Chink-a-chink, is a magic trick in which four small items arranged in square formation are moved around a close-up mat with just the wave of the magician's bare hands. Objects appear to cross the mat without the magician's hands crossing the mat. Objects jump from corner to corner, usually ending up all together. Small objects most commonly used for the trick are coins, corks, dice, bottle caps and brass weights.

The trick was first published in Edwin Sach's book Sleight of Hand in 1877, and utilized four sugar cubes.

Magician Doug Henning

Doug Henning

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 performed a Chink-a-chink using sea shells on "The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...

" in the 1970s. Prefabricated Chink-a-chink sets that include four small objects and a storage box are available at magic stores.