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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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It
is
obvious
that
the
snuff-box
vase
may
equally
well
be
used
to
produce
the
opposite
effect--i.e.,
after
having
openly
placed
a
watch
or
other
article
in
either
of
the
boxes,
you
may,
by
exposing
in
turn
the
other
box,
cause
it
to
apparently
disappear,
or
in
like
manner
make
it
apparently
change
to
any
article
previously
placed
in
the
second
box.
THE
WATCH
BOX.--This
is
an
oblong
mahogany
box--size,
four
inches
by
three,
and
two
and
a
half
deep.
To
the
eye
of
the
uninitiated,
it
is
a
simple
wooden
box,
with
lock
and
key,
and
padded
within
at
top
and
bottom.
In
reality,
however,
one
of
its
sides
is
moveable,
working
on
a
pivot.
(See
Figs.
103,
104.)
In
its
normal
position,
the
side
in
question
is
held
fast
by
a
catch
projecting
from
the
corresponding
edge
of
the
bottom
of
the
box.
To
release
it,
pressure
in
two
places
is
required--a
pressure
on
the
bottom
of
the
box
so
as
to
lift
the
catch,
and
a
simultaneous
pressure
on
the
upper
part
of
the
moveable
side
of
the
box,
thus
forcing
the
lower
part
outwards,
and
allowing
the
watch
or
other
article
placed
in
the
box,
to
fall
into
the
hand
of
the
performer.
For
this
purpose
the
box
is
held
as
shown
in
Fig.
103.
The
manner
of
using
the
box
is
as
follows:
A
borrowed
watch
is
placed
in
it,
the
owner
being
requested,
in
order
to
ensure
its
safe
keeping,
himself
to
lock
it
up
and
keep
the
key.
The
performer
places
the
box
on
his
table,
in
full
view,
but
avails
himself
of
the
moment
during
which
his
back
is
turned
to
the
audience
to
extract
the
watch,
as
shown
in
Fig.
103,
and
to
again
close
the
secret
opening.
Having
thus
gained
possession
of
the
watch,
he
can
conclude
the
trick
by
causing
it
to
re-appear
in
the
snuff-box
vase,
or
in
any
other
way
that
he
thinks
proper.
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