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Harlan Tarbell The Card and Stamp Mystery stamp is glued partially onto wrong card and put in deck, when pulled out it is now selection
Variations 1938 508
Alexander Herrmann Dinner Table Pull for vanishing objects, between legs, bag that is pulled up the back when standing up, see page 506 for Sachs credit
Related to Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 76)
504
Milbourne Christopher Christmas Conjuring ideas for Christmas themes magic
  • Card in Ball
  • Walnut Wizardry
  • Mistletoe Magic
  • Christmas Card Trick
Related to Dec. 1946 277
Larry Jennings Jennings' Open Travellers
Variations 1969 41
Roger Rittner 2 Tonys & A Question matches travel back into matchbox
Variations Apr. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 6)
22
Steve Spillman Presto! signed card is torn and burnt it appears restored in matchbox, see p. 149 for credits
Related toVariations July 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 22)
101
Bruce Cervon Letters letter to Jules Lenier, on credits of Spill's routine Presto
Related to Sep. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 28)
149
Joe Beierle, Roger Rittner, Earl Keyser, Steve Spillman, Jules Lenier, Al Portwood On the Horns of a Dilemma matches travel back into matchbox, methods to clean up for Rittner's 2 Tonys & A Question, Lenier as Harkim Sardis
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 34)
195
Steve Spillman Spare me the Spiro spelling Spiro Agnew to find selection, Joker is located
Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 35)
204
Jon Racherbaumer Letters to Jules Lenier, on Spill's Presto!
Related to Nov. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 37)
222
Hans van Baaren, Matt Corin Letters to Jules Lenier, on Spill's Presto!
Related to Nov. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 38)
232
G. Hudson Krammer Letters to Jules Lenier, on Presto
Related to Dec. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 41)
257
Steve Spillman A Christmas Carol selection placed face down on table, Christmas ornament ball from Christmas tree is smashed and card found inside, when card on table is turned over it read "Merry Christmas", see also p. 333 for comments by Joesph K. Schmidt
Related to Dec. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 43)
271
Steve Spillman Addition to Open Travellers
1971 57
Steve Spillman 39c Routine chop cup with Oriental ceramic cup
1971
Magick (Issue 26)
128
Steve Spillman Sugar Daddy paddle as candy stick "sugar daddy", coins and stuff start to appear and stick on it
Also published here Jan. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 44)
282
Steve Spillman Money Machine coin transforms when placed inside Chiclets box
Also published here Jan. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 44)
284
Del Dixon Here's a Tip idea for Presto, using business cards
Inspired by Mar. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 2)
11
Steve Spillman on Steve Spill
June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
105
Steve Spillman One, Two, Three! transformations while brushing over top card on the deck, card vanishes, transform and appears, then entire deck turns over
June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
106
Steve Spillman Which End Is Up? ends travel from hand to hand, loop of string, Cat's Cradle
June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
107
Steve Spillman Button Control cardboard where push is written on it, when pushed by performer a loud buzzing noice appears, Joy Buzzer
Also published here June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
108
Steve Spillman Coincidental Occurance
June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
109
Steve Spillman Tested Tips on Trix
  • Ball Vase
  • Marked Card
  • Endless Chain
  • Cigarettes
  • Miniature Cards
June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
111
Theodore Annemann, John Scarne Switchcraft duplicate, glass
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 34
Steve Spillman Challenge Vanish! in thumb tip
Related toAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 43)
212
Steve Spillman The Eye-Popping Pop Top pull top from beer can on pencil
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 45)
221
Steve Spillman Dollar Delusion close-up version, with coin envelopes and metal washers
Variations 1972
Magick (Issue 45)
222
Steve Spillman Monkey Monte all cards change to Queens, with ideas by Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 45)
223
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word On Steve Spillman, Nathan Stark, Lloyd Jones
1972
Magick (Issue 45)
224
Steve Spillman A Touch of Salt salt from vase, modified ball vase
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 47)
233
Steve Spillman Another Dimension using puzzle cube with card indices on each part
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 49)
243
Steve Spillman Follow-Up twenty cards used to write ESP, number named and card is only odd-colored card, nine force
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 61)
303
Steve Spillman Magic Mirror shiner on card case
1972
Magick (Issue 62)
308
John A. Novak Flannel-Board same routine as Spillmanns on flannel board and with white cards
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 67)
334
Steve Spillman Riffle Force!
Also published here 1973
Magick (Issue 80)
399
Steve Spillman Preface
1973 iv
Steve Spillman Direct Discovery Aces four cards are touched in tabled spread and they turn out to be the four Aces, with three variations, one uses double backer
Also published here 1973 1
Steve Spillman The Calico Crimp crimping corner of card, in spread, while showing the card to spectator
Also published here 1973 3
Steve Spillman The Hijackers
Also published here 1973 4
Steve Spillman Riffle Force 1st Method break method
Related to 1973 5
Steve Spillman Riffle Force 2nd Method break method, top half is spread face-up
1973 5
Steve Spillman Chameleon Colors deck consists of only black cards, then they change into red cards and eventually into normal deck
Inspired by
  • Andrew Shivas "Colorblynd" in Will Goldson's "Tricks of the Masters", 1942.
1973 6
Steve Spillman Monkey Monte all cards change to Queens, with ideas by Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon
Also published here 1973 8
Steve Spillman Notes on the Open Travellers
Inspired by 1973 10
Steve Spillman Spillman Side Steal
1973 12
Steve Spillman Card to Pocket Plus mates of selection turn over in the deck, selection is found in performer's pocket
1973 13
Steve Spillman Everywhere and Nowhere three wrong cards change to selection, selection is then found in side pocket
Inspired by
  • "Easy Come Easy Go" in "Hugard's Magic Monthly" October, 1957.
Related toAlso published here
1973 14
Steve Spillman The Paper-Clipped Card paper clip put onto wrong card and put in deck, when pulled out it is now selection
Inspired by 1973 17
Steve Spillman The Curious Card Change
Also published here 1973 19
Steve Spillman Bottom Card Blind bottom slip cut
  • Ideas with the Bottom Card Blind
    • Culling the Aces
    • Cutting the Aces
    • Follow the Card
1973 21
Steve Spillman Instant Mate mate of stopped at card is found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1973 23
Steve Spillman Follow Up twenty cards used to write ESP, number named and card is only odd-colored card, nine force
Also published here 1973 25
Steve Spillman Foot Flight signed card placed under spectator's foot and deck on top, card travels to magician's breast pocket
1973 27
Steve Spillman Coincidental Occurence cards are fanned and each think of a card, both remove one and it's the thought of card
1973 28
Steve Spillman Shiner Card Case using chrome mylar
1973 29
Steve Spillman You Do As I Do - One Deck using the Shiner Card Case
1973 30
Steve Spillman House of Cards building a cube / house with cards which does not collapse, glass placed on top
Also published here 1973 31
Steve Spillman The Ghost Card selection leaves ribbon spread deck and skids across the table
Also published here 1973 33
Steve Spillman Another Dimension using puzzle cube with card indices on each part
Also published here 1973 34
Steve Spillman Jumbo Card Change spectator selects Eight of Spades and performer produces Jumbo Card of Ace of Spades from pocket, it then changes into correct card when thrown in the air
1973 36
Steve Spillman The Marked Deck the word "Marked" written on narrow end of the deck changes into name of selection
1973 38
Steve Spillman Thumb Print Transposition marking cards with finger prints, different colored ink stamp pads
Inspired byAlso published here 1973 40
Steve Spillman The Carpenter Card small packet of cards is nailed on board, top card falls to the floor and selection is now on top of nailed packet
1973 42
Steve Spillman Spin the Bottle bottle is spun on table to find selection, spectator blows a kiss towards card and lip marks appear on card
Inspired by
  • "Hypnotic Ball" in "The Gen" November, 1963.
Also published here
1973 44
Steve Spillman Challenge Vanish in thumb tip
Also published here 1973 46
Steve Spillman Challenge Vanish Revised
1973 47
Steve Spillman Challenge Penetration sponge ball penetrates handkerchief
1973 48
Steve Spillman Methods of Reproducing the Sponge two methods to produce a sponge ball from thumb tip
  • Method One
  • Method Two
1973 49
Steve Spillman Blow Sponge sponge ball travels to ball in other hand
1973 50
Steve Spillman The Eye-Popping Pop Top pop top on pencil, à la ring on stick
Also published here 1973 51
Steve Spillman Dollar Delusion Bank Night with three envelopes, two contain metal washers and one contains a coin
1973 53
Steve Spillman Button Control cardboard where push is written on it, when pushed by performer a loud buzzing noice appears, Joy Buzzer
Also published here 1973 55
Steve Spillman Money Machine coin transforms when placed inside Chiclets box
Also published here 1973 56
Steve Spillman Cigarette Suspension special thread hook-up
Also published here 1973 56
Steve Spillman Al Wheatley-Revisited on the Chop Cup
1973 58
Steve Spillman The Soup Can using a soup can for Chop Cup
Related to 1973 58
Steve Spillman Oriental Tea Cup using a oriental ceramic tea cup for chop cup
1973 60
Steve Spillman Handling - Chop Cup
1973 61
Steve Spillman Color Changing Load final load is covered again with cup and changes color
1973 62
Steve Spillman Glass of Wine Production form under a handkerchief, seated
1973 63
Steve Spillman A Touch of Salt salt appears and vanishes in vase
Also published here 1973 65
Steve Spillman Sugar Daddy paddle as candy stick "sugar daddy", coins and stuff start to appear and stick on it
Also published here 1973 67
Steve Spillman The Electric Nothing cut cable apparently becomes filled with electricity and stiffens, performer touches end and sparks fly around, Funken Ring
Variations 1973 69
Steve Spillman Rated "X" cut and restored strip of motion picture film
  • Home Movies
  • Sawing a Woman in Half
1973 70
Steve Spillman Thoughts on Linking Pins on Jerry Andrus' Linking Pins
  • A Practical Carrier
  • Safety Pin Climax
1973 72
Steve Spillman Presto signed card is torn and burnt it appears restored in matchbox
Related to 1973 74
Steve Spillman Smoker's Swindle matches vanish and appear in empty cigarette box
Also published here 1973 78
Steve Spillman Three Shell Routine routine, with glass cover phase, gold nugget appear under one shell as climax
Also published here 1973 ca. 3
Steve Spillman Signed Card Sorcery two signed selection on table change places
Also published here 1973 ca. 5
Steve Spillman Business Man's Miracle signed blank business card vanishes and appears inside a rubber band sealed address book
1973 ca. 6
Steve Spillman Spaghetti and Meatballs gag to introduce sponge balls
1973 ca. 7
Steve Spillman Organic Magic corner of card travels into organic wheat germ capsule inside bottle, as a climax drink is poured from bottle
Also published here 1973 ca. 8
Steve Spillman Preamble
1974 3
Steve Spillman The Brandy Sucker glass filled with brandy is produced from handkerchief, then brandy vanishes
1974 4
Steve Spillman Check Book Chicanery wallet with check book, bill appears, changes into concert ticket, vanish and appear again, Himber Wallet
1974 6
Steve Spillman The Vanishing Candle Fantasio candle in bottle
1974 9
Steve Spillman Grocery Store Blues grocery store receipt is cut and restored, Clippo
1974 11
Steve Spillman Selecting A Thumb Tip general comments
1974 13
Steve Spillman Thumb Tip Technique
1974 15
Steve Spillman Vanishing Cigarette cigarette vanishes in table napkin
1974 17
Steve Spillman Checker Chum spectator holds checker board, three checkers penetrate board
Also published here 1974 20
Steve Spillman Gum Stick Trick gum sticks transformation
Also published here 1974 23
Steve Spillman The Bill in Lemon bill vanishes from under handkerchief and appears in lemon which was lying on the table since the beginning, serial number
1974 25
Steve Spillman Three Shell Game routine, with glass cover phase, gold nugget appear under one shell as climax
Also published here 1974 30
Steve Spillman Cigarette Stunt cigarette is lit on both ends and smoked from the middle
1974 34
Steve Spillman The Paint Brush Card Trick incomplete faro, deck is brushes on spectator's hand, selection appears
Related toAlso published here 1974 35
Steve Spillman Calico Crimp crimping corner of card, in spread, while showing the card to spectator
Also published here 1974 35
Steve Spillman Jumbo Boomerang Card card is thrown in the air and caught next to selections, using a jumbo deck, glued halves
1974 37
Steve Spillman Signed Card Sorcery two signed selection on table change places
Also published here 1974 39
Steve Spillman Pencil Through Card selection is pierced with pencil, hole vanishes and card is restored again
Also published here 1974 41
Steve Spillman Organic Magic corner of card travels into organic wheat germ capsule inside bottle, as a climax drink is poured from bottle
Also published here 1974 44
Steve Spillman The Rising Cards three selections rise from deck in different manners, half the deck with section missing
1974 47
Steve Spillman PSI Mate cards dealt face up, stopped card is predicted in pocket or face-up in deck
1975
Magick (Issue 120)
598
Mike Tannen Tannen's "In" Move thumb tip
Related to 1976 86
Steve Spillman Preface
1980 v
Steve Spillman Sleight of Hand vs. Magic signed quarter crawls up in glass, jumps and lands on performer's hand
1980 1
Steve Spillman Sponge Sphere Fantasy sponge ball penetrates handkerchief, vanishes and appears in pocket, then it changes to sponge cube
1980 3
Steve Spillman Jumbo Coin Assembly three jumbo coins vanish and appear under magazine, seated
1980 7
Steve Spillman Clap Vanish clapping two jumbo coins together, one is lapped
Related to 1980 7
Steve Spillman Dollar Delusion Deluxe close-up version, with coin envelopes and metal washers, combined with monte theme, x on back of one envelope
Inspired by 1980 9
Steve Spillman Ultimate Bill to Lemon signed bill in lemon, lemon is selected and placed inside a bag
1980 12
Steve Spillman Bill Switch like a billet switch
1980 13
Steve Spillman An Energy Crisis Solution cut cable apparently becomes filled with electricity and stiffens, performer touches end and sparks fly around, Funken Ring, combined with automatic light bulb
Inspired by 1980 15
Steve Spillman The Banana Stab fruit thrown in the air and named fruit is pierced with sword
1980 16
Steve Spillman Multiplying Meerschaum and Wax multiplying pipes and candles routine, ends with production of a Sherlock Holmes style pipe
1980 18
Steve Spillman Fake Finger Foolery finger removed, placed on other hand and sixth finger is removed and eaten
1980 20
Steve Spillman Push Through Change card is pushed through deck and changes
1980 25
Steve Spillman Bare Foot Baffler signed card appears under bare foot of magician
1980 28
Steve Spillman Bogus Multiple Selection riffle force method to control several cards for multiple selection
1980 29
Steve Spillman Triple Revelation three card selected and found, one changes into other selection
1980 31
Steve Spillman The Paint Brush Card incomplete faro, deck is brushes on spectator's hand, selection appears
Related to 1980 31
Steve Spillman The Everywhere and Nowhere Fraud three wrong cards change to selection, selection is then found in side pocket and other cards are mates
Related to 1980 32
Steve Spillman Magic Convention Magic cigarette vanish in handkerchief, then thumb tip is shown empty
1980 48
Steve Spillman The Frustrating Penny Palm magician's magic, apparently thumb palming penny from table
1980 49
Steve Spillman The Spill Shill on stooges, shills
1980 50
Steve Spillman A Touch of Salt salt from vase, modified ball vase
Related toAlso published here 1980 51
Steve Spillman The Eye Popping Pop Top pull top from beer can on pencil
Also published here 1980 52
Steve Spillman Sugar Daddy paddle as candy stick "sugar daddy", coins and stuff start to appear and stick on it
Also published here 1980 54
Steve Spillman Checker Chum spectator holds checker board, three checkers penetrate board
Related toAlso published here 1980 55
Steve Spillman Button Control cardboard where push is written on it, when pushed by performer a loud buzzing noice appears, Joy Buzzer
Also published here 1980 57
Steve Spillman Cigarette Suspension special thread hook-up
Also published here 1980 58
Steve Spillman Gum Stick Trick gum sticks transformation
Also published here 1980 59
Steve Spillman Three Shell Game routine, with glass cover phase, gold nugget appear under one shell as climax
Related toAlso published here 1980 60
Steve Spillman Smoker's Swindle matches vanish and appear in empty cigarette box
Also published here 1980 61
Steve Spillman Pea Soup Can using a soup can for Chop Cup
Related to 1980 63
Steve Spillman A Touch of Salt stage version
Related to 1980 63
Steve Spillman Three Shell Game additional notes
Related to 1980 63
Steve Spillman Checker Chum additional notes
Related to 1980 63
Steve Spillman The Calico Crimp crimping corner of card, in spread, while showing the card to spectator
Also published here 1980 64
Steve Spillman The Hijackers
Also published here 1980 64
Steve Spillman The Paint Brush Card Trick incomplete faro, deck is brushes on spectator's hand, selection appears
Also published here 1980 65
Steve Spillman Everywhere and Nowhere three wrong cards change to selection, selection is then found in side pocket
Also published here 1980 65
Steve Spillman Monkey Monte all cards change to Queens, with ideas by Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon
Also published here 1980 67
Steve Spillman Direct Discovery Aces four cards are touched in tabled spread and they turn out to be the four Aces, with three variations, one uses double backer
Also published here 1980 68
Steve Spillman The Curious Card Change
Also published here 1980 70
Steve Spillman Follow Up twenty cards used to write ESP, number named and card is only odd-colored card, nine force
Also published here 1980 70
Steve Spillman Instant Mate mate of stopped at card is found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1980 72
Steve Spillman Signed Card Sorcery two signed selection on table change places
Also published here 1980 73
Steve Spillman House of Cards building a cube / house with cards which does not collapse, glass placed on top
Also published here 1980 74
Steve Spillman Ghost Card selection leaves ribbon spread deck and skids across the table
Also published here 1980 75
Steve Spillman Pencil Through Card selection is pierced with pencil, hole vanishes and card is restored again
Also published here 1980 75
Steve Spillman Spin the Bottle bottle is spun on table to find selection, spectator blows a kiss towards card and lip marks appear on card
Also published here 1980 76
Steve Spillman Thumb Print Transposition marking cards with finger prints, different colored ink stamp pads
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 78
Steve Spillman Organic Magic corner of card travels into organic wheat germ capsule inside bottle, as a climax drink is poured from bottle
Also published here 1980 79
Roger Klause Sponge Vanish in thumb tip
Related to 1985 82
Steve Spillman, Doc Eason Bogus Control
  • Spill's Bogus Multiple Selection
  • The Evolved Handling
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
21
Steve Spillman The Coin On Forehead coin dropping from spectator's head changed to jumbo coin, Paperballs Over The Head situation
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
29
Steve Spillman The Spill Variation variation of the Touch Force
Related toAlso published here 1990 174
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) 10 Years of Steve Spill: 1980-1990 by Steve Spillman Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
110
Hiroshi Sawa Sawa Single Hand Shuffle riffle shuffle, similar to Howard de Courcy's shuffle
Also published here
  • "Spill Bar and Grill" (Steve Spillman, 1980)
2007 78
John Guastaferro (reviewer) I Lie for Money by Steve Spillman June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
83
John Lovick (reviewer) How To Make Love the Steve Spill Way by Steve Spillman Nov. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 11)
98
Lorenz Schär Clap-Lap two coins slapped together, one vanishes, also to switch coins with other objects, basically the same move as Steve Spill's Clap Vanish, see reference
Related to 2019 145
Steve Spillman Let's Party!
2019 2
Steve Spillman Spur of the Moment on ad-libbing
2019 24
Steve Spillman OA callbacks, scripting
2019 43
Steve Spillman Young Humans performing for kids
2019 49
Steve Spillman Paparazzi! performing for teens
2019 55
Steve Spillman Thick Skin Steve's career horror stories
2019 64
Steve Spillman Mindreading Goose stuffed goose held by performer writes prediction on paper, it matches number spectator thought of (1-100), lots of gags including goose urinating, how to construct goose that writes by itself
2019 79
Steve Spillman Felt-Tip Thumbwriter
2019 86
Steve Spillman Munchies spectator choses a restaurant and different courses and writes them down, performer divines all of them, as a kicker spectator gets a gift certificate of chosen restaurant, in wallet
2019 98
Steve Spillman Pothead using a cooking pan and a spoon, jumbo coin climax
2019 109
Steve Spillman Biz Card Bunco business card is selected from coffee can held behind back, performer divines content of card
2019 124
Steve Spillman An Arousing Dousing several tubes on table, spectator finds one with water using a dowsing rod, under the other tubes are Whiskey bottles
2019 132
Steve Spillman Grab N Stab fake knife placed among several real knives in a bag, performer grabs one ans stabs himself, knife sticks and when he is drinking liquid pours from body
2019 142
Steve Spillman Broken Mirror message appears on piece of broken mirror
2019 153
Steve Spillman Club slide of Scout Cub vanishes and reappears, eight phases
2019 162
Steve Spillman Advice on Introduction before the show starts
2019 170
Steve Spillman The Renaissance Nude using U.F. Grant's Buddha Temple Screen to produce Miss Piggy statue
2019 173
Steve Spillman Groupie concert ticket is chosen from bag, matching record starts to rise, tune plays from record player and as final prediction poster of concert is revealed
2019 181
Steve Spillman Waste Not large pieces of gift paper fuse together à la torn and restored newspaper, mother's day presentation
2019 191
Steve Spillman Rice Paper paper balls over the head with toilet paper, balls appear again, with assistant
2019 207
Steve Spillman Parting Words anecdote of Dai Vernon and Lou Derman
2019 233
John Lovick (reviewer) Magic Is My Weed by Steve Spillman Jan. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 1)
84
Steve Spillman Kozak: Based on a True Story on Paul Kozak
Sep. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 9)
16
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Assassin: How to Create a Killer Show and a Killer Career by Steve Spillman July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
83
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Holy Smoke: Ways To Work In Mysterious Ways If You're Not God by Steve Spillman Aug. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 8)
82