Penetration

26 entries in Match & Matchbox / Match / Penetration
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tom Sellers Escapo match through matchbox
 		1927
Tricks That Work
3
The Linking Matches between the fingers and thumbs, two methods
 		1938
Greater Magic
827
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Popper Upper match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it twice, match vanishes in the end
Related toVariations Sep. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 43)
176
P. T. Selbit Match through Safety Pin
1943/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
68
Two Matches - An Intriguing Table Trick paper matches penetrate cards, magnetic
 		May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
220
J. B. Bobo Match Penetration between thumb and first finger of both hands
 		1947
Watch This One!
115
Match Penetration - 1 classic
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
12
Match Penetration - 2 with paper matches, visual
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
13
Dr. Boris Zola Doc Zola's Magnet Routine matches penetrate card, with matchbook
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
13
Jack Yeager Pull Thru Matches different method
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
8
James G. Thompson Jr., Verne Chesbro, William H. McCaffrey, Gerald Kosky Strike One longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Related toAlso published here 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
44
Matt Schulien Twister matches or sugar cubes between both hand's first fingers and thumbs, hands interlocked, matches penetrate
 		1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
64
Jochen Zmeck Durchdringung match penetrates match box, repeat
 		1961
Mikro-Magie Ganz Gross
26
Hans-Gerhard Stumpf, George Leitmayr Match Sword Box coin in matchbox is penetrated by six matches
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
91
Stewart Judah Penta-Match match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Inspired byAlso published here Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
853
Martin Gardner Penetrating Matches match through match between fingers
Related to 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5)
936
Wood through Wood two matches between first finger and thumb of both hands
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
204
Zündholzdurchdringung penetration of two matches, classic
 		1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
12
Quicker Than the Eye match penetrates opened paper clip, optical illusion
 		1979
Elastrix
18
The Penetrating Matches No. 21, between the fingers and thumb
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
23
Stewart Judah Streichholzereien match on business card covered by matchbook, penetrates it
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
147
Pat Conway Matchbox Turnover cover and drawer of matchbox transpose multiple times, cover travels from pocket back to tray, matches penetrate box and hand
 		1987
The Pat Way to Con
13
James G. Thompson Jr. Streichholzereien longer routine with matchbooks and matches, matchbook appears, match penetrates card, color of head change color, paddle routine, prediction of amount of matches and eventually matches transform into salt
Also published here Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
156
Martin Gardner Match Penetration
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
match is pinned on safety pin and penetrates other pin side when snapped
 		May 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 9)
81
Joel Givens On the Penetrating Match paper match through match, one remains stuck inside the other
Also published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xix
Joel Givens Expertalk: Joel Givens on the Penetrating Match paper match through match, one remains stuck inside the other
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
425