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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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THE
GLASS
WITHOUT
COVER,
FOR
MONEY.--This
is
of
tumbler
shape,
without
foot,
and
of
green
or
other
dark-coloured
glass,
so
that
it
is
semi-opaque.
In
this
instance
no
cover
is
used,
and
the
borrowed
coins
are
not
seen,
but
merely
heard,
to
drop
into
the
glass,
where
they
are
found
in
due
course.
The
secret
of
the
glass
lies
in
a
false
bottom
of
tin,
working
on
a
hinge,
and
held
down
by
a
catch
worked
by
a
pin
through
the
bottom
of
the
glass,
and
flying
up
with
a
spring
when
released.
The
performer,
having
gained
possession
of
three
or
four
borrowed
coins
by
either
of
the
means
before
mentioned,
retires
to
fetch
the
glass,
and
takes
the
opportunity
to
place
the
coins
beneath
the
false
bottom.
He
then
comes
forward,
glass
in
hand.
He
does
not
offer
the
glass
for
examination,
but
turns
it
upside
down,
and
rattles
his
wand
inside
it,
showing,
ostensibly,
that
it
is
empty.
Having
done
this,
he
places
it
on
his
table,
as
near
the
back
of
the
stage
as
possible,
at
the
same
time
moving
the
catch,
and
so
releasing
the
false
bottom,
which
naturally
flies
up,
and
uncovers
the
concealed
coins.
Standing
at
a
considerable
distance
from
the
glass,
he
takes
one
by
one
the
substitutes,
which
to
the
eyes
of
the
audience
represent
the
genuine
coins,
and
gets
rid
of
them
by
one
or
other
of
the
various
passes,
saying
as
each
one
apparently
vanishes
from
his
hand,
“One,
two,
three--Pass!”
At
the
same
moment
the
sound
of
a
falling
coin
is
heard,
proceeding
apparently
from
the
glass,
but
really
from
behind
the
scenes,
or
any
other
available
spot
out
of
sight,
where
an
assistant,
placed
as
near
to
the
glass
as
circumstances
will
admit,
drops
another
coin
into
another
glass.
If
the
position
of
the
assistant,
with
reference
to
the
audience,
is
pretty
nearly
in
a
straight
line
with
the
glass
which
they
see,
the
illusion
will
be
perfect.
When
all
the
coins
are
supposed
to
have
passed
in
this
manner,
the
performer,
advancing
to
the
glass,
pours
out,
either
upon
a
tray
or
upon
his
open
palm,
the
borrowed
coins,
and
leaving
the
glass
upon
the
table,
comes
forward,
and
requests
the
owners
to
identify
them.
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