Conjuring tricks with coins, watches, rings and handkerchiefs; from "Modern magic" (1900)
Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · Philadelphia, D. McKay · leaf 17
of the right hand,slightly closing that hand as you move it towards the left. Thegreater extent of surface in this case will give you plenty of hold,without the necessity of pressing the article into the palm. Remem-ber that, in any case, the two hands must work in harmony, as in thegenuine act of… … Fig. (>z. looks more awkward or unnatural than to see the left hand ex-tended with open palm, before the right hand has begun to movetowards it. After the pass is made, a judicious use of the wand will mate-rially assist in concealing thefact that the object still re-mains in the right hand.…
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