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 334
the loose end would fall back again toits old position, and so betray the secret. The drums are usuallymade oval, rather than round, as they are thus better suited to theshape of a hat. The Birdcages from the Hat.—Not content with cannon-balls, drums, and ladies reticules, the public of the present… … Fig. 146. Fig. 147. just described, save that the birdcages, unlike the drums, are liftedout by the solid and not the loose ends, which fall down of their ownaccord. Those in most general use, however, are of the shapeshown in Fig. 146, and are alike in size, measuring about six inchesin height, by…
Magic tricks
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