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 330
in reality are mere outer coverings of cloth, kept distendedby spiral skeletons of wire (see Fig. 139), and may be pressedquite flat, in which condition they occupy an exceedingly smallspace, though they immediately regain their shape on being re-leased. A large number of these may be packed in the… … MODERN MAGIC. what will seem an incredible quantity when spread out may be com-pressed into a very small space. Feathers are, however, objectionablein a drawing-room, from the difficulty of collecting them from thecarpet. The Hundred Goblets from a Hat.—The goblets usedfor this purpose are of…
Magic tricks
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