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 297
, the ballis simply rolled backto the finger-tips withthe ball of the thumb,exactly reversing theprocess by which itwas palmed. But ifthe ball was palmed by the second method, it is, for the time being, not get-at-able by theball of the thumb. In this case the first step is to close the thirdand… … Fig. 123. MODERN MAGIC, 275 3. To Secretly Introduce the Palmed Ball under theCup.—This is always done in the act of raising the cup (with theright fund), for the ostensible purpose of showing that there isnothing underneath it. The chief thing to be attended to is theposition of the right hand (in…
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