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 463
Fig. 265. upon a spring hinge b b, as already explained in the case of the plaintrap j c c is an oblong piece of metal, cut out of and lying flush withthe surface-plate, and working upon an ordinary hinge at d. When 44Q MODERN MAGIC. … Fig. 266. c is pressed down, the crosspiece e, which is soldered to it, pressescown the lever f, and this in turn acting upon the shorter leverg, which is fixed at right angles tothe rod upon which the flapa is hinged, causes the latterto open. The mode of using thewrist trap is as follows :—The…
Magic tricks
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