Miscellaneous

124 entries in Glass / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The Animated Coin, which answers Questions, etc. coin jumps around in glass, threaded coin or gimmicked glass, as question-answering coin
 		1876 Modern Magic 185
Unknown The Bran Glass glass (apparently) filled with bran covered, bran changes into anything
Related to 1876 Modern Magic 383
Unknown Die Points auf der Glasplatte No. 11, card becomes blank, points appear on previously examined glass sheet, switch behind table after accidentally dropping wrapped glass sheet
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 101
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Séparation mystérieuse pips vanish from cards (leaving blank cards) and appear on glass sheet
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 205
Unknown Wein- und Wasser-Kunststücke production of glasses with liquid, rubber covers, double ended stemmed shot glass
 		May 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 9) 137
Otsenré Das Blumenwachsen in der Champagnerschale fake flowers appear in champagne glass
 		Sep. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 9) 138
Carl Willmann Die Durchdringung der Materie full glass sealed with a fitting glass or celluloid disc, can be handled without spilling, glass through hat (visibly) application, top hat has spring-powered flap in bottom, see also p. 159
Related to July 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7) 102
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Briefkasten answering letters, on glass vs. celluloid as glass cover
Related to Aug. 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 2) 32
Unknown Der Käfer im Bierglas fake insect to be dropped into a glass of beer
 		Apr. 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 4) 61
Antonio Molini Das Glas als Lungenprüfer two glasses into each other, one has to remove the inner glass without touching either, solution is blowing
 		Oct. 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 10) 158
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Kegel, Pokal und Ei No. 27, egg in goblet, cone vanishes and appears in goblet, egg taken from under table
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 80
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Magnetismus-Animale No. 50
  • iron stick or cane clings to hand, gaff from sleeve or thread
  • table clings to hand
  • water pitcher clings to hand
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 135
Unknown Das magische Glas gaffed glass in which coins can appear
 		Oct. 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 10) 150
Emil Clauß "Mit Wasser bleib' mir fern!" water vanishes from glass, is then reproduced via funnel from elbow of spectator, nesting glasses
 		Apr. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4) 53
Unknown To Place Four Wine-Glasses so that the Centres of the Bottom of their Stands are all Equidistant one from Another puzzle
 		1902 The Modern Conjurer 297
Unknown Electricity on the Spot non-magical science experiment
 		1902 The Modern Conjurer 304
David Devant Concatenation Extraordinary - Devant's Method chain pieces link, glass with one foot but two bowls in right angle attached
 		1903 Later Magic 99
Carl Willmann Das Weinglas des Teufels oder "Die magische Färberei" glass filled with beer and emptied, filled again, silk produced from glass in dry condition, silks vanish and flag of same colors produced from glass, glass with tube inside, gaffed tray
Related to Mar. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 3) 37
Carl Willmann Variation zur "Tuchwanderung" silk pushed into glass with beer, it travels into another glass, glass with tube inside
Related to Oct. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 10) 149
H. F. C. Suhr Die bezauberten Biergläser beer travels from one beer glass to another, glass with hole drilled in
 		Nov. 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12) 191
Unknown Balancing Glass of Water on Edge
1909 The Art of Magic 295
Stanley Collins The Inktubators ink travels from one vessel to another, under cover only an amount of liquid travels
 		1915 Original Magical Creations 105
Oswald Rae Mixed Drinks stout, beer and milk are mixed in a glass bowl, with three glasses performer removes a glass of each, Sand of Dessert with liquids
 		1926 Between Ourselves 47
Oswald Rae A Visible Coffee Tranistion conical glass filled with confetti, changes to hot coffee
 		1926 Between Ourselves 57
Tom Sellers The Smoke Vase smoke glass
 		1927 Tricks That Work 8
Oswald Rae Bending a Piece of Glass framed piece of glass is put in large envelope and bent, when removed, glass is unharmed
 		1928 Sub Rosa 54
Lu Brent The Drum-Head Glass Tissue paper covers mouth of glass, silk produced from it
 		1932 Novel Magic 21
Tom Sellers Handkerchief Production from an Empty Glass hollow wand and hole in glass
 		1933 More Secrets 10
Theodore Annemann The Bending Swizzle Stick bending a glass stick for mixing drinks, see page 99 for improvement by Annemann
 		1934 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 3) 11
Theodore Annemann The Handkerchief that Flew two tube-covered glasses, silk travels from one to the other, mirror glass
 		1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Summer Extra 1935) 46
Theodore Annemann Tubes for Glasses tip
 		1936 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 18) 101
Robert Parrish, John Goodrum Some Glassy Ideas suggestions for using glasses with liquid
 		1937 You'd be Surprised 43
Robert Parrish, John Goodrum A Glass Routine suggestion for routine
 		1937 You'd be Surprised 49
Unknown Beer Bet impromptu milk pitcher type thing with celluloid in glass to drink more
 		1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 87) 552
Art Lyle French Safes using condom to cover glass with liquid, tip
 		1940 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 9) 4
Tom Sellers Productive Goblets silk and liquid produced from goblets
 		1943 Magical Mixture 17
Yogi Ray Yogi Ray's Night Club Milk Glass handling for the Patriotic Glass
 		1944 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944) 2
Bob Hanko Indestructo handkerchief is tied over mouth of a glass and both put into a paper bag, then a knife is pushed through bag and handkerchief, handkerchief is unharmed and a silk is found in the glass
Also published here 1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 83) 337
Unknown A Deep Glass glass is deeper on inside than outside, measured with wand as in cups & balls gag, favorite of Charles Bertram
 		June 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 1) 130
Eugene Gloye Confetti and Milk Buddha Tubes routine, glasses with confetti
 		1946 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946) 11
Laurie Ireland Utility Glass trick glass, moveable bottom
 		1946 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946) 13
Hen Fetsch Confusing with "Liquid Appear" glass, liquid poured in hat without harm then appears in glass
 		1946 Milk Pitcher Magic 24
Hubert Lambert The Leapin' Leprechauns small sponge balls under glass, glass covered with newspaper, large ball finish
 		1948 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948) 30
Unknown Problem of the Six Glasses puzzle with three empty and three filled glasses
Also published here 1949 Over the Coffee Cups 23
Unknown The Pyramid removing napkins between glasses
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 24
U. F. Grant Magical Extraction glass of milk put in container, then coins, silk and smaller glass of tomato juice produced from it, glass of milk is now almost empty
 		Jan. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 14
Oscar Weigle Poison Trick chosen / poisoned glass is found, see also p. 849
Related toVariations 1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 211) 845
Audley Walsh, Ken Allen, Gerald R. Blount, Leslie Spiewak, Mike Millet, Ken Beale Given Goblet chosen / poisoned glass is found, several methods
Related to 1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 215) 858
Nelson A. Demers Three Golden Pyramids of the Valley of Oom coffee and milk is mixed in a glass and covered, two other glasses where spectator can decide where he wants cream and where coffee, after they have been covered too, the liquid is separated and is found in the right glasses, with table and pyramid covers, story trick
 		1950 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950) 13
Hen Fetsch Perfume Presto! chosen / poisoned glass is found
Related to 1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 236) 943
John Murray Murray's Muse
  • putting a bill tube into an ice cube
  • on glasses for the shrinking quarter to dime trick
  • on haunting a house
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 253) 1013
Peter Warlock The Kiss of a Borgia six glasses one filled with milk, covered with newspaper
 		1955 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955) 34
Leonard Austin Milk Round milk in glass vanishes and appears, using a Ghost Tube
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 28
Mel Stover The Immovable Object ice in glass is moved to other glasses several times, while performer's back is turned, he then eliminates all empty glasses
Related toAlso published here 1957 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 340) 172
Stewart James Let the Chips Fall different colored chips placed in three tumblers change places
 		1957 Magic Mine No. 1 17
Tony Corinda, Eric Mason No. 13. The Card in Glass card with prediction put in a glass, hole in glass
Related to 1958 The Swami Gimmick 21
Ralph Greenwood Balancing Glass on Book of Matches
1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 356) 254
George Wood, Jr. The Many Uses of Chen Lee various ideas for the Chen Lee Water Suspension trick
 		1961 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961) 34
Max Malini The Inertia Trick glasses covered with a tray, on the tray are tubes with eggs, tray is knocked away and eggs fall into glass
 		1962 Malini and His Magic 40
Logan "Dr. Zuko" Pritchett, Walter Zaney Blaney Letter to Don Tanner
  • idea for A.A. plastic glass
  • idea for napkin alternative by Walter Zaney Blaney
 		1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 371) 312
Walter Slasor New Routines for Your Shelved Magic different trick combinations, ideas
1. Tricky Tumbler (Grant), Vanishing Wand (Walsh)
2. The Handkerchief Pedestal
3. Drawer Box, Spring Rabbit, Dot's A Dandy (Allen)
4. Comedy Pump (Ireland)
5. Devil's Handkerchief, Menge Tricky Tumbler
6. Saltsation (Grant)
7. Rubber Egg (Weller), Milk in Hat (Grant)
8. Comedy Silks (Fox)
9. Temple Screen (Grant)
10. P&L Candlestick coin holder
11. Magic Funnel, Slate
12. Magic Funnel
13. Breakaway Fan, Bang Gun
14. Dial X (Grant), Wrist Watch Tape Measure (Tannen)
15. German Milk Glass (Grant), Confetti Cannister (Grant)
16. Ceylon Strip (Torsberg), Hypnotic Card Box
17. Ghost Glass (Grant)
18. Tricky Tumbler, Color Book (Windsor)
19. Stiff Rope (Grant)
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 29
Roy Fromer Spirit Music tumbler with pencil rings like spirit bell, ungaffed
 		Oct. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 12) 62
Ben Christopher Utility Vanish wine in tumbler, empty glass in hat, wine poured into glass, travels back, then wine vanishes, Wonder Glass
 		June 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8) 106
Jack Posetary Gremlin Glass coin in glass, ball on top, second glass moved in and out and ball jumps to other glass
 		May 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 7) 337
Marvyn Roy One-Man Seance glass moves, ABC cards, candle blows out and table moves
 		1970 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 9) 41
Sigmar Milky Way glass filled with milk, silk penetrates bottom of glass, tube glass
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 107
Pavel The Instant Silk handkerchief appears in glass
 		1970ca. Successful Magic 3
Dick Zimmerman Miracle Coin Production coins visibly appear inside a shot glass covered with inverted glass, slit glass
 		1973 Creative Magic 7
Mitchell Dyszel Spirit Shot full shot glass covered with hand and it is empty when hand is removed
 		July 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 9) 636
Unknown A Balancing Trick balancing a glass on a bill
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 48
Bob Hanko Indestructo handkerchief is tied over mouth of a glass and both put into a paper bag, then a knife is pushed through bag and handkerchief, handkerchief is unharmed and a silk is found in the glass
Also published here Oct. 1974 Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2) 38
Karl Fulves Half Doz. Glasses "Math Trix"
six glasses, some up and down, instructions given
Related to Oct. 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 12) 1057
Stephen Minch Powers that Shatter glass drop shatters at will, Devil's Tears
 		1975 Mind & Matter 22
Karl Fulves (3) Sea Chanty sound of sea out of shell or glass tumbler, electronics, no details given
 		1976 Interlocutor (Issue 6) 20
Karl Fulves Voice From Beyond shattering a glass with recorded noice, posed as a problem
 		1976 Interlocutor (Issue 14) 54
Jack Bridwell Psychokinesis! magic tricks in mentalism context, psychokinesis
  • golf ball moves on table
  • pendulum in bottle
  • U. F. Grant's Light and Heavy Glass
 		1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 159) 793
Unknown All in a Row six glasses, three filled, they have to be alternated by switching adjacent glasses, puzzle
Also published here 1977 The Magic Book 51
Unknown Three Tumblers do as I do with three glasses that have to be turned up and down
 		1977 The Magic Book 52
Karl Fulves Spirit Music glass hangs on string from pencil, music comes out of glass
 		1977 The Magic Book 53
Ross Bertram My Favorite Drink empty tumbler fills with beverage, table edge glass switch
Related to 1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 115
Mel Stover The Immovable Object ice in glass is moved to other glasses several times, while performer's back is turned, he then eliminates all empty glasses
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 62
Ken Brooke Biting a Glass gag, secret coin
 		1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 45
Unknown The Shattering Chalice glass shatters in bag, two methods
Related to 1981 The Shattered Chalice 6
Unknown Devil's Tears Rubert's Drops, no method
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 6
Richard Himber The Iron Duchess filled wine glass explodes in hand
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 8
Al Mann The Ghost Bullet gimmick for shattering glasses or light bulps
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 9
Al Mann The Pulverized Window Pane car window breaks with same gimmick as above
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 9
Ted Lesley The Glass Key keys put in glass, glass explodes keys are bent
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 10
Al Mann Notes other ways to break a glass and bend keys
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 10
Max Abrams Poltergeist blob of glass on a coaster is covered by a glass and suddenly explodes, prince Rupert's drop
 		1981 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 291) 1451
Mike Caveney Triple Penetration nest of glasses, spectator's ring vanishes on top of the biggest reversed glass which is covered with a handkerchief and found in the smallest one
 		1982 Ideas 8
Steve Beam Glasses chapter intro
 		1982 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume II 5
Al Mann The Shattered Chalice No. 12, glass with water and flowers suddenly shatters
Related to 1983 101 Psychic Tests 5
Unknown Eating Glass No. 84, dangerous method
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 23
John Kennedy Inexhaustible Soda Can can emptied several times, ganga/lota with can, can reseals itself, opened again and it is full again, no switch, glass with two walls
 		1983 Lecture III 23
Unknown Gläser seventeen impromptu magic items and gags with a glass
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 122
Unknown Six Glasses No. 69, six glasses, three filled, they have to be alternated by switching adjacent glasses, puzzle
Also published here 1990 Self-Working Rope Magic 146
Gordon Jeppesen Turning Point paper tube is balanced on two glasses, one glass moves away then, paper tube turns to audience
 		1991 The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 1) 7
Bert Douglas The Magic Chocolates mirror glass
 		1993 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8 246
Unknown The Lie Detector coin jumps up and down in vase, then vase crashes
 		1993 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8 285
Karl Fulves Heavyset glass covered with handkerchief, spectator cannot lift it, impromptu light-heavy
 		1993 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks for Children 14
Eddie Fechter Tips, Hints, and Bits of Business various gags, on the classic force and Ambitious Card bit
 		1993 Fechter 213
Steve Dusheck Shattered glass in plastic bag breaks by itself
 		1993 Dusheck's Mental Magic 107
Pavel Neue Tuch-Verkettung three methods for knotted silks, magnetic, with tube, paper cone and glasses
 		1995 M wie Magie 14
Frederick Braue The Ringing Tines ringing sound in glass - produced by fork - tells which card was selected
 		1997 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8) 19
Ed Morrisey Amazing Wonder Tube coins dropped in glass of milk, same coins produced from pocket, elaborate presentation, de Kolta glass
Inspired byRelated to 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 9) 254
David Regal This Is My Stop Magician predicts the card where spectator stops dealing at, prediction is etched onto glass mug that contains the deck
  • Normal Deck Version
  • Gimmicked Version
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 114
Ellis Stanyon The Card and a Glass of Wine Balance on a Hat No. 12, glass balanced on end of playing card (with hinged flap) which is balanced on hat
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 160
Gene Raye Radar Coin pencil answers questions with sound in glass, glass in which billet is put in divined, secret sugar in glass, radar pencil
 		2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5) 139
Alexander de Cova Der Stamperltrick bill travels to shot glass covered with paper
 		2003 Gambit 18
Unknown Do As I Do - Experiment old sucker puzzle, inverting two of three glasses
 		2003 2003 U.S. Master Class Notes 6
Patrik Kuffs The Billet Glass secret pocket under base of wine glass
 		2004 Seven By Patrik Kuffs 27
Jay Sankey UFO small silver ball floats up and down in a test tube
Related to
  • "Wunderbar" (Steve Dusheck, marketed item)
 2004 Sankey Unleashed 171
Bob Ostin The Ring In The Glass of Beer ring placed inside rattle box vanishes and appears in beer glass, glass covered with tissue and ring found with hook, Okito Glass
Also published here
  • "The Conjuror" Vol.1, No.2. December, 1995.
 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 16
Karl Fulves KF Notes
  • plastic glass clings to knife
  • thread strand in middle of mouth of cup in cups and balls
  • Fred DeMuth's tumbler trick
Inspired byRelated to 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 280
Karl Fulves Math Glass three different glasses, turned up or down
Related toVariations 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 281
Jim Steinmeyer Par Two ball in glass, covered with silk, ball penetrates through silk, glass with hole
Inspired by
  • "The Penetrating Ball" (Robert Harbin, Something New in Magic, 1929)
 2009 A Tribute to Robert Harbin 16
Karl Fulves On The Rocks three glasses are turned over according to instructions, without looking performer gets all mouth down
Related to 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 447
Tom Stone, Stewart James DacheBox various unfinished ideas for Stewart James' Sefalaljia
- Silks from Another Century
- Wired (featuring idea for Ted Lesley's "Mind Bender")
- Ceiling Thoughts
- Shivers
- Vanishing Sefalaljia
 		2011 Maelstrom 29
Tom Stone Bottled Thoughts ideas and sequences for the "Multiplying Bottles" plot
- Stirring up the Still
- Don't Stare at my Bottom
- Glasswhere?
- Glass-Bottle-Can
- Multiplying Glasses
- Redneck Remedy
 		2011 Maelstrom 47
Patrick Page The Magic Box glass of beer in box, without bottom
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page Half and Half cutting filled plastic glass in half
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Christoph Borer, Nadia "Lou" Schürmann Das 5er Spiel five pieces of plastic have abstract signs on it, when aligned the chosen card can be seen
 		2012 Endlose Möglichkeiten 22
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Jar Switch when picked up from table with handkerchief
 		2020 Parlour Tricks 68