Modern magic. : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. (1885)
Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919, Hawkins, Arthur, ca. 1940 · London ; New York : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 157
lest form is a small flat box inwalnut or mahogany. (See Fig. 49.) Its outside measurement isfour inches by three, and not quite an inch deep. Inside it is justlarge enough to admit an ordinary-sized playing card. The upperand lower portions of the box, which are connected by hinges, areexactly… … Fig. 49. MODERN MAGIC. 135 in turn. Thus, by using a card which, unknown to the audience, hastwo faces—e.g., is an ace of hearts on the one side, and an ace ofspades on the other —and placing such card in one side of the openbox, you have only to close the box with that side uppermost, or toturn…
Magic tricks
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