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 523
When the young lady mounts onthe stool, and extends her arms, the performer, in placing the uprightbeneath them, takes care to let the lower end of a sink properly intothe socket, and to adapt the plug j to the cavity at top. The appa-ratus is now in the position shown in Fig 313, and when the… … MODERN MAGIC, 501 Her legs and arms, being quite free, may be placed in any positionthat the performer chooses; and when presently he lifts her into aplanting position, as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 313, the check hdrops into the second tooth of the ratchet, and thus maintains her inthat…
Magic tricks
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