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 174
made 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, can-not readily be palmed by the or-dinary means. It is also veryuseful for f< ball conjuring. Pass 5. {La Pincette).—Thisis a modification of… … Fig. 67. same fingers of thea kind of swoop otherdown upon it, the back of the handbeing kept towards the specta-tors. At the moment whenthe coin is covered by thefingers of the right hand, it isallowed to slip gently dowr.into the palm of the left, andthe right is instantly elevatedas if…
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