Downs, T. Nelson (Thomas Nelson), 1868-1938 · Buffalo, N. Y. : Downs-Edwards Co. · leaf 231
The Art of Magic Time Occupied — Five to seven minutes, according to amount of patter. Requisites and Preparation — An ordinary pack of cards; a conjuring pistol; two sheets of newspaper; and a card frame. This frame will need a detailed description. The frame proper is innocent of preparation and… … Fig. 26 venient size is about ten inches by seven. The frame itself is one inch wide and three quar-ters of an inch thick. The frame has a wooden back, kept in position by a tongue of wood turn- ing on a pivot, after the manner of a photographic printing frame or the drawing slates of the toy shop.…
