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 461
with a simplehandkerchief). The cord being gentlypulled by either of the means abovementioned, the trap opens, and thearticle falls into the body of the table. Fig. 262. As soon as the pull is relaxed, the flap again rises and closes the opening. Where a cord is not used, theperformer gets rid of…
Magic tricks
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