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Russell Prunier The Mutilated Card card is "magically" restored with adhesive tape
Related to Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
174
Ross Bertram Passing the Half-Bucks with fist transfer
Related toVariations 1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
132
Don Alan Card in the Egg card is selected and miniature version found in plastic egg, all cards in deck are the same as climax
Variations 1951 9
Maurice Howarth Tarantula pips from four card vanish step by step and appear on strip of paper
Related to Sep. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 290)
1158
Karl Fulves Center Control
Variations 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Controls)
40
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae It's a Hold-Up! ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toAlso published here 1970 14
Alan Shaxon, Tommy Scott The Watch in Bottle! coin in bottle, then watch to nest of boxes
Related to 1970 33
Tom Batchelor Stand-Up Pivot Revelation similar to Cervon's Pivot Revelation without table
Related to 1971 35
Billy McComb The Williamised Spider pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin
Related toAlso published here 1972 2
Theodore Annemann Billet Switching see also p. 13 for credit information
Related toAlso published here 1973 10
Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor Der magische Besuch as Jos Bemelmen, "cards through newspaper" done with signed business cards and close-up mat, card to envelope climax
Also published here 1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 6)
114
Bruce Cervon Pivot Principle - Pivot Revelation Method #1
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1976 32
Tommy Wonder A Table Workers Table published under the Name "Jos Bema"
Related to Apr. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 8)
246
Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins The Pip-Eating Spider published under "Jos Bema"
Related to June 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10)
272
Tommy Wonder The Pinnacle Routine Gypsy Curse handling detail
1977 138
Tommy Wonder Splitting the Money published under the Name "Jos Bema"
Related to Oct. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2)
475
Paul Harris The Ultimate Rip-off Torn-and-restored card with only one card used, 3/4 restoration
VariationsAlso published here 1977 63
Tommy Wonder The Auction watch is destroyed and found unharmed inside a box
Inspired by
  • Jean Hugard's "5. The Auction" in "Modern Magic Manual", 1939.
Variations
1977 2
Tommy Wonder Move for Perpetual-Balls loading a ball in the hand, while removing one
1977 3
Tommy Wonder Rope and Ring Routine ring penetrates rope and changes color twice
Related to 1977 4
Tommy Wonder Torn + Restored Paper paper with rabbit printed onto it torn, pieces are blown into paper balloon with rabbit shape
Also published here 1977 8
Tommy Wonder Another Variation rising card with houlette prop, children material, brief
Also published here 1977 8
Tommy Wonder Close-Up lighter to matchbox
Also published here 1977 9
Tommy Wonder Splitting the Money splitting dollar bill in 2 that become 1 again
Also published here 1977 9
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Also published here 1977 10
Tommy Wonder Card Penetration card in cardboard sleeve is pierced by nail
Also published here 1977 11
Tommy Wonder Card-Puzzle blocks in a box with pip symbols arrange themselves magically to match selection
Also published here 1977 12
Tommy Wonder Card Through Handkerchief using a direct center steal under cover of handkerchief
Also published here 1977 12
Tommy Wonder Cups and Balls two cup routine
Related to 1977 12
Fred Robinson, Mark Weston, Tommy Wonder Where There's Smoke pencil gag, magnetic (Mark Weston)
flame of a lighter and handkerchief (Jos Bema / Tommy Wonder)
Jan. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)
514
Tommy Wonder Coins Across - A Presentation Part 1
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
634
Tommy Wonder Coins Across - A Presentation part 2
Mar. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 3)
652
Tommy Wonder One In the Eye
Apr. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 4)
660
Tommy Wonder Ring On Stick
Related to Jan. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 1)
784
Tommy Wonder Falling Pips pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table
Related toVariations Feb. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)
806
Tommy Wonder Pocket Slates Routine
Related toVariations May 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 5)
842
Tommy Wonder Everywhere and Nowhere double facer
Related to Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
979
Tommy Wonder Center Control Production similar to Cervon's Pivot Production without table
Also published here Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
980
Wally Boyce Elizabeth 2nd named card predicted in envelope
Variations Feb. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 2)
995
Tommy Wonder Torn and Restored Cigarette impromptu
May 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 4)
1018
Tommy Wonder Elizabeth 3rd named card predicted in clear envelope
Inspired byAlso published here 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1055
Tommy Wonder Clear Envelope Switch using clear plastic envelope with bills and card in it
1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1056
Tommy Wonder Himber Ring Set-Up
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
311
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Footsteps deck cannot be squared properly, cards keep sticking out - when forced to be square by tapping on deck, all the pips fall to one side of the deck
Inspired by 1984 4
Tommy Wonder Dice Climax climax for dice stacking routine, sponge 4
1984 137
Bob Stencel Once Torn, Twice Restored first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection, double facer
Related to Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
328
Bob Stencel The No-Reverse Reverse reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed
Related to Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
330
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel Deja ReVurse first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1986 37
Tommy Wonder The Wondereverse reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed
Related to 1986 38
Tommy Wonder Turnover of whole Deck as deck is put from hand to hand
1986 41
Tommy Wonder The Dissolving Knot wire gimmick
Aug. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
Peter Wilker, Christoph Borer Die Wonder-Tafeln two slates, multiple things appear on various sides
Inspired by 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 9)
1
Hiroshi Sawa Heavy Ink pips on a card "fall" to one end when it is tapped
Related to 1988 57
Tommy Wonder Counterfeiter's Spellbound two coins are changed to copper and back
1990 71
Harry Lorayne Ah, Finally! two selection, first turns over again and again, finally second turns over
Related to 1990 183
Harry Lorayne Non-Reverse Reverse card is apparently turned over
Related to 1990 183
Harry Lorayne Another Non-Reverse Reverse card is apparently turned over
Related to 1990 189
Harry Lorayne Reverse Effect two selection, first turns over again and again, finally second turns over
Related to 1990 192
Alexander de Cova Flash-Restauration card torn into quarters which are placed on tabled deck, flat hand hits deck and card is restored instantly except one corner, last corner with band-aid à la Tommy Wonder
Inspired by
  • "Ocular T&R" (Dan Huffman, Linking Ring, Vol. 66 No. 2, Feb. 1986, p. 76)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
1991 1
Alex Elmsley Shakedown credit information on the plot
Related toVariations 1994 197
Alexander de Cova Wild Card Exclusiv
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 23
Paul Harris, Tommy Wonder, Christian Scherer The Ultimate Ripp-Off
Inspired by 1994 9
Tommy Wonder, Don Alan Magic Ranch card prediction in plastic egg, all cards in deck the same as surprise, egg appears on table in off-beat
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1996 45
Tommy Wonder Fabricated using a direct center steal under cover of handkerchief
Related toAlso published here 1996 55
Tommy Wonder Elizabeth III named card predicted in clear envelope
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1996 64
Tommy Wonder Clear Envelope Switch using clear plastic envelope with bills and card in it
1996 67
Tommy Wonder Here and Not duplicates, double facer
1996 77
Tommy Wonder Center Control Production similar to Cervon's Pivot Revelation without table
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1996 79
Tommy Wonder Top Change Handling
1996 86
Tommy Wonder Post-Ultimate Rip-Off
  • Counting
  • Flash Restoration
  • The Complete Restoration
  • Ringing in the Gaff
  • Ringing in the Humanity
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1996 90
Tommy Wonder The Poltergeist Pack interesting thread hook-up
Related to
  • Ed Marlo's idea in The Linking Ring (Sept. 1963, Vol. 43 No. 9, p. 61)
1996 100
Tommy Wonder Carpenter's Revenge card in cardboard sleeve is pierced by nail
Also published here 1996 105
Tommy Wonder Rubik's Card blocks in a box with pip symbols arrange themselves magically to match selection
Also published here 1996 112
Tommy Wonder The Shrinking Card-Case
  • Design One
  • Design Two
1996 117
Tommy Wonder Falling Pips pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table
1996 123
Tommy Wonder, Crocker Xkwizit - Card Hold-Out in Deck to keep some gaffed cards together in deck
Related to 1996 127
Tommy Wonder Ambi-Tilt detailed management
1996 129
Tommy Wonder The Two-Second Card Fold into eighth, under deck
1996 136
Tommy Wonder The Card in the Ringbox folded, convincing shuttle pass
1996 141
Tommy Wonder Squeeze whole deck visually shrinks when put in miniature card case
1996 149
Tommy Wonder The Two-Pocket Deck Switch
Related toVariations 1996 152
Tommy Wonder, Stanley Collins, Billy McComb The Pip-Eating Spider pips of pip card vanish until only indices are left
1996 157
Tommy Wonder The Wondereverse reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed
Related to 1996 164
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel Déjà ReVurse first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 167
Tommy Wonder Turnover of whole Deck as deck is put from hand to hand
1996 169
Tommy Wonder The Tamed Card using double facers, sticky card, no table required
Variations 1996 183
Tommy Wonder, Brother John Hamman Broken Hamman Count
1996 187
Tommy Wonder Small Packet Bottom Deal as a switch
Also published here 1996 191
Tommy Wonder Coins Across and Back with Interlude coins across twice with backfire, coin through box
  • Phase One: Silver Bullets
  • Phase Two: Copper Interlude
  • Phase Three: Perverse Reverse
  • Phase Four: Bertram Redux
Inspired byVariations 1996 231
Tommy Wonder Mud in Your Eye coins are put in box, one appears in eye of performer like a monocle
1996 243
Tommy Wonder Box Turnover
1996 245
Tommy Wonder Cigarette Through Quarter: A Handling
1996 257
Tommy Wonder French Drop Switch
1996 259
Tommy Wonder Counterfeiter's Spellbound two coins are changed to copper and back
1996 263
Tommy Wonder Date with an Inflatable Bunny paper with rabbit printed onto it torn, pieces are blown into paper balloon with rabbit shape
Also published here 1996 274
Tommy Wonder Rabbit Rouser rising card with houlette prop, children material
Also published here 1996 276
Tommy Wonder The Tobacco Exchange two cards to cigarette case, one into cigarette itself
1996 281
Tommy Wonder The Improved Hydrostatic Glass
1996 291
Tommy Wonder Auto-Link handling fragment for the Himber Ring
1996 297
Tommy Wonder The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toVariations 1996 302
Tommy Wonder Reel Pull
1996 304
Tommy Wonder A Table-Worker's Table
Related to 1996 16
Tommy Wonder Fifty Percent Lighter lighter to matchbox
Also published here 1996 26
Tommy Wonder The Saving of a Cigarette
1996 35
Tommy Wonder Splitting the Profit splitting dollar bill in 2 that become 1 again
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996 46
Tommy Wonder Toss and Turn one handed toss paddle move
1996 59
Tommy Wonder Clear Through single sequence
Related to 1996 65
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
VariationsAlso published here 1996 72
Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor Winged Signatures "cards through newspaper" done with signed business cards and close-up mat, card to envelope climax
Also published here 1996 80
Tommy Wonder And Now a Brief Message four messages on all sides of two small slates appear, two flaps
Related to 1996 86
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel Chop-Cup Load loading technique
1996 94
Tommy Wonder, Peter Kane A Three-Cup Load loading sequence
1996 98
Tommy Wonder The Two-Cup Routine
  • Phase One: The Opening
  • Phase Two: The Permeable Cups
  • Phase Three: Twin Ascension
  • Phase Four: Air Transport
  • Phase Five: Sshuwit! Sshuwit!
  • Phase Six: Two in the Hand, One in the Bush
  • Phase Seven: No Room at the Inn
Related to 1996 105
Tommy Wonder Recalcitrant box reappears around deck and changes place with cards
  • Phase One: The Vanish of the Case
  • Phase Two: The Case Returns
  • Phase Three: The Transposition
  • Phase Four: The Case Comes Back Again!
1996 139
Tommy Wonder The Snail's Progress static fan gets smaller visually and disappears
1996 154
Tommy Wonder Colors Three and Through ring and rope routine, with color changing ring
  • Phase One: The Ring Goes On
  • Phase Two: The Ring Comes Off
  • Phase Three: On Again
  • Phase Four: From Orange to Blue
  • Phase Five: From Blue to White
  • Phase Six: Off Once More
  • Phase Seven: One More Time
Related to 1996 161
Tommy Wonder Perpetual Motion continuous production
1996 177
Tommy Wonder A Sequence with Balls shells & gaffs, multiplying, color changes
  • Phase One: From Red to White
  • Phase Two: A Midair Multiplication
  • Phase Three: The Red Ball Makes an Appearance
  • Phase Four: Red to White Repeated
  • Phase Five: Vanish, Reproduction and...
1996 180
Tommy Wonder The Big One giant ball production as climax
1996 184
Tommy Wonder The Tails Topit construction
1996 197
Tommy Wonder The Belly Servante construction of body servante
1996 200
Tommy Wonder On the Pendulum Holdout
1996 206
Tommy Wonder The Frozen Lock addition to the Jack Miller Holdout
1996 212
Tommy Wonder The Well-Tempered Birdcage very detailed description of contruction of cage and cloths
  • The Cage-locking Mechanism
  • Attachment
1996 227
Tommy Wonder The Express Pull very detailed description of improved sleeve pull (e.g. for bird cage)
  • The Sleeve Tunnel
  • The Cord-stop
  • The Reel Housing
  • The Reel Strap
  • The Cover Cuff
  • Momentum Discovered
  • After the Vanish
1996 239
Tommy Wonder The Single-Action - Double-Action Pulley System
  • Sleeve Management
1996 250
Tommy Wonder Animating a Zombie
1996 260
Tommy Wonder The Watch in Nest of Boxes "A Quest for Ideal"
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
Inspired byRelated to 1996 267
Paul Harris The Ultimate Rip-Off no extra pieces, restoration except corner
Related toAlso published here 1996 113
Tommy Wonder, Ken Krenzel Wonderrevers Handling
1997 158
Tommy Wonder Wondereverse card displayed face up in spread deck is apparently turned face down, but really is retained hidden face up
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
15
Al Schneider Through the Eye of the Needle: Version II
  • The Schneider Technique
more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Inspired by Sep. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 9)
53
Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone Secret Pick-Up tabled card secretly transferred to deck
Also published here 2009 10
Chad Nelson Wonder Control bold and top/bottom discrepant dribble force and control
Inspired by 2010 7
Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone Secret Pick-Up tabled card secretly transferred to deck
Also published here 2011 182
G Wonder's Surprise (惊爆蛋) Selected card vanishes from deck, appears inside sealed Kinder Surprise egg
Inspired by 2014 15
Alexander de Cova The Signed Folded Card thoughts on the "folded card to container" effect
  • What is the effect?
  • Does it always have to be the climax for the Ambitious Card?
  • Fred Kaps and Tommy Wonder
  • Roberto Giobbi's Joker Routine
  • Jon Allen's Destination Box
  • The Clarity Box
  • Dramatic Structure
  • Why Always Playing Cards?
  • Things Don't Like Falling Alone
Also published here May 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 11)
78
Alex Ng Hopping Time Hopping Halves routine with time travel premise, coin keeps jumping back to fist to join another coin every time a wrist watch is used to touch the fist. At the end, both coins vanish and appear back in purse, while watch appears back on the wrist
Inspired by 2015 4
Alexander de Cova Phase III: Travelling Coins with fist transfer
Inspired by 2015 90
Tommy Wonder Das erscheinende Ei egg appears on table in off-beat
Related to 2016 59
Paul Vigil The Unexpected Wild Card fair selection matched by packet of duplicate prediction cards, on repeat the prediction packet changes to match new selection, "trick that cannot be explained"
Inspired by 2017 159
Tommy Wonder Small Packet Bottom Deal
Also published here 2017 182
Harapan Ong Followers of Christ same Ace keeps appearing or turning over, then Aces find by cutting to them
Related to 2018 130
Helder Guimarães The Restless Joker "Notions of the Impossible"
named card is supposed to turn over, but Joker turns over repeatedly, Joker placed aside face down, it still turns over in deck and tabled card is named selection
Inspired byRelated to 2019 388
Patrick G. Redford Goodnight Elizabeth Elizabeth IV, but spectator is able to correctly guess both cards in a clear folder
Inspired by 2019 224
Nancy Colwell Feathers and Bricks Dollar bill splits into 2, then becomes 1 bill, then seems to increase in value before returning to original value
Inspired by 2021 13
Chris Westfall Greetings card appears inside stack of greeting cards in transparent envelope
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2010
2022 956