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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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PASS
4.
(Le
Tourniquet).--This
(sometimes
known
as
the
“French
drop”)
is
an
easy
and
yet
most
effective
pass.
Hold
the
left
hand
palm
upwards,
with
the
coin
as
shown
in
Fig.
66.
Now
move
the
right
hand
towards
the
left,
passing
the
thumb
of
the
right
hand
under,
and
the
fingers
over
the
coin,
closing
them
just
as
they
pass
it.
The
effect
is
the
same
to
the
eye
of
the
spectator
as
if
you
seized
the
coin
with
thumb
and
fingers,
but,
in
reality,
at
the
moment
when
the
coin
is
covered
by
the
fingers
of
the
right
hand,
you
let
it
drop
quietly
(see
Fig.
67)
into
the
palm
of
the
left.
The
right
hand
you
should
carry
upwards
and
forwards
after
it
leaves
the
left
hand,
following
it
with
your
eyes,
and
thereby
drawing
away
the
attention
of
the
audience
from
the
other
hand.
(See
Fig.
68.)
Do
not
be
in
too
great
a
hurry
to
drop
the
left
hand,
but
turn
the
palm
slightly
towards
you,
with
the
fingers
a
little
bent,
and,
after
a
moment’s
pause,
let
it
fall
gently
to
your
side.
The
hollow
made
by
the
bent
fingers
will
be
sufficient
to
hold
the
coin.
This
pass
is
available
even
for
a
sixpence
or
threepenny
piece,
which
from
their
small
size,
cannot
readily
be
palmed
by
the
ordinary
means.
It
is
also
very
useful
for
“ball”
conjuring.
PASS
5.
(La
Pincette).--This
is
a
modification
of
the
pass
last
described.
The
coin
is
held
as
in
Fig.
69,
between
the
thumb
and
first
and
second
fingers
of
the
left
hand.
You
then
make
the
movement
of
taking
it
between
the
same
fingers
of
the
other
hand,
which
for
that
purpose
makes
a
kind
of
“swoop”
down
upon
it,
the
back
of
the
hand
being
kept
towards
the
spectators.
At
the
moment
when
the
coin
is
covered
by
the
fingers
of
the
right
hand,
it
is
allowed
to
slip
gently
down
into
the
palm
of
the
left,
and
the
right
is
instantly
elevated
as
if
containing
it.
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