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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
only
drawback
to
the
trick
is
the
tediousness
of
the
process
of
unwinding.
To
obviate
this,
some
performers
use
a
wheel
made
for
the
purpose,
which
materially
shortens
the
length
of
the
operation.
THE
GLASS
GOBLET
AND
COVER.--This
apparatus
consists
of
an
ordinary
glass
goblet,
of
rather
large
size,
with
a
japanned
tin
cover,
in
shape
not
unlike
the
lid
of
a
coffee-pot,
but
of
sufficient
height
to
contain,
in
an
upright
position,
a
couple
of
florins
or
half-crowns.
These
are
placed
side
by
side
in
a
flat
tube,
just
large
enough
to
admit
them,
fixed
in
a
slightly
sloping
position
in
the
upper
part
of
the
cover,
and
divided
in
two
by
a
tin
partition.
Across
the
lower
end
of
this
tube
is
a
tin
slide,
which,
in
its
normal
condition,
is
kept
closed
by
the
action
of
a
spring,
but
is
drawn
back
whenever
a
knob
on
the
top
of
the
cover
is
pressed
down.
If
a
slight
pressure
be
applied,
one
coin
only
is
released;
but
if
the
knob
be
still
further
pressed
down,
the
second
also
falls.
The
mechanism
of
the
cover
is
concealed
by
a
flat
plate
or
lining,
also
of
tin,
soldered
just
within
it,
with
an
oblong
opening
just
large
enough
to
admit
of
the
passage
of
the
coins.
The
inside
of
the
cover
is
japanned
black,
the
outside
according
to
the
taste
of
the
maker.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
