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 255
MODERN MAGIC. 233 When the ball comes apart, the rings are, of coarse, left on therod. A further improvement may be made in the trick by using asword with a rapier blade in place of the brass rod. The trick is notonly more effective in appearance, as the sword appears to cut throughthe ball, but…
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