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 408
nd, the effect being as if the ringswere fairly rammed down into the pistol, though they really remain inthe cup, just within the mouth. He now hands the pistol to one ofthe spectators, requesting him to hold it muzzle upwards above hishead. In handing it to him, he places for a moment his own… … MODERN MAGiC. obtained possession of the rings. (As the holder of the pistol hasbeen instructed to hold it above his head, he is not very likely to lookinto it j but lest he should do so, and discover that the rings arealready removed, it is well to place in the tube beforehand a piece ofcrumpled…
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