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 28
is foundto be more or less full of coins, which you empty outupon a table, but do not pass them for examination. Inthe event of this trick being performed in a small hall ordrawing-room, the assistant would also have to cover his HERRMANNS WIZARDS MANUAL 27 glass with a handkerchief, to deaden the… … Fig. 11. A half-dollar will have to be hinged to a small blacksteel clip (see Fig. 10), which is of a size to fit moder-ately tight over the brim of a hat. Now the secret shouldbe apparent. A hat is borrowed, and the clip slippedover the brim in the act of returning to the stage. Because of the…
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