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 160
lock, across which passesthe hinder end or tail of the bolt. The box is prepared for use asfollows :—The key is turned, as if locking the box (which, however,is held open), thus pushing forward the bolt of the lock, and the flapis lifted up against the front, the stud passing into the little… … Fig. 51. Fig. 52. 133 MODERN MAGIC. as soon as it is closed, and the key turned to lock it, the tail of thebolt, being again shot forward, no longer retains the stud, and theflap falls. When in actual use, a card (say the ace of spades) isplaced upon the flap, and folded up with it against the…
Magic tricks
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