Mirror

78 entries in Mirror
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The Visible Invisible writing is washed from mirror and appears again on it, breathing glass, anecdote of a a magician who performed the routine and got caught by the audience, on originality
 		1784 Breslaw's Last Legacy 26
Unknown The Magic Mirror deck laid on mirror, name appears on mirror (breathing glass), mirror turned, only selection sticks to mirror
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 179
Unknown The Broken Mirror watch fired with pistol on mirror which breaks and reveals watch, two methods
 		1890 More Magic 416
Unknown Die Spiegelkarte deck thrown onto mirror, selection sticks, mirror broken when card is removed and restored
Related to July 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 7) 101
Unknown Die Spiegelkarte deck thrown against mirror, it breaks and card appears on mirror, mirror is repaired
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 169
Unknown Der Kartenspiegel card vanishes on mirror, card with mirror on back
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 182
Unknown Magnetischer Kartenspiegel only selection adheres to mirror
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 188
Unknown The Card and Broken Mirror deck thrown on mirror, it breaks and card sticks to mirror, mirror restored
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 265
Unknown Der Zauberspiegel card placed on mirror and covered with handkerchief vanishes and reappears in deck, card with mirror back
 		Apr. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4) 55
Unknown Amadriade large mirror with glass board in front of it, woman steps on board and covered with paravant, she vanishes
 		Sep. 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 3) 45
Unknown Der behexte Spiegel deck thrown against mirror, selection sticks to mirror
 		June 1898 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 12) 188
Unknown Der elektrische Kartenspiegel No. 10, mirror hangs on stage, deck thrown on it and selection clings to it, drops on command, electro magnet, alternative handling with battery on back and mirror in hand
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 80
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XXIII. Totentanz 1. Das erscheinende Papp-Skelett (paper skeleton appears behind silk)
2. Ein Ballett (skeleton starts to dance on table)
3. Der zersprungene Spiegel (broken mirror is restored)
4. Der Doppelgänger (mirror image from skeleton starts to become real and dances as well)
5. Verwandlung von Milch in Tinte (glass of milk changes to ink, back to milk and then to water)
 		1902 Moderne Magie 204
Carl Willmann Der Zauberspiegel
Related to May 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 5) 77
Carl Willmann Der Zauberspiegel part two
Related to June 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 6) 94
Carl Willmann Der Zauberspiegel part three
Related to July 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 7) 109
Unknown The Unreversed Word words "choice quality" on Camel cigarette cases held in mirror, one remains readable
Also published here
  • "Ten After Dinner Tricks" (Harlan Tarbell)
 1941 After the Dessert 6
Laurie Ireland The Card in the Mirror image of a selected card stays in a mirror
 		1942 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1942) 22
Loring Campbell The Spirit Mirror card appears in Mirror, flap
 		1945 My Best 223
R. M. Jamison Ykcowrebbaj effect with mirror and the reflection of words
Also published here 1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 113) 453
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column using "Vampire Flexible Glass" with mirror and break-away wand
 		Jan. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 8) 184
Edward Clinkscale, Eugene Taylor Thru the Looking Glass spectator writes something on paper and the paper is rolled into a ball, that ball is pressed into a mirror and removed again, now the writing of the spectator is backwards
Related to 1948 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 149) 597
Edward Clinkscale, Franklin V. Taylor Extra Sensory Prestidigitation three phase ESP routine, matching with ESP signs drawn on pieces of paper, mind reading of one as climax
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 262) 1047
Dr. Spencer Thornton The Diminishing Mirror
1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 25
Dr. Spencer Thornton Transmission by Contact divination of drawing, slate
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 25
Gene "Phantini" Grant Facsimile close-up method for drawing duplication
 		1959 More Miracles in Mentalism 9
Dr. Jacob Daley, L. Vosburgh Lyons Mirror Mirror paper strip with mirror words (OTTO, WOW, ...), performer writes "TOP" and "BOTTOM" on either end, when held in mirror top and bottom change places
Also published here Mar. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 85
George McLean A Slate Secret peek mirror on watch face, non-mirror method
Related to May 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 7) 178
J. Pickstone Elizabeth Arden number divination, with a mirror
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 51
James G. Thompson Jr. Eye Spy spectator writes with lipstick on mirror, performer divines the information
 		Winter 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio) 491
Karl Fulves Mirror Problem something manifests in infinite reflections of two faced mirrors, unclear, posed as problem
 		Feb. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 4) 712
R. M. Jamison Ykcowrebby effect with mirror and the reflection of words
Also published here Oct. 1974 Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2) 30
Robert E. Neale, Karl Fulves In the Mirror spectator writes number on mirror, performer on another mirror, numbers transpose in mirror writing, variation with words, see also p. 786 for comment by Reinhard Müller
 		Feb. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 4) 712
Rick Johnsson Can You See Yourself??..... object turns into mirror, pun, using The Kick Change
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 69
Floyd G. Thayer Mysterious Die, Flag and Casket die in crystal casket transposes with a flag in a hat
 		1976 Classic Magic with Apparatus 30
Unknown Enchanted Hand Mirror card appears in mirror
 		1976 Classic Magic with Apparatus 146
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Rose Mirror (Hofzinser) image of a rose appears in a mirror
 		1976 Classic Magic with Apparatus 148
Unknown Magic Looking-Glass magician shoots at mirror and in the glass shatters the spectator's watch is discovered
Related to 1976 Classic Magic with Apparatus 150
Frederick M. Shields Rear-Vision Mirror name of card appears on pocket mirror
 		1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 146) 729
Unknown Magic Looking Glass magician shoots at mirror and in the glass shatters the spectator's watch is discovered
Related to 1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 228
Paul Harris, Tayari Casel Twilight coins are produced with a small mirror, four coins, mirror in small envelope, five phases
VariationsAlso published here 1979 Twilight 1
Looy Simonoff Looy's Fancy Putdown variant handling for Harris/Casel "Twilight"
Also published here 1979 Twilight 18
Gary Ouellet The Silver Passage four coins through table with small mirror
 		1980 The Silver Passage 6
Karroll Priest Midnight Madness design duplication, with optical illusion disc, mirror
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 272) 1357
Gene "Phantini" Grant Mirrored Thoughts ESP cards are shuffled and put in a holder, some cards are reversed, performer names reversed card and position
 		1981 Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 58
Jonathan Yarbrough Touch of Class design duplication, case for business cards as shiner
 		1981 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 274) 1368
Ben Harris Twilight Visit coin multiplies with mirror, multiple phases
Inspired by 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 88
Tom Gagnon Twilight's Last Gleaming coins are produced with a small mirror
Inspired by 1981 Sleightly Original 43
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves, R. M. Jamison Looking-Glass Logic No. 78, sentences and letters in reflection of a mirror change meaning
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 96
Steve Beam Style constructing a practice mirror, three mirrors, different angles
 		1983 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 2) 19
David Tropeano Universal Chameleons cards' backs change, mirror back
 		Feb. 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 2) 737
Doug Bennett Bewildering ring & rope routine with secret thread attached to rope
  • Phase I - The Melt-Through Penetration
  • Phase II - The "On" Penetration
  • Phase III - The Mirroraculous Penetration
  • No Strings Attached
  • Patter For Bewildering
 		1984 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2) 1
Dr. Jacob Daley, L. Vosburgh Lyons Mirror, Mirror No. 80, paper strip with mirror words (OTTO, WOW, ...), performer writes "TOP" and "BOTTOM" on either end, when held in mirror top and bottom change places
Also published here 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 144
Shigeo Futagawa Upon Reflection off-beat word prediction using cards with words on them and mirror
 		1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 85
Gary Kurtz Mirror Image topological thing, words on paper held in front of a small mirror, they end up written backwards
Related to 1988 Continuations ... Departures 1 21
Dick Cook Twilight's Last Gleaming with copper and silver coins
Inspired by 1989 The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 4) 1
Jerry Lynch, Dan Harlan Cracked Thoughts mirror under handkerchief breaks, with loud crack
 		1990 The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 4) 4
José Carroll Illusion, Reality and Magic mirror turns to glass, card appears in mirror
Also published here 1991 52 Lovers — Volume II 105
José Carroll Mir...ages reflection of chosen cards appears on four mirrors
Also published here 1991 52 Lovers — Volume II 102
José Carroll Through the Looking Glass face of card is transferred into card shaped mirror leaving a blank card behind
Also published here 1991 52 Lovers — Volume II 106
Karl Fulves Red Magic No. 34, some words are reversed in mirror and some not
 		1995 Easy Magic 48
Zelek Shadline So That's How It's Done performer shows little trapdoor in hand, when opened one can apparently see through the hand
 		1995 The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1) 7
Paul Harris, Tayari Casel Twilight coins appear using mirror
VariationsAlso published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul) 263
Looy Simonoff Looy's Fancy Put-Down variant handling for Harris/Casel "Twilight"
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul) 268
Paul Harris Biological Twilight pieces of finger (silly putty) are produced with mirror
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul) 268
Daniel Cros Super Twilight coin production with mirror, based on Harris/Casel "Twilight"
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul) 271
Vanni Pulè Spiegel, Spiegel name chosen from booklet appears with lipstick on mirror, svengali forcing book
Inspired by
  • "Boyfriend" (Roy Johnson, Final Call)
 1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4&5) 160
Richard Bartram, Jr. Silver Mirrorcle pocket mirror, coin is produced and mirror becomes glass, with deck of playing cards
 		1997 Trephine 171
Andreas Michel-Andino Der Spiegeldurchbruch "Andinos Trickmonographien - Teil 7"
mirror penetration with silk or needle
  • Nachtrag zur Guillotinengeschichte (credit information)
  • Talerfang
  • Das heutige Thema
  • Meine Ausführung
  • Historisches (credit information)
  • Meine Routine
  • Weitere Vortragsanregungen
  • Ausblick
 		2000 Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 1) 14
Andreas Michel-Andino Das Kubusspiel "Andinos Trickmonographien - Teil 8"
  • Nachtrag zum Spiegeldurchbruch
  • Historisches zum Kubusspiel (credit information)
  • Verschiedene Modelle
  • Anmerkungen zur Horsterroutine
  • Meine Routine für Erwachsene
  • Das Kubusspiel für Kinder
  • Danksagung
 		2000 Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 2) 79
Davide Costi Twilight - Presentation and Patter patter suggestion
Inspired by 2004 Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi 133
Karl Fulves Write Stuff mirror writing ideas, actual mirror, exercises, writing different words with both hands simultaneously
 		2004 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9) 338
Cushing Strout One the Other Side of the Mirror Wacky storytelling trick for Alice in Wonderland
 		2005 On the Other Side of the Mirror 39
Roberto Giobbi The Card in the Mirror of the Mind identity of card is reflected in mirror from blank card
Related to 2012 Confidences 239
Christian Scherer Bewegungskontrolle disk is spun on mirror and on performer's wish it either twists quickly or almost does not stop, Euler's Disk
 		2014 Schlaglichter 102
José Carroll Mir...ages
  • First Routine
reflection of chosen cards appears on four mirrors
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 237
José Carroll Through the Looking-Glass
  • Second Routine
face of card is transferred into card shaped mirror leaving a blank card behind
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 239
José Carroll Illusion, Reality, and Magic
  • Third Routine
mirror turns to glass, card appears in mirror
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 240