Miscellaneous

92 entries in Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Prof. M. Verbeck Verbeck's Wedding-Ring Trick ring is hammered on, then put in paper programme and crumbled up, transforms into nest of envelopes with ring inside, with repeat
 		1890 More Magic 199
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Des indischen Marabuts Sehergabe three numbers named and cards counted to, numbers and cards predicted, prepared envelope, faced deck
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 57
Unknown Un Billet d'amour card chosen, letter comes from mailman from back of audience, it is transformed into selection
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 163
Unknown Envelope with See-Through Dummy
1897 New Era Card Tricks 175
Unknown X Rays cards in envelopes are divined, two methods, envelopes marked visually or haptically
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 144
Unknown The Spirit Envelope three selections, slip of paper with their names appears in previously empty envelope
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 173
Unknown The Envelope Card envelope changes into card
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 258
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli 5. Das amerikanische Couvert neuster Fasson envelope to make billets or bills appear
 		1902 Moderne Magie 61
Stanley Collins False Envelope Insertion only part of the cards are inserted into the envelope
 		1915 Original Magical Creations 29
Charles T. Jordan The Letter-Mailing Mystery No. 7, stack of chips with numbers, set of envelopes, envelope and postage chosen with stack of chips are divined
 		1920 Ten New Miscellaneous Tricks 17
Theodore Annemann The Impression Moderne wax coating on envelope as impression device
Related to 1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Summer Extra 1935) 43
Unknown An Envelope Mystery forced cards put in envelopes with punch marks, including "A Variation"
 		1935 Mental Magic with Cards 14
Robert Parrish The Ultimate One Man Sealed Message Reading System 1. Collecting the Envelopes
2. Reading the Messages
3. Returning the Card and Envelope
4. Returning the Next to the Last Message
5. Reading the Last Message
 		1937 You'd be Surprised 22
Jean Hugard Robert-Houdin Problem letter by Hugard about a burnt paper restored in nest of envelopes, posed as problem
Related to 1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 48) 339
Sid Lorraine Prediction method for sealed prediction envelope
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 65) 456
Jean Hugard The WAACS and the Doughboys hotel story trick, queens and jacks in five envelopes change places
 		June 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 1) 1
Eddie Clever Answer to a Mentalist's Prayer indetectible method to mark an envelope and several applications
 		1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 202
Paul Curry Ripping, Eh, What! while tearing the envelopes open, used for Annemann's Pseudo Psychometry
Also published here 1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 129) 520
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Baseball Prophecy baseball game result is predicted, carbon envelope
 		1947 Gems of Mental Magic 35
Howard A. Adams Interstices piece of glass is put in envelope and pierced with pencil and knife, stays unharmed
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 124) 499
Bob Spencer E-Z! gaffed envelopes
 		1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 160) 644
Al Baker Envelope as an Accessory slit
 		1949 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic) 310
Unknown The Envelope Vanish slit
 		1952 Modern Coin Magic 61
Norman Jensen The Sticky Steal vanish of a bill in envelope / stealing something from an envelope
 		1952 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 246) 983
Gene "Phantini" Grant Shades of Cassandra multiple prediction, billet in envelope
 		1955 Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets 17
Leonard Austin Dolly's Dresses four doll's dresses of different colors, chosen one vanishes and appears in chosen envelope
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 24
Tony Corinda (12) Trickery with Envelopes
1958 Predictions 98
Len Belcher Enclosed Thoughts five selection sealed in envelopes and one removed, performer knows all cards also missing one, gaffed envelope
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 79
Ronald B. Edwards Money in Circulation dollar bill and half dollar in envelopes change places
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 358) 259
The Amazing Maurice Mental Currency one of four bills is put in an envelope, performer divines which, olfactory method
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 17
Robert A. Nelson Nelson's Notes ideas for Mental Curency
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 17
Ali Bongo Penetration Minus big metal disc in envelope is penetrated with object, then vanishes entirely
 		1966 The Bongo Book 18
Karl Fulves Quartet selection in envelope, both torn, envelope restored, then card inside
 		Jan. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 16
Alton Sharpe Impossible Card Vanish card vanishes from pay envelope, slit at bottom
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 36
Arnold De Seiver Seven Colours Of Wisdom keys in envelopes with different colored ribbons
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 48
Tom Sellers Envelope Marking System just to mark the different one
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 49
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny I Predict: You Pock prediction of two cards, one written down and one is spelled to
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 126
Anna Eva Fay Paraffin Envelope for impression
Related to July 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 9) 347
Gene Nielsen 89c Fooler leaving price tags on gaffed objects, convincer
 		1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 50) 250
Jack Avis The Wishing Envelope gimmick envelope, including three routines with it
  • The Wishing Envelope
  • The Jokers Wild
  • Transposed Marlo Reverse
Also published here Oct. 1975 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 2) 161
Karl Fulves Envelope Solid State previous trick with pay envelope instead of card, or with full card appearing from torn envelope
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 49
Burling Hull Volta Spiro-Predicto word or prediction appears on blank card with spectator's signature on other side, switching paper with stack of envelopes
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 19
Al Mann The Book Mark two books with bookmarks, spectator chose a word and find that bookmarks are envelopes with predictions of the chosen words
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 18
Al Mann Break Through card and headline prediction, nest of envelope sent to a member of the audience by mail
 		1977 Break Through 1
Al Mann The Photon Shield Sealed Envelope sealed envelope, that can be opened any time
 		1977 The Photon Shield 3
Al Mann The Secret of Abonutichus message reading from sealed envelope, like a center tear
Related to 1979 Acidus Plus 14
Karroll Priest The Phoenix Effect impression device, wax in envelope
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 234) 1167
Karrell Fox Mind-velope billets mixed in envelope, some held back secretly when others are dumped out
Related to 1979 Another Book 152
Roger Curzon Creased playing card is placed in small pay envelope and folded two times, when card is removed it is unharmed
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9) 158
William Goldman The Magic Coin bill travels to envelope, with torn corner, coin vanish and production intermezzo
Also published here 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11) 202
Thomas Alan Waters Riffledex selected word from a book is predicted in envelope, spectator can change his mind
 		1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 362
Thomas Alan Waters, James G. Thompson Jr. Jato word from book is predicted in envelope
Inspired by 1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 370
Joseph Dunninger A Mystic's Favorite sealed message reading, slit in envelope
Related to
  • Paul Kara's "Karaism", 1926 and Nelson's "Mind Divination"
 1983 Master Billet Tests 7
Karl Fulves Variation blank card in envelope against glass, ace in hand, suddenly envelope travels to hand and ace is inside, against glass only blank card
 		1983 Ace Machine 5
Don Tanner, Trevor Lewis, Phil Willmarth Six Card Mental Test Again! billet in envelope prediction
Variations 1984 Magic from the Parade #1 20
Karl Fulves Rupert the Great No. 37, animal cut and folded from envelope finds card
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 65
Karl Fulves Spellbox No. 7, posed as a problem:
(1) coin changes into small envelope à la spellbound, back and forth, coin in envelope
(2) spellbound changes with box and lid
 		1985 S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 6) 99
Unknown Kuverts two impromptu magic items and gags with envelopes
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 132
Karrell Fox "E.Z.-est-yet" Mindreading billets mixed in envelope, some held back secretly when others are dumped out
Related to 1988 My Latest Book 83
Al Mann Postman's Curve spectator writes on back of a envelope and folds it, reading method
 		1988 Scorpio's Curve 7
Roger Klause Going South stealing bill out of envelope with slit for Terry Seabrooke's bill to wallet
 		1991 Roger Klause: In Concert 137
Jack Paul, Alan Shaxon Stellaporation credit card in envelope is placed inside a book, other book is shown with an envelope at same position, then credit card travels inside other envelope
Related to 1994 Alan Shaxon Lecture 26
Rudolf Braunmüller Trickumschläge I article about gaffed envelopes
 		July 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4&5) 184
Roy Johnson Der Mehrzweck-Umschlag switching and object under a stack of envelope with hollow section
 		Nov. 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1) 22
Al Baker Geldschein-Umschlag for stealing and burning bill
 		Nov. 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1) 26
Alexander de Cova Kuvertschablone making your own envelopes in the right size
 		Mar. 1995 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2) 52
Tommy Wonder The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toVariations 1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 1 302
William Goldman Die Zaubermünze bill travels to envelope, with torn corner, coin vanish and production intermezzo
Also published here 1996 Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4&5) 171
David Solomon Switching Envelope with window cut out
 		1997 Solomon's Mind 121
Karl Fulves Do You Swear "Unsolved Mysteries"
three envelopes with messages, no effect given, posed as a problem
 		1998 The Fine Print (Issue 7) 178
Unknown Enveloped deck in envelope, selection rises out
 		1998 The Rising Card Book 33
Ellis Stanyon An Envelope Changes to the Chosen Card No. 27, hinged gaff
Variations 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 172
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note prediction envelope has a card back on other side, all cards have an envelope on other side with same card predicted, switch in stand or upright book
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 172
Karl Fulves Special Delivery "Problems"
only flap from envelope in hand, a smaller envelope produced à la purse frame, posed as a problem
 		2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5) 153
Al Baker Coin in Envelope shadow of coin is seen when empty envelope is held against light
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 697
Jay Sankey Special Delivery Signed card appears in window envelope
 		2003 Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Tricks of the Trade) 33
Jay Sankey Pandora's Envelope Indifferent card in black envelope (with hole) changes into selection, then second signed selection appears visually in envelope
 		2003 Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Sankadelic Magic) 52
Jay Sankey Extended Credit Credit card placed in envelope broken in half, then restored (Reprinted from Genii Magazine)
 		2003 Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Sankadelic Magic) 54
Jack Avis An Idea for Adding a Card to the Top of the Deck using an envelope
 		2006 Rara Avis 140
Jim Steinmeyer Pasteboard Under Glass using Okito's Substitution Principle with hollow stack of envelopes
Inspired by
  • Card in Bottle in "This Magic Stuff" (Robert Harbin, Abracadabra, Vol. 6 No. 138, Sep. 1948, p. 115)
 2009 A Tribute to Robert Harbin 14
Christoph Borer Mord am runden Tisch prediction in envelope, murder and victim are predicted, various ideas for using the same method in different contexts
 		2010 Prevedere 20
Karl Fulves Tick Tock card in envelope put on one side of cardboard wallet with strips, another card on the other side, the envelope only changes place when closed and opened
Related to 2010 Prolix (Issue 8) 506
Steven Hamilton The Envelope Thing prediction taken from envelope, envelope torn, prediction says "look in envelope", envelope is restored and signed selection taken from it
Also published here 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 98
Colin McLeod By Association game of word association, last word is predicted on business card inside envelope
 		2014 Divine 12
Joaquín Matas Aparición "Flash" production of a large envelope or similar object in a flash, with candle
 		2016 A Fuego Lento — Volumen II 181
Roberto Giobbi, Jean Hugard Robert-Houdin's Trick Problem burnt paper restored in nest of envelopes, posed as problem, quoted from reference
Inspired by 2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Feb 11) 46
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia Project Fear spectator writes a fear on a paper, performer divines it
 		2016 Project Fear 5
Roberto Giobbi, Dr. Jacob Daley Card to Envelope and Wallet addressing the envelope to spectator
Related to
  • "Card to Envelope Wrinkle" (Daley's Notebook, #565)
 2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 17) 112
Jorge "The Jack" Garcia Psychometry with an Envelope several ideas, drawings in envelopes
 		2016 Project Fear 15
Roberto Giobbi Cutting Edge Magic impaled envelope as intrigue object
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue June 23) 181
Tom Cutts The Gift spectator selects a picture with different presents, the same picture is found in an envelope and the person receives the gift as a climax
 		2016 Project Fear 19
Roberto Giobbi Envelopes for Magic ideas for special envelopes
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 6) 287