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 73
. 26, a, b,c). These two cornersshould have marks peculiarto themselves, so that youmay readily find themwithout looking. Insidethe triangular bag youplace a brass ring, thediameter of which is just a shade larger than that of anordinary tumbler. This ring is not fastened in any way,but by holding… … Fig. 26. HERRMANNS WIZARDS MANUAL 75 fectly straight sides, and must be fitted with an outsideshell, also of glass, sufficiently large to allow your handto pass through it, it being merely a glass tube withouteither top or bottom, but in other respects resembling thecompanion glass to such a degree…
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