Downs, T. Nelson (Thomas Nelson), 1868-1938 · Buffalo, N. Y. : Downs-Edwards Co. · leaf 255
crown of a borrowed derby. The coin disappears and is found to have passed thrown the crown into the hat. Time Occupied — A minute. Requisites and Preparation — A borrowed coin — any de- nomination ; a duplicate coin palmed in right hand ; and a derby hat. Presentation of Trick — Borrow a derby and… … Fig. 48 requests a spectator to place a coin on his knee, as illustrated in Fig. 48. He covers the coin with the hat for an instant, takes the hat away, and shows that the coin has vanished. He then produces the coin from the hat. As a matter of fact, the coin merely slid into a fold made in the…
