The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 297
y shops verylightly and elegantly made. It also exists in various partsof the country, forged in iron, perhaps by some ingeniousvillage mechanic, and aptly named The Tiring Irons.The following instructions will show the principle on whichthe puzzle is constructed, and will prove a key to… … It will be seen that the difficulty arises from each ringpassing round the wire of its right-hand neighbor. Theextreme ring at the right hand, of course, being unconnectedwith any other wire than its own, may at any time be drawnoff the end of the bow at A, raised up, dropped through thebow, and…
Magic tricks
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