Conjuring tricks with coins, watches, rings and handkerchiefs; from "Modern magic" (1900)
Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · Philadelphia, D. McKay · leaf 21
o time in relaxing the fingers ofthe right hand, and gently closingthem around the coin, as theirstraightened position, if continued,might arouse suspicion. Youmust, however, be careful that,in doing so, you do not allow thecoin to chink against the wand,as the sound would naturallydraw attention… … FiG. 73. scribed, or invented by himself. Any mode by which a coin can beheld in the hand without indicating its presence may be worked upinto a pass. Thus, some performers will hold a coin by its edges SLEIGHT OF HAND. 13 between two of the fingers, or between the thumb and the side ofthe hand.…
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