michael Ammar	bill vanish with thumb tip		Nov./Dec. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)	18	Bill / Vanish Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Steve Cohen	Optical Advantage	impromptu, temple of glasses broken off and restored	Inspired by Optical Disadvantage (Michael Ammar, 1983)	June 1991	The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2)	9	Glasses
Michael Ammar, Roger Klause, Mike Kozlowski	Bill Switch			Dec. 1991	The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)	14	Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Sveroni	Ein guter Tropfen	glass vanishes under handkerchief, then flowers appear	Inspired by The Vanishing Glass (Michael Ammar, 1981)	1991	Sveroni Original	19	Flower / Feather Flowers Glass / Vanish
Alexander de Cova	Ultimative Münzendurchdringung	three coins through clear plastic bag one by one	Inspired by Coins Thru Silk (Michael Ammar, 1983) A Hefty Penetration (Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Michael Ammar, 1996) Also published here Porous Plastic (Alexander de Cova, 2006) Porous Plastic (Alexander de Cova, 2016)	1992	Ein Profi packt aus...	102	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Through Something else
Michael Ammar	Der schwebende Geldschein	continuation of translation of reference	Related to The Floating Bill (Michael Ammar, Alexander de Cova, 1991)	Jan./Feb. 1992	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 5)	3	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Bill / Animation / Floatation
Michael Ammar	Magic Paper	piece of napkin is ignited and changes into crumbled-up bill		Mar./Apr. 1993	The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 16)	176	Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / Visible
Michael Ammar	Time is Money	deck of cards is produced, then deck change into fan of bills		June 1994	The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 2)	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Bill / Transformation / Other Object / Cards
Jim Artle	Bartender's Dream	miser's dream with cocktail shaker, jumbo coin produced at the end which then turns into lots of several coins	Inspired by Multiple Coin Production (Michael Ammar, 1991)	Dec. 1994	The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 4)	9	Coin / Gaffed / Holder & Loading Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Jumbo Coin Sequences Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Miser's Dream
Michael Ammar	Shadow Coins	performed on the floor, using four coins	Inspired by The Original Chinese Coin Assembly (David Roth, 1985) Variations Monarch (Avi Yap, 2021)	1995	Shadow Coins	1	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Chink a Chink Coin / Gaffed / Shell
Michael Ammar	Coin Production	coin drops from head		1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	2	Coin / Sleights / Appearance & Production Moves / One-Handed
Michael Ammar	Fast Fold	into sixth under packet		1995	Inside Cardmagic	15	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Folding
Michael Ammar	Fist of Frost	folded card put in hand, water poured into hand, it freezes in hand and the card is found inside an ice block shaped like the inside of a hand	Inspired by Card Cubes (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1995	Inside Cardmagic	18	Ice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Ice Liquid / Chemical Ways to transform Liquid / Slush Powder
Thomas Fraps	Spot Remover Variation	card is printed, pips stick on card when brushed with one-handed fan	Inspired by Spot Remover (Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, 1983)	1995	Continental Close Up	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Picking Off the Pip
Michael Ammar, Daryl Martinez, Paul Harris	The Bent Copper-Silver Transposition	one coin is bent, in spectator's hand	Also published here The Bent Copper-Silver Transposition (Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, 1983)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Brainstorm in the Bahamas)	141	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper & Silver / with Spectator
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Michael Ammar	A Hefty Penetration	card penetrates clear plastic bag	Also published here A Hefty Penetration (Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, 1983)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Brainstorm in the Bahamas)	143	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Miscellaneous
Richard Kaufman, Michael Ammar, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez	A Card Well Hung	card penetrates wire of coathanger	Related to Hang-Up (Richard Kaufman, 1991) Also published here A Card Well Hung (Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Richard Kaufman, 1983)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Brainstorm in the Bahamas)	153	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Miscellaneous Coathanger
Michael Ammar, Paul Harris	Michael's Proposition	final phase for a matrix type routine, last card ends up under spectator's hand	Also published here Michael's Proposition (Michael Ammar, Paul Harris, 1984)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions)	195	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Miscellaneous
Michael Kaminskas	Give Me A Tip	thumb tip bill switch handling	Inspired by The Thumbtip Bill Switch (Roger Klause, Michael Ammar, Mike Kozlowski, 1991)	1996	Miracle Material	70	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Michael Kaminskas	Target Practice	karate coin with pencil, as a climax coin permanently stuck on pencil	Inspired by Trade Show Climax (Michael Ammar, 1991)	1996	Miracle Material	85	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Michael Ammar	Card in Match Book	three cards turn out to be the signed selection, then they transform into the mates and selection is found folded in matchbox		1997	L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians	44	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Matchbox
Michael Ammar	Flash Fold			1997	L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians	48	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Folding
Michael Ammar	Corner Switch	brief		1999	Private Notes	4	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Part of torn Card
Doug Conn	Particle Press	invisible particles apparently collected and pressed into a coin	Inspired by Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, 1980)	1999	Tricks of my Trade	21	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Doug Conn	Evening Up The Odds	small cards on coins, the cards assemble	Inspired by The Original Chinese Coin Assembly (David Roth, 1985) Related to Card Matrix (Michael Ammar, 1981)	1999	Tricks of my Trade	175	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects
Doug Conn	Wipe Production	hands wiped, then coin appears between fingers of palm-to-palm hands	Inspired by Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, 1980)	Oct. 1999	Magic (Vol. 9 No. 2)	80	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms Coin / Sleights / Appearance & Production Moves / Two-Handed
Simon Aronson	Ringleader	Ring on and off rubberband	Inspired by Rubber Ringer (Bill Kalush, 1983) Ring Band-It (Michael Ammar, 1986) "Another Ringer" (Dan Harlan, The Band-Shark, videotape, 1993) Variations Magic Lesson (Tomas Blomberg, 2014)	2001	Try the Impossible	269	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
Michael Ammar	The Two Card Trick	selection appears and changes into second selection	Also published here The Two Card Trick (Michael Ammar, 1988)	Feb. 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 6)	70	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Michael Ammar	Impromptu Roll Floater	bread roll floats à la Zombie		Feb. 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 6)	74	Ball / Floatation / Zombie Food / Bread
Michael Ammar	The Self-Contained Haunted Business Card	business card moves out of stack		Feb. 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 6)	77	Business Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
Michael Ammar	Sonic Squeeze	coin production	Also published here Sonic Squeeze (Michael Ammar, 1982)	2002	Knuckle Busters Vol. 1	6	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Hand Loads
David Williamson	Pencil Pusher		Inspired by Pencil Thru Quarter (Michael Ammar, 1980) Also published here Kung Fu Quarter (David Williamson, 1990 ca.)	2003	MagiFest ManiFest	3	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Justin Hanes, Michael Ammar	Pop-Out Production with Double Card		Inspired by Pop-Out Production with Double Card (Michael Ammar, 1988)	2004	Mystery Engineering	11	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Jay Sankey	Slick Splits	four coin production	Related to Sonic Squeeze (Michael Ammar, 1982)	2004	Sankey Unleashed	10	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Ken De Courcy	Making Millions	aka "How To be A Millionaire" continuous coin production	Related to Sonic Squeeze (Michael Ammar, 1982)	2006	Prolix (Issue 1)	40	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Michael Ammar	Bill to Lemon Closer	signed bill, lemon in bag Comments Preparing the Lemon Performance Bringing Home the Happy Ending Cutting the Lemon	Related to Geldschein in Zitrone (Christoph Borer, 2016)	2006	Bill to Lemon Closer	1	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit
Michael Ammar	Bird's-Eye View Switch	palm-up handling		2006	Switch	130	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Michael Ammar	Bill Vanish #2		Also published here Thumb Tip Finesse (Michael Ammar, 1988)	2006	Switch	304	Bill / Vanish Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Michael Ammar	The Matched Card	packet changes to duplicates of selections, card found folded in matchbook		2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	277	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Matchbox
Michael Ammar	Card Fold	into sixth below a small packet, for full-deck handling see reference	Variations Card Fold (Michael Ammar, 1980)	2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	278	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Folding
Michael Ammar, Gary Plants	Restored Card To Wallet	torn pieces change to credit card, card restored from wallet		2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	282	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Destroyed & "Rediscovered" Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Michael Ammar	Torn Corner Switch		Related to Corner Switch (Michael Ammar, 1980)	2009	Underhanded Delivery	105	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Part of torn Card
Miguel Ángel Gea	A la wiped clean de Michael Ammar	sleeving after Wiped Clean	Related to Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, 1980)	2009	Esencias	149	Coin / Sleights / Sleeving
Michael Ammar	Fingertip Spellbound Change		Also published here Ultimate 1 Finger Spellbound (Michael Ammar, 1980)	2010	Elements	71	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes
Michael Ammar	Wiped Clean	with a stone		2014	Schlaglichter	27	Stone & Rock Coin / Sleights / Hiding Coins - Display Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar	Handkerchief Deck Switch	using Topit		2014	Schlaglichter	319	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Miscellaneous
Kainoa Harbottle	Click Pass		Inspired by False Count With Coins (Michael Ammar, 1985) Related to Click Pass as Overcount (Kainoa Harbottle, 2017)	May 2015	Genii (Vol. 78 No. 5)	31	Coin / Sleights / Passes / Click Passes
Christoph Borer	Geldschein in Zitrone	lemon as surprise in paper bag	Related to Bill to Lemon Closer (Michael Ammar, 2006)	2016	21	158	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit
Bob Elliott, Michael Ammar	Flipswitch			2017	Secrets	100	Coin / Sleights / Switches / Simple Switches
Michael Ammar	False Count With Coins	Overcount		2018	Progress Principle	66	Coin / Sleights / False Count
Joaquín Navajas	Wiped Clean Vanish		Inspired by Wiped Clean #1 (Michael Ammar, 1991) Also published here Wiped Clean Vanish (Joaquín Navajas, 1985)	2019	Monedas Personales Y Más	51	Coin / Sleights / Hiding Coins - Display Coin / Sleights / Sleeving Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar, Joaquín Navajas	Variante del pase Wiped Clean	showing both hands empty while hiding a coin	Inspired by Wiped Clean (Michael Ammar, 1980)	2019	Monedas Personales Y Más	120	Coin / Sleights / Hiding Coins - Display Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Joaquín Navajas	Monedas a través de las mangas	from hand to hand, through sleeve presentation	Inspired by Incredible Coins Across (Michael Ammar, 1986) Bullet Train (John Carney, 1991)	2019	Monedas Personales Y Más	141	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Idan Kaufman	Circle Production	palmed card produced sticking out of deck, also with double Mechanics Double Lift Two-Card Production	Inspired by The Double Play Production (Doug Conn, 1999) Related to Pop-Out Production with Double Card (Michael Ammar, 1988)	2020	Palmoholic	30	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Avi Yap	Monarch	Chink a chink, barehanded coin Matrix, multiple phases	Inspired by The Original Chinese Coin Assembly (David Roth, 1985) Shadow Coins (Michael Ammar, 1995)	2021	Stylo	7	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Chink a Chink Coin / Gaffed / Shell
Michael Ammar, Gary Plants	Ammar's No Good At Titles	selection torn, pieces change into credit card, restored card minus one corner is found in wallet		June 2022	Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)	62	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Destroyed & "Rediscovered" Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Credit Card / Transformation
Barry Govan	Govan's Upshot	coin vanishes completely, secretly tossed to ceiling where it sticks	Inspired by Coin on Ceiling (Michael Ammar, 1981)	2022	Gagnon's Inner Sanctum	194	Paper / Paperballs Over The Head Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins Coin / Gaffed / Sticky Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed
Francesco Fontanelli	Thinking Across	with envelopes	Inspired by Michael Ammar, Easy to Master Card Miracles Vol. 7 Paul Daniels's television performance	2024	Lecture Notes	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) Across / Thought Cards Across

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