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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
BRASS
BOX
FOR
MONEY,
KNOWN
AS
THE
“PLUG-BOX.”--This
is
a
piece
of
apparatus
so
ingenious
in
construction,
and
capable
of
being
used
in
so
many
different
ways,
that
we
should
recommend
the
student
of
magic
to
make
it
one
of
his
first
investments.
It
is
about
three
inches
in
height,
and
one
and
a
half
in
diameter,
and
is
composed
of
four
separate
parts.
See
Fig.
88,
in
which
a
represents
the
outside
or
body
of
the
box,
being
in
reality
a
mere
brass
tube
open
at
both
ends,
with
a
moveable
bottom,
b,
which
fits
tightly
in
the
end
of
a,
appearing
when
in
its
place
to
be
a
fixture,
and
to
form
with
a
one
complete
whole;
a
has
no
lid,
properly
so
called,
but
is
closed
by
inserting
in
it
what
appears
to
be
a
solid
brass
plug
or
piston.
This
plug,
however,
though
in
appearance
solid,
also
consists
of
two
parts--the
plug
proper,
c,
which
is
really
solid,
and
a
brass
sheath,
d,
exactly
fitting
it
as
to
its
diameter,
but
a
quarter
of
an
inch
longer,
thus
leaving,
when
c
is
placed
in
d,
and
pushed
home,
a
hollow
space
at
the
bottom
of
d
capable
of
containing
a
florin
or
half-crown.
The
sheath
d
is
of
precisely
the
same
length
as
a,
and
is
so
made
as
to
fit
easily
upon
c,
but
tightly
within
a.
When
the
plug-box
is
exhibited
to
the
audience,
the
bottom,
b,
is
in
its
proper
place,
and
c,
which
is
shown
apart
from
a,
is
covered
with
its
sheath,
d.
There
being
nothing
in
its
appearance
to
point
to
any
other
conclusion,
the
spectators
naturally
believe
that
the
apparatus
consists
of
those
two
parts
only.
If
now
the
plug
be
placed
within
the
box,
and
pushed
home,
the
moveable
bottom,
b,
will
be
pressed
out,
and
fall
into
the
hand
of
the
performer.
On
again
withdrawing
the
plug,
the
sheath
d,
which,
as
already
mentioned,
fits
more
tightly
within
a
than
upon
c,
is
left
within
a;
the
bottom
of
d,
which
comes
exactly
flush
with
the
lower
edge
of
a,
now
appearing
to
be
the
bottom
of
the
latter.
To
the
eyes
of
the
audience,
the
box
is
exactly
as
they
saw
it
at
first,
and
it
may
even
be
examined
pretty
freely,
with
little
risk
of
its
secret
being
discovered
by
any
one.
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