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 498
the latter in-vention never proceeded be-yor provisional protection.The Cabinet of Proteus is awooden closet, seven to eightfeet in height by four or fivefeet square, supported onshort legs, so as to excludethe idea of any communica-tion with the floor. (See Fig.298.) It has folding doors,and an… … 476 MODERN MA GIC. The cabinet may be used in various ways. One of the moststriking is as follows :—The folding doors are opened, disclosing theinterior perfectly empty. (See Fig. 299.) The exhibitor directs hisassistant to walk into the cabinet. He does so, and the doors areclosed. Meanwhile, a…
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