Downs, T. Nelson (Thomas Nelson), 1868- · Chicago : Arthur P. Felsman · leaf 292
The Art of Magic cut; the distance between the face of (EF) and the mouth of the tube should be one-sixteenth inch greater than the thickness of the stick (G) in Fig. 55. … At the top of the stick, or face of easel, an "U" shaped cut is made, in which the dropper (O) fits, see Fig. 58; and at each side of this opening, and on the top edge of the stick, a brass nail (UZ) is driven and the head filed off, leaving the nails one-quarter inch above the surface. Near each…
Magic tricks
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