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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
262
The
trick
may
be
brought
to
an
effective
conclusion
as
follows:
After
you
have
got
rid
of
the
double-faced
penny,
you
may
continue,
“Perhaps
it
is
a
little
too
complicated
for
you
with
four
coins;
suppose
we
try
it
with
one
only,
and
I
won’t
even
turn
it
over.”
Placing
one
of
the
genuine
pence
on
the
middle
of
the
right
palm,
which
you
hold
out
horizontally
before
you,
you
draw
special
attention
to
the
fact
that
the
coin
is
(say)
“tail”
upwards.
Quickly
covering
it
with
the
other
hand,
you
say,
“What
is
it
now?”
“Tail,”
is
the
reply.
“Wrong
again!”
you
say,
and,
lifting
up
the
hand,
show
that
the
coin
has
this
time
vanished
altogether.
This
mysterious
disappearance
is
effected
as
follows:
When
you
apparently
cover
the
coin
with
the
left
hand,
you
bring
the
hands
together
with
a
quick
lateral
motion
as
though
sliding
the
one
across
the
other.
This
shoots
the
coin
from
the
palm
down
the
opposite
sleeve,
the
motion
being
so
quick
that
the
keenest
eye
cannot
detect
it.
This
little
sleight
is
by
no
means
difficult,
and
is
well
worthy
of
acquirement,
as
it
may
be
introduced
with
equal
effect
in
many
tricks.
THE
MAGIC
COVER
AND
VANISHING
HALFPENCE.--This
is
a
very
old
trick,
but
is
still
very
popular
with
a
juvenile
audience.
The
principal
apparatus
consists
of
half-a-dozen
halfpence,
of
which
the
centre
portion
has
been
cut
out,
leaving
each
a
mere
rim
of
metal.
Upon
these
is
placed
a
complete
halfpenny,
and
the
whole
are
connected
together
by
a
rivet
running
through
the
whole
thickness
of
the
pile.
When
placed
upon
the
table,
with
the
complete
coin
upwards,
they
have
all
the
appearance
of
a
pile
of
ordinary
halfpence,
the
slight
lateral
play
allowed
by
the
rivet
aiding
the
illusion.
A
little
leather
cap
(shaped
something
like
a
fez,
with
a
little
button
on
the
top,
and
of
such
a
size
as
to
fit
loosely
over
the
pile
of
halfpence),
with
an
ordinary
die,
such
as
backgammon
is
played
with,
complete
the
necessary
requirements.
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