Later magic, with new miscellaneous tricks and recollections of Hartz the Wizard (1911)
Hoffmann (Professor), 1839-1919 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 105
a point (/) a little beyond the guide-pulley g. This rubber cord acts as a check, and prevents the silk line being pulled so far as to lift the cord b with it. It also ensures the return of c c c, and the consequent withdrawal of the hook a (Figs. 57, 58) the moment the pull is relaxed. Each of the… … The bell itself is of clear cut glass ; the fittings of metal. It will be observed that the hammer lies on the outside. To make the bell sound, the hammer must be lifted, and fall again. Fig. 61 shows how this is effected. The ring a a is hollow, as is also the shank b b. The stem cy which carries…
Magic tricks
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