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 291
rub the exposed faces of the dice with the fore-finger of the left hand, and, on again removing the finger, the pointsare found to have changed places, the three being now uppermost,and the one undermost. This effect is produced by a slightmovement of the thumb and finger of the right hand in the… … MODERN MAGIC. 269 the side which has hitherto been concealed by the ball of the thumb,while the side previously in sight is in turn hidden by the middlefinger. A reverse movement, of course, replaces the dice in theiroriginal position. The action of bringing the hands together, forthe supposed…
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