Tricks and magic made easy, by Edward Summers Squier, M.A (1919)
Squier, Edward Summers · New York, E.J. Clode · leaf 171
Fig. 31. cord. The method depends on having thehole through the ball run in a curve.When the cord is slack, the ball slidesfreely. When the cord is tightened, itbinds on the hidden curve within thewood, and the movement of the ball isinstantly arrested. [ 170] Stage Illusions A variation of this…
Magic tricks
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.