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 467
444 MODERN MAGIC. the opening, its upper surface resting just flush with that of a a a «.The piston of the forward cylinder c is made to work very easilywithin it, so as to rise spontaneously by the action of the spring; butthat of the hinder cylinder, d, for a reason which will presently appear, … Fig. 272. Fig. 273. works a lit le more stiffly, so as to require a little assistance from thelever to make it rise into its proper position. The action of thehandles g h is outwards, in the direction of the arrows in Fig. 274,the movement of either handle in the direction so indicated drawingdown…
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