Fakir Stuff

90 entries in Propless / Fakir Stuff
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To thrust a bodkin into your head without hurt thin knife through head with blade that slips into handle, optional sponge with blood or wine for additional gore effect
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 196
Unknown To thrust a bodkin through your toong, and a knife through your arme: a pittifull sight, without hurt or danger gimmicked knifes with bend in middle
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 197
Unknown To thrust a peece of lead into one eie, and to drive it about (with a sticke) betweene the skin and flesh of the forehead, untill it be brought to the other eie, and there thrust out lead put in one eye (really into hollow wand) and brought out the other
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 197
Unknown To cut halfe your nose asunder, and to heale it againe presentlie without anie salve gimmicked knife with gap, apparently cut through nose
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 197
Unknown To put a ring through your cheeke ring apparently through cheek (with slit), is taken off and put onto stick that two people hold
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 197
Unknown To thrust a dagger or bodkin into your guts verie strangelie, and to recover immediatlie false belly with animal blood
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 198
Unknown To drawe a cord through your nose, mouth or hand, so sensiblie as is woonderful to see crotch with thread through it, really inside the wood around nose
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII) 199
Unknown How to seeme to pull a rope through your nose crotch with thread through it, really inside the wood around nose
Related to 1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 23
Unknown How to seeme to put a ring through ones cheeke ring apparently through cheek (with slit and spinning illusion), is taken off and put onto stick that two people hold
Related to 1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 26
Unknown How to seeme to thrust a Bodkin in your fore-head knife through head with blade that slips into handle, optional sponge with blood for additional gore effect
Related to 1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 27
Unknown How to breathe fire out of your mouth
1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 29
Unknown How to seeme to cut ones nose halfe off knife with half-moon cut out
Related to 1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 22
Unknown Die Blutschrift der Fakire name of spectator appears on arm in red, chemical
 		Aug. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 8) 127
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, opening spring flower loads, Prof. Hermann (Herrmann), fire eating, sealing filled glasses for productions
 		Nov. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11) 176
Unknown Ein Wunder der Fakire apple on hand of spectator, performer cuts it in two halves with a knife or sword without harming the hand
 		Jan. 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 5) 72
Unknown Der unverwundbare Zauberkünstler knife or nail through arm or hand, different gaffs
 		Sep. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9) 137
Unknown A Rather Dangerous Trick stunt
 		1902 The Modern Conjurer 300
Otto Werner Wie man sich eine Nadel durch den Kopf schlagen kann needle apparently pushed into forehead and removed from back of head
 		June 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 6) 94
Unknown Pulse Stopping
1928 Sub Rosa 81
Unknown Shot in the Eye shot grains swallowed, they come out of both eyes
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 98
Unknown Cutting the Thumb apparently cut in thumb with blood
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 99
Theodore Annemann No Pain fakir stunt combination:
  • burning cigarette on tongue
  • needle through arm (real)
  • eating pepper
  • putting hand in trap
Related to 1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 59) 423
Unknown Yogi Stuff holding a cigarette at the burning end
 		1939 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 8) 2
Joseph Ovette Impaled thumb covered with newspaper is pierced with needles
 		1939 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 4) 2
John Houdi, Dr. George W. Crane The Houdini Breath Control Method
1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 92) 571
Joseph H. Fries Painless Chirurgery cut in thumb heals
 		1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 126) 730
Stuart Robson, James Mc Knight Horrors! pins through tongue, lamb's tongue
 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 27) 113
Jean Hugard Foiling the Iron Grip escaping a strong man's grip
 		Aug. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 3) 64
Herb Runge Iron Finger! stopping an electric fan with the thumb
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 73) 298
Bruce Elliott Make the Pulse Go Faster
1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 91) 371
Laurie Ireland Betchas collection of bar bets, several reprints of the Phoenix
 		1945 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945) 6
C. R. Eaton Two Tips on Tricks
  • needle through thumb ( illusion of blood)
  • Silk to Egg (color of the eggs)
 		1946 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946) 8
Stuart P. Cramer Parlour Yoga
  • pulse stopping
  • blood flow
  • hand turns white
  • pin smashed in table with palm
  • hand removed from skunk trap
Related to 1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 178) 713
Unknown Fireproof Fingers holding burning cigarette between two fingers
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 25
Ormond McGill Blood and Pulse Control stopping and starting pulse at will
 		1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 5 25
Ormond McGill Black Death pulse in both arms and heart beat stops
 		1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 5 27
Ormond McGill Yogi Anesthetic human pincushion, needles are pushed in arm, needle through the flesh of a spectator
 		1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 5 27
Ormond McGill The Trap Mystery activating a jump trap without being harmed
Related to 1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 6 8
Nelmar Levitation of a Bar of Iron bar of iron is held by two spectators, it raises and lowers at the performer's fingertips, suggestion
Related to
  • Nelmar's "20 Hypnotic Tricks"
 1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 6 9
H. R. Benfer Electroizm spectator feels special sensation on hand, electric shock
 		1957 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957) 25
Dr. Spencer Thornton Pulse Control slow down, speed up and eventually stop the pulse, method without gimmick
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 2
Roger Klause Pin-E-Tration pin through skin of the finger and apparently painless into spectator's wrist
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 242
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen, Somerset Maugham Grand Guignol thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Variations 1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 126
Stuart P. Cramer The Parlor Yogi stopping pulse and blood flow
 		1969 HEX! 1
David Ray Stigmata design cards, one design chosen with card sword (!), design appears on skin with luminous paint
 		1969 HEX! 63
Ken Samoray The Human Blowtorch gasoline swallowing presentation, flame from pipe and thumb
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 86
Unknown Acupuntura toothpick through finger
 		1975 Magia en el Bar 65
Burling Hull Yoga Pulse Test and Volta Light Test pulse and blood flow demonstration
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 43
John Greget Pinpoint pulse is stopped and pushpin jammed into palm of hand
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 223) 1112
Unknown Bending a Bar of Steel! No. 61
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 16
Unknown Pulling a Bus with Your Teeth! No. 69
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 18
Unknown If a Young Lady Extends Her Arms and Places Her Hands Flat against the Wall, Half a Dozen Persons Cannot Push Her against the Wall! No. 78
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 21
Unknown To Tear a Telephone Directory in Half No. 62
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 16
Unknown The Anvil Test No. 71, performer lies on bed of nails with anvil on chest, assistant beats on anvil with a hammer
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 18
Unknown Eating Glass No. 84, dangerous method
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 23
Unknown Cutting the Apple No. 26, apple on palm is hit by knife, apple splits in two but hand is unharmed
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 8
Unknown Ripping a Deck of Cards No. 63
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 17
Unknown Breaking a Large Stone on the Chest of the Strongman with a Sledge Hammer as He Lays on a Bed of Nails No. 72
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 19
Wayne Kyzer Caught comedy routine with a bear trap, activating a jump trap without being harmed
Related to 1983 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 2) 20
Unknown Blood Writing No. 34, blood message appears on arm
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 10
Unknown The Nail Act: Driving a Nail into Wooden Plank with Your Bare Hand No. 64
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 17
Unknown A Car is Driven over the Body of the Strongman without Injury! No. 73
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 19
Unknown Real Blood Writing No. 35, blood writing appears on arm
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 10
Unknown Driving a Nail through the Wall No. 65
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 17
Unknown Bending a Steel Bar with the Head! No. 74
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 19
Unknown Stigmata! No. 36, hands placed on cardboards, blood imprint appears
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 10
Unknown Bending a Large Thick Nail with Your Bare Hands! No. 66
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 17
Unknown Breaking a Heavy Welded-Link Chain with the Chest Muscles! No. 75
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 20
Unknown The Strangulation Test No. 59, rope is pulled around neck of performer
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 16
Unknown Bending a Nail with Your Teeth! No. 67
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 17
Unknown Lifting a Heavy Metal Tank Full of Water! No. 76
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 20
Unknown The Brick Test No. 60, performer breaks brick with hand
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 16
Unknown Extracting Nails from a Wooden Board with the Fingertips! No. 68
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 17
Unknown Very Strong Ladies No. 77, several strongman stunts
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 21
Rocco Silano Hot and Cold Cigarette lit cigarette touched on spectator's hand without burning him
 		1990 If it fits... Sleeve it! 34
Harald Kurz D - Daumen, brennender burning thumb
 		1991 Hardcore 32
Joe Rindfleisch Needled #1 long needle pushed through neck, impromptu
 		1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54) 1007
Joe Rindfleisch Needled #2 long needle pushed through neck, impromptu
 		1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54) 1007
John Swomley Real World Rat Trap comedy routine, performer apparently puts hand in rat trap
 		1997 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 66) 1316
Simon Lovell The Texas Chainthumb Massare or Grand Guignol Revisited thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Inspired by 2000 Son of Simon Says! 135
Karl Fulves Pulse Stopping with small skull that is produced afterwards
 		2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 159
David Berglas Your Finger on the Pulse pulse stop with two spectators, stage presentation
 		2002 The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 368
Ted Lesley Shop of Horrors cutting in thumb, after blood is washed no injury can be seen
 		2003 2003 U.S. Master Class Notes 11
Luke Jermay Stigmata to Go Please blood stigmata on palms of the hand
 		2003 Building Blocks 69
Rick Bronson Needle Through What?!? needle through balloon supposed to be done blindfolded, when balloon is take with other hand, it is seen that the needle goes through the arm
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1991
 2005 Seven By Rick Bronson 24
Darwin Ortiz The Fire Test lit match placed in hand
 		2006 Designing Miracles 134
Unknown Hoo-Doo Guru stopping the pulse
 		2011 Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy 36
Christoph Borer Die gerechte Strafe sword jammed in arm
 		2016 21 182
Wayne Houchin Thread Magician swallows thread, thread is pulled out of eye
 		2019 Houchin: Thread & Control 1
Wayne Houchin Control Pulse of magician is felt to slow down, stop, and then return to normal, no props needed, nothing under armpit
 		2019 Houchin: Thread & Control 13