Sleights

167 entries in Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To Palm a large Ball two methods
 		1876 Modern Magic 293
Unknown To Vanish a Large Ball with the aid of the Table four methods, servante
 		1876 Modern Magic 294
Professor Hoffmann On Shell Props
1890 More Magic 273
Unknown Ball Throw Vanish dropped in tail topit/profonde
 		1890 More Magic 264
Professor Haasiani Der seine Farbe verändernde Billardball color changing billiard ball sleight with two balls
 		Sep. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1) 3
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Entstehung aus dem Nichts! silk to billiard ball, multiplies into six balls, one changes color multiple times
Related to Dec. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 4) 53
Unknown Der verschwindende Billardball using cut-off slice of billiard ball to fake existence of whole ball, also possible with a lemon
 		Feb. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2) 24
Carl Willmann Willmann's Servanten für Billardbälle holder, table edge servante, production stand, see page 95 for correction
 		May 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 5) 73
Emil Clauß Ein Kunstgriff change-over palm and applications
 		Oct. 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 10) 153
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Manschette als Verschwindungs-Mechanik using a removed cuff to vanish a ball, egg, lemon etc.
 		Dec. 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 12) 189
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der Zauberstab als Billardkugelmagazin billiard ball produced from wand, ball starts in fold of sleeve
 		Nov. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11) 172
Carl Willmann Der sich verwandelnde Billardball color changing billiard ball, one starts in crook of arm
 		Oct. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 10) 152
Carl Willmann Der verschwindende und erscheinende Billardball suction cup with loop for appearing and vanishing billiard ball
 		Feb. 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 2) 22
Unknown Ring Servante for balls
 		1903 Later Magic 22
Maurice Garland The Pneumatic Sucker suction cup as holder, with loop over finger or pull attachment
 		1903 Later Magic 78
Hamley Brothers The Ball Clip
1903 Later Magic 81
Francis King La balle tournée kind of back-palm vanish with billiard ball
 		Nov. 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12) 190
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Wer spielt mit? part two
Related to Jan. 1905 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 2) 20
Unknown Color Change with Four Solid Balls four red balls to four white balls
 		1909 The Art of Magic 313
Unknown One-Hand Roll Production ball rolls down along thumb to between thumb and first finger
 		1909 The Art of Magic 307
Tom Sellers A Ball Dropper Idea
1931 Magical Pleasantries 24
Harry Valcarte The Miracle Move ball pressed to body
 		1933 Expert Manipulative Magic 38
Ottokar Fischer An Original Ball-Dropper
1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 15) 75
Laurie Ireland Super Billiard Ball Pass practical vanish, put type
 		1936 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1936) 16
Edward Victor An Original Colour-Change
1937 Magic of the Hands 58
Unknown Billiard Ball Shell with Tongue allowing an easy back palm
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 80
Unknown The "Lonzenge" Vanish for a Billiard Ball small circle of ball simulates existence of whole ball
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 81
Unknown Billiard Ball Change Over secretly from hand to hand
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 66
Edward Victor A Continuous Ball Production
1937 Magic of the Hands 60
Edward Victor The "Direct Palm" Vanish
1937 Magic of the Hands 55
Edward Victor The "Throw-up" Vanish
1937 Magic of the Hands 56
Edward Victor The "Push-in" Vanish
1937 Magic of the Hands 57
Edward Victor An Elbow Vanish
1937 Magic of the Hands 57
Jean Hugard Two Billiard Ball Moves two vanishes
 		1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 65
Unknown Billiard Ball Gimmicks - The Shell
1938 Greater Magic 626
Eric Peterson Special Balls - Pin Ball
1938 Greater Magic 630
Unknown Thimble Ball
1938 Greater Magic 631
Unknown Ball with Hole
1938 Greater Magic 631
Unknown Needle and Cork Ball
1938 Greater Magic 631
Unknown The Lozenge dummy part of a ball for a convincing vanish
 		1938 Greater Magic 633
Unknown The Best Dminishing Billiard Ball Trick gaffed
 		1938 Greater Magic 642
Laurie Ireland The Diminishing Golf Ball gimmick applied to golf ball
 		1938 Greater Magic 649
Unknown Ball Holders: 1. Individual Holders
2. Holders for Several Balls 		two individual and four multiple ball holders
 		1938 Greater Magic 627
Unknown The Cuff Servante sleeve cuff servante for billiard ball
 		1938 Greater Magic 629
Unknown Palming classic and finger palm
 		1938 Greater Magic 622
Unknown The Change Over Palm two methods
 		1938 Greater Magic 625
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Billiard Ball Stands - Conradi Stand to vanish and produce balls
 		1938 Greater Magic 631
Unknown Wooden Stand to hold and produce balls
 		1938 Greater Magic 632
Unknown Palming a Ball in Apparently Taking it in the Other Hand
1938 Greater Magic 623
Unknown Palming a Ball in the Act of Apparently Placing it in the Other Hand
1938 Greater Magic 624
Unknown Pockets topit, application for billiard ball or deck of cards
 		1938 Greater Magic 628
Unknown Pulls for billiard ball vanish
 		1938 Greater Magic 628
Unknown A Subtle Vanish
1938 Greater Magic 642
Unknown Billiard Ball Holders
1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 88
Sam Margules The Drop Vanish
Related to 1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 70
Eddie Joseph One-Hand Production of Two Balls Together
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 11
Unknown Rainbow Billiard Balls rainbow chicagoer routine
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 308
Unknown Billard Ball Manipulation hinge shell gimmick
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 293
Unknown The Multiplying Golf Balls different design
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 306
Unknown Special Adjuncts for Ball Manipulators body load holder for balls
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 307
Unknown Adam and Eve four ball production and vanish, longer routine with several sleights and shell
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 295
Walter B. Gibson Billard Ball Act
  • perfect color change
  • extra ball getaway
  • down the ladder
  • through the pocket
  • gaining white ball
  • throw color change
  • the vanish getaway
  • instant ball to silk
  • the smash change
  • quick one to four
Related to 1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 28) 115
Jean Hugard The Penetrating Billiard Ball ball penetrating silk, with cut and restored handkerchief element
 		Dec. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 7) 87
Jean Hugard Classical Vanishes 1. Vesting
Sep. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 4) 70
Jean Hugard, Chung Ling Soo II. The Vanish by the Throw Behind the Back explained with a ball, description of Chung Ling Soo's use of the move for the linking rings and the vanish of an orange
 		Oct. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 5) 77
Wilbur T. Kattner Billiard Ball Vanish
Related to
  • Magic Without Apparatus, Gaultier, Hugard translation, p. 377
 Aug. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 3) 145
Sam Leo Horowitz Colour Change
1947 Stars of Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4) 52
Mike Bornstein Zombino as Kolma, floating ball, thumb tip with wire and ball
Related to 1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 117) 469
Arthur H. Buckley Color Changes "Original Methods", four methods
 		1948 Principles and Deceptions 196
Arthur H. Buckley Moving the Ball Down from the Fist Position to the First and Second Fingers
1948 Principles and Deceptions 180
Arthur H. Buckley The "Ball Roll" From Finger to Finger
1948 Principles and Deceptions 186
Arthur H. Buckley The "Ball Roll" With Another Ball Concealed in your Palm
1948 Principles and Deceptions 188
Arthur H. Buckley My Original Billiard Ball and Card Harness
1948 Principles and Deceptions 174
Arthur H. Buckley A Ball Held in the Finger Palm Position by the Left Hand is Secretly Removed by the Right Hand in Passing
1948 Principles and Deceptions 177
Arthur H. Buckley The Wrist Roll showing hands empty
 		1948 Principles and Deceptions 178
Arthur H. Buckley Concealing a Ball Behind the Hand While Both Palms are Shown interlocked position
 		1948 Principles and Deceptions 194
Arthur H. Buckley The Production of a Ball from Behind the Left Hand followed by the Take Away Vanish
1948 Principles and Deceptions 176
Arthur H. Buckley The Production of a Ball on the Fist
1948 Principles and Deceptions 179
Arthur H. Buckley The Production of a Ball Between the Two Middle Fingers from the Palm Without Aid from the Thumb
1948 Principles and Deceptions 182
Arnold de Biere The De Biere Production of a Ball from the Palm to the Third and Fourth Finger
1948 Principles and Deceptions 184
Arthur H. Buckley "The Knee Roll Vanish"
1948 Principles and Deceptions 190
Arthur H. Buckley The Strike Vanish
1948 Principles and Deceptions 192
Arthur H. Buckley The "Wrist Roll" and Palm Off Vanish
1948 Principles and Deceptions 193
Arthur H. Buckley "The Throw Vanish"
1948 Principles and Deceptions 202
Wilbert Kirkby To Vanish the Last Ball
1948 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948) 8
John Ramsay "Vanish" of a Large Ball in the Air
1948 John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls 65
John Ramsay The Drop
1948 John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls 71
John R. Boyko Catch catching a ball between two fingers
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 180) 721
U. F. Grant Silks Ahoy two different-colored silks transpose in borrowed hats, hollow ping pong balls as gimmicks
 		July 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10) 11
Frank Csuri Frank Csuri Tips thimble or ball holder
 		Sep. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12) 10
John R. Boyko Snap II
1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 177) 709
Oke Strom A Worthwhile Tip tip for rubber billard ball holders
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 207) 827
Roy Benson Vanish! billard ball vanish sequence
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 204) 815
Eddie Joseph Glass and Orange glass under newspaper cover, orange vanishes, glass vanishes, both found in spectator's clothing, stand-up without lapping
 		1950 The Art of Body Loading & Productions 48
Jack Miller Miller's Mighty Mite flourish with ball, rubber cement
 		1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 227) 906
Walter B. Gibson Second Billard Ball Routine with five balls, a handkerchief, color changing balls
Related to 1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 141
Unknown Change Over Palm
1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 126
Unknown Ball Production on fist
 		1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 126
Unknown Ball Vanish take vanish
 		1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 129
Harlan Tarbell Ball on Thread used for continuous production
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 24
Unknown Ball with Thread Loop used for continuous production
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 29
Roy Benson The Shell Turn
1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 327) 118
Nate Leipzig, Roy Benson The Leipzig Drop ball vanish
 		1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 326) 112
Karrell Fox Foxy Climax one ball becomes four, then all vanish, with handkerchief four ball gaff, see p. 342 for ideas by Dan Tong
 		1963 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 377) 335
Nate Leipzig Ball Vanish drop vanish
 		1963 Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 152
Robert E. Olson Ball in Hank ball vanishes from handkerchief
 		1965 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 395/396) 412
Patrick Page To Switch One Small Object for Another explained with balls as a color change, also as deck switch
 		1966 The Topit Handbook 4
Patrick Page To Vanish a Billiard Ball
1966 The Topit Handbook 3
George Davenport The Vanishing Billiard Ball under a Glass spectator holds a tray, ball covered with glass vanishes
 		1966 The Topit Handbook 12
Ger Copper A Novel Colourchange two balls between two fingers, one of them changes color
 		1970 Magic from Holland 1
Unknown Change-Over Palm with ball and silk
 		July 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 9) 551
Mike Rogers Elusive Sphere longer manipulative ball and silk combination in which ball repeatedly vanishes and reappears
 		July 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 9) 545
Stanley Collins A Flourish two balls moved around between the fingers, suggested with coins by Fulves
 		May 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7) 623
Patrick Page One to Four Manipulation
1976 The Big Book of Magic 108
Patrick Page One to Eight Manipulation two shells
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 113
Unknown The "Bluff" Vanish
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 59
Unknown The "Toss Vanish"
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 63
Unknown Pretend Take Vanish
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 67
Frank Garcia Spongeball Vanish
1976 The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic 193
Unknown One-Hand Toss Change
1977 Balls! 12
Richard Kaufman Color Change
1977 Balls! 19
Richard Kaufman To Roll a Ball between fingers
 		1977 Balls! 7
Richard Kaufman Basics size, color, holders, steal
 		1977 Balls! 3
Arnold de Biere Ball Production
1977 Balls! 11
Tommy Wonder Move for Perpetual-Balls loading a ball in the hand, while removing one
 		1977 Jos Bema — Lecture 3
Unknown Toss Vanish
1977 Balls! 10
Richard Kaufman Ball Vanish
1977 Balls! 35
Richard Kaufman Retention of Vision Ball Vanish roll down
 		1977 Balls! 37
Danny Korem How to Use the UDT - Vanishing a Rubber Ball pendulum holdout
 		1978 The Upside Down Toppit 3
Danny Korem Another Vanish Sequence for ball, pendulum holdout
 		1978 The Upside Down Toppit 7
Danny Korem Retrieval from the UDT pendulum holdout
 		1978 The Upside Down Toppit 8
Al Leech A Color Change Routine several color changes with balls
 		1980 Al Leech's Legacy 74
Bob Fitch Color-Changing Ball Changes & Transpositions - 2)
 		1980 Topit Again & Again 6
Bob Fitch Tube Color-Change "Extras - Variations - 5)"
ball changes in tube
 		1980 Topit Again & Again 7
Danny Korem, Slydini Slydini's Ball Vanish Meets the UDT pendulum holdout, see "Ball Vanish in the Hands" (Encores)
 		1980 The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II 26
Al Leech Chicaco Balls The Chicago Ball Trick And A Routine general comments, with sponge balls
 		1980 Al Leech's Legacy 64
Al Schneider The Basic Large Ball Vanish
1980 Al Schneider On Close-Up 31
Bob Fitch Vanishes vanishing a ball or an object with the topit
  • I. Direct Toss
  • II. Indirect Toss
  • Variations
  • III. Indirect Drop
  • IV. Direct Pirouette Vanish
  • V. Reverse Slide Vanish
  • VI. Direct Purse Toss
  • VII. Paper Cup Toss
  • VIII. Silk Covered Toss for Secret Objects
  • IX. Silk-Cover Toss for Direct Objects
  • X. Tube Cover
  • XI. Extra
 		1980 Topit Again & Again 2
Bob Fitch Billiard Balls "Extras - Variations - 17)"
 		1980 Topit Again & Again 9
Unknown Finger Palm
1982 The Ramsay Finale 10
Unknown Ball Vanish
1982 The Ramsay Finale 11
Vito Lupo Visual Color Change transposition of different colored billiard balls featuring color change move
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 103
Jan Torell Billard-Ball-Klammer
1984 Rund um den Zaubertisch 27
Turk Pipkin S'No Ball ping-pong ball vanishes as it is tossed in the air
 		1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 116
Michael Ammar Haley's Comet ball appears in flash and disappears (in topit), lighter disappears
 		1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 33
Dai Vernon Cone Vanish large ball disappears under cone
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 256
Bob Fitch, Michael Ammar Bouncing Ball Vanish Variation topit
 		1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 35
Ken Krenzel Vanish of Small Object with impromptu finger servante
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 164
Michael Ammar Haley's Comet ball appears in flash and disappears (in topit)
 		1991 The Magic of Michael Ammar 211
Bob Fitch, Michael Ammar Bouncing Ball Vanish Variation topit
 		1991 The Magic of Michael Ammar 211
Maurice Rooklyn Coin Vanish coin tossed up and caught with other hand apparently, originally with ball
 		Dec. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4&5) 146
Arturo de Ascanio Aparición de la Bola ball appears under handkerchief
Also published here
  • "Ilusionismo" 1958.
 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 114
Alex Elmsley Two-Ball Roll rolling two balls between fingers of both hands
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 22
Alexander de Cova Der Billiardball-Halter
Mar. 1995 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2) 49
Tommy Wonder Perpetual Motion continuous production
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 2 177
Harry Riser Basic Ball & Cone Sleight
1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 155
Ed Dunhill Ein Tip für Manipulatoren ball holder
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4&5) 171
Alexander de Cova Mechanische Halter holders for body loading
  • Das Prinzip
  • Der "Profi-Halter"
  • Etwas über Halterbefestigungen
  • Der Billiardball-Halter
 		1998 Secrets No. 2 61
The Baron The Baron's Drop Vanish hand secretly drops in other hand, with silk or cigarette, credit information
  • The Baron's Move
Related to 2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 222
Slydini Thrown For A Loop bare-handed vanish of billiard ball, thread loop on ball
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 296
Dai Vernon Vernon's Basic Vanish ball & cone vanish
 		2010 Vortex 150
Tom Stone Ball Climax molded four-ball-climax
 		2011 Maelstrom 119
Tom Stone Back to de Kolta holdout principle for balls
 		2011 Maelstrom 112
Tom Stone The Shell as Topit
2011 Maelstrom 113
Tom Stone Shell Lapping
2011 Maelstrom 115
Patrick Page The Pageboy Ball Vanish while turning hand, bold vanish
Also published here 2011 Magic Page by Page 197
Patrick Page A Ball Vanish applying misdirection to the drop vanish
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 306