Herrmann's wizards' manual; a practical treatise on coin tricks (1916)
Herrmann, Alexander, 1843-1896, Case, Carleton Britton, 1857- [from old catalog] ed · Chicago, Shrewsbury publishing co · leaf 21
tion of the cuts it is obvious that, when these 20 HERRMANNS WIZARDS MANUAL pieces of watch-spring are pressed together (as they natu-rally are when drawn back into the wand), c will bedrawn behind, and a in front of b. (See Fig. 5.) The wand can be used as follows: The performerpalms in his left… … Fig. 5. Fig. 6. the stud, and the split coin appears on the opposite endof the wand. He now draws the upper part of the wandthrough the left hand, at the same moment pressing backthe stud, and causing the split coin to retire within thewand, immediately handing for examination with the lefthand one…
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