Holmes, Donald, b. 1879- · [Kansas City, Mo.] : The author · leaf 45
The Magic Art 42 as substitution is concerned, the tumbler of confetti has obviously been covered with the handkerchief and lifted from the table; and as substitution is the sole source of suspicion in the mind of the average specta- tor, he has not the remotest idea of a duplicate tum- bler being… … Fig. 4 The conjurer now calls attention to what has so far taken place: the borrowed watch and handker- chieif deposited in the glass now held by the spectator; while the confetti is in his own possession. That, by the mere pronouncing of his mystic formula, the con- tents of the two tumblers will…
Magic tricks
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