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 296
ved by experiment, of what numerous and surpris-ing combinations these simple elements are capable. The sleight-of-hand requisite for the cups and balls is technicallydivisible into four different acts or movements, viz.—1. To palmthe ball. 2. To reproduce the palmed ball at the end of the… … Fig. 19. j. To Palm the Ball. First Method.—We use the genericterm palm for the sake of convenience, though in this firstmethod, which is that mostgenerally used, the ball is really-concealed between the secondand third fingers, and not inthe palm. Take the ball between the first finger andthumb of…
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