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 41
h the thumb the left top cornerof the lower packet. This will tilt up the opposite end of the lowerpacket, and give room, as you again close the fingers, for the upperpacket to pass into the lower place. (See Fig. 8.) To bring theoriginal upper packet (i.e., the one with the six of hearts at… … MODERN MAGIC. 9 acting as pivot. The packet is by this means turned over endways,i.e., that end of the packet which was originally nearest to the per-former is now farthest from him, and vice versa. The movement isby no means easy to describe, but if followed step by step with thecards, will be…
Magic tricks
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