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 213
therein, as maybe^t suit his purpose, the performer secretly draws out the inner tubea quarter of an inch or so, thus allowing the coin to slip through intohis hand. As he places the box on the table, a very slight pressuresuffices to force the tube up again into its original position, and closethe… … MODERN MAGTC. I9J when he desires it to appear that it has departed, and immediately open-ing the box to show that it is empty. The pepper-box will not bearminute inspection, and is in this particular inferior to the rattle-box. The Brass Money-box, for the same purpose.—This is on asimilar…
Magic tricks
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