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 496
the head which has astonished you with itsmysterious eloquence has again returned to its original dust. As hespeaks the last words, he again opens the box, and the head is foundto have disappeared, leaving in its place a handful of ashes. This singular illusion depends upon the well-known… … cated by the line h c, he will see reflected, not himself, but what-ever object may be placed at the point d. By an ingenious applicationof this principle a looking-glass maybe used to conceal a given objectbehind it, while at the same time an image reflected in the glass maybe made to represent…
Magic tricks
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