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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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This
effect
is
produced
as
follows:
The
coins
being
in
your
right
hand,
you
introduce
them
with
the
second,
third,
and
fourth
fingers
under
the
edge
of
the
trouser;
then,
with
the
first
finger
and
thumb
which
are
left
outside,
you
nip
them
through
the
cloth,
and
hold
them
an
instant
till
you
have
withdrawn
the
remaining
fingers,
when
with
a
slight
shake
you
let
them
fall.
The
metallic
chink
on
tapping
the
pockets
may
be
produced
in
two
ways.
One
method
is
to
use
a
hollow
metal
wand,
japanned
to
match
the
one
you
ordinarily
use,
and
containing
throughout
its
length
a
loose
piece
of
thick
wire,
which,
striking
against
the
sides
of
the
tube,
exactly
imitates
the
chink
of
money.
The
other
mode
is
to
use
merely
the
ordinary
wand,
allowing
the
end
which
you
hold
to
chink
against
the
money
held
in
the
same
hand.
With
a
little
practice
the
effect
is
equally
deceptive
as
with
the
special
wand.
TO
PASS
A
MARKED
FLORIN
(OR
HALF-CROWN)
INTO
THE
CENTRE
OF
TWO
ORANGES
IN
SUCCESSION.--For
this
excellent
trick
a
little
previous
preparation
is
necessary.
A
slit,
an
inch
and
a
half
deep,
and
just
large
enough
to
admit
a
florin,
is
made
in
each
of
two
oranges,
and
in
one
of
them
a
florin
(which
for
distinction
we
will
call
No.
1)
is
placed.
These
must
be
put
in
readiness
behind
the
scenes,
or
so
placed
as
to
be
out
of
sight
of
the
audience.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
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