Production & Appearance

60 entries in Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Production & Appearance
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Carl Willmann Willmann's Servanten für Billardbälle holder, table edge servante, production stand, see page 95 for correction
 		May 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 5)
73
Der sich vermehrende Billardball multiplying balls, two half balls stuck together, optional vanish by attaching it to a pull loop
 		Sep. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 3)
35
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der Zauberstab als Billardkugelmagazin billiard ball produced from wand, ball starts in fold of sleeve
 		Nov. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11)
172
Charles T. Jordan A Clean Ball Production No. 8, empty glass put in paper tube, ball rolls out, wax
Also published here 1920
Ten New Miscellaneous Tricks
19
Charles T. Jordan A Manipulative Opening No. 9, card, thimble and billiard ball are produced
Also published here 1920
Ten New Miscellaneous Tricks
21
Laurie Ireland The New Multiplying Golf Balls two shells, clinging shell feature
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
5
Laurie Ireland The Simultaneous Production of One to Eight Balls no body loads
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
8
Production of Four Solid Billiard Balls without using a Shell "very rapid and effective"
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
74
Two Bills From One bill fold that makes one bill look like two
 		1937
Money Magic
57
A Billiard Ball Phantasy four different colored solid balls
 		1938
Greater Magic
637
Production of a Billiard Ball from a Playing Card
1938
Greater Magic
641
Edward Victor Production of Four Billiard Balls utilizing the previous vanish move and comedy ball concept without revealing as a gag
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part Two
97
Eddie Joseph Producing Three Balls Singly a la Billiard Balls
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
12
Walter B. Gibson Billard Ball Act
  • perfect color change
  • extra ball getaway
  • down the ladder
  • through the pocket
  • gaining white ball
  • throw color change
  • the vanish getaway
  • instant ball to silk
  • the smash change
  • quick one to four
Related to Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 28)
115
Edward Victor A Production Routine for Seven Solid Billiard Balls seven balls held in one hand as final display
 		1946
Further Magic of the Hands
58
Arthur H. Buckley The Production of Eight Solid Balls at the Fingertips without a Shell
1948
Principles and Deceptions
206
Jerry Hornak Production of Four Solid Billiard Balls
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
17
Balls from the Air Miser's Dream with balls and paper cone, three methods
 		1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
21
Tony Slydini Capricious Cornucopia sheet of paper shown from both sides, then rubber ball produced from rolled up paper, ball with thread loop
Related to 1966
Slydini Encores
55
Marconick Ball Production and Colour Change with Cup
1967
Original Magic
94
Marconick Four Balls at Once wired balls gaff, sleeve
 		1967
Original Magic
100
Marconick Billiard Ball Production from Silk four balls, with variation
 		1967
Original Magic
104
Jack Miller Ball from Silk ball appears from silk, repeated for second ball, see also p. 410 for coin version by Harold Bester
 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
375
Dick Zimmerman Surprise Ball Routine eight balls are produced, then all change colors, loop ball
 		1973
Creative Magic
4
Charles T. Jordan A Clean Ball Production empty glass put in paper tube, ball rolls out, wax
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
256
Charles T. Jordan A Manipulative Opening card, thimble and billiard ball are produced
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
258
Karrell Fox Ball-o-matic single ball instantly becomes four balls, all attached to each other
Variations 1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
145
Recoveries
  • From your nose
  • From under hand
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
132
Bill Tarr The Bill Tarr Continuous Ball Production
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
138
Richard Kaufman Elevation Eight Ball interlocked four ball production, different colors
 		1977
Balls!
23
Jerry Andrus The Master Move showing piece of cardboard on both sides while hiding ball, Zone Zero
 		1977
More Sleightly Slanted
24
Jerry Andrus The Perfect Package flat box is opened, ball appears and vanishes, flat box put in flat envelope
Also published here 1977
More Sleightly Slanted
26
Tenkai Ishida Überraschende Tuch- und Billardball Produktion silk production after showing both hands empty (bundle on thread behind hand), then ball appears
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1959
 Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
26
Don Tanner Golf Balls golf ball produced from cloth bag with golf decoration
 		1978
It's in the Bag
14
Karrell Fox Dia-Ball-ical #124 one-to-four sequence, sponge balls
 		1979
Another Book
259
Karrell Fox Dia-Ball-ical #428 four-to-eight sequence, threaded sponge balls
 		1979
Another Book
261
Al Leech Chicaco Balls The Chicago Ball Trick And A Routine general comments, with sponge balls
 		1980
Al Leech's Legacy
64
Al Leech Substitution For Chicago Balls
1980
Al Leech's Legacy
72
Al Leech A Rainbow Routine billiard ball routine
 		1980
Al Leech's Legacy
83
Don Nielsen One Ball to Three one ball cracked on glass edge into three, only effect description
 		1987
Secret Session — Part Three
59
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
VariationsAlso published here 1989
Without
8
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
 		1989
Without
9
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
Also published here 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
59
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
 		1991
Smoke and Mirrors
79
Sid Fleischman Lady McBathtub continuous ball production with hand with is made to look like a face/puppet
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
39
Danny Archer Balls routine with small rubber balls that appear, vanish and change
 		1994
Working Alone
2
Tommy Wonder The Big One giant ball production as climax
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
184
Hiroyuki Sakai E-Z Steal flash thread is burned and changes into silk, ball produced from it, system for freeing a load in the sleeve
 		Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
79
Steve Bedwell Ferrero Rocher Anyone? "balls from mouth"
 		1998 ca.
Flexing and Twisting
8
Gregg Webb Segue To Color-Change Section
  • The WebbMaster
ball of idfferent color is produced during balls from silk routine
 		Jan. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1)
58
Marc DeSouza Miniature Bowling Ball From Briefcase tiny briefcase, two sponge balls are taken out, then a solid steel ball that wouldn't have fit in
 		2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
17
Jeff McBride EZ Ball Act two balls connected with thread
 		2003
Manipulation Without Tears
9
Jerry Andrus The Perfect Package flat box is opened, ball appears and vanishes, flat box put in flat envelope
Also published here Sep. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 9)
75
Tom Stone Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
3
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2007
The Eye of the Last Dragon
14
Tom Stone Mitosis Maneuver one ball becomes two which become four, sequence with shell
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
107
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
119
Imam Balls From Mouth
July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
76
Kazu Katayama Cup, Ball, Silk, And You
  • Tokyo Workshop
endless ball production with a paper cup, they all change into a silk
 		Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
41
Tom Gagnon Chalk It Up dice stacking routine with pool chalk, eight ball final load
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
428