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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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There
is
an
improved
watch
box,
the
invention
of
the
late
M.
Robert-Houdin,
which
contains,
concealed
in
the
lid,
a
mechanical
arrangement
producing
a
ticking
sound,
which
may
be
set
in
motion
and
again
stopped
at
the
pleasure
of
the
performer.
By
using
this
box,
the
watch
may
be
heard
apparently
ticking
inside
until
the
very
moment
when
it
is
commanded
by
the
operator
to
pass
to
some
other
apparatus.
THE
WATCH
TARGET.--This
is
in
appearance
an
ordinary-looking
round
target,
of
about
twelve
inches
in
diameter,
and
supported
on
an
upright
pillar.
It
is
painted
in
concentric
circles,
and
on
the
bull’s-eye
is
fixed
a
little
hook.
Its
use
is
as
follows:
A
watch
having
been
borrowed,
and
smashed
to
pieces
or
made
to
disappear
altogether,
as
before
explained,
the
performer
brings
forward
the
target,
which
is
either
held
by
the
assistant
or
placed
upon
the
magician’s
table.
Producing
the
magic
pistol,
the
performer
proceeds
to
load
it
(visibly
or
invisibly,
according
to
the
circumstances
of
the
trick)
with
the
borrowed
watch
or
the
fragments
thereof.
Then,
taking
careful
aim,
he
fires
at
the
target,
when
the
borrowed
watch
is
seen
to
alight
on
the
little
hook
already
mentioned,
whence
it
is
removed
and
handed
to
the
owner.
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Marker
Fine marker
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Circle
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