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 399
the trick. Upon thestage, it is slightly varied. The same kind of bottle is used, but theinternal provision of reels and ribbons is removed, so that the bottleremains a simple tin bottle, open at the bottom, with the funnel-shaped passage already mentioned extending through its entire length.The… … Kig. 207. Fig. £08. MODERN MAGIC. 377 this is stationed the performers assistant, who is provided with alarge number of various coloured ribbons, and a thin rod of threeor four feet in length, with a small point or blunt pin at the top.The performer takes care always to repeat in an audible voice…
Magic tricks
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