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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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A
further
improvement
may
be
made
in
the
trick
by
using
a
sword
with
a
rapier
blade
in
place
of
the
brass
rod.
The
trick
is
not
only
more
effective
in
appearance,
as
the
sword
appears
to
cut
through
the
ball,
but
the
tapering
shape
of
the
blade
makes
the
trick
much
easier
to
perform,
as
you
have
only
to
draw
the
ball
down
towards
the
hilt,
when
the
swell
of
the
blade
will
force
the
two
halves
of
the
ball
apart,
leaving
them
naturally
in
your
hand.
It
is
best
in
this
case
simultaneously
to
let
the
solid
ball
drop
from
your
palm
to
the
floor.
This
draws
all
eyes
downwards,
and
gives
you
ample
opportunity
to
drop
the
halves
of
the
trick
ball
into
your
secret
pocket.
In
this
form
of
the
trick
you,
of
course,
hold
the
sword
yourself
in
the
ordinary
manner,
and
you
may,
if
you
prefer
it,
dispense
with
the
handkerchief,
using
your
hand
only
to
mask
the
operation,
at
once
stepping
forward,
as
the
ball
drops
to
the
ground,
and
saying,
“Will
the
owners
be
kind
enough
to
identify
their
rings?”
TO
PASS
A
BORROWED
RING
INTO
AN
EGG.--This
is
an
effective
conclusion
to
a
ring
trick.
The
necessary
apparatus
consists
of
two
wooden
egg-cups,
inside
one
of
which,
at
the
bottom,
is
cut
a
mortice
or
slot
just
large
enough
to
receive
one-half
the
circumference
of
a
lady’s
ring,
and
to
hold
it
in
an
upright
position.
The
second
egg-cup
has
no
speciality,
being,
in
fact,
merely
a
dummy,
designed
to
be
handed
to
the
audience
for
inspection.
An
ordinary
button-hook,
or
a
piece
of
wire
bent
into
the
shape
of
a
button-hook,
completes
the
preparations.
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