Stanyon, Ellis, 1870-1951 · Philadelphia, The Penn publishing company · leaf 52
paratus consists ofan ordinary candlestick, a slender pat-tern in brass for preference, prepared asfollows : The foot is weighted with a piece oflead, a cavity being left between thisand the foot proper for the purpose ofconcealing a card (see Fig. 11). Tothe top edge of the candlestick is hingedan… … Fig. 11.—The Cardiu the Candle 48 CarD Zldcfts holding a card, which, when the arm is in position^will appear to be in the flame of the candle. To prepare for the trick, you load the arm with aduplicate of the card you intend to use, after whichyou pull down the arm and insert the card in theplace…
Card tricks
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