Miscellaneous

37 entries in Chair / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Buatier de Kolta The Vanishing Lady de Kolta chair
 		1890
More Magic
448
Das Halten eines Stuhles Die Experimente der Mrs. Abbott, "Der kleine Magnet"
strongman stunt with chair
 		Nov. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11)
171
Der Schaukelstuhl Die Experimente der Mrs. Abbott, "Der kleine Magnet"
strongman stunt with rocking chair
 		Nov. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11)
171
Stuhl und Karten three selections appear at back of chair
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
200
Die vom Stuhl verschwindende Dame Buatier de Kolta chair
Related to Jan. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1)
15
Die vom Stuhl verschwindende Dame continuation of explanation
Related to Feb. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 2)
29
Die vom Stuhl verschwindende Dame continuation of explanation
Related to Mar. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 3)
45
Die vom Stuhl verschwindende Dame person vanishes from chair, different construction of chair
Related to Apr. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 4)
51
Die vom Stuhl verschwindende Dame continuation of explanation
Related to May 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 5)
67
Die vom Stuhl verschwindende Dame final part
Related to June 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 6)
82
Phantome Ein moderner Erfinder - 15. spectator sits on chair and gets electric shock
Related to Jan. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 1)
11
Alban's Equilibre instable par attraction magnétique chair suspension, person placed on two chairs
Related to Dec. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
6
Balancing a Chair on Two Legs
1941
Reel Magic
47
Ormond McGill Levitation with a Chair moving a chair, then with spectator sitting on chair
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 6
13
Chair (1)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
practical joke, spectator has to pick up handkerchief with teeth on chair
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Chair (2)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
children's party stunt
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Chair (3)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
tied on chair, spectator has to move coin from mouth into purse which is on head
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Chair (4)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
strength feat, lifting chair by grasping extreme end of one leg
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Chair (5)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
strength feat, perfromer lies on three chairs and removes center one
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Chair (6)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
standing on chair, balance on two legs
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Chair (7)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
jumping from seated position to erect standing position on seat
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Chair (8)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
balancing chair on two legs
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
829
Marconick Transformation Chair-Suitcase chair can be folded into suitcase
 		1969
Original Magic 3
14
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Multum in Parvo animals are produced from two boxes, loading system with chair and tip-over mechanism
 		1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
136
Stephen Minch Poltergeisties! rocking chair starts to rock, pictures on walls tilt, objects move on shelves, books fall over, plates tip, MO wire
 		1975
Mind & Matter
39
Ken De Courcy The Jumping Stool Discovery jumbo card matching selection is on jumping stool prop
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
39
Al Mann Slade's Flying Chair
1982
Eff-Oes
18
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Mythic Madness musical chairs, every person has a number, winner is predicted
 		Sep. 1988
Magick (Issue 410)
2047
Chair Lift No. 40, boy cannot lift chair near wall with book on it, but girl can
 		1995
Easy Magic
57
Milbourne Christopher Chair Link "Unsolved Mysteries"
linking two backyard garden chairs, posed as a problem
 		1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
330
David Berglas Chair Balance presentation for chair suspension, spectator lies on a chair and seems to levitate
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
314
David Berglas Finale suggestion and chair balancing effect, spectators seated on chairs tilted on the back legs on performer's commando they tip forward, vague explanation
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
374
Michel Huot, David Acer Take A Seat Spectator chooses a random seat number written on slips of paper in a clear plastic bag, person sitting in that seat has prediction under chair
 		2004
Random Acts of Magic
287
Mac King, Bill King Chairman of the Bored
  • Magic in a Minute
chair balances on two feet, thread
 		Nov. 2005
Magic (Vol. 15 No. 3)
128
Gaëtan Bloom Topsy-Turvy Chair
  • Bloomerangs
mechanical way of a chair that looks normal again after turned over in a box
 		Dec. 2007
Magic (Vol. 17 No. 4)
116
Tom Stone From the notebooks stool taken from case, then it turns out it was the stool the case was sitting on
 		2008
Snapshots
14
Mike Caveney Caveney Reveals The Spirit Cabinet on Charles Carter's Spirit Cabinet, history and technical details
  • A Chair Possessed
  • Creating Katie King
  • Katie King Takes Flight
  • The Flying Gimmicks
  • The Final Bell
  • The Performance
  • The Routine
Also published here
  • The Final Conference Illusions, Mike Caveney
 Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
12