Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · Philadelphia : D. McKay · leaf 278
brings out, not the “ plain ” but the “ trick ” ball, leaving the plain ball behind in its place. The trick ball (which the audience of course take to be the same they have just examined) is now rolled between the hands, and under cover of that movement the shells are separated, and the top one is… … like a solid ball. Meanwhile the right hand, which should be underneath, receives the remaining shell and solid ball, and the thumb of this hand works them round so as to display the shell side towards the company, as shown in Fig. 74, wherein a represents the empty shell, and b the second shell,…
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