to thrust a bodkin into your head without hurt \n thin knife through head with blade that slips into handle, optional sponge with blood or wine for additional gore effect \n unknown \n how to seeme to thrust a bodkin in your fore-head \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
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To thrust a bodkin into your head without hurt
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Related to
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXXIII)
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196
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to thrust a bodkin through your toong, and a knife through your arme: a pittifull sight, without hurt or danger \n gimmicked knifes with bend in middle \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
|
To thrust a bodkin through your toong, and a knife through your arme: a pittifull sight, without hurt or danger
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXXIII)
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197
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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 \n lead put in one eye (really into hollow wand) and brought out the other \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
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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
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXXIII)
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197
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to cut halfe your nose asunder, and to heale it againe presentlie without anie salve \n gimmicked knife with gap, apparently cut through nose \n unknown \n how to seeme to cut ones nose halfe off \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
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To cut halfe your nose asunder, and to heale it againe presentlie without anie salve
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Related to
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXXIII)
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197
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to put a ring through your cheeke \n ring apparently through cheek (with slit), is taken off and put onto stick that two people hold \n unknown \n how to seeme to put a ring through ones cheeke \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
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To put a ring through your cheeke
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Related to
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXXIII)
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197
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to thrust a dagger or bodkin into your guts verie strangelie, and to recover immediatlie \n false belly with animal blood \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
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To thrust a dagger or bodkin into your guts verie strangelie, and to recover immediatlie
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXXIII)
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198
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to drawe a cord through your nose, mouth or hand, so sensiblie as is woonderful to see \n crotch with thread through it, really inside the wood around nose \n unknown \n how to seeme to pull a rope through your nose \n unknown
1584
the discoverie of witchcraft
Unknown
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To drawe a cord through your nose, mouth or hand, so sensiblie as is woonderful to see
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Related to
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1584
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The Discoverie of Witchcraft
(Issue XXXIII)
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199
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how to seeme to pull a rope through your nose \n crotch with thread through it, really inside the wood around nose \n unknown \n to drawe a cord through your nose, mouth or hand, so sensiblie as is woonderful to see \n unknown
1634
the art of legerdemain discovered
Unknown
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How to seeme to pull a rope through your nose
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Related to
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1634
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The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
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23
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how to seeme to put a ring through ones cheeke \n ring apparently through cheek (with slit and spinning illusion), is taken off and put onto stick that two people hold \n unknown \n to put a ring through your cheeke \n unknown
1634
the art of legerdemain discovered
Unknown
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How to seeme to put a ring through ones cheeke
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Related to
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1634
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The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
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26
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how to seeme to thrust a bodkin in your fore-head \n knife through head with blade that slips into handle, optional sponge with blood for additional gore effect \n unknown \n to thrust a bodkin into your head without hurt \n unknown
1634
the art of legerdemain discovered
Unknown
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How to seeme to thrust a Bodkin in your fore-head
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Related to
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1634
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The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
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27
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how to breathe fire out of your mouth \n \n unknown
1634
the art of legerdemain discovered
Unknown
|
How to breathe fire out of your mouth
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1634
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The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
|
29
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how to seeme to cut ones nose halfe off \n knife with half-moon cut out \n unknown \n to cut halfe your nose asunder, and to heale it againe presentlie without anie salve \n unknown
1634
the art of legerdemain discovered
Unknown
|
How to seeme to cut ones nose halfe off
|
Related to
|
1634
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The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
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22
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die blutschrift der fakire \n name of spectator appears on arm in red, chemical \n unknown
1895
die zauberwelt
Unknown
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Die Blutschrift der Fakire
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Aug. 1895
|
Die Zauberwelt
(Vol. 1 No. 8)
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127
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briefkasten \n answering letters, opening spring flower loads, prof. hermann (herrmann), fire eating, sealing filled glasses for productions \n carl willmann
1895
die zauberwelt
Carl Willmann
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Briefkasten
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Nov. 1895
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Die Zauberwelt
(Vol. 1 No. 11)
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176
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|
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ein wunder der fakire \n apple on hand of spectator, performer cuts it in two halves with a knife or sword without harming the hand \n unknown
1897
der zauberspiegel
Unknown
|
Ein Wunder der Fakire
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Jan. 1897
|
Der Zauberspiegel
(Vol. 2 No. 5)
|
72
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|
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der unverwundbare zauberkünstler \n knife or nail through arm or hand, different gaffs \n unknown
1897
die zauberwelt
Unknown
|
Der unverwundbare Zauberkünstler
|
Sep. 1897
|
Die Zauberwelt
(Vol. 3 No. 9)
|
137
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|
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a rather dangerous trick \n stunt \n unknown
1902
the modern conjurer
Unknown
|
A Rather Dangerous Trick
|
1902
|
The Modern Conjurer
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300
|
|
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wie man sich eine nadel durch den kopf schlagen kann \n needle apparently pushed into forehead and removed from back of head \n otto werner
1904
die zauberwelt
Otto Werner
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Wie man sich eine Nadel durch den Kopf schlagen kann
|
June 1904
|
Die Zauberwelt
(Vol. 10 No. 6)
|
94
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|
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pulse stopping \n \n unknown
1928
sub rosa
Unknown
|
Pulse Stopping
|
1928
|
Sub Rosa
|
81
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|
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shot in the eye \n shot grains swallowed, they come out of both eyes \n unknown
1937
the magic annual for 1937
Unknown
|
Shot in the Eye
|
1937
|
The Magic Annual for 1937
|
98
|
|
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cutting the thumb \n apparently cut in thumb with blood \n unknown
1937
the magic annual for 1937
Unknown
|
Cutting the Thumb
|
1937
|
The Magic Annual for 1937
|
99
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|
|
no pain \n fakir stunt combination:
- burning cigarette on tongue
- needle through arm (real)
- eating pepper
- putting hand in trap \n theodore annemann \n parlour yoga \n stuart p. cramer
1939
the jinx 51-100
Theodore Annemann
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No Pain
|
Related to
|
1939
|
The Jinx 51-100
(Issue 59)
|
423
|
|
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yogi stuff \n holding a cigarette at the burning end \n unknown
1939
chap's scrapbook
Unknown
|
Yogi Stuff
|
1939
|
Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 1 No. 8)
|
2
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|
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impaled \n thumb covered with newspaper is pierced with needles \n joseph ovette
1939
chap's scrapbook
Joseph Ovette
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Impaled
|
1939
|
Chap's Scrapbook
(Vol. 2 No. 4)
|
2
|
|
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the houdini breath control method \n \n john houdi \n dr. george w. crane
1940
the jinx 51-100
John Houdi, Dr. George W. Crane
|
The Houdini Breath Control Method
|
1940
|
The Jinx 51-100
(Issue 92)
|
571
|
|
|
painless chirurgery \n cut in thumb heals \n joseph h. fries
1941
the jinx 101-151
Joseph H. Fries
|
Painless Chirurgery
|
1941
|
The Jinx 101-151
(Issue 126)
|
730
|
|
|
horrors! \n pins through tongue, lamb's tongue \n stuart robson \n james mc knight
1943
the phoenix 1-50
Stuart Robson, James Mc Knight
|
Horrors!
|
1943
|
The Phoenix 1-50
(Issue 27)
|
113
|
|
|
foiling the iron grip \n escaping a strong man's grip \n jean hugard
1944
hugard's magic monthly — volumes i, ii, iii and iv
Jean Hugard
|
Foiling the Iron Grip
|
Aug. 1944
|
Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV
(Vol. 2 No. 3)
|
64
|
|
|
iron finger! \n stopping an electric fan with the thumb \n herb runge
1944
the phoenix 51-100
Herb Runge
|
Iron Finger!
|
1944
|
The Phoenix 51-100
(Issue 73)
|
298
|
|
|
make the pulse go faster \n \n bruce elliott
1945
the phoenix 51-100
Bruce Elliott
|
Make the Pulse Go Faster
|
1945
|
The Phoenix 51-100
(Issue 91)
|
371
|
|
|
betchas \n collection of bar bets, several reprints of the phoenix \n laurie ireland
1945
ireland's yearbooks
Laurie Ireland
|
Betchas
|
1945
|
Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1945)
|
6
|
|
|
two tips on tricks \n - needle through thumb ( illusion of blood)
- silk to egg (color of the eggs) \n c. r. eaton
1946
ireland's yearbooks
C. R. Eaton
|
Two Tips on Tricks
|
1946
|
Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1946)
|
8
|
|
|
parlour yoga \n - pulse stopping
- blood flow
- hand turns white
- pin smashed in table with palm
- hand removed from skunk trap \n stuart p. cramer \n no pain \n theodore annemann \n the trap mystery \n ormond mcgill \n caught \n wayne kyzer
1949
the phoenix 151-200
Stuart P. Cramer
|
Parlour Yoga
|
Related to
|
1949
|
The Phoenix 151-200
(Issue 178)
|
713
|
|
|
fireproof fingers \n holding burning cigarette between two fingers \n unknown
1949
over the coffee cups
Unknown
|
Fireproof Fingers
|
1949
|
Over the Coffee Cups
|
25
|
|
|
blood and pulse control \n stopping and starting pulse at will \n ormond mcgill
1951
psychic magic — vol. 5
Ormond McGill
|
Blood and Pulse Control
|
1951
|
Psychic Magic — Vol. 5
|
25
|
|
|
black death \n pulse in both arms and heart beat stops \n ormond mcgill
1951
psychic magic — vol. 5
Ormond McGill
|
Black Death
|
1951
|
Psychic Magic — Vol. 5
|
27
|
|
|
yogi anesthetic \n human pincushion, needles are pushed in arm, needle through the flesh of a spectator \n ormond mcgill
1951
psychic magic — vol. 5
Ormond McGill
|
Yogi Anesthetic
|
1951
|
Psychic Magic — Vol. 5
|
27
|
|
|
the trap mystery \n activating a jump trap without being harmed \n ormond mcgill \n parlour yoga \n stuart p. cramer \n caught \n wayne kyzer
1951
psychic magic — vol. 6
Ormond McGill
|
The Trap Mystery
|
Related to
|
1951
|
Psychic Magic — Vol. 6
|
8
|
|
|
levitation of a bar of iron \n bar of iron is held by two spectators, it raises and lowers at the performer's fingertips, suggestion \n nelmar \n nelmar's "20 hypnotic tricks"
1951
psychic magic — vol. 6
Nelmar
|
Levitation of a Bar of Iron
|
Related to- Nelmar's "20 Hypnotic Tricks"
|
1951
|
Psychic Magic — Vol. 6
|
9
|
|
|
electroizm \n spectator feels special sensation on hand, electric shock \n h. r. benfer
1957
ireland's yearbooks
H. R. Benfer
|
Electroizm
|
1957
|
Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1957)
|
25
|
|
|
pulse control \n slow down, speed up and eventually stop the pulse, method without gimmick \n dr. spencer thornton
1958
thornton's secrets of mental magic
Dr. Spencer Thornton
|
Pulse Control
|
1958
|
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
|
2
|
|
|
pin-e-tration \n pin through skin of the finger and apparently painless into spectator's wrist \n roger klause
1967
the art of close-up magic — volume 1
Roger Klause
|
Pin-E-Tration
|
1967
|
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
|
242
|
|
|
grand guignol \n thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed \n j. "rink" van rinkhuyzen \n somerset maugham \n the texas chainthumb massare or grand guignol revisited \n simon lovell
1969
the art of close-up magic — volume 2
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen, Somerset Maugham
|
Grand Guignol
|
Variations
|
1969
|
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
|
126
|
|
|
the parlor yogi \n stopping pulse and blood flow \n stuart p. cramer
1969
hex!
Stuart P. Cramer
|
The Parlor Yogi
|
1969
|
HEX!
|
1
|
|
|
stigmata \n design cards, one design chosen with card sword (!), design appears on skin with luminous paint \n david ray
1969
hex!
David Ray
|
Stigmata
|
1969
|
HEX!
|
63
|
|
|
the human blowtorch \n gasoline swallowing presentation, flame from pipe and thumb \n ken samoray
1970
ireland's yearbooks
Ken Samoray
|
The Human Blowtorch
|
1970
|
Ireland's Yearbooks
(Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
|
86
|
|
|
acupuntura \n toothpick through finger \n unknown
1975
magia en el bar
Unknown
|
Acupuntura
|
1975
|
Magia en el Bar
|
65
|
|
|
yoga pulse test and volta light test \n pulse and blood flow demonstration \n burling hull
1976
the amazing world of mentalism
Burling Hull
|
Yoga Pulse Test and Volta Light Test
|
1976
|
The Amazing World of Mentalism
|
43
|
|
|
pinpoint \n pulse is stopped and pushpin jammed into palm of hand \n john greget
1979
the compleat magick — volume iii
John Greget
|
Pinpoint
|
1979
|
The Compleat Magick — Volume III
(Issue 223)
|
1112
|
|
|
bending a bar of steel! \n no. 61 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Bending a Bar of Steel!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
16
|
|
|
pulling a bus with your teeth! \n no. 69 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Pulling a Bus with Your Teeth!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
18
|
|
|
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! \n no. 78 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
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!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
21
|
|
|
to tear a telephone directory in half \n no. 62 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
To Tear a Telephone Directory in Half
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
16
|
|
|
the anvil test \n no. 71, performer lies on bed of nails with anvil on chest, assistant beats on anvil with a hammer \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
The Anvil Test
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
18
|
|
|
eating glass \n no. 84, dangerous method \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Eating Glass
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
23
|
|
|
cutting the apple \n no. 26, apple on palm is hit by knife, apple splits in two but hand is unharmed \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Cutting the Apple
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
8
|
|
|
ripping a deck of cards \n no. 63 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Ripping a Deck of Cards
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
17
|
|
|
breaking a large stone on the chest of the strongman with a sledge hammer as he lays on a bed of nails \n no. 72 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Breaking a Large Stone on the Chest of the Strongman with a Sledge Hammer as He Lays on a Bed of Nails
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
19
|
|
|
caught \n comedy routine with a bear trap, activating a jump trap without being harmed \n wayne kyzer \n parlour yoga \n stuart p. cramer \n the trap mystery \n ormond mcgill \n rat trap \n wayne kyzer
1983
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
|
Caught
|
Related to
|
1983
|
The Trapdoor — Volume One
(Issue 2)
|
20
|
|
|
blood writing \n no. 34, blood message appears on arm \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Blood Writing
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
10
|
|
|
the nail act: driving a nail into wooden plank with your bare hand \n no. 64 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
The Nail Act: Driving a Nail into Wooden Plank with Your Bare Hand
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
17
|
|
|
a car is driven over the body of the strongman without injury! \n no. 73 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
A Car is Driven over the Body of the Strongman without Injury!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
19
|
|
|
real blood writing \n no. 35, blood writing appears on arm \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Real Blood Writing
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
10
|
|
|
driving a nail through the wall \n no. 65 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Driving a Nail through the Wall
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
17
|
|
|
bending a steel bar with the head! \n no. 74 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Bending a Steel Bar with the Head!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
19
|
|
|
stigmata! \n no. 36, hands placed on cardboards, blood imprint appears \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Stigmata!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
10
|
|
|
bending a large thick nail with your bare hands! \n no. 66 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Bending a Large Thick Nail with Your Bare Hands!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
17
|
|
|
breaking a heavy welded-link chain with the chest muscles! \n no. 75 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Breaking a Heavy Welded-Link Chain with the Chest Muscles!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
20
|
|
|
the strangulation test \n no. 59, rope is pulled around neck of performer \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
The Strangulation Test
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
16
|
|
|
bending a nail with your teeth! \n no. 67 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Bending a Nail with Your Teeth!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
17
|
|
|
lifting a heavy metal tank full of water! \n no. 76 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Lifting a Heavy Metal Tank Full of Water!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
20
|
|
|
the brick test \n no. 60, performer breaks brick with hand \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
The Brick Test
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
16
|
|
|
extracting nails from a wooden board with the fingertips! \n no. 68 \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Extracting Nails from a Wooden Board with the Fingertips!
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
17
|
|
|
very strong ladies \n no. 77, several strongman stunts \n unknown
1983
101 psychic tests
Unknown
|
Very Strong Ladies
|
1983
|
101 Psychic Tests
|
21
|
|
|
hot and cold cigarette \n lit cigarette touched on spectator's hand without burning him \n rocco silano
1990
if it fits... sleeve it!
Rocco Silano
|
Hot and Cold Cigarette
|
1990
|
If it fits... Sleeve it!
|
34
|
|
|
d - daumen, brennender \n burning thumb \n harald kurz
1991
hardcore
Harald Kurz
|
D - Daumen, brennender
|
1991
|
Hardcore
|
32
|
|
|
needled #1 \n long needle pushed through neck, impromptu \n joe rindfleisch
1994
the trapdoor — volume three
Joe Rindfleisch
|
Needled #1
|
1994
|
The Trapdoor — Volume Three
(Issue 54)
|
1007
|
|
|
needled #2 \n long needle pushed through neck, impromptu \n joe rindfleisch
1994
the trapdoor — volume three
Joe Rindfleisch
|
Needled #2
|
1994
|
The Trapdoor — Volume Three
(Issue 54)
|
1007
|
|
|
real world rat trap \n comedy routine, performer apparently puts hand in rat trap \n john swomley
1997
the trapdoor — volume three
John Swomley
|
Real World Rat Trap
|
1997
|
The Trapdoor — Volume Three
(Issue 66)
|
1316
|
|
|
the texas chainthumb massare or grand guignol revisited \n thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed \n simon lovell \n grand guignol \n j. "rink" van rinkhuyzen \n somerset maugham
2000
son of simon says!
Simon Lovell
|
The Texas Chainthumb Massare or Grand Guignol Revisited
|
Inspired by
|
2000
|
Son of Simon Says!
|
135
|
|
|
pulse stopping \n with small skull that is produced afterwards \n karl fulves
2000
lost vampire secrets
Karl Fulves
|
Pulse Stopping
|
2000
|
Lost Vampire Secrets
|
159
|
|
|
your finger on the pulse \n pulse stop with two spectators, stage presentation \n david berglas
2002
the mind & magic of david berglas
David Berglas
|
Your Finger on the Pulse
|
2002
|
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
|
368
|
|
|
shop of horrors \n cutting in thumb, after blood is washed no injury can be seen \n ted lesley
2003
2003 u.s. master class notes
Ted Lesley
|
Shop of Horrors
|
2003
|
2003 U.S. Master Class Notes
|
11
|
|
|
stigmata to go please \n blood stigmata on palms of the hand \n luke jermay
2003
building blocks
Luke Jermay
|
Stigmata to Go Please
|
2003
|
Building Blocks
|
69
|
|
|
needle through what?!? \n 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 \n rick bronson \n genii, july 1991
2005
seven by rick bronson
Rick Bronson
|
Needle Through What?!?
|
Also published here
|
2005
|
Seven By Rick Bronson
|
24
|
|
|
the fire test \n lit match placed in hand \n darwin ortiz
2006
designing miracles
Darwin Ortiz
|
The Fire Test
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2006
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Designing Miracles
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134
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hoo-doo guru \n stopping the pulse \n unknown
2011
mr. mysto's wizard academy
Unknown
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Hoo-Doo Guru
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2011
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Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy
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36
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die gerechte strafe \n sword jammed in arm \n christoph borer
2016
21
Christoph Borer
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Die gerechte Strafe
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2016
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21
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182
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thread \n magician swallows thread, thread is pulled out of eye \n wayne houchin
2019
houchin: thread & control
Wayne Houchin
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Thread
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2019
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Houchin: Thread & Control
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1
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control \n pulse of magician is felt to slow down, stop, and then return to normal, no props needed, nothing under armpit \n wayne houchin
2019
houchin: thread & control
Wayne Houchin
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Control
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2019
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Houchin: Thread & Control
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13
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