Oh About Houdini ...There was a series of letters in the 1920's in which his routine is mentioned. The letters were in the possesion of a friend of mine named Ted Corothers. Ted passed away several years ago and the letters were part of his back room of his shop so when it was taken over It went with the shop. I do not know who is in the possesion of those letters at this time there were about 150 or more hand written letters in a nice binder that Ted was trying to get to some museum before he died.
When Ted honored me with showing them to me he knew of my facination with the cups and balls and specificly pointed that part of these letters in the middle of the binder he showed me. Hopefully the letters found a good home and are still intact.
Later,
Mobius

You might want to check with Steven Sparks, Kevin Connolly and/or Arthur Moses to see if they know anything about such a book. I would really like to know what Houdini did with the cups and balls.

Re: The solid cup routine -- I'm not sure which came first, the can or the solid cone that Gary Wolfsberger manufactured. The cone dates back to 1974.

Shigeo Tagaki had two different solid cup routines that were marketed by Jeff Busby.

Me? I've performed the Vernon, Ramsay and Roth cups, papercups and chop cup routines.

I have a few sleights but no major routine to claim.

I too would like to know more about Houdini's work with the cups -todd

also..Bob Farmer has a nice routine called Cyclops. 3 cups, one ball.

We've forgotten to include two major names:
Ross Bertram - 3 cups
J.N. Hofzinser - 2 cups & a hat (routine reprinted by Karl Fulves in '69)

Two more whose routines I have seen in person and enjoyed...

Eric DeCamps...3 cups
John George...3 cups

Mark Wilson's ... 3 Cups

Jonathan, does it mean that you are having, basiclly the 1 cup and 3 cups routine?

Would like to include you in the list.

Todd, entry # 48 on Houdini - 3 cups is basically listed down based on inputs from this thread. But I am also looking for supporting documents for all the names listed. Thanks for highlighting.

Richard, thanks for highlighting entry # 38 - will ammend on the latest updates.

And thanks for the inputs too.

Latest and ammended updated list ...

1) Dai Vernon's routine - 3 cups
2) Tommy Wonder's routine - 2 cups
3) Scotty York's routine - 3 cups
4) Michael Ammar's routine - 3 cups
5) Aldo Colombini's routine - 3 cups
6) Paul Gertner - 3 cups
7) Carl Andrews - 2 cups
8) Gazzo - 3 cups + 1 hat
9) Charlie Miller - 3 cups
10) Jason Latimer - 3 cups
11) David Williamson - 2 cups
12) Al Schneider's Street Cups - 3 cups
13) Al Schneider's Classic Cups - 3 cups
14) Gary Ouellet - 2 cups
15) Dennis Loomis - 3 cups
16) David Regal - 6 cups
17) Rene lavand - 1 cup
18) Frank Garcia - 3 cups
19) Dai Vernon - 1 cup routine with Dollar Bills
20) Larry Jennings - 3 cups and 1 cup routines
21) John Carney - 3 cups and 1 cup routine
22) Robert White - 3 cups
23) John Mendoza - 3 cups routine
24) Charlie Miller - 3 cups and Indian Cups and balls
25) Pete Biro - 3 cups and 1 cup routine
26) Johnny Thompson - 3 cups routine
27) Mike Rogers - 3 cup routine
28) Jos Bema (Tommy Wonder) - Solid Can routine
29) Fred Kaps - 3 cups
30) Jim Cellini - 3 cups
31) John Mendoza - 3 cups
32) Johnny Paul - 3 cups
33) Rafael Benatar - 3 cups
34) Alex Emsley - 3 cups
35) Dan Fleshman - 3 cups
36) Ken Brooke - 3 cups
37) Scott F. Guinn - 2 cups
38) John Ramsey - 2 Ice cream containers (ammended)
39) Penn and Teller - 3 Cups 4 hands
40) Laurie Ireland - 3 cups
41) Joe Berg - 3 cups
42) Milton Kort - 2 & 3 cups
43) John Platt - 3 cups and Indian cups
44) Manuel Muerte - 3 cups
45) Tom Mullica - 3 cups
46) Guyot - 3 cups
47) Flicking Fingers - 3 cups
48) Houdini - 3 cups
49) Mark Wilson - 3 Cups
50) Eric DeCamps - 3 cups
51) John George - 3 cups
52) Ross Bertram - 3 cups
53) J.N. Hofzinser - 2 cups & a hat
54) Bob Farmer - 3 cups and one ball
55) Jay Sankey - 3 cups with a 4th cup produced as part of the finale
56) Andy Comic - 3 cups
57) Gary Kurtz - 3 cups
58) John Bannon - 3 cups
59) Steve Draun - 3 cups
60) Ed Marlo - 3 cups
61) Abraham Bongers - 3 cups
62) Manuel Muerte - 1 cup
63) Jim Ryan - 3 cups
64) Charles Bertram - 3 cups
65) Burtini - 3 cups
66) Eddie Joseph - 3 cups (usually)
67) Ozanam - 3 cups
68) Tim Ellis - 2 cups and a juke box
69) Paul Daniels - 1 cup
70) Lewis Ganson - 3 cups
71) Max Malini - 3 cups
72) Bill Palmer -- 1 cup (most of the time)

How long do you think this list would go?

Any more inputs?

Thanks everyone for this exciting participation. I find it really beneficial.

Just a couple of pieces of information. The Paul Harris routine with the can was, indeed, based upon the solid cone, which is credited to Lawrence Steinmeyer in Paul's book. However, it was Wolfsberger who marketed and promoted it. I am not sure who did what with the solid cone.

Bill, which Paul Harris book is this routine in?

It's in Las Vegas Close Up and Art of Astonishment 1. It is called "Uncanny."

Here are a couple of other names to add to the list

Robert-Houdin -- 3 cup routine
Professor Hoffmann -- 3 cup routine

James, I learned the Vernon routine with three cups, Ramsay's using two, Roth's chop cup routine from his lecture and also something with an egg cup which is Geoff Latta's and unpublished as far as I know. I'd like to learn what Hofzinser was doing and when I can get the props also work on something with a bowl and some small stones. But through all that I can only claim to have invented a few sleights which found places in those routines, and so have nothing to claim as my own as far as routines go.

So I don't need to be on your list at all. (for now)

I don't believe Jack Bateman's 3 cup "Rub-A-Dub-Dub" routine has been mentioned yet on this thread.

Terry

There's an Ian Adair routine using flower pots and "seeds" in one of his books.

The Hofzinser routine is in Dick Hatch's translation, as well as in a Karl Fulves publication.

Dick Williams has a 3 cup routine with an audience member for stage.