Locating hidden Objects

50 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown La Baguette Divinatoire coin is found in one of several boxes with the aid of a divining rod, longer treatise on the use and function of dowsing also in combination with automatons
 		1784 La Magie Blanche Dévoilée 58
Hänsel Kastner Rätselhaftes Aufsuchen einer verborgenen Nadel needle hidden with a spectator whose name is written down, needle found
 		June 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 6) 94
Frederick E. Jones First Test in Mind Reading finding a hidden knife
 		1911 Mind Reading Secrets and Sealed Billet Reading 7
Theodore Annemann Find the Lady a Queen and four Aces are put in five envelopes, performer finds envelope with odd card
Also published here 1931 The Book Without A Name 41
Unknown Coin Location coin in hand hold to forehead and then hold next to the other hand, hand with object is located
 		1945 Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation 55
George B. Anderson A Mental Illusion two hidden objects are found in the audience, looks like contact mind reading, detective presentation
 		1949 It Must Be Mindreading 31
U. F. Grant The Green Buddha hidden buddha statue found blindfolded, ticking clock inside
 		Jan. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 5
Ormond McGill The Hidden Object Test
Related to
  • Dariell Fitzkee's "Contact Mindreading"
 1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 1 12
Pauline Hammer, Nail and Chalk Cross blindfolded performer finds hammer and nail hidden in the room, then he finds the chalk cross and drives the nail through it
 		1951 Psychic Magic - Vol. 1 18
Unknown The Purloined Objects Penny, ring, key distributed to three spectators. Each spectator then takes a number of matches corresponding to some rules, magician then divines who has which object
 		1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 57
Dr. Spencer Thornton Mental Three Shell Game object under one of three cups
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 12
Orville Wayne Meyer Mindreading Supreme blindfolded, fake muscle-reading with billets
 		1959 More Miracles in Mentalism 14
Eddie Joseph Baffling at the Bar mental monte with three discs, performer finds colored one
 		1959 Cigarette Tricks and Gags at the Bar 2
Gerry Findler Lucky Bag numbers from one to twelve are put in a bag, named numbers are drawn by performer, egg bag with index
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 72
The Amazing Maurice ESP Tumblers chip is placed under any cup, performer divines where
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 18
Paul Siegel Color-Ception different colored chips are divined behind back
 		1972 Doorway to Delusion 8
Clayton Rawson, Walter B. Gibson, Jerry Ross Date Sense coins in handkerchief, one with specific date is found, several versions
 		1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 161) 802
Punx Das Amulett word written down and paper put in one of several boxes, correct box is found with Herbert Paufler's Hand der Kleopatra, and word is divined
Also published here
  • "Das Amulett" in "Magie" 1969/70.
 1977 Setzt Euch zu meinen Füssen... 74
Erwin Schussel Can Can! object hidden in one of five film canisters is located
 		1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 182) 908
Barry Wiley Psi-Search paper is signed and sealed in envelope, mixed among others performer destroys all envelopes except the one with the paper
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 217) 1081
George B. Anderson The Water Witch dowsing rod made of coat-hangers, finding water in a box and pseudo psychometry
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 219) 1091
Larry Becker The 35 Millimiracle II five film capsules, marked coin is placed in one and found by performer
 		1978 World of Super Mentalism 88
Larry Becker Ultraffinity folded bill in one of several matchboxes is found by performer, then serial number is divined
Variations 1978 World of Super Mentalism 91
Larry Becker The Vampire Spell signed card in one of five envelopes, envelopes shuffled and word spelled for times, remaining envelope contains card, vampire presentation
 		1978 World of Super Mentalism 105
Gerald Kosky Imagery several objects are hidden by spectators, performer finds them and brings them back to the owners
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 202) 1008
Thomas Alan Waters Tryptrych spectator puts an object in the left and one in the right pocket, one remains on the table and performer names the locations of the three objects, gimmick
 		1979 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old) 9
Thomas Alan Waters On the Button three objects in different pockets, location is revealed, gimmick
 		1979 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old) 12
Richard Lyn Mind Search spectator removes envelopes from a stand and burns them as instructed by blindfolded performer, envelope with money remains, using Ed Mellon's "Quantimental"
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 228) 1137
Neal Rider The Power methods to appear supper natural or gifted, knowing names of people, finding lost objects etc
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 230) 1149
Larry Becker Ultraffinity Revisited folded bill in one of several matchboxes is found by performer, then serial number is divined, different boxes
Inspired by 1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 54
George B. Anderson Introduction and Routine intro on pendulums and routine where filled can is found amount empty cans with a pendulum
 		1980 The Magic Pendulum 3
Jack Kent Tillar Mental Monte bill put under one of three cups, performer know which one
Inspired by 1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 260) 1297
Philip T. Goldstein Dowsing For Dollars three pennies and a half dollar in four envelopes, spectator finds the silver with dowsing device
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 The Violet Book of Mentalism 3
W. Rory Coker X......Factor five film canisters, object is hidden in one and located by performer
 		1981 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 291) 1452
Gene "Phantini" Grant Mental Checkmate spectator selects four chess pieces from a box and puts them in different pockets, performer knows which piece is where
Inspired by 1981 Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 75
Danton Diabolique divination of written down information and location of hidden envelope, method to read impressions on wax impression device
Inspired by 1981 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 280) 1397
Unknown The Mystery of the Oranges No. 81, signed orange is mixed with other oranges in a bag, performer locates the signed one without looking
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 22
Thomas Alan Waters Glowsout mixture between Verball and Glowsure
 		1984 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk) 606
Philip T. Goldstein Dowsing for Dollars three pennies and a half dollar in four envelopes, spectator finds the silver with dowsing device
Also published here 1984 Lechter Notes 2
Philip T. Goldstein Dowsing For Dollars three pennies and a half dollar in four envelopes, spectator finds the silver with dowsing device
Also published here 1985 FISM Madrid 1985 1
Jack Yates Clue six spectators with cards and pens, one of them writes an X on his card behind performers back, those with red cards must speak truth, black must lie, performer finds different colored disc, murder game
Variations 1986 Clue and other Mysteries 51
Philip T. Goldstein Dowsing for Dollars three pennies and a half dollar in four envelopes, spectator finds the silver with dowsing device
Also published here 1988 Lecture 7
Philip T. Goldstein Dowsing for Dollars three pennies and a half dollar in four envelopes, spectator finds the silver with dowsing device
Also published here 1989 A Phil Goldstein Collection 63
Karl Fulves Arf "Problems"
keychain beeper to find hidden object, looking for other uses, posed as problem
 		2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 257
David Berglas The Picture Post Challenge slipper was hidden in London, Berglas blindfolded drove by car to the correct location, found the slipper and handed it to the correct owner
 		2002 The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 59
Philip T. Goldstein Clipper clippers hidden in one of several boxes is located, humorous airport security presentation
 		2003 ... Land Notes 6
Neil Tobin, Larry Becker, Ted Lesley The Big Game bill is located among several envelopes and serial number is divined, using the Teleport Envelope
Inspired by 2003 2003 U.S. Master Class Notes 23
Lewis Jones Yes Men five people either lie or tell the truth, one has a watch hidden, spectator finds watch by asking questions, liar's paradox
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 146
Richard Bangs Suit Yourself Surpassed spectator distributes four of a kind into his pockets, magician knows order, out of hands
Related toVariations 2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 69
Christoph Borer Die drei Wünsche five coins taken from purse, odd coin is found, storytelling presentation, fairy tale
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