Paper Clip

52 entries in Paper Clip
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bill Bowman Clipped clipped, two paperclips on folded bill link, see p. 56 for variation with three clips
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 310) 38
Hubert Lambert, George Blake Clipped on a Ribbon variation of clipped with, thread and ribbon
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 319) 84
Duane Duvall Paper Clip Progression Clipped variation wit two, three an four paper clips
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 319) 84
E. Leslie May Clip as I Clip Clipped variation
Inspired by 1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 331) 133
Stewart Judah, George Karger, Al O'Hagan, Jesse J. Langston Jr., G. E. Emme, Stewart James, Paul Curry, Ronald B. Edwards Clipped Again more ideas and tips for Bowman's Clipped
Inspired byRelated to 1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 324) 105
Stewart James The Corsican Silks clipped variation, handkerchiefs attached to paper clips
Inspired by 1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 324) 105
John R. Boyko A Twist Through the Wrist string through spectator's wrist, string loop with two paper clips
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 5
Bill Bowman Pop-Off clipped, two paperclips on folded bill link
Variations 1956 The Best in Magic 3
Dai Vernon, Bill Bowman Dai Vernon's Adaption of Bill Bowman's "Clipped" rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 103
Unknown Living and Dead Test marked paper clip
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 357) 258
Ken Allen Paper Clip Marking System
1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 360) 270
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks Kuvert-Mysterium several spectators get an envelope, three cards are added and total written on a fourth card, those cards are put in one envelope along with a ribbon, color of ribbon, total, fourth card and person holding the cards are divined
Also published here 1961 Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 71
Victor Marsh Paper Clip Marking Idea
1965 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 395/396) 413
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Paper Clip Slide Switch paper clip slides from one card to another with paper
 		Nov. 1965 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 1) 2
Sid Lorraine Cliplink paper clips link in chain
 		1969 HEX! 94
Unknown Linked Paper-Clip Idea rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill
Inspired by Dec. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 2) 306
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Acrobatic Paperclips paper clips suspend on each other and finally a finger ring as well, when examined the paperclips have linked together to form a chain with the ring
Variations 1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 101
Richard Muller Unclipped linked paper clipped variation in which linked clips unlink, see bottom for credit information
 		Apr. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 6) 415
Nathan Stark Clipped! with paper clip, spectator puts clip in book, name in loop of clip is divined
 		1973 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 70) 347
Karl Fulves Klip Notes notes, techniques, ideas with paper clips and cards
  • Add-On Technique
  • Flap Card Technique
  • Paper Clip Problems (4)
 		1974 Close-Up Mental Magic 32
Rick Johnsson, Ellison Poland Penny --- For His Thoughts more ideas with the IBGTH Switch, with bills, paper clips, billets, dice, coins, sponge balls, combs, business cards
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 52
Barrie Richardson One In A Million miscall and paper clip force
Related toVariations Dec. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4) 498
Harry Lorayne Sgt. Elastec and the Clip Artists paper clips on folded bill, bill pulled and clips linked, with rubber band
 		1977 The Magic Book 263
Bill Bowman Flying Clipper clipped, two paperclips on folded bill link
Also published here 1977 The Magic Book 47
Al Altmann, Bobby Hughes The Inside Babel idea with the Elliott paper clip and Mann's "An Opener" to cover a quarter of a folded card
 		1978 The Tesseract 11
Unknown Quicker Than the Eye match penetrates opened paper clip, optical illusion
 		1979 Elastrix 18
Ken De Courcy Das Chinesische Klammernspiel linking some paper clips
 		Aug. 1979 Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2) 67
Unknown The Clips That Join configuration with bill, paper clips and rubber band, bill pulled and other things linked
 		1979 Elastrix 29
G. E. Emme, Harold Turner, Dai Vernon, Elmer Applegit, Jesse Schimmel Der Geldschein und die Büroklammer
  • Zwei-Klammern-Verbindung
  • Drei-Klammern-Verbindung
Related to Dec. 1979 Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3&4) 109
Bruce Elliott Flying Clipper No. 60, double jumping rubber band routine, on one is a paper clip, looks like clip jumps from band to band
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 73
Kennedy Smith Clip It cube mixed by spectator, string of linked colored paper clips chosen, the color sequence of the clips matches a side of the cube, cube partially fixed
 		1982 Rubik Cubik Magik 13
Piet Forton Die unertrennlichen Büroklammern easy tricks with paper clips
  • Bill Bowman's Clipped (without credit)
  • paper clips through table
  • paper clips through table, they link to a chain at the same time
 		1983 Je geschickter desto Zauberer 26
Karrell Fox "Clipswitch" switch with paper clip
 		1988 My Latest Book 19
Alex Elmsley Ring and Paper Clip ring magically links to paper clip
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 166
Larry Baukin The Gypsy Clip paper clips travel
 		July 1991 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 14 No. 7) 1953
Richard Bartram, Jr. Yankee Clipper paper clip grows, after Three-Card Monte
 		1993 Mystification 95
Al Mann The Secret Marks with paper clips
 		1994 The Naked Thought 5
Paul Harris Perfect-Ten Paper Clip Paradox puzzle with a complex layout of several object, e.g. paper clips
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Secrets of the Astonishing Executive) 271
Karl Fulves 2¢ Lie Detector "Impromptu Truth Serum"
paper clip bent open and one end wrapped around tooth pick, can be made to act as lie detector or answer questions
Related to 1996 Underworld (Issue 3) 39
Nick Trost Mini Match two chosen mini cards match paper clipped predictions of normal sized cards
 		1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 190
U. F. Grant Grant Switch
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 205
Karl Fulves Unclipped "Unsolved Mysteries"
reverse effect of "Clipped", posed as a problem
Inspired by 1997 The Fine Print (Issue 6) 148
Martin Gardner The 7th Clip six paper clips in paper cup cling to it when turned upside down, when seventh clip is placed inside, they drop out
 		1998 Underworld (Issue 9) 120
Harry Lorayne Flip To Clip card placed in Himber wallet, two paper clips are vanished, they reappear in wallet clipped to card, envelope variation
 		1998 The Himber Wallet Book 210
Joshua Jay A Preposterous Paperclip Problem Indifferent cards placed in paperclip change into Jokers, then paperclip suddenly grows larger than the card
 		1999 Magic Atlas 110
Barrie Richardson One in a Half Million miscall and paper clip force
Inspired byRelated to 1999 Theater of the Mind 10
Karl Fulves Bent Lip Clip "Unsolved Mysteries"
looking for a source
 		1999 The Fine Print (Issue 10) 331
Daniel Garcia cliptrip straightened paperclip warp and melts when held by two fingers
 		2002 Next 1
Barrie Richardson Birthday Cards three phases, paper clip gimmick
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Club 71, Summer 2002
 2005 Act Two 144
Daniel Garcia Clip Trip Straightened paperclip bends visually
 		2009 Limited 19
Bill Bowman, Dai Vernon Clipped! rubber band is linked to safety pins when jumped off bill
Also published here 2011 Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy 14
Dr. Stanley Jaks Envelope Mentalism several spectators get an envelope, three cards are added and total written on a fourth card, those cards are put in one envelope along with a ribbon, color of ribbon, total, fourth card and person holding the cards are divined
Also published here 2014 The Incredible Dr. Jaks 143