Hoffmann (Professor), 1839-1919 · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. ; London : George Routledge & Sons · leaf 208
Later Magic i8o THE LOCKED AND CORDED BOX (ill.). (De Vere's Method.) The following ingenious and somewhat simpler ver- sion of the trick was communicated to me some years ago by Professor De Vere. For the sake of distinction I call it by his name, though I cannot be sure, at this distance of time,… … Fig. iio. 1 . A large-sized coloured handkerchief, with a cheap watch in going order, wrapped in paper, and sewn in a pocket of the " patch" kind, in one corner. 2. A few pieces of paper about six inches square, of different colours. 3. Three pieces of ribbon, red, white, and blue, each about…
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