Compiled by Doug A e-mail: magicref@lycos.com.

Last update: 26 Feb 2007 added Luka's Uncovered; Samuel Patrick Smith Kid-Show Celebrity Video (old, VHS)

The following is a list of books, videos/DVDs, and products that contain references to ball and Billiard Ball Manipulation. This includes the Multiplying Billiard Balls, Billiard Ball Manipulation, Ball and Cone, and manipulation of other balls such as the Bounce/No Bounce balls, the 3 ball trick, and so forth.

Ball tricks are great, because every kid has played with balls and they are familiar items. Their ability to roll makes them interesting and fun to manipulate. The multplying balls is a classic routine included in many magic kits, and it is still great to see a well done ball routine.

Please not that none of these items are for sale from this web site. This page is for informational purposes only. Prices are estimates only and are not current. Many items are likely no longer available. 

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Books

Abbott's Magic: Perpetual Balls. A Three Ball routine in the hands. Abbotts

Alan, Don: Pretty Sneaky. 48 pages. Close-up tricks with cards, nails, coins, pins, flash string, a lump of coal, and more. $8.00 Magic Inc.

Archer, Danny: Three Ball Routine $10/$25 w/net). 6 page manuscript with "superball" type balls. From Danny Archer.

Archer, Danny: Working Alone Lecture Notes. Includes 1) Balls - fast paced stand up sleight of hand with small rubber balls. 2) Copper Silver Shuffle - clean, visual copper/silver two coin routine. 3) Archer Shuffle - full deck, stand up, in the hands false shuffle. 4) Play it by Ear - impromptu with a borrowed coin and pencil. 5) Quiz Show - card trick story revolving around game shows. 6) Point it Out - see fingerprints on the backs of cards 7) Mental Monopoly - stand up mental effect using Monopoly. 8) Out Foxed - incredible card effect. $10 Danny Archer

Bertram, Charles: The Court Conjuror. Biography With Bertram's Greatest Tricks Explained- Edwin A Dawes. 360 page oversize. Includes 4 Ace tricks, Cups & Balls, Cards to Pocket, Diminishing Cards, Sands of the Desert, Flag Production, Multiplying Billiard Balls, and more. $60. Hank Lee's Magic Factory

Brown, Ed: Feints and Temps of Harry Riser. Eight coins: cap & quarters, mexican jumping coins, close up miser, 2 coin interlude, purse swindle, purse jam, coin box, golf ball, billiard ball, ball & cone, Unique cups & balls, hornswaggled, walnuts & glass, and many cards. 270pg hardbound $45.00

Buckingham, Geoffery: Easier Than You Think Vol 1-3. Fine coverage of Billiard ball work. Vol 1: balls & coins, 17 items in 74 pages; Vol 2: more coin & ball work, loading and stealing, and a chapter on thimbles in 74 pages. Vol 3: 12 cards to pocket, card stap, gypsy thread, rising cig, blondin ball, plus more billiard ball in 104pg $8.00 each. Magic Inc.

Caveney, Mike: Ideas. Impromptu Linking Coathangers; Silk and Ball Transposition; Triple Penetration: Bag-it (Topit); Flying Deuces; The Toilet Tissue Issue (torn and restored); Corinda's Powers of Darkness done with Coathangers. 30 pages. $7.50 Hank Lee's Magic Factory.

Colombini, Aldo: The Close-Up Magic Of Aldo Colombini. 180pg. 60 effects with cards, coins, cups and balls, ring & rope, Oktio coin box, and billiard ball production and including: Never Say Dice, Four Card Display, Ace-embly, Hiccup Coins, Super Link (rubber bands), Hopping Cups and Balls (short routine suitable for table hopping), Back and Forth Sandwich (cards) plus many more. $30 L&L Publishing

Colombini, Aldo: Get the Ball Rolling. Get The Ball Rolling. Stand up no table required version of 3 ball routine. Comes with booket and balls. $12.00. L&L Publishing, Mamma Mia Magic (Aldo Colombini)

Darbyshire, Lydia: The Magic Book. A beginner's book covering many classic areas: Egg Bag, Unequal Ropes (Professor's Nightmare), Ring Off Ropes, Cards: Shuffles, the pass, palming, producing, throwing, Thimbles: producing, vanishing (3 pages), Balls: palming, vanishing (4 pages), Cigarettes: producing (4 pages), Coins: (2 pages), Forcing Cards (11 pages), Multiplying Balls (2 pages), Cups & Balls, Chinese Linking Rings, etc. Around $20.

Daryl: New Millenium World Tour Lecture. $20. 24 pages, large format. Enchanted Cube, Fusion Illusion, Eight Card Brainwave 2000, Dicey Dots, Ultimate Ambition Improved, Dish A Licious, Bounce Across, Presto Attracto Card II, Daryl Color Changing Knives. Contact Daryl.

Dornfield, Werner: Dorny on Tricks. Music, restored paper, growth of real flowers, billiard ball to hank, enchanted fruit, wand and card stand, total of 15 tricks with no sleight of hand. $6.00 Magic Inc.

Elliot, Bruce: Classic Secrets of Magic. Revealing selected cards, Multiplying pipes, Water tricks, paddle tricks, four ace tricks, Miser's Dream, Egg Bag, Billiard ball routines (2), cups & balls (including Benson Bowl) and more.

Elliot, Dr. James W: Card Tricks & Conjuring. Card magic, but magic with balls, flowers, livestock, and Illusions. $12.50 Hank Lee.

Funtime Magic (Calcutta, India): Multiplying Balls Tutor Booklet. Covers the basic moves for the multiplying balls, including palming, vanishes, transfers, use of ball holders, etc. Includes an easy and an advanced routine, as well as a list of references. 24 pages.

Garcia, Frank: Garcia on Billiard Balls. Routining, handling, Master Routine, One to Five Slow Motion Production, Bilious Balls, Strictly One Hand, One to Four with Solid Balls, Golf Ball routine, and more. 23pg. $8.00 Magic Inc.

Garcia, Frank: Real Secrets of the 3 Ball Routines. Garcia's version of the Balls in Net, Romaines Persian Pearls, Daly's Chromo Spheres, Sam Horowitz moves, more.

Gautlier, Camille: Magic Without Apparatus $40.00 544 pages, hardbound. Classic book covers manipulation with cards, coins, cigarettes, balls, and thimbles. Denny & Lee's.

Giobbi, Roberto: 3 - Ball Routine. Described and arranged by Roberto Giobbi. Three balls move from hand to hand, then, from the bag back into the hand and finally they disappear. In their place appears a lemon. Comes with small yellow baseballs, a silk net, and full routine (in German?). EUR 35,50 Christian Jedinat

Harkey, David: Simply Harkey. Clay, coins, watches, silverware, balloons, bills, rubber bands, party poppers, salt shakers, soda cans, keys, matches, sugar packets, billiard balls and more. 60 routines $45 Hank Lee's.

Hay, Henry: Amatuer Magician's Handbook Covers multiplying billiard balls.

Hilliard: Greater Magic 1400 page classic. $75.00. Decent section on multiplying billiard balls

Hoffmann, Professor: More Magic. From 1889. Multiplying balls, spring flowers, and more classics. 457 pages $35.00

Hugard, Jean: Modern Magic Manual. SB 372pp, 1957. Good all aroung introduction. Covers the wand, coins, watches rings, billiard balls, sponge balls, cups & balls, eggs, linking rings, silks cigarettes, cigars, thimbles, flowers, ropes, money, the hat, mental magic and cards.

Hull, Burling: Billiard Ball Manipulation; Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & Part 2; Master Sleights With Billiard Balls. In the early 1900's, Burling Hull wrote these and several other manuscrits on Billiard Ball Manipulation that may be worth searching for. Try Micky Hades or other used book dealers.

Ireland, L.L.: Ireland Writes a Book. 25 Tricks: Multiplying golf balls, sucker card, card location, 4 ace control, cups & balls, ring the ribbon, more $5.00 Magic Inc.

Karelis, Charles: Clean Through. 25pg Spiral. Billiard ball and handkerchief routines. $7.50. Denny & Lee's

Kaufman, Richard: Balls! Lessons in Sidearm Snookery. Includes a rainbow ball routine.

Kelly, Kevin: A Pasteboard Odyssey, The Close Up Magic of Kevin Kelly. 130pg, spiral bound. 31 routines, many contributors. Super Ripcard, bounce no bounce ball switch, punch meets his match, fisting fix, coma, inverted submersion, and more. $25 L&L Pub

Lane, Frank: Funny Talk for Magicians #1. Unique presentations for classic magical effects including Ball & Tube; Banana Bag; Billiard Balls; Blendo; Rice Bowls; Chinese Sticks; Clippo; Coin in Bottle; Cups & Balls; Die Box; Egg on Fan; Ellis Ring; Foo Can; Four Aces; Fresh Fish; Chinese Laundry Ticket; Card to Pocket; Bullet Trick; and more. $6.00 from Magic Inc.

Leech, Al: Leech's Legacy. Platform Wild Card, Bicycle Built for Profit, Snap Change, Coin & Cards, The Coin Star, Ball Manipulation, Chicago Balls, Color Changing Balls, Thimble Theme, Thimbles Unanimous, Rainbow Thimbles, and more. 125 pages. $10 Magic Inc.

Leech, Al: All of Leech. Includes 6 of Leech's books: Al Leech's Legacy, Handbook of Card Sleights, Don't Look Now (The Smart Slant on Misdirection), For Card Men Only, Manipulating With Leech, and Card Man Stuff. Hardcover spiral bound. $30 Magic Inc.

Lees, Walt: Best of Close Up. British close up Magicians with routines using cards, coins, balls, and even an umbrella and cheese. 188pg $25 Hank Lee

Levent and Todd Kar: Roy Benson by Starlight. Published by The Miracle Factory. This 800 page book contains over fifty incredible effects and sleights, including chapters on Cards, Coins, Balls, Close-Up, and Stage Magic. Routines include the Benson Bowl Routine, Ring on Stick, Long Salt Pour, Billiard Balls, Benson Linking Ring Routine, Benson Rice Bowls, The Hugard Newspaper Tear, and much. more. Also includes the complete text of two Benson books The Second Oldest Profession and Benson on Magic, a complete biography of Roy Benson, and a section on Benson's teacher, Nate Leipzig. The Miracle Factory

Luka, John: L.I.N.T. (Luka In The New Tops) Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians. Chromo Balls, cards, Magic Coin, Bauer's Lie Detector, and much more from TOPS magazine columns. 143 pg $30 

Luka, John: Uncovered. Lots of photographs! Includes: The Ambitious Card (automatic double turnovers); Licked At Last (easy in-the-hands Triumph); Card To Wallet (no-palm); The Magic Cards (fun); Wow Revisited (version of “The Biddle Trick”); Chromo Balls (version of 3 Ball Transposition); Airplane Card (impossible Card to Pocket); Michigan Monte (no gaff “Sidewalk Shuffle”); Coins Through The Table; Invisible Palm; Back To The 19th Century (assembly); and more. 100 pages, hard cover, $35

Magic Inc: Magic Yearbook Reader Vol 3. Thimbles Unanimous by Leech (1962), Tricks with balls (1963/4), Herman Weber Linking Rings (1965/6), Karrell Fox (1967/8) 144pg Spiral $25 Magic Inc.

Mardo, Senor: The Cups & Balls. 1955 Magic Ltd. 34pg. Passes, palming, loads, baby chicks, three full routines, the Homing Ball (ball and cone), three shell game, sponge ball routine, and Mardo's Chinese Cups and Balls routine. $5 Micky Hades, Denny & Lee

Mardo, Senor: Routined Magic. 1945 Max Holden. 29pg. Includes: Marlo's Egg Bag Routine using a Sterling Bag, Glass Mystery almost impromptu 1 cup & ball routine, Homing Ball (Ball & Cone), Shaker Penetration: coin thru handkerchief, Mardo's Cups & Balls (uses standard cups & 4 balls), some Cups & Balls sleights, a 1 to 4 thimble routine with streamer climax, a thimble acquitment, hints on rice bowl gimmick, coin rattle box, crytsal casket, and more.

McFalls, E.M.: Cellini, The Royal Touch. Includes Where to Work the Streets, Street Performer's Workshop and Tools (including the famous Cellini Topit), and more. Routines include Vanishing Silk, Birth of a Rose, Thumb Tip Tips, Thumb Tip Drop Steal, Sugar Bag, Vanishing Cigarette, Wand of Merlin Flip Stick Routine, The Wand Spin, Infinity Cups (Water appearance in bowls), Bill in Lemon, Bill to Wallet, Cups & Balls Routine One, Cups & Balls Routine Two, Paper Bag Routine, Here's Mickey (mouse production), Fire Eating, An Escape Act, Vanishing Glass, Grapefruit Production, Cellini Sponge Ball Routine, Indestructible Handkerchief, Cigarette Routine, T-Bar Glass Vanish, Three Ring Switch, Lord of the Rings Linking Ring Routine, Six Ring Routine, Cut & Restored Rope, Card Manipulations, Jumbo Coin & Handkerchief Routine, Color Changing Coin, Copper Silver Routine, Coin Juggling, Casacade of Coins from Cards, Coins in Glass, Billiard Ball Work, The Miser's Dream. 188pg, hardbound. $90

Mentzer, Jerry: Master Ball & Silk Manipulation. Productions, vanishes, and penetrations with a ball and silk. $8  Denny & Lee's

Miller, Gordon (editor): Tops Treasury of Ball Manipulation (Abbott's) $15 104 pages drawn from TOPS and NEW TOPS magic magazines. Productions, vanishes, changes, and complete routines. Abbott's Magic.

Minch, Stephen: Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, vol 2. 110 Elmsley tricks & slieghts, including cards, cards to pocket, tricks with coins, flourishes with cards coins and balls, and the Dazzle Act. 512 pages. $45.00 Hank Lee

Mishel, Ed: Hold Out Miracles. 64pg. (Note, not all effects require use of holdout) Attaching the holdout, devices, Jack Miller Rope Cut, Vanishing Knife, Ball Silk and Wand Routine, Jack Miller's Egg Bag Routine, Cash Transport, Poosha Da Poosh, Blooming Flowers, Squash, Ben Kleinman Routines, Sliding Knots and Mysterious Ball, Ball Throu Silk and Trumpet, Three versions of Cups and Balls, Three Card Transposition, Coin Holdout, Salt-O-Matic and Vanishing Birdcage. Denny & Lee's

Richards, Paul and Mike Gallo: Mike Gallo Close Up Insider Notes. Sponge Ball Memories (Eddie Fetcher), Three Ball Routine (Balls and Net), Ramsey Without Tears (cylinder and coins), Seashells and Balls, Psychological Coins to Glass, Mike Meets the Fab Four (four coin routine), Gold Kaps (coins), and the Coin Act (coins and purse). $10 Denny & Lee's

Smith, Samuel Patrick: The Magic Ingredient: Funny Magic to Make You a Kid-Show Celebrity. 1995 VHS Video; 60 minutes. SPS Publications. Includes: Crayons to Scarf; The Crystal Tube; Multiplying Billiard Balls; The Imagination Cap; The Shrinking Glove; Headband Blendo; The Egg, the Bag, and the Magic Hat; Nest of Boxes; Puff the Magic Rabbit

Starke, George, and Dr. Jacob Daley (editors): Stars of Magic. This classic of magic includes Dai Vernon's Triumph, Spellbound, Kangaroo Coins, Cups & Balls, Ring on Wand, and more, John Scarne's Classic Ball Routine and Copper & Silver, Slydini's Flight of the Paper balls and much more. 168 pages.

Steinmeyer, Jim: Magic of Alan Wakeling. Mostly stage magic including "Magical Puppet Theatre," "The Elusive Clown," "The Wakeling Crushing," "Wakeling Sawing". Also: Billiard Balls, Color Changing Gloves, Liquid Sands, Aerial Fishing, The Complete Wakeling Fan Act, Mentalism, the Egg Bag, Egg on Fan, The Bar Act, Handcuff Escape, and more. $75

Swoger: Enchanted Ball Manipulation. 11 slieghts & routines. Bell routine w/plastic hat, simplified multiplying balls, Golf ball routine, and more. 28 pg $5.00

Tarbell, Harlan: Tarbell's Course in Magic Vol 1. Includes Ball Tricks and much more. 19 Lessons, 410 pages, 918 illustrations. Hardbound. $25

Tarbell, Harlan: Tarbell's Course in Magic Vol 2: Includes billiard balls and much more. How To Please Your Audience, Magic with Wands, Coins, Cigarettes, Cards, Rising Cards (17 methods), Tarbell Egg Bag, Billiard Balls, Illusions, Ghostlike Mysteries, 14 Lessons, 410 pages, 1087 illustrations, Hardbound. $25

Tarbell, Harlan: Tarbell's Course in Magic Vol 6: Among many other items, there is a billiard ball through hanky routine.

Tarr, Bill: Now You See It, Now You Don't Vol 1. Fundamentals of sleight of hand using cards, balls, thimbles, cigarettes, and other common items. Tricks include Three Card Monte, Cups and Balls, and more. 224 pages. $20

Thompson, J.G. Jr.: Magic to Delight. Cards, coins, rings, balls, ropes, mental. Pop Up Lift Lift, Enforcer, Show Off, Ultimate, Smoker Joker, Here and There, What Coins, Have a Ball, Venetian Mysteries, Double Ring, So Long, Crosses Across, Topper Load, and more. $5.00

Vernon, Dai: Expanded Lecture Notes. Contents include: Dai Vernon Cup and Ball Routine, The Changing Cards, Name a Number, Thought Card From Pocket, Hints on Side Steal, Migratory Cards, Bluff Card to Pocket, G.W. Hunter False Shuffle, Snap Crimp, Mental Discover, Two Cards to Pocket, Follow the Leader, Two Cards Through Magazine, Minde Reading Expansion of Texture, Ball Cone & Handkerchief, Chinese Classic, Gemini Cards, Paul Rosini's Thumb Tie, Coins & Cylinder, Telekinetic Cards, The Forgotten Trick, plus comments and odd notes. $8.00 Magic Inc.

Vernon, Dai: The Dai Vernon Book of Magic (Lewis Ganson). The Vernon touch, Coins through the table, Penetration of thought (card), three ball transposition (small balls), Tenkai palm, The Linking Rings (subset of Symphony of the Rings), seven card monte, Leipzig's coin on the knee, Garnder's Cigar vanish, Five coin star, pick off pip, clipped, multiple colour change, three coins from one, expansion of texture, the challenge, double lift, cups and balls (simple and direct with 3 object climax), Leipzig's Card Stab, tips on knots, six card repeat, free and unlimited coinage of silver, mental spell, dice routine climax, one under and one down, Charles Miller cups and balls move, cards and matches, tips on card sleights, Ball Cone and handkerchief 4 ace transposition, Rosini thimble routine, poker demonstration, and thumb tie. $35.00

Victor, Edward: Further Magic of the Hands. Sleight of Hand with coins, cards, ropes, balls, cigs, etc. G.W. Hunter's Card Miracles. $6

Victor, Edward: Magic of the Hands. Sleight of Hand tricks: Coins, silks, billiard balls, thimbles, cigars, slates, cards, etc. 120pg, paper $6.00

Victor, Edward: More Magic of the Hands. More as above. $6

Victor, Edward: Magic of the Hands Trilogy (Kaufman). Magic, More Magic, Further Magic of the Hands in one volume. 300pg, Coins, cards, ropes, cigaretes, billiard balls, bills and more. $35.00

Webb, Gregg: The Book That Doesn't Exist and More! CD-ROM/e-book. How to twist ideas into tricks and routines apart from the mainstream. Nearly 500 pages from Gregg's magic newsletter articles. Includes: tricks with cards and coins, mentalism effects, magic with bills, tricks with improvised pendulums, mind-reading stunts with soda-pop cans, ESP demonstrations, tricks with children’s jacks, blindfolded poker deals, voodoo, sleight of hand, invisible thread, magnets, pulls, and more. Includes billiard ball manipulation with complete routines. $30

Wilson, Mark: Complete Course in Magic. Excellent book for beginning to intermediate magic. Each trick is thoroughly illustrated in a step by step manner. Covers card sleights, self working card tricks, ropes, billiard balls (basics), cups and balls, impromptu magic and much more.

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Video/DVDs

Bertram, Ross: Legendary Magic Volume 1: Welcome Mat for Sponge Balls, coin magic, card magic, the Egyptian Ball, and more. $35 L&L Publishers

Buckingham, Geoffrey: The Magic and Manipulation of Geoffrey Buckingham DVD. The Doubling Silk; Billiard Ball Silk Penetration; Single Thimble Silk Penetration; Multiple Thimble Silk Penetration; Thimble Thumb Palm; Multiple Thimble Palms; Preparing for the Act; The Waistband Billiard Ball Holder; The Drop Steal Billiard Ball Holder; Setting Up a Group of Coins for a Steal; The Direct Steal Coin Holder; The Simple Thimble Holder; The Burling Hull Billiard Ball Holder; Loading the Coat; Rolling a Silk; Manipulator’s Lotion; Dressing the Stage; Completing the Costume; The Award-Winning Act; Cards To Pocket; Torn and Restored Card; Gypsy Thread; You Do As I Do; Comedy Rope Trick. $35

Buckingham, Geoffrey: Videonics PROGRAM #01 Vol. 1. Coins, handkerchiefs and thimbles all appear, along with balls, in a truly magical manner. They vanish with the same ease with which they appeared. $25.00

Burt, Brad: Basics of Expert Billiard Ball and Thimble Manipulation. Useful slieghts, including a full Billiard Ball routine. $40

Cervine, Scott: Teaches his Award Winning Stage Magic video. Cane Split, Silent Cane Vanish and production, Billiard Ball routine, Ring routine w/handling of locking key ring, and more. $75 Steven's Magic

Cloutier, Carl: Lapping It Up. Balls appear and vanish, signed cards pulled from pockets and socks. Includes Ballissimo, Carl's Coin Routine, Traverler's Advisory (cards), Liquid Asset, Tete a Tete, Sleeving the Matrix. $40ppd.

Cloutier, Carl: Carl Cloutier's World Class Magic Video, 90 mins. Includes Sports Illustrated routine using miniature sports balls, Smoker's Delight, Pencil Through Coin, Lit Cigarette In Coat, Single Cups & Balls a miniature cup and balls routine; Candy Cards; To Bounce or Not to Bounce (Bounce, No Bounce Balls effect); Simple Battery battery from deck of cards; Money Madness. $30

Colombini, Aldo: The Essential Aldo Colombini Volume 3 DVD. Includes cards, Get the Ball Rolling in the hands ball routine, Throw in the Sponge sponge balls with comedy, Another's Bet coin routine, jumbo cards, and more. $35 L&L Publishing

Daryl: Live from London V1: Double Dazzling Triumph, Broken Translation, Psychological Assembly, Crazy Colors, Magician Fooler, Half & Half, Mysterious Cross of India, Effectless method, Jumping Knot of Pakistan, Bounce/No Bounce Balls. $30 Contact Daryl.

Daryl: Magic Castle Lecture video $55. Rope, Twice Torn Bill, Borrowed Bill Book Test, Untouched, Breadkthrough, Professor's Nightmare, Bounce/No bounce, and more. Steven's Magic

DeSouza, Marc. Prize Winning Stage Magic video. 70 minute silent act: Contents include Billiard Ball and Rose Routine, Linking Ring Routine, Diminishing Cash and Coins, and Zombie Floating Rose Routine.  Also covers gimmicks such as ball clips, silk rolls, palms and vanishes, Linking
Ring moves, and standard billiard ball vanishes and color changes as well as tips on Zombie. $20. Steven's Magic, Meir Yedid.

Fedko, John: School of Magic Volume 1: Classics of Magic $15. Chinese Linking Rings, Chinese Sticks, Chinese Egg Bag, Multiplying Balls, Cut & Restored Hanky, Ultra Mentalism Steven's Magic

Flip: Flip-pical Parlour Magic Part Two DVD: includes air billiards; Hat, Mat, and Egg; Banknote, Wallet & Signed Card Trick, and Linking Rings (and more). $35

Flip: Videonics PROGRAM #72 "ON STAGE" Vol. 2. Billiard balls, thimbles and a Ping Pong paper mystery.

Frye, Charlie: Eccentricks Video. Offbeat stunts, gags, and routines. Includes comedy Multiplying Billiard Balls featuring the ball from balloon, Spoon Bending with sight gags, Midair Card Grab, Dice Stacking Dice Matrix, Cups and Balls, Assorted Juggling Gags, Coin Sleights and Flourishes, etc. $30

Harlan, Dan: Pack Small, Play Big - The All Purpose Show (DVD). L&L Publishing. Includes Starcle (circle torn from napking changes into a star); Hold It, Buster! (jumbo card Monte routine); C&R rope (cut and restored); Tee Bag (egg bag - production routine); Herman (the multiplying balls); Ring Master (linking rings up close); Lester (miser's dream); Mine & Yours (money!); It's Not the Size (growing and shrinking wand). $35

Jon, Finn: Pierre Mayer Finn Jon vol 2 Close Up. The Great Thread Story, Symphony of the Balls, unusual soap bubble production, Impromptu thumb tie $31 Steven's Magic

Jon, Finn: Pierre Mayer Finn Jon vol 5 Stage Magic. Inlcudes Three billiard ball routine, Chop Cup routine, among others. $31 Steven's Magic

Lancaster, Lou: Teaches Classic Routines (IMS) International Magician's Society (IMS) Volume 10. Teaches the Miser's Dream, Billiard Ball Manipulation, Larry Jennings Chop Cup Routine, Coins Through A Table and more. International Magician's Society

Leslie: Jay: Billiard Ball Manipulation Video. Suitable for beginners and professionals. Contents include Bare Hand Retention Vanish, Mid-Air Color Change, Behind the Back Toss Vanish, Behind the Back Color Change, Back Hand Color Change, Pocket Techniques, Retention Vanish with Silk, Grab Vanish, Drop Vanish with Silk, Pull Over Silk Vanish, Silk Pull Over Color Change, Complete Ball and Silk Routine, Toss Across Vanish, Vertical Vanish, Elevator Color Change, and finally a full routine featuring these great sleights and effects. $30

McBride, Jeff: Magic of Jeff McBride. 2 volume set: V1: Jeff's Commando Card Manipulation Act, Super Candle, Living Flower Production, Silas and the Slickers (Gambling), Balloon & Ball Manipulation, Kundalini Rising, The Greatest Illusion Ever Created...Money", and more. V2: Bob Read's Bottle Production, Traveling Flame, Living Flower Production, One handed Match Lighting, Balls from the Mouth, Egg from Balloon, Billiard Ball from Balloon, Water Fountain, Torn & Restored Bill, and more. $55ppd (set) L&L Publishing, Steven's Magic

McBride, Jeff: World Class Manipulation Volumes 1 to 3. These videos cover the complete range of coin, thimble, and ball manipulation. Volume one includes Coin rolls, palms, jumbo coin productions, mister's dream, thimble vanishes and reproductions, palms, ball techniques, rolls, vanishes and tons more. Volume 2 includes more coin rolls, holders, and droppers, color changing thimbles, changes, and silks with thimbles, ball flourishes, changeovers, diminishing ball, and much more. Volume 3 includes ball rolls, vanishes, color changes, multiplying balls, thimble rigging, 8 thimble routine, coin backpalming, fans, and more. $30 each from L&L Publishing.

McComb, Billy: Greater Magic Video #26, Our Best #2. Includes: Daryl: EZ Coins Across; Larry Becker Intuition; Charlie Miller Coke Cups; Bobo Chinese Chopstick, Witch Doctor's Coin, Trick with a Stick, Copper & Silver; Billy McComb Golf Ball Thru Handkerchief; Roger Klause Gypsy Switch. $30 Steven's Magic

Miller, Charlie: Greater Magic V18. Paper Mystery (Perf), Malini Egg Bag (Perf), Four Deuce Trick, Hanky Knots, Hat Trick, Mutilated Parasol (perf), Floating Pencil, Balls in Net Steven's Magic

Ouellet, Gary: The Very Best of, Volume Two DVD. Includes: Photography Trick (4 Queens cut to), Two Goblets two-cup and ball routine (w/Chop cup), Threshold torn and restored card effect, Three Ball Routine, Coin Moves (Gallo Slide, Visual Slide, Table Slide, Ultimate French Drop, Himber Switch, Master Switch, Wiffledust II routine), Three Triumphant Cuts, and Sloppy Triumph $35

Page, Patrick: Balls video. Benson Bowl routine, Split, Four Miracle Vanishes, Ball thru Table, and more. $40pd Steven's Magic

Page, Patrick: London Stage Lecture video. Thimbles, Billiard Ball moves, bare handed production of flowers, Topit Vanisher, Miser Dream, art of misdirection. $40 Steven's Magic

Palmer, Johhny Ace: Johnny Ace Palmer Trilogy Videos: Video 1: Part 1 on developing an award winning act. Performance of FISM Act, Attitute, timing, trimming the excess, standing ovation technique, practice techniques. Part 2 on principles and concepts. Includes misdirection (8-ball production, Coke Bottle production), X-Effect Coin in the Eye routine, Series of Three, Salad Bar Magic (mood and situation), Respect, multiple methods, audience participation, camouflage, one ahead, and substitution. Part 3 on effects. The Egg Bag for table hoppers; No Problem 5 of diamonds changes to 4 when a pip is dropped off; A Little Light on the Subject card revelation using a table lamp; Too Fast! card prediction and transpositon; Three Magic Scarves routine. $30

Peki: Card & Ball Manipulation (Trik A Tape). Bare handed production of cards, Card to dollar bills, billiard balls, and more. $40 Steven's Magic

Posgate, Bruce: Videonics PROGRAM #08 Vol. 1.Entertaining Children. How to handle kids plus Jelly Bean Soup, Crystal Silk Cylinder, Billiard Balls for Kids, Die Box and much more. $20.00

Romaine: Expert Manipulation DVD (2 DVD set). This is an in-depth course in card and ball manipulation. Start with Romaine's stage show and then step by step through card and billiard ball manipulation. £25.00 Magic Makers

Ross, Richard: Greater Magic V27. Cane transformations, Billiard Balls, Invisible Thumbtips, Coins in Glass, Das Ringspeil (linking rings), Giant card fans performance. $30 Steven's Magic

Shimada: Video Training Series V1. First of a series of Shimada video training series. Techniques for manipulating cigarettes, billiard balls, and cards. Includes Tenkai Cigarette Routine, Billiard Ball and Silk Manipulation (including Shimada's "double shell" work), Colored Billiard Ball work, and Tenakia Card Fan Productions with a Drink from Card Fan Finale.  Almost two hours of instruction from his 1998 lecture. $30

Shimada: Greater Magic V3. Thimbles, Card Fans, Card Productions, and Billiard Balls (close up) Steven's Magic

Smith, Samuel Patrick: The Magic Ingredient and Kidology DVD. The Magic Ingredient provides info on successful kid shows, including performance and teaching of Crayons to scarf, The Crystal Tube, Multiplying Billiard Balls, The imagination Cap, The shrinking Glove, Headband blendo, The egg, the bag, and the magic hat, Nest of boxes, and Puff the magic rabbit. Kidology provides more kid magic including The invisible flying silk scarf, Soft Soap, Portable Beach Balls, Cut and restored rope,  Monster hat, Commercials and Jokes. $32.94

Thayer, Floyd: The Magic of Thayer videos 1 to 4. Narrated by collector Dr. Robert Albo. Thayer's magic is displayed, demonstrated, and explained. Includes John Carney's rendition of Thayer's Ball Vase. Also includes Die box, Where do the ducks go, livestock effects, mentalism, expanding egg, vanishing and reappearing eclipse lamp, billiard ball effects, brema ball effects, rice effects, chest of Chu Chin Chou, checker cabinet, and more. Steven's Magic

Thompson, Johnny: Commercial Classics of Magic V1. Balls & Net, Coins through Table, Han Ping Chien Coin Trick, Winged Silver, Copper & Siilver Transposition, Vanishing Glass, Benson's Bowl Routine, Matching the Cards, Automatic Aces $29.95 L&L Publishing

Thompson, Johnny: Commercial Classics of Magic V3. The Biddle Trick, Malini Card Stab, Koran Medallion, Heads Up, Out of Sight Out of Mind, Phantom Cigarette, Hanky Panky, Spellbound, Presto Chango, Coin in Bottle, 3 Ball Routine, No Body Load Livestock Production. $29.95 L&L Publishing

Torkova, Bob: Cone & Ball for Platform. $20 H&R Magic Books

Tremaine, Jon: Volume Three - Encores. Acrobatic Matchbox/Stack of Coins: combined; Gymnastic Aces: Aces are flipped out of deck; Three Silver Balls: tinfoil ball effect; Vanishing Rings: Ring Flight; 4 X 4: Two packets of cards change places; Vanishing Pen; Tear and Repair: Torn and restored money; Rota-Note: Borrowed bill spins on the palm; Polo-Link: Two Life Savers® are linked ; Ring on Rope: Finger ring and rope; Spook-Key: Card trick; Solo Twist: Card deck vanishes, leaving selection; Prize Winner: Spectator loses in 51:1 odds; Advice on Close-Up Act, Close-Up Set Up and Tremaine Prop Box. $30

Various: Magic of Canada Greater Magic V50. James Cielen: Stage Magic, Multiplying Balls; Carl Cloutier: Ring in Kiwi; Jay Sankey: Dough, Stirring Silver; Gary Kurtz: Tug, Good Eats; David Acer: Lickety Flip, Card Coin Holder & Money Flies; Gary OUellet: Optical Aces; Dean Gunnarson: Rope Escape, Houdini Milk Can (perf); Steven's Magic

Vernon, Dai: Videonics PROGRAM #54 REVELATlONS Vol. 10. The Vernon Cone and Ball routine; The Ball and Silk; Vernon on the Dye Tube; The Chopstick principle applied to cutting at the jog; The Chopstick Double Lift; The Overhand Shuffle Technique; The Pinky Count; The Greek Break; Stabbing the Deck; Bottom to Top Transfer; Double, Triple and Multiple Peek Handling; Vernon's simple Double Peek Control; The Fan Force

Vernon, Dai: Revelations V3&4; Note: This is a remaster of the Videonics series and contains two volumes on one tape Volume 3: The Travellers, Kangaroo Coins, Balls in the Net, Jumping Jacks, Tenkai Palm Volume 4: Symphony of the Rings, Tenkai Switch, Coins and Champagne Glass, Super Coin Vanish

Vernon, Dai: Revelations V9&10. Note: This is a remaster of the Videonics series and contains two volumes on one tape Volume 9: Beerg Move exposed, Trick that fooled Houdini, Three Card Monte Volume 10: Vernon Cone and Ball Routine from Harlequin Act, Ball and Silk, Vernon on the Dye Tube, Chopstick Principle & the Jog, Chopstick Double Lift, Overhand Shuffle, Pinky Count, Greek Break, Stabbing the Deck, bottom to Top transfer, peek handling, fan force. 29.95 L&L Publishing

Williams, Dick: Take Two! Magic in Focus video. Ball in Vase, St. Patrick's Day Banner, Vanishing Leg and Boy to Rabbit, Vanishing Orange, Pencil Twist, Through the Neck, Mime Floating Lady, blindfolded Juggling, Ring on Rope. With Guest appearance by John Calvert and more. $35 Steven's Magic

Wilson, Gregory: In Action! Volume 3 DVD. Includes Time Card, The Slot Machine Scam, Chip on Shoulder casino chip, Cut Throat Aces, Foreign Affair Pound to Euro to Ruble to Yen to Hundred Dollar Bill, Garret Thomas' The Ring Thing, Bounce No Bounce balls, and more. $35 L&L Publishing

Wright, Timothy: Multiplying Balls Video. Includes history, apparatus, moves, routines, and music for the multiplying balls. Includes footage of Cardini and appearance by Neil Foster. $25 Chazpro (http://www.chazpro.com)

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Products

Arlen Studio Manipulators. Rubberized Multiplying Balls with "Gorilla-Grip". Red and White color and nice bounce. Shell "locks" to ball for tossing. Comes with three red Gorilla-Grip balls, one red Simi-locking Gorilla-Grip shell and as a bonus, one white Gorilla-Grip ball as a final kicker. No shell separation over time. $75   Arlen Studio

Ball and Cone: Homing Ball Routine with Black Leather cone, 2 wooden white balls, 1 wooden red ball and Johnny Brown's routine.

Behind the 8 Ball. Two in the hand, one in the pocket routine. Uses miniature 8-balls with large 8 ball climax. $12.50. Steven's Magic

Bounce No Bounce Balls. The ball will bounce for the magician, but not for the spectator. They are available in several sizes, from 1/2" to 1 1/5". If you get these, you should also get the Bounce, No Bounce book "Bouncing Back", which is an excellent resource of ideas for making this magical more than just a trick. Around $8-15 a set, depending on size.

Buma: Excelsior Sterling Silver Multiplying Billiard Balls. Limited production. Three sterling silver balls and matching shell. Hand crafted, hallmarked with .925 sterling silver. 1 4/3" each. $295 Stevens Magic

Burger, Mark: Sterling Silver Billiard Balls. Consists of one sterling silver shell handfitted to match three 1 3/4 sterling silver billiard balls. Each ball and shell is handfitted by a master silversmith in .925 sterling silver. Crafted at optimum weight for performance handling. $295

Colombini, Aldo: Get the Ball Rolling. Easy-to-learn Three Ball Routine with no table required. $12 Mama Mia Magic (Colombini)

Daryl: Bounce Across. Happens in the spectator's hands. A bounce no-bounce ball routine in which the bounce is removed from a rubber ball and placed into a piece of modeling clay. Finishes clean. $25 Daryl.

Fakini Billard Balls. Fakini products are considered the best by many. They have a rubbery surface that makes control and handling easier in most cases. Their products come in several sizes and colors, and they also make eggs and golf ball sets. Fakini balls are not cheap, and cost around $60 per set, or $15 per ball. There are some who don't care for the feel of these sets, so if possible, try them out before you buy. Usually available at Denny & Lee's.

Funtime Magic (Calcutta, India) Multiplying Glitter Balls. From the website: "This set of Multiplying Balls has a large number of mirrored prisms over their entire surface. These "Mirrors" produce a sparkling glitter effect when a light beam (or spotlight) hits them. The protrusions also make for a much firmer grip on the balls and shell. We supply you the complete set of four Balls and shell for the classic Multiplying Ball Effect, along with a printed, illustrated instruction tutor, - a printed booklet (4" x 5.5",  24 pages, and 36 illustrations) that covers all the basic moves for the classic Multiplying Balls effect, like the Basic Multiplying move, various palming methods, different vanishes and transfers, and use of ball holders, in addition to complete easy and advanced routines."

Hank Lee Multiplying balls. Hank Lee's extensive site listes several versions of multiplying balls, though they don't list the manufacturer. Included are: Multiplying Balls in red: 1-1/2" Multiplying Balls - $12.50, Multiplying Balls Beginner's Set - $2.00, Tournament Multiplying Golf Balls. Compound rubber white. Set of 4 $40.00, Flash Four Golf Ball Production $30.00, Diminishing Golf Ball Made in Tournament style. $15.00 Hank Lee's.

Funtime Magic: (India) Multiplying Golf Balls. One Golf Ball held between the magicians fingers multiplies to two, then three, and finally four Balls. Comes with special plastic golf balls, gimmick, and illustrated instructions. Electrofun

Funtime Magic: (India) Multiplying Billiard Balls. Comes with the special plastic red billiard balls, gimmick and illustrated instructions. (Also available in yellow and white) Electrofun

Multiplying Sponge Balls, sometimes referred to as the Chicago Ball Trick. The advantage of using multiplying sponges is you can then move into a sponge ball routine. $5 Tannen's Magic

Radtke, Frank: Multiplying Ball Products. Made of a latex type subtance that makes them very easy to use. Offers Large LoadGolf Ball $50, 1.5 inch Billiard Golf Ball $55, 1.75 inch Smooth Billiard Ball $75, Radtke Thimbles $50 Abbotts

Reesman, Matthew: Appearing Golf Balls. No shell used. Four golf balls appear and vanish one at a time. Includes 4 white golf balls, one yellow for a color change, one jumbo for a size change, and color photo-illustrated instructions for three routines. $15

Rogers, John: 3 Ball Routine Plus 4 Balls. Utilizes custom 1.25" silicon balls from Fakini. Professional routine (not for beginners) as performed by John at FFFF 1999. Uses no volunteers, table, or net. $50 WoodenCigars

Tannen's Magic Multiplying Balls. Tannen's Magic also lists several versions of multiplying balls. Included are: 30mm red billiard ball R-109...$8.50, 35mm red billiard ball R-110...$10.50, 40mm red billiard ball R-112...$15.00, 45mm red billiard ball R-113...$20.00, 50mm red billiard ball R-114...$25.00, Pro Tournament Golf Balls (white, per set) HF-123...$50.00, Pro Tournament Golf Balls (color, per set) HF-128...$55.00, Four-ball gimmick ball fan (white) Climax HF-126...$50.00, Four ball gimmick ball fan (color) HF-129...$55.00, 1-3/4" Smooth Billiard Balls (white or color) HF-130...$65.00 Tannen's Magic

Vernet Fountain Silk Ball. You have a ball in your hand and instantly changes into a 18" silk. The set comes with one extra ball wich can be used as a hankball. It also matches the other Vernet Balls. $23 Vernet Magic

Vernet Multliplication of Balls: Made of a lightweight ABS plastic with a look of chrome. Balls are spiked for grip and more visible appearance (some may find them too gaudy). $25 Vernet Magic

Vernet Balls Climax. Produce another 4 balls instantly in your other hand. $23 Vernet Magic

Wooden Billiard Balls. Various shops carry wooden sets of billiard balls, some from Germany, some elsewhere. Wooden balls may be a bit more slippery, but some prefer the feel and handling of this type of ball. Prices vary. A set for about $17 was spotted at Magic Makers

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