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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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THE
VANISHING
HALFPENNY
BOX.
TO
MAKE
A
HALFPENNY
VANISH
FROM
THE
BOX,
AND
AGAIN
RETURN
TO
IT.--This
is
a
little
round
box,
made
of
boxwood,
about
an
inch
deep,
and
of
such
diameter
that
its
internal
measurement
exactly
admits
a
halfpenny;
in
other
words,
that
if
a
halfpenny
be
placed
in
it,
it
exactly
covers
the
bottom.
The
top
and
bottom
of
the
box
are
lined
with
some
bright-coloured
paper,
and
with
it
is
used
a
halfpenny,
one
side
of
which
is
covered
with
similar
paper.
If
therefore
this
halfpenny
be
placed
in
the
box
with
the
papered
side
upwards,
the
halfpenny
is
naturally
taken
to
be
the
bottom
of
the
box,
which
thus
appears
empty.
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