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 173
is the same to the eye ofthe spectator as if you seized thecoin with thumb and fingers,but, in reality, at the momentwhen the coin is covered by thefingers of the right hand, youlet it drop quietly (see Fig. 67)into the palm of the left.The right hand you should carry upwards and forwards after… … MODERN MAGIC. the palm slightly towards you, with the fingers a little bent, and,after a moments pause, let it fall gently to your side. The hollowmade by the bent fingers will besufficient to hold the coin. This pass is available even fora sixpence or threepenny piece,which from their small size,…
Magic tricks
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