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 158
n such mannerthat the portion containing the false bottom is undermost, no changewill take place ; but if, either in closing the box or subsequently, itis so placed that the side containing the false bottom becomes upper-most, the false bottom will at once drop into the opposite division,and on… … Fig. 50. MODERN MAGIC. These card-boxes are frequently worked in pairs, as follows :—The boxes are prepared by placing a different card secretly in each,say an ace of hearts in the one, and a knave of spades in the other.The performer brings them forward to the company, each bangingwide open, and…
Magic tricks
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