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The old and the new magic (1906)

Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 179

An illustration from The old and the new magic, 1906, leaf 179
s a rephca inminiature of a salon of the Louis XV. period—all in white andgold—illuminated by elegant candelabra and a chandelier. Themagic table occupied the center of the room. This piece of fur-niture was flanked by little gueridons. At the sides were con-soles, with about five inches of gold… … Houdins Trick-Table. boxes with openings through the side-scenes. The tops of theconsoles were perforated Avith traps. Any object which the wiz-ard desired to work off secretly to his confederate behind thescenes was placed on one of these traps and covered with a sheetof paper, pasteboard cover or…

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