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 176
doing so, you do not allow thecoin to chink against the wand,as the sound would naturallydraw attention to its whereabouts. It must not be imagined thatall of the passes above given arein turn used by every performer.Almost every conjuror has hisfavourite pass or passes, eitherselected from those… … Fig. 73- i54 MODERN MAGIC. between two of the fingers, or between the thumb and the side ofthe hand. Others, again, hold the coin flat against the first or secondjoint of the second or third finger, retaining it by slightly bending thelinger. The novice should experiment till he ascertains which…
Magic tricks
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