The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 27
and its impetus will cause the loop to run up the stringuntil it falls over the left wrist, as in Fig. 2. The momentthat the forward jerk is given tue right hand should be … drawn back, sc? that the loop is drawn tight directly it has THE YOUxXG CONJUROR. li settled on the wrist. Both ends should be let fall when theknot is firm. This is a very nice little sleight of hand trickto practice in the intervals between more showy ones, and,although rather difficult to learn,…
Magic tricks
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