Martinka and Co.'s 1899 "End of Century" magician's catalog. (1899)
Martinka and Company · leaf 29
illed with water. A half dol- lar is marked by one of the company who holds the coin in his fingers, under a borrowed handkerehief over the top of the glass. At a given moment the person holding the coin and glass drops the coin into the glass ; the falling of the coin is distinctly heard by the… … bali, which passes right through the table into the hand under- of the it l and it may all be again examined . Price, 75o neath 106. The Mysterious Money Box. A beautifully finished brass box, into which sev- eral coins are placed, which on touching the lid of the box with your wand, vanish…
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