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 473
a. The other board,which we will call c, is screwed firmly onto the pillar, to form the top of the table.Next take a strip of black alpaca, teninches in width, and nail its opposite edgesround b and c, leaving a small space atone side to give access to the interior. Tie a piece of cord elasticround… … Fig. 281. MODERN MAGIC. 451 down nine or ten inches round the sides. The performer, beforeexecuting any trick wiih this table, may pointedly draw attention tothe fact that it contains no drawer or other place of concealment.In doing this (see Fig. 282) he with one hand raises the lower boardlevel…
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