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 445
f. Allow me!and taking one corner he requests the owner to drop the handkerchief,which he then shakes out, exhibiting both sides to show that the diehas vanished. He then lifts the cover, and shows the hollow die,which the spectators take to be the genuine one, and concludes thetrick by finally… … Fig. 2^2. MODERN MAGIC. 433 The Die and Orange.—The die in this instance is about threeand a half inches square. It has the usual .ornamental tin or paste-board cover, but there is an additional item of apparatus employed,a square wooden box, with hinged lid, and of such a size as just tocontain…
Magic tricks
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