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 432
Later Magic 406 same time be clipped between the tips of the first and fourth. Held in this position, it can be palmed with great facility. This method is also the best for palm¬ ing a cork. The shape of the egg, however, favours the use of another sleight, which may be employed as an … alternative. The egg is held in, or rather on, say, the right hand, as shown in Fig. 175. The left hand ap¬ proaches, and apparently grasps it, raising it some¬ what aloft, followed by the eyes of the performer. As a matter of fact, however, it is allowed to slip down into the right hand, where it…
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