Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · Philadelphia : D. McKay · leaf 197
MORE MAGIC. 182 unmistakably in the drawer at the foot of the column. The drawer is closed, and the column placed on the per- former’s table, a tray or plate being interposed to give an appearance of greater fairness. The performer then calls attention to the little box; Fig. 56. handing both… … ment later the performer takes the little box from the top of the pillar, takes out the drawer, and shows that the coin has arrived therein. To enable the reader to understand how this effect is produced, it will be necessary to explain the construction of the pillar and the little drawer-box, both…
Magic tricks · McGill University Library Digitized Title
Internet Archive · McGill University Library · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.