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 562
as thehand below is guided by the artist. Thus, whenZoe is told to draw a portrait, say, of the Earl ofBeaconsfield, the artist below guides the unseenhand, while the hand above follows the movements of its guide below.The reader may see from the annexed plan at a glance the principlesof the… … 54o ANCIENT AND MODERN MAGIC. the arm at A must have the same movement simultaneously. As thefigure is brought on to the stage, and then fixed on to the seat, allsuspicion of complicity with persons below the stage is removed ; buta rod is pushed through the pedestal and secured through the…
Magic tricks
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