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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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THE
“CARD
AND
BIRD”
BOX.--This
is,
in
form
and
general
appearance,
similar
to
that
form
of
the
card-box
last
above
described
(that
which
has
an
enclosed
space
beneath
the
flap),
but
its
working
is
precisely
the
converse--i.e.,
the
normal
condition
of
the
flap
in
this
case
is
to
lie
folded
against
the
back
of
the
box,
against
which
it
is
pressed
by
the
action
of
a
spring.
It
may,
however,
be
folded
down
so
as
to
lie
parallel
with
the
bottom,
a
little
catch
projecting
from
the
inner
surface
of
the
front,
holding
it
in
that
position.
(See
Fig.
52.)
The
lock
is
in
this
case
a
mere
sham,
having
neither
key
nor
keyhole,
but
a
little
stud
projecting
from
the
lower
edge
of
the
lid,
and
representing
the
“staple”
of
the
lock,
presses,
when
the
box
is
closed,
upon
an
upright
pin
passing
through
the
thickness
of
the
wood
up
the
front
of
the
box,
and
thereby
withdraws
the
catch,
when
the
flap
flies
up,
concealing
the
card
which
has
just
been
placed
upon
it,
and
revealing
the
bird
or
other
object
which
had
previously
been
concealed
beneath
it.
The
same
principle
is
sometimes
applied
to
the
“card-box,”
the
flap
when
“set”
lying
flat
on
the
bottom
of
the
box,
leaving
no
hollow
space
below.
THE
CARD
TRIPOD.--This
is
a
miniature
table,
standing
five
or
six
inches
high.
It
has
a
round
top
of
about
the
same
diameter,
supported
on
a
tripod
foot.
It
is
provided
with
an
ornamental
cover
of
tin
or
pasteboard,
shaped
somewhat
like
the
top
of
a
coffee-pot,
just
large
enough
to
fit
neatly
over
the
top
of
the
table,
and
about
an
inch
deep.
The
table
has
a
false
top,
made
of
tin,
but
japanned
to
match
the
real
top,
and
of
such
a
size
as
to
fit
tightly
within
the
cover.
If
the
false
top
be
laid
upon
the
true
one,
and
the
cover
placed
over
both,
the
cover
will,
on
being
again
removed,
carry
with
it
the
false
top,
and
leave
exposed
the
real
one,
which,
however,
the
audience
take
to
be
that
which
they
have
already
seen.
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