Miscellaneous

121 entries in Egg / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To Spin an Egg on End
Also published here 1890
More Magic
327
Paper from an Egg paper coil
Related toAlso published here 1890
More Magic
339
Bland A Barber's Pole from an Egg paper spiral "pole", later switched for wooden one
 		1890
More Magic
340
Egg Swallowing
Related to 1890
More Magic
342
Carl Willmann Der Zauberstab und seine verschiedenen Präparationen
  • continuation of Chinese sticks explanation
  • omelette appears in pan via hollow wand with egg mixture
  • gold fish appear in bowl via hollow wand
 		June 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 6)
81
Otsenré, Carl Willmann Die Verwandlungs-Mechanik unprepared egg, elaborate egg holder
 		Feb. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 2)
20
Abenteuer eines Eies und Irrfahrten eines Tuches by "E. C. from Munich", longer routine with egg, egg cup, glass, silk and candle
Related to Feb. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 2)
21
Carl Willmann Das Celluloid-Ei fake eggs made from celluloid
 		Jan. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 1)
11
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, on producing eggs, spiritism
 		Mar. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 3)
47
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Ei- und Wein-Change wine in glass and covered, egg vanishes, egg noch in glass with wine inside
Related to Mar. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 9)
140
Wunderbare Ei- und Weinwanderung wine in glass and covered, egg vanishes, egg noch in glass with wine inside
Related to June 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 12)
178
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Gekocht oder ungekocht No. 42, plate of eggs, different spectators chose eggs and can decide whether they want them cooked or raw
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
116
Ein indisches Eikunststück putting eggs into eye sockets and they stick, also behind ears
 		Aug. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8)
126
Carl Willmann Kunststücke mit Eiern introduction
 		Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
137
Ein Ei je nach Wunsch auf der Oberfläche des Wassers schwimmen oder in dasselbe niedersinken zu lassen egg floats on water surface or sinks down as spectators wish
 		Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
137
Das rotierende Ei rotating an egg on a plate
 		Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
139
Egg Spinning non-magical science experiment
Also published here 1902
The Modern Conjurer
316
The Travelling Egg non-magical science experiment
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
318
Heinrich Collin Die Goldschmelze auf dem Teller borrowed finger ring wrapped in (flash) paper and put on small plate, vanishes, reappears on egg, flash material dummy with gold leaf
 		May 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 5)
73
Phantome Die magischen Eier egg on chair, covered with cup, stooge takes egg out when performer is not looking, it is still there
 		May 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 5)
74
The Bottomless Tumbler with basic applications, stealing ball out, removing only part of the bottom so an egg stays within until glass is shaken, cover to allow liquid inside
 		1903
Later Magic
92
The Egg and Handkerchief Trick (Modern Methods) improvement on artificial eggs
Related to 1903
Later Magic
326
Professor Hoffmann Chapter X - Tricks with Eggs
  • The Celluloid Egg
 		1903
Later Magic
390
Carl Willmann An Improved Egg-Holder
1903
Later Magic
394
Joseph Michael Hartz The Ribbon-Producing Egg
Related toAlso published here 1903
Later Magic
432
Carl Willmann Willmann's Vogelkäfig egg cracked into hat by "mistake", then bird cage with birds taken out of hat
 		May 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 5)
76
Der Eierkuchen im Hut in modernster Ausführung baking an egg cake in hat
Related to Aug. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)
128
Der Eierkuchen im Hut in modernster Ausführung second part
Related to Sep. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 9)
145
Tom Sellers A Novel Egg Trick marked egg found amongst other eggs
Also published here 1927
Tricks That Work
6
Messages in Eggs weird method for getting message in egg
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
176
Laurie Ireland How to Clean Celluloid Eggs
1937
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937)
11
An Egg Production Climax egg on cork on tray on glasses, pulling tray out, stunt
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
75
Knife and Egg Shell knife through egg shell stunt that cannot be duplicated by spectator
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
95
Prepared Unbreakable Egg
1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
89
An Eggs-traordinary Eggs-planation fake explanation, ends with real egg
Variations 1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
394
Repeat Handkerchief Vanish some credit to Oswald Williams, using pull, final transformation to egg
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
404
Harry Bertall Pour solidifier des oeufs how to make solid eggs
 		Apr. 1941
La Baguette Magique (Issue 4)
2
U. F. Grant, Danny Morris, Howcani Gaglet Department
  • idea for Al Baker's "Salt Trick" (Morris)
  • idea for cleaning slates, when done with chemical formula (Grant)
  • gag, where two eggs are cracked and one put in pocket, but still three yolks are seen (Howcani)
Inspired by July 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 14)
59
An Egg Gag when proving that an egg is real, a spectator holds a glass and the egg is cracked open, bottomless glass
 		Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 48)
199
Nat. D. Kane Just a Dream baby chicken appears and vanishes, with egg
Also published here May 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 12)
50
Hen Fetsch Practical Suggestions for the Welsh Rarebit Pan
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
3
Laurie Ireland Betchas collection of bar bets, several reprints of the Phoenix
 		1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
6
James Upchurch Cold Fire - The Magic Torch fake blow torch, effects with cold fire (bulb of flash light), melting metal, boiling water and more
 		1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
15
John J. Crimmins Jr. Humpty Dumpty Gets Around story trick for children
 		1945
My Best
225
Professor Hoffmann Hollow Egg Idea
Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
184
Harlan Tarbell Comedy Egg Production using Master Hat
 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
206
Abril Lamarque, Leon Maguire Tips on Tricks
  • Confetti Egg (Lamarque)
  • Thumb Tips (Maguire)
 		Aug. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 3)
455
Table Tricks spinning egg on plate, puzzle
 		Aug. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 3)
569
Felix Korim Blown Egg Shell Gag cracking egg with water in it on someone
 		June/July 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10)
15
Don Alan Egg Gag with plastic hen
 		1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
31
Viktor Graf Bastelkniffe für Magie how to make fake eggs
Also published here
  • in "Aladin"
 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 4)
529
Max Malini, Charlie Miller Chicks chicks from Cups & Balls, chicks from eggs
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
74
Charlie Miller Night Club Routine canary production, glass with drink produced and vanished, egg stuff, snow storm
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
98
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
Also published here 1962
Malini and His Magic
40
Dr. William E. Belanger You're a Good Egg fake fried egg gag
 		Apr. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 368)
301
Bill Madsen, Larry Weeks CATnips ideas by Larry Weeks
  • using wet napkins for mentalism
  • shiner
  • false eggs
 		Jan. 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 21)
89
Joseph M. White CATnips several ideas for bill in soft boiled egg
 		Mar. 1968
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 71)
289
E. Leslie May From Deep Down snake from egg when set on fire, spooky Nessie story
 		1968
Daemons, Darklings and Doppelgangers
41
Cup And Ball Variation No. 484, routine of using egg cups, egg as final load
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
135
Vic Perry Eggs-Press for 'Milady' card is selected with a wind-up toy chicken, paper is found in chosen egg with name of spectator and name of card
 		1974
Magick (Issue 108)
537
T. Nelson Downs, An Eggs-traordinary Eggs-planation Added ruse by Downs
Inspired by 1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
172
Horace Spencer The Rubber Eggs how to make them, and as an egg vanish
 		Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
978
Eggs - Egg Vases
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
140
R. C. Buff Some "Eggs-Tra" Ideas several ideas to produce rope from egg
 		1987
The Best of Buff
30
Michael Weber Enough! cracking a fake egg as if real
  • egg on fan
  • egg bag finale
Also published here 1990
La Magie de Michael Weber
[6]
Michael Weber Enough! cracking a fake egg as if real
  • egg on fan
  • egg bag finale
Also published here 1991
Lecture Collection
[8]
Diabelli Ds Toggeli as Harry Meier, needles vanish and appear in boiled egg
 		1991
MindFields
46
Dan Harlan Deviled Egg spectator's blood travel into egg, spectator is cut with a knife
 		Sep. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3)
5
Leo Boudreau The Mind's Eye: The Egg and I on Ralph Monserrat's Egg trick, magnet method
 		Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
10
Roy Miller, Gary Dudash, Dr. Dan J. Alessini, Greg Edmonds The Great Egg Challenge several versions on how to make a chosen egg boil using mental powers, chosen egg is only hard boiled, various methods, Monserrat effect
 		June 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 12)
11
Dean Montalbano Splat! chosen egg is shown to be hard boiled by mental powers, Monserrat effect
 		Nov. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 5)
1
Karl Norman Sucker Egg - Easy Method Stodare egg turns into a real egg
 		1995
40 Years at the Forks
69
Joe Scott Inertia eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away
 		1995
Great Tricks Revisited
117
Gregory Wilson Shell-Shock boiled egg is blown through little hole in shell which stays intact
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Gregory Wilson)
281
Martin Gardner Somersault Shell
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
half an egg shell is put in water, it turns over as it sink, spectator cannot duplicate this
 		June 1996
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 10)
71
Martin Gardner Two Stunts With Eggs
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
black egg is silver under water, egg floats in middle of glass, salt in water
Also published here Oct. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 9 No. 2)
85
Donato Colucci Unprepared Eggs on using raw eggs, and on cracking eggs one-handed
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
3
The Blown Egg
  • First Method of Preparation
  • Second Method of Preparation
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
3
Strengthening a Blown Egg
  • First Method (Hugard)
  • Second Method (Ovette)
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
3
Donato Colucci Wooden Eggs
2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
9
Donato Colucci Plastic Eggs
2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
9
Frank Radtke The Giant Egg giant egg with hole for transformation or loading
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
10
Donato Colucci Collapsible Eggs intro
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
11
The Egg sponge egg with skin
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
11
Donato Colucci Other Imitation Eggs
2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
13
Joseph Michael Hartz Ribbon from Egg
  • First Method (Hartz)
  • Second Method
Also published here 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
20
The Dove Egg dove appears in broke egg
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
21
The Egg Clip for body loading
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
26
The Egg Holder for body loading
  • First Type
  • Second Type
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
26
The Egg Cup
Related to 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
29
The Egg Funnel by "Mr. Maynard", beaten egg poured into funnel into borrowed hat or handkerchief
Related to
  • The P&L Book, 1992, p. 145
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
30
The Bottomless Glass in conjunction with egg that can hold inside or fall through
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
31
The Egg Carrier for transporting eggs
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
34
Spinning an Egg on a Plate non-magical science experiment
Also published here 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
98
Bill Taylor Hard as a Rock egg balanced upright on glass, after comedy vanish sequence egg is shown real, then content poured in newspaper where it vanishes
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 28 No. 12, Aug. 1964, p. 454
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
98
Eggs, Spool, and Glasses - First Method eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away
Also published here
  • Howard Thurston, 400 Tricks You Can Do, p. 104
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
99
John Weiss Eggs, Spool, and Glasses - Second Method eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away
Also published here
  • "Eggs, Tray and Glasses" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 34 No. 11, Jan. 1955, p. 73)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
99
Eggs, Spool, and Glasses - Third Method eggs balanced on tubes on tray on top of glasses, tray whipped away, two layers
Also published here
  • Jean Hugard, Hugard's Annual of Magic 1937, p. 75
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
101
Egg to Canary - Second Method: The Japanese Version eggs put into bottle, bottle broken and bird flies out
Also published here
  • "Instantaneous Incubation" (The Magician Monthly, Vol. 10 No. 10, Sept. 1914, p. 157)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
229
An Egg Flourish rolling egg between two fingers, as with billiard ball
Also published here
  • "An Egg Move" (Fifty Fakes, p. 13)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
245
Hubert Lambert Meet the Odd Ovum egg sucked into bottle
Also published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 15 No. 11, Mar. I960, p. 270
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
249
Tom Sellers Reading the Mind of an Egg marked egg found amongst other eggs
Also published here 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
253
Jardine Ellis The Holder of the Egg different-colored eggs distributed in audience, color chosen, spectator is stooge
Also published here
  • Stanley Norton, A Few Jardine Ellis Secrets, 1925, p. 26
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
254
The Crush-proof Egg egg cannot be crushed between hands
Also published here
  • Martin Gardner in Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. X No. 3, Aug. 1952, p. 975
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
254
Johnnie Geddes Egg Sandwich fried egg taken out of pocket and put between breads, gag
Also published here
  • Abracadabra, Vol. 15 No. 378, May 1953, p. 220
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
259
Clettis V. Musson Heavy Egg egg tossed off stage and makes loud clank
Also published here
  • Clettis Musson, Situation Comedy for Magicians, 1954, p. 41
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
259
Lew Biebigheiser With a Grain of Salt silk changes to egg, egg then broken into handkerchief bag, yellow ball taken out as well as egg white in shot glass and shell, all vanishes
Also published here
  • "Magic - with a Grain of Salt" (Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. XII No. 5, Oct. 1954, p. 193)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
275
Howard Albright The Spooky Egg "yes" and "no" written on egg to answer questions
Also published here
  • Howard Albright, Party Trix à la Carte, p. 10
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
280
Robertson Keene Egg and Flag tissues burned, flag produced from ashes, changes to egg, egg broken, flag produced from broken egg
Also published here
  • More Novel Notions, p. 44
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
282
Nat. D. Kane Just a Dream baby chicken appears and vanishes, with egg
Also published here 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
288
Donato Colucci Source Books bibliography on egg magic
 		2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
295
Ron Bauer What Kind of Egg to Use?
2003
Siamese Goose Egg Bag
33
Mac King, Bill King Curses! Boiled Again!
  • Magic in a Minute
finding out which egg is boiled by spinning
 		Apr. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 8)
122
Pete Biro Comedy Egg Juggling egg thrown up and balanced on nose (sticky, credit claim), then egg thrown up with feet and it crashes plate
 		Aug. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)
75
Gaëtan Bloom The Eggs, Cards, and Glasses
  • Bloomerangs
tray knocked out of glass/eggs/glasses construction, selection ends up in a glass
 		Aug. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 12)
96
Martin Gardner Two Stunts With Eggs black egg is silver under water, egg floats in middle of glass, salt in water
Also published here July 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 11)
63
Patrick Page The Egg Trick bottomless glass is held by spectator, egg is cracked, gag
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
288
Alexander de Cova Künstliche Eier on getting good fake eggs
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 5
191
Kieron Johnson Boiling an Egg with the Power of your Mind borrowed egg boiled in hand, Monserrat effect
 		2018
The Time Traveller
75
Ben Hart The Fragility of Life eggs cracked one by one, last one cracks the bowl itself as it is out of steel, plague story presentation, PATEO
Inspired by
  • "Soul Survivor" (Robert E. Neale, Life, Death & Other Card Tricks)
 2020
The Darkest Corners
295
Max Malini The Eggs in Glasses glasses covered with a tray, on the tray are tubes with eggs, tray is knocked away and eggs fall into glass
Also published here 2022
Max Malini
406