
Tim Goswick, 1980

Tim Goswick, 1980

1985 photograph of Goswick performing his no-shell multiplying balls, found in the book Lost Lecture Notes, available on this website.

Publicity photo of Suspension – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Against Gravity Guitar – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Profile head vanish – found in the book Head Chest

Buddha Box – found in the book Ying-Yang

Air Travel – the child actually floats from one end of the base to another. Found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Here are some vintage photos of Goswick’s original effects. All of the effects below can be found in Goswick’s Original Books and Workshop Plans .

1980 photograph of some of Goswick’s first creations and redesigns. Left to right-the horse of a different color found in the book Evolution, the head squeeze found in the book Head Chests, the tomb of the light and heavy found in the book Evolution, the Baghdad blade found in the book Lend Me a Hand, the against gravity guitar found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity. All books available on this website.

Phantom of the Hourglass – found in the book Evolution

Head Squeeze – found in the book Head Chest

Bowl suspension – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Hindu Head – found in the book Head Chest


Egghead – found in the book Head Chest

Head-Zag – found in the book Head Chest

Snake Doctor – found in the book Eclectic Collection

Floating Reindeer – found in the book October and December

The Great Ball of China – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Light as a Feather – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Chameleon Dove – found in the book Evolution

Ampu-matic – found in the book Lend Me a Hand

The Tomb of the Light and Heavy – found in the book Evolution

Fuzzy Dice Box – found in the book Evolution

New Orleans Voodoo – found in the book Gypsy Prophet

The Fortuneteller – found in the book Gypsy Prophet

Radio Rope Trick – found in the book Stage Size Rope Tricks

Rabbit of the Hill – found in the book Evolution

The Lost Ark – found in the book Evolution

Spirit of the Bulb – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Siamese Silks – found in the book Lost Lecture Notes
Horse of a Different Color – found in the book Evolution

Walking on Water – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity


Rice-Lemon-and-Soda – found in the book Evolution

Skin and Bones – found in the book Transylvania Skies


ZigZag Sidetable – found in the book Evolution

Underwater Head Vanish – found in the book Head Chest


Siamese Silks – found in the book Lost Lecture Notes

Resurrection of the Witch Doctor – found in the book October and December

The Bone Box – found in the book October and December
Billy the Bottomless Pit – found in the book Evolution
Flight of the Lightbulb – found in the book Eclectic Collection

The Bird of Prey with see-through screens and the pass-through support bar feature – found in the book Goswick’s Laws of Gravity

Forgetful Eddie – Found in the book Redoing the Classics

Rabbits Shrinker – Found in the book Redoing the Classics

No Shell Dice Game – Found in the book Redoing the Classics