Our magic : the art in magic, the theory of magic, the practice of magic (1911)
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1863-1924 · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 339
MULTIPLICATION 321 over and held in any position without danger of dropping the object. Fig. 8. The next thing to acquire is the power of using the fingers freely by handling other things, at the same time that the concealed object is "palmed." As con- cealment is the sole reason for this sleight… … Figure 8. practice must be devoted to drilling oneself into al- ways holding the hand in such a position that no one sees any part of the palmed article. Another and easier way of concealing the ball in the hand is used in this combination; we shall refer to it hereafter as the finger palm. The…
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