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 396
oth its sides; but thelower half of the one side is beforehand stained with ink. Theperformer dips it in with the unsoiled side toward the audience; bu*: MODERN MAGIC. 373 giving it a half-turn as he removes it, thereby brings the blackenedside in front. The ink poured on the plate is accounted for… … handle. The bowl is Fig. 204. beforehand filled with ink, which is thence allowed to run into the handle j after wtiichthe upper hole is stopped with a little pellet of wax, or a smallpiece of paper is pasted over it. By reason of a well-known naturallaw, the liquid will not run out of the lower…
Magic tricks
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