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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
pistol
employed,
being
of
constant
use
in
magical
performances,
will
demand
a
special
explanation.
It
consists
of
two
parts,
viz.,
an
ordinary
pocket-pistol,
and
a
conical
tin
funnel,
measuring
about
five
inches
across
its
widest
diameter,
and
tapering
down
to
a
tube
of
such
a
size
as
to
fit
easily
over
the
barrel
of
the
pistol.
This
tube
is
continued
inside
the
cone,
and
affords
a
free
passage
for
the
charge,
which
consists
of
powder
only.
Any
object
which
is
apparently
to
be
fired
from
the
pistol
is
pressed
down
between
the
outside
of
this
tube
and
the
inside
of
the
tin
cone,
where
it
remains
wholly
unaffected
by
the
explosion.
The
outside
of
the
cone
is
japanned
according
to
taste,
the
tube
and
the
rest
of
the
interior
being
always
black.
There
are
numerous
other
ways
of
finishing
the
trick,
with
or
without
the
use
of
the
pistol.
The
watch-mortar
has
discharged
its
duty
when
it
has
apparently
reduced
the
borrowed
watch
to
fragments,
and
has
placed
it
in
reality
in
the
hands
of
the
performer.
The
sequel
of
the
trick,
with
which
the
mortar
has
nothing
to
do,
will
depend
on
the
ingenuity
of
the
performer
and
his
command
of
other
apparatus.
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