The boy magician : a large number of the latest and best tricks carefully selected for the rising generation of conjurers (1922)
Dixie, Raymond, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Boston : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. · leaf 196
HERE A-MICA DISK Presentation. You know, I suppose, that if you fill aglass full of water and place a card over the mouth of it youcan invert it, that is, turn it upside down, and the waterwill remain in the tumbler. This is due to the pressure cfthe atmosphere on the card, and you can get the full… … 188 THE BOY MAGICIAN as glass, over the mouth of the tumbler. This you do secretlyby having the mica disk palmed, and this is the chief reasonwhy you should use a small tumbler. Before throwing thetumbler into the air or inverting it make certain that thewater has wetted the mica all round the edge…
Magic tricks
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