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 438
Fig. 249. 4i6 MODERN MA GIC. falls, but is compelled by a to swing round in front of the performer,who, while lifting it, still covered by the handkerchief, breaks a, andthus altogether releases it. The object of passing the needle throughthe cloth of the trousers is that it may not fall forward…
Magic tricks
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