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 321
ing the appearance of a solid ball. Thegenuine ball is of such a size as just to fill the hollow shellswhen thus joined. The lower shell fits loosely in the box, theupper one a little more tightly, so as not to fall out unlesspressed down by the button on the top of the lid, which not onlyloosens… … MODERN MAGIC. 299 the true ball, which is of the same colour as the shell (generallyblack) being placed within the lower shell. The ball is ostentatiouslyremoved, and the box closed. The ball is then either placed in somepiece of apparatus adapted to cause its disappearance, or is made tovanish by…
Magic tricks
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