Peerless prestidigitation : being a collection of entirely new ideas and effects in the fascinating art of modern magic (1910)
De Caston, Herbert · London : Hamley Brothers, Ltd. · leaf 14
8 PEERLESS PRESTIDIGITATION. two-thirds of the card is visible the performer requests the spectator to remove his card himself, which he does, the card being drawn out from about the centre of the pack. The remaining cards are produced in a like manner, the effect being quite weird. Modus Operandi.… … few cards by cutting an oblong slit in each card wide enough to admit the first finger. These cards are then placed in a side pocket, or pochette, and the remainder of the pack handed to several spectators for the purpose of having cards selected and marked. This having been done the performer…
Magic tricks · Tricks
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