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 417
owever, may be met by beginningthe trick with the two boxes together, and then, after having broughtto light the whole of the original contents, offering (for the pretendedpurpose of heightening the effect) to continue the trick without theaid of the outer box. The inner box may thenceforth be… … MODERN MAGIC. 395 by no means the least attractive feature of a magical performance. Itis also available for the production of flowers, multiplying balls(see page 3°7); goblets, bird-cages, and the miscellaneous assortmentof articles generally associated with hat tricks. One of the mosteffective…
Magic tricks
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