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 464
269. A table ofthis class makes a very pretty side table, and may be balanced on theopposite side of the stage by another of similar appearance, butdesigned for some different purpose. The interior of the table should be well padded with wadding orhay, that the animal may not be hurt by its sudden… … 442 MODERN MAGIC, article carelessly placed on it. The mode of bolting, however, variesconsiderably. Some traps are fastened by little bolts on the underside, which, being only get-at-able from the inside of the table, mustbe bolted or unbolted for good before the curtain rises,…
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