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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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There
is
another
form
of
watch-mortar,
which
is
frequently
used,
though
to
our
own
taste
it
is
very
inferior
to
that
above
described.
It
consists
of
a
cylindrical
tin
box
or
case,
about
four
inches
high
and
three
in
diameter,
open
at
the
top,
standing
on
a
broad
flat
foot.
Within
this
fits
loosely
another
similar
cylinder,
of
about
an
inch
less
in
depth.
The
upper
edge
of
this
latter
is
turned
over
all
round,
giving
the
two
the
appearance
of
being
both
of
a
piece.
The
whole
is
closed
by
an
ornamental
cardboard
cover,
also
cylindrical.
If
this
cover
be
lifted
lightly--i.e.,
without
pressure--it
will
come
off
alone;
but
if
its
sides
are
pressed,
they
will
clip
the
turned-over
edge
of
the
upper
or
moveable
compartment,
and
lift
this
with
it.
In
this
form
of
the
trick
the
borrowed
watch
is
placed
in
a
little
bag,
and
the
two
together
deposited
in
the
upper
compartment.
In
the
mortar
proper--i.e.,
the
space
between
the
two
compartments--is
placed
beforehand
a
similar
little
bag,
containing
the
broken
fragments
of
a
watch.
The
cover
being
under
some
pretext
put
on,
the
upper
compartment
is
lifted
off
with
it,
and
the
pounding
consequently
falls
on
the
prepared
fragments.
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