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 300
ht hand, about a foot above it, the performerdrops the right hand cup smartly into that in the left hand (whichlatter should be held very lightly). If this is neatly done, the lowercup will be knocked out of the hand by the concussion, while theupper one will be caught and held in its place; the… … 278 MODERN MAGIC. The successive appearances and disappearances of the balls under-neath the cups are known by the name of Passes j the particularcombination of such passes being governed by the taste and inventionof the performer. The series most generally in use is derived from awork dating from…
Magic tricks
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