Miscellaneous

42 entries in Needle / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Pins into a Small Glass already Full of Water non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
294
Superior to the Spirit Level non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
307
To Bore a Hole through a Pin with a Needle non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
315
Clayton Rawson The Camel and the Needle's Eye apparently cigarette is pushed through eye of needle
Also published here July 1938
The Jinx (Issue 46)
311
Stewart James Pin Divination orientation of pin in closed container divined
Also published here Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 75)
498
Eddie Joseph The Spirit Crochet selection is placed inside box with needle and thread, chosen symbol is found woven on the card
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
10
Tom Sellers Through the Eye of a Needle needle threaded in dark while wrists held
 		1942
That's Good!
3
Stewart James Black Pin Idea orientation of pin in closed container divined
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
127
George G. Kaplan The Bent Pin pin is stuck in table, performer slaps it and bends it instead of piercing his hand
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
274
Stuart P. Cramer Parlour Yoga
  • pulse stopping
  • blood flow (needle pushed in thumb)
  • hand turns white
  • pin smashed in table with palm
  • hand removed from skunk trap
Related to May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 178)
713
Ali Bongo Ali Bongo's Addition magical needle threading combined with Hindu Thread
Also published here 1956
Unconventional Magic
58
Ali Bongo Ali Bongo's Zusatz zum "Gypsy-Thread" magical needle threading combined with Hindu Thread
Also published here 1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
877
Don Tanner The Invisible Seamstress needle threads itself on thread inside card box
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
52
Martin Gardner Doink!! pin stuck through rubber eraser bounces when dropped on table
 		Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
25
Clayton Rawson The Camel and the Needle's Eye apparently cigarette is pushed through eye of needle
Also published here 1962
The New Jinx (Issue 1 (Introductory Issue))
3
Ralph Gironda A Stitch in Time small needle on black thread, big needle on white thread, change places after lights are out
 		Apr. 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 6)
32
Henry Lannering Magnetized Needle needle clings to razor blade
 		July 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 9)
46
Roger Crosthwaite The Hindu Needles based on Hans Trixer's version in "Pentagram", needles threaded in hand instead of mouth
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
253
Joseph Rossnagel Farbfühlen different colored needles, colors are divined with fingertips behind back
Also published here
  • "Magie" July 1968.
 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 5)
89
Pavel Das Geheimnisvolle Sehen different-colored needle pins are divined by performer behind back
 		1971
15 Mikrotricks
10
Bruno's Needle Trick needles are magically threaded
 		1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
62
Charles T. Jordan The Painless Needle Trick thread wound around needles, they are suddenly threaded, second packet of needles is shown as sucker gag but it is also threaded
 		1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
259
Vernet Como Enhebrar Dos Agujas de Coser en un Hilo Doble how to thread two needles on a double thread, gimmick
 		May 1976
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 2 No. 17)
74
Harry Eng Pain business card on table, pin/needle is stuck through card into table, hand is slammed straight down on pin and penetrates hand
Also published here 1977
SuperMagic
107
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Also published here 1977
Jos Bema — Lecture
10
John Greget Pinpoint pulse is stopped and pushpin jammed into palm of hand
 		1979
Magick (Issue 223)
1112
Ali Bongo, David Nixon Ali Bongo's Experience
  • The Thread or Cotton
  • Shows for Children
  • The Needle Threading Addition
  • Jewelled Scabbard Gag
  • Humorous Gypsy Thread
  • Disposal of the Pieces
  • Breaking the Thread
  • Displaying the Pieces
  • David Nixon's Idea
  • The Bongo Gypsy Thread Suit
  • A Note on the Preparation
  • Chadwick's Mending Cotton versus Tacking Thread
  • Repeating Impromptu
  • Dany Ray
 		1980
The Hindu Thread Trick
15
Al Mann The Invisible Force effects with secretly magnetized needles
  • Psychic Motion (animation of matches)
 		1982
Eff-Oes
10
Threading the Needle No. 10, blindfolded, threads needle many times
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
4
Another Method No. 11, blindfolded, threads needle many times
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
4
Karl Fulves Pin Up invisible pin hammered in table, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
229
Diabelli Ds Toggeli as Harry Meier, needles vanish and appear in boiled egg
 		1991
MindFields
46
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
Tommy Wonder Through the Eye of the Needle more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
VariationsAlso published here 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
72
Harry Eng Pain business card on table, pin/needle is stuck through card into table, hand is slammed straight down on pin and penetrates hand
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic)
135
Barrie Richardson Sew What! needles are threaded in fist without looking
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1997
 1999
Theater of the Mind
190
Al Schneider Through the Eye of the Needle: Version II
  • The Schneider Technique
more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible
Inspired by Sep. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 9)
53
Paul Alberstat Pin Head
  • PSIncerely Yours
straight pin is pushed into forehead and brought out from back of head
 		2002
Channel One (Vol. 3 No. 9)
7
Andrew Mayne Thumbtack pushing thumbtack in thumb
 		2003
Mayhem
18
Matt Mello The Pin Cushion
  • Effect #1
two sponge balls are juggled, spectator decides which one the performer should squish in his fist repeatedly, other one is shown to contain many needles in the end
Related to
  • "Pain Game" (Jon Allen)
 2016
Pins and Needles
2
Matt Mello Imaginary Needles
  • Effect #2
spectator feels imaginary needles in sponge
 		2016
Pins and Needles
6