Glasses

55 entries in Glasses

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant	A Trick With a Monocle and a cute little gag, too	monocle is wiped with handkerchief, cloth pulled through as there is no glass, then glass reappears in frame		1935	They're Off	27	Glasses
Shaman	Cagliostro's Spectacles	spectator puts on special glasses when the cards are spread in front of him, he names all of the selections	Inspired by an idea of DeLands, credit reference on page 191 Related to Bifocals (Shaman, 1944) Bluecue (Thomas Alan Waters, 1985) Variations Cagliostro's Wunderbrille (Paul Maurer, 1974) Blind Man's Bluff (Simon Lovell, 2000) Letter Carrier (Max Maven, 2013)	Oct. 1943	The Phoenix (Issue 45)	185	Glasses Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Spectator Mental Magic / Principles / Dual Reality Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
R. M. Jamison	Specks in Specs	glasses of spectator as mirror, drawing on slate duplicated, or bottom card of deck known after spectator's shuffle		Jan. 1946	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)	185	Glasses Cards / Principles / Shiner Mental Magic / Effects / Design or Drawing Duplication Slate / Peeking
	Financial Spectacles	glasses with Dollar signs, gag		1949	Over the Coffee Cups	31	Glasses
Royal Vale Heath	Retrospecs	card is held behind performer, who divines it, mathematical, see also p. 841, glasses sight gag, Fibonacci sequence		Aug. 1950	The Phoenix (Issue 209)	834	Glasses Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Eyes Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Milbourne Christopher	Milbourne Christopher's Column	thoughts and routine for blindfold act, using prepared goggles Third Sight		Feb. 1950	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 9)	632	Glasses Articles / Columns Mental Magic / Effects / X-Ray Eyes & Blindfolds
Paul Rosini	Reflection	using spectator's glasses as impromptu shiner		1950	Magical Gems	22	Glasses Cards / Principles / Shiner Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Martin Gardner	Spectacular	name of card appears on lenses of glasses when breathing on them		July 1951	The Phoenix (Issue 234)	937	Glasses Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
Karrell Fox	They're All Aces - Take a Card any card	ideas and gags Old Money (bill with beard) Bedroom Eyes (beds on glasses) Genii Weenie (hot dog from Aladin lamp) Bounced (rubber check joke) Candelabra (original way to light three matches on a matchbook) Nose Nonsense (spoon on nose gag) Fan Fun (fan gag)		July 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 311)	42	Glasses Spoon & Fork Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook Bill / Miscellaneous Food / Sausage Fan Electronics / Lamp
Karrell Fox	Popeye Glasses	gag glasses , fake eyes attached to springs		1954	Kornfidentially Yours	9	Glasses
Karrell Fox	Short and Snappy	miniature card on glasses, gag		1954	Kornfidentially Yours	26	Glasses Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
Gerry Loe	Gerry Loe makes a Spectacle for himself	making pair of glasses with two scotch tape dispenser, gag		Jan. 1957	The New Phoenix (Issue 340)	175	Glasses
Norman Houghton	Bubble Spectacle	performer blows at lens of his glasses, stream of bubbles shoots out		Sep. 1957	Ibidem (Issue 11)	5	Glasses Bubbles MC & Compere Bits of Business
Paul Maurer	Cagliostro's Wunderbrille	spectator puts on special glasses when the cards are spread in front of him, he names all of the selections, using card with two and with four indices	Inspired by Cagliostro's Spectacles (Shaman, 1943)	1974	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 4)	74	Glasses Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Spectator Mental Magic / Principles / Dual Reality Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Trevor Lewis	Latest Gag	lens falls out of spectator's glasses	Also published here Broken and Restored Spectacles (Trevor Lewis, 1981)	Mar. 1978	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)	547	Glasses
Lee Noble	Hind-Sight	special pair of glasses, mirror		1979	Magick (Issue 226)	1128	Glasses Mental Magic / Effects / Design or Drawing Duplication Mental Magic / Principles / Glimpsing
Stephen Tucker	Purseperation	four coins travel to a coin purse one by one, using a lens of a spectator's pair of glasses	Also published here Börsspiration (Stephen Tucker, 1996)	Oct. 1981	Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6)	97	Glasses Coin / Effect Themes / Purse Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous
	Eine spektakuläre Kartenbekanntgabe	name of card appears on glasses when aspirated on them		June 1981	Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)	69	Glasses Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
Trevor Lewis	Broken and Restored Spectacles	lens falls out of spectator's glasses	Also published here Latest Gag (Trevor Lewis, 1978)	1981	Esolc	77	Glasses
Marconick	The Magic Spectacles	spectacles to scissors, gag		1982	Fortune Magic — Volume 7	18	Glasses Scissors Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Michael Ammar	Optical Disadvantage	temple of glasses broken off and restored	Variations Optical Advantage (Steve Cohen, 1991)	1983	The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas	61	Glasses
	Brille	two impromptu magic items and gags with glasses		Dec. 1986	Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)	118	Glasses
Terri Rogers	Ring and Rope	idea for finger ring on middle of glasses	Also published here Fingerring und Seil (Terri Rogers, 1989)	1986	Secrets	77	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Steve Beam	Lobotomy	when glasses are removed huge spike protruding from the glasses, gag	Related to Knickle Head (Chuck Smith, 1994)	1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29)	516	Glasses
Steve Beam	Glass Cutter	gag with glasses		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29)	517	Glasses
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam	Glass Elevator	glasses rise up and back into the case		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29)	517	Glasses
Wayne Kyzer	Visual Magic	gag		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29)	518	Glasses
Steve Beam	Visual Magic II	gags and ideas with glasses		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29)	519	Glasses
Terri Rogers	Fingerring und Seil	idea for finger ring on middle of glasses	Also published here Ring and Rope (Terri Rogers, 1986)	July 1989	Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)	181	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Steve Cohen	Optical Advantage	impromptu, temple of glasses broken off and restored	Inspired by Optical Disadvantage (Michael Ammar, 1983)	June 1991	The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2)	9	Glasses
David Harkey	Shades	shadow of sun glasses seen on table, glasses opened in shadow, actual glasses open		1991	Hardcore	153	Glasses
David Acer	Full Contact	actual glasses fall out of eye instead of contact lens	Also published here Full Contact (David Acer, 1999)	Nov./Dec. 1991	The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 8)	74	Contact Lens Glasses
David Harkey	Unleashed	strap of glasses penetrate the neck		Oct. 1994	MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 2)	60	Glasses Rope / Penetration / Penetration
David Acer	Rink	borrowed finger ring put in purse, folded-n arm of glasses inserted, ring suddenly on glasses	Related to The Faustus Ring (Dan Garrett, 1984) Also published here Rink (David Acer, 2010) Rink (David Acer, 2011)	1995	Natural Selections	54	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Michael Kaminskas	Vision Check	huge lens falls from eye, then it transforms into a pair of glasses		1996	Miracle Material	91	Contact Lens Glasses
Stephen Tucker	Börsspiration	four coins travel to a coin purse one by one, using a lens of a spectator's pair of glasses	Also published here Purseperation (Stephen Tucker, 1981)	1996	Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)	184	Glasses Coin / Effect Themes / Purse Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Simon Lovell	Optician's Delight	card to behind glasses		1997	Simon Says!	37	Glasses Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Forehead
David Acer	Full Contact	actual glasses fall out of eye instead of contact lens	Also published here Full Contact (David Acer, 1991)	1999	Natural Selections — Volume II	176	Contact Lens Glasses
David Acer	Bespectacle	finger ring links onto spectacle frame of magician	Also published here Bespectacle (David Acer, 2004)	Oct. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)	50	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Gerard Senehi	Mystery Glasses	glasses stand up on table, frame arms may fall shut		1999	Animated Miracles	13	Glasses Mental Magic / Effects / Psychokinesis Thread / Invisible Thread / Elastic Loop
Simon Lovell	Blind Man's Bluff	spectator finds cards in deck, rest is secretly blank, cards are predicted	Inspired by Cagliostro's Spectacles (Shaman, 1943)	2000	Son of Simon Says!	85	Glasses Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Sleights / Force / Forcing from a Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
John Carney	Astral Projection	Hawaii chosen as travel destination, performer transforms into Hawaii tourist, sand from shoe, towel and pineapple production		2002	The Book of Secrets	159	Glasses Clothing / Shoe & Shoelace Food / Fruit Sand / Appearance & Production
David Acer	Bespectacle	finger ring links onto spectacle frame of magician	Also published here Bespectacle (David Acer, 1999)	2004	Random Acts of Magic	258	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Marco Tempest, Doug McKenzie, Jamy Ian Swiss	3 A.M. Ring Transpo	borrowed ring placed in handkerchief vanishes, it appears around a temple of the glasses the performer is wearing		Apr. 2004	MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 8)	50	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous
David Berglas	Three Read Messages	using 3D glasses with blue/red foils to make messages appear in scribblings Routine No. 1 (selection found at position in prediction message) Routine No. 2 (card at chosen position is predicted) Routine No. 3 (card found at page number)		May 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 5)	91	Glasses Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Homer Liwag, Michael Close	Body Contact	giant contact lens appears, then glasses appear		2008	The Rice Papers	5	Contact Lens Glasses
Dylan Gelinas	Real Life Nightshades	glasses rise off the nose, animation		Aug. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 8)	21	Glasses
Michael Feldman	Spectacle for the Eyes	three coin vanish and reproduction, production of performer's own glasses	Also published here Spectacle for the Eyes (Michael Feldman, 2010) Spectacle for the Eyes (Michael Feldman, 2022)	Apr. 2009	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 8)	68	Glasses Coin / Sleights / Sleeving Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Purse
Michael Feldman	Spectacle for the Eyes	three coin vanish and reproduction, production of performer's own glasses	Also published here Spectacle for the Eyes (Michael Feldman, 2009)	2010	The Opposite of People	36	Glasses Coin / Sleights / Sleeving Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Purse
David Acer	Rink	borrowed finger ring put in purse, folded-n arm of glasses inserted, ring suddenly on glasses	Also published here Rink (David Acer, 1995)	Oct. 2010	Genii (Vol. 73 No. 10)	70	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
David Acer	Rink	borrowed finger ring put in purse, folded-n arm of glasses inserted, ring suddenly on glasses	Also published here Rink (David Acer, 1995)	2011	More Power to You	9	Glasses Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous
Ben Williams	Off Balance	Left-Handed (Jeff Prace) borrowed pen or glasses are balanced impossibly on one finger near the end, thread		Oct. 2019	Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)	60	Glasses Pen & Pencil / Defying Gravity
Michael Feldman	Spectacle for the Eyes	three coin vanish and reproduction, production of performer's own glasses	Also published here Spectacle for the Eyes (Michael Feldman, 2009)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)	847	Glasses Coin / Sleights / Sleeving Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Purse
Christoph Borer	Hoppla	glass from glasses falls on the floor, silk is pulled through glass and then glasses are restored		2024	Inventum	235	Glasses
Abby Segal	Glasses, Watch, and ID	glasses, watch and id disappear from envelope and reappear on head, arm and in wallet	Inspired by The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Nov. 2025	Genii (Vol. 88 No. 11)	54	Glasses Watch / Traveling Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Hold-up