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 343
MULTIPLICATION 325 the efifect of showing both hands back and front without pointedly referring to them. The ostensi- ble reason for doing this is to display the visible bil- liard ball. ^'Apparent transfers" are also sleights which are very important. We will attempt to describe those used in the… … Figure 13. name the sleights for reference later as '^apparent transfer with palm," ^'apparent transfer with finger palm," ''apparent transfer with combination palm." By "apparent transfer" we mean the apparent tak- ing or placing of a ball in one of the hands while in reality it is retained by the…
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