Penetration

50 entries in Pen & Pencil / Penetration

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
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
Martin Gardner	The Houdini Pen			1938	The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)	278	Rope / Penetration / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Howard A. Adams	Interstices	piece of glass is put in envelope and pierced with pencil and knife, stays unharmed		Apr. 1947	The Phoenix (Issue 124)	499	Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Bill Nord	Bill Nord's Ring on Pencil	pencil pushed through a folded card, ring penetrates pencil, with Bill-Z-Bub gimmick	Variations John Howie's Ring on Pencil (John A. M. Howie, 1955)	1952	Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope	7	Ring / Jardine-Ellis Ring Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Al Koran	"Hanky Panky" Routine	borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear 1. Penetration of the handkerchief by the pencil 2. Burnt and restored handkerchief 3. Cut and restored handkerchief (Jack Chanin) 4. Continuous production of coins from the handkerchief (Jack Chanin) 5. Production of a cigarette and lighter from the handkerchief 6. Production of a glass of wine from the handkerchief (Jardine Ellis)	Also published here Hanky Panky Routine (Al Koran, 1996)	1954	Routined Manipulation Finale	154	Silk & Handkerchief / Destroyed & Restored Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Glass / Production & Appearance Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Handkerchief Pen & Pencil / Penetration
John A. M. Howie	John Howie's Ring on Pencil	pencil pushed through a folded card, ring penetrates pencil	Inspired by Bill Nord's Ring on Pencil (Bill Nord, 1952)	1955	Routines with the Jardine Ellis Ring	14	Ring / Jardine-Ellis Ring Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Harry Lorayne	RingToo	on pen		1956	The New Phoenix (Issue 337)	158	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Duke Stern	Bleistift durchs Tuch	pencil through handkerchief	Also published here Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 13, Nr. 12, 1956.	1967	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 1)	8	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Marconick	The Penetrating Pencil	pencil through cardboard, slit in pencil		1967	Original Magic	76	Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Steve Spillman	The Eye-Popping Pop Top	pull top from beer can on pencil	Also published here The Eye Popping Pop Top (Steve Spillman, 1980)	1972	Magick (Issue 45)	221	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick Can Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Trevor Dawson	Goldfinger	ring penetrates pencil and paper tube then pencil vanishes		Feb. 1975	Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 6)	65	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick Pen & Pencil / Vanish Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Karrell Fox	Pencil-tration	pencil through borrowed handkerchief, two phases		1976	Clever.... Like a Fox	51	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Harry Lorayne	Pen Through Handkerchief			1977	The Magic Book	249	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Jerry Andrus	Ring, Pen and Handkerchief	pen through handkerchief		1977	More Sleightly Slanted	16	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Paul Harris	Pen-Ultimate*	card clipped on pen is covered and then impaled on pen		1978	Las Vegas Close-Up	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Pen Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Holes or sections missing Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Steve Spillman	The Eye Popping Pop Top	pull top from beer can on pencil	Also published here The Eye-Popping Pop Top (Steve Spillman, 1972) The Eye-Popping Pop Top (Steve Spillman, 1973)	1980	The Spill Bar and Grille	52	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick Can Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves	A Quick Getaway	No. 61, rubber band penetrates pencil held by spectator, with business card	Inspired by Beale's Baffler (Ken Beale, 1950)	1981	Self-Working Table Magic	74	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Business Cards Pen & Pencil / Penetration
	Popper Up	No. 69, pencil penetrates handkerchief		1981	Self-Working Table Magic	83	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Joe Dignam	Crayon	target drawn on paper, pencil penetrates target and table		July 1981	Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)	48	Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Neil Cynn	Hoodoo Voodoo	pencil through napkin, voodoo presentation		Nov. 1985	Magick (Issue 360)	1797	Paper / Paper Napkin Pen & Pencil / Penetration
, Bob Read	Spot Remover	No. 54, pencil through jacket, optional loading/stealing of spectator's pockets		1985	Self-Working Paper Magic	93	Pickpocketing / Loading the Spectator Clothing / Jacket Pickpocketing / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Karl Fulves	Half Thru	pen penetrates borrowed handkerchief and is stuck halfway through	Also published here Half Thru (Karl Fulves, 1988)	1987	Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part One	25	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
	Freefall	No. 18, pen through silk		1988	Self-Working Handkerchief Magic	47	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Karl Fulves	Half Thru	No. 19, pen penetrates borrowed handkerchief and is stuck halfway through	Also published here Half Thru (Karl Fulves, 1987)	1988	Self-Working Handkerchief Magic	50	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Emil Jarrow, Walter Schwartz	Pentapencil	No. 22, two spectators hold out a handkerchief, pencil penetrates it with newspaper cover	Variations Curio (Karl Fulves, 1988)	1988	Self-Working Handkerchief Magic	57	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Duke Stern	Jump Up	No. 25, pencil through handkerchief		1988	Self-Working Handkerchief Magic	65	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Dan Harlan	Now U Z It	pencil through bill	Related to Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990)	Dec. 1989	The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 4)	13	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Murray Sumner, Rick Johnsson, Yoshio Hirose	Puncture	No. 69, pen through bill with paper cover	Inspired by A Bill Offering (Murray Sumner, 1983) The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985)	1989	Self-Working Coin Magic	90	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Jay Sankey	Dough	pen through bill	Related to Now U Z It (Dan Harlan, 1989) East Meets West (David Harkey, Jay Sankey, 1991) Variations Intangibill (David Acer, 1999) Play Dough (Josh Janousky, 2019)	1990	100% Sankey	43	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
David Harkey, Jay Sankey	East Meets West	pencil through bill, bill torn off pencil and restored, credit information A Brief History	Related to Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990) Also published here "East Meets West" (David Harkey, Genii, Oct. 1988)	1991	Simply Harkey	158	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Christian Scherer	Falschgeld-Test	variation of Cornelius' "Pen Thru Anything", using Scherer's own pen design, pen through bill		1994	Falschgeld-Test	1	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Steve Dusheck	The Pretzel	twisted rubber band penetrates off a pencil		1994	Dusheck's Close-Up Magic	121	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Mike Bornstein	Simplex Bill Penetration	pen through bill		1994	"Eye Popper" Money Magic Book #5	21	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Chad Long	Predic-storation	prediction on napkin with pen through it, prediction comes true and napkin restored, Cornelius' "Pen Through Anything"		1995	The Lost Cheesy Notebooks — Volume Two	13	Paper / Torn & Restored Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Paper / Paper Napkin Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Don Tanner, Paul Harris	The Twinkie Bottle	pen drops through hole in washer into bottle		1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue New Stuff)	43	Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Bottle / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Paul Harris	Twinkie Too	pen drops through hole in washer into bottle		1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue New Stuff)	44	Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Bottle / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Al Koran	Hanky Panky Routine	described by Lewis Ganson, borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear 1. Ein Bleistift durchdringt das Taschentuch 2. Verbranntes und wieder hergestelltes Taschentuch 3. Zerschnittenes und wiederhergestelltes Taschentuch (Jack Chanin) 4. Fortwährende Münzenproduktion aus Tuch (Jack Chanin) 5. Produktion einer Zigarette und eines Feuerzeugs 6. Produktion eines Glases Wein (Jardine Ellis)	Also published here "Hanky Panky" Routine (Al Koran, 1954)	1996	Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 1)	27	Silk & Handkerchief / Destroyed & Restored Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration Glass / Production & Appearance Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Handkerchief Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Simon Lovell	Pen Through Tongue	fake tongue	Related to Tongued (Simon Lovell, 1989)	1997	Simon Says!	219	Propless / Body Mutilation Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Dean Dill	Pen Thru Bill	streamer produced from rolled-up borrowed bill, then pen penetrates it, routine for John Cornelius's "Pen Through Anything"		1997	Intimate Miracles	47	Bill / Penetration Silk & Handkerchief / Ribbon / Production & Appearance Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Milton Kort	Pen-etration	Pen penetrates handkerchief twice, then vanishes		1999	Kort	315	Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Robert Cassidy	Perfect Voodoo	figure drawn on bill that is penetrated with pen, using John Cornelius's Perfect Pen		1999	Real World Magic	245	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Dean Dill	X-ceptionally Puzzling	optical illusion presentation for John Cornelius's Pen Through Bill	Also published here X-ceptionally Puzzling (Dean Dill, 2022)	Oct. 2001	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 2)	70	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Nick D'Angelo	The Almighty Dollar	pencil through bill		Jan. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)	23	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Doug Edwards	Wonder Pen-a-Tration	pen through bill, handling	Related to Doug Edwards / Tenyo's "The Wandering Hole" 1979 and "Ultimate Shocking Pen" 2003.	2013	Nukes	81	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Jonathan Pendragon	Tesseract	Panmagium more on Sands of Desert, and Pen through Bill presentational idea with wormholes at the end		Feb. 2016	Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)	24	Bill / Penetration Articles / Columns Pen & Pencil / Penetration Sand / Sands of the Desert
Josh Janousky	Play Dough	pencil through bill	Inspired by Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990) "Two for the Price of One" (Will Dexter's 131 Magic Tricks for Amateurs)	Feb. 2019	Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)	72	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Ben Hart	Pen Through Note Ideas			2020	The Darkest Corners	181	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Dean Dill	X-ceptionally Puzzling	optical illusion presentation for John Cornelius's Pen Through Bill	Also published here X-ceptionally Puzzling (Dean Dill, 2001)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	16	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Nicholas Uusi	Vision Penetration	pencil through bill, for credit correction to "Puncture" see reference	Related to Connecting Columns (Joshua Jay, 2022) "Puncture" (Ben Morris-Rains, marketed 2002) Also published here MAGIC, July 2009	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	874	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Calen Morelli	Pen-etrate Again	pen visibly penetrates water bottle	Also published here MAGIC, Apr. 2010	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	938	Pen & Pencil / Penetration Bottle / Penetration