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 486
er-wards brought in bythe assistant. Theperformer places thehandkerchief, etc., inthe pistol, the assist-ant meanwhile bring-ing forward and plac-ing on the table ahandsome picture-frame, mounted on astand. It containsno picture, the spacewhich the pictureshould occupy beingfilled by a board… … MODERN MAGIC, the black background, whence, being removed, they are handed tothe owners for identification. The picture-frame, which is of the appearance shown in Fig. 292,and stands altogether about two feet high, is backed by a sort ofwooden box, an inch and a half in depth, and a little smaller…
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