Glasses

34 entries in Glasses
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Shaman Cagliostro's Spectacles spectator puts on special glasses when the cards are spread in front of him, he names all of the selections
Inspired by
  • an idea of DeLands, credit reference on page 191
Related toVariations 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 45) 185
R. M. Jamison Specks in Specs glasses of spectator as mirror, drawing on slate duplicated, or bottom card of deck known after spectator's shuffle
 		Jan. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 8) 185
Unknown Financial Spectacles glasses with Dollar signs, gag
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 31
Royal Vale Heath Retrospecs card is held behind performer, who divines it, mathematical, see also p. 841, glasses sight gag, Fibonacci sequence
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 209) 834
Martin Gardner Spectacular name of card appears on lenses of glasses when breathing on them
 		1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 234) 937
Karrell Fox They're All Aces - Take a Card any card ideas and gags
  • Old Money (bill with beard)
  • Bedroom Eyes (beds on glasses)
  • Genii Weenie (hot dog from Aladin lamp)
  • Bounced (rubber check joke)
  • Candelabra (original way to light three matches on a matchbook)
  • Nose Nonsense (spoon on nose gag)
  • Fan Fun (fan gag)
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 311) 42
Karrell Fox Popeye Glasses gag glasses , fake eyes attached to springs
 		1954 Kornfidentially Yours 9
Karrell Fox Short and Snappy miniature card on glasses, gag
 		1954 Kornfidentially Yours 26
Gerry Loe Gerry Loe makes a Spectacle for himself making pair of glasses with two scotch tape dispenser, gag
 		1957 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 340) 175
Trevor Lewis Latest Gag lens falls out of spectator's glasses
 		Mar. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7) 547
Lee Noble Hind-Sight special pair of glasses, mirror
 		1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 226) 1128
Stephen Tucker Purseperation four coins travel to a coin purse one by one, using a lens of a spectator's pair of glasses
Also published here 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6) 97
Unknown Eine spektakuläre Kartenbekanntgabe name of card appears on glasses when aspirated on them
 		June 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2) 69
Michael Ammar Optical Disadvantage temple of glasses broken off and restored
Variations 1983 The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas 61
Unknown Brille two impromptu magic items and gags with glasses
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 118
Terri Rogers Ring and Rope idea for finger ring on middle of glasses
Also published here 1986 Secrets 77
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam Glass Elevator glasses rise up and back into the case
 		1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29) 517
Wayne Kyzer Visual Magic gag
 		1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29) 518
Steve Beam Visual Magic II gags and ideas with glasses
 		1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29) 519
Terri Rogers Fingerring und Seil idea for finger ring on middle of glasses
Also published here July 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4&5) 181
Steve Beam Lobotomy when glasses are removed huge spike protruding from the glasses, gag
Related to 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29) 516
Steve Beam Glass Cutter gag with glasses
 		1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29) 517
Steve Cohen Optical Advantage impromptu, temple of glasses broken off and restored
Inspired by 1991 The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2) 9
David Harkey Shades shadow of sun glasses seen on table, glasses opened in shadow, actual glasses open
 		1991 Hardcore 153
David Acer Rink borrowed finger ring put in purse, folded-n arm of glasses inserted, ring suddenly on glasses
Related toAlso published here 1995 Natural Selections 54
Michael Kaminskas Vision Check huge lens falls from eye, then it transforms into a pair of glasses
 		1996 Miracle Material 91
Stephen Tucker Börsspiration four coins travel to a coin purse one by one, using a lens of a spectator's pair of glasses
Also published here 1996 Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4&5) 184
Simon Lovell Optician's Delight card to behind glasses
 		1997 Simon Says! 37
David Acer Full Contact actual glasses fall out of eye instead of contact lense
 		1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 176
Simon Lovell Blind Man's Bluff spectator finds cards in deck, rest is secretly blank, cards are predicted
Inspired by 2000 Son of Simon Says! 85
John Carney Astral Projection Hawaii chosen as travel destination, performer transforms into Hawaii tourist, sand from shoe, towel and pineapple production
 		2002 The Book of Secrets 159
David Acer Bespectacle Finger ring links onto spectacle frame of magician
 		2004 Random Acts of Magic 258
Homer Liwag, Michael Close Body Contact giant contact lense appears, then glasses appear
 		2008 The Rice Papers 5
David Acer Rink borrowed finger ring put in purse, folded-n arm of glasses inserted, ring suddenly on glasses
Also published here 2011 More Power to You 9