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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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If
a
pin
be
thrust
into
this
hole,
the
purpose
of
the
two
is
immediately
manifest;
for
the
pressure
of
the
pin
releases
a
tiny
catch,
and
allows
the
bottom
of
the
drawer,
which
is
in
reality
only
supported
by
this
catch
at
the
back
and
a
cloth
hinge
in
the
front,
to
drop
into
the
position
indicated
in
Fig.
90.
This
is
precisely
what
takes
place
when
the
drawer,
being
restored
to
its
proper
position
in
the
cabinet,
is
duly
closed.
The
pressure
of
the
brass
pin
at
the
back
releases
the
catch,
and
the
bottom
of
the
drawer
falls
as
just
described,
and
allows
any
article
which
may
have
been
placed
therein
to
drop
into
the
hand
of
the
person
holding
the
cabinet.
(See
Fig.
91.)
The
act
of
pulling
out
the
drawer
again
presses
the
bottom
up
to
its
proper
place,
where
it
is
secured
by
the
catch
until
once
more
released
by
the
pressure
of
the
pin.
The
strong
point
of
this
ingenious
little
apparatus
is
that
it
is
absolutely
self-acting,
and
its
secret
can
only
be
detected
by
examining
the
cabinet
from
below
at
the
moment
when
the
drawer
is
pushed
home;
and
this
it
is
easy
to
prevent
by
the
simple
expedient
of
handing
each
portion
separately
for
inspection.
The
performer
begins
by
handing
first
the
cabinet
and
then
the
drawer
for
examination.
Then,
placing
the
cabinet
on
the
palm
of
his
hand,
he
invites
any
one
of
the
audience
to
deposit
any
small
article,
a
coin,
a
ring,
a
watch,
etc.,
in
the
drawer,
and
to
replace
the
drawer
in
the
cabinet.
As
soon
as
the
drawer
is
closed,
the
article
drops
through
into
his
hand.
Taking
hold
of
the
cabinet
with
the
other
hand
(lifting
it
by
the
top
only,
and
with
the
very
tips
of
his
fingers,
so
as
to
preclude
all
apparent
possibility
of
deception),
he
places
it
on
the
table
or
elsewhere,
in
full
view.
Having
thus
gained
possession
of
the
borrowed
article,
he
concludes
the
trick
by
reproducing
it
in
any
manner
he
thinks
proper.
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