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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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THE
MAGIC
RETICULES.--This
is
one
of
the
most
modern
hat
tricks.
The
reticules,
which
are
of
cardboard
covered
with
leather,
are,
when
expanded,
as
shown
in
Fig.
141.
They
are,
however,
constructed
so
as
to
fold
into
a
very
small
compass,
in
manner
following.
The
ends,
a
a,
are
only
attached
to
the
reticule
at
their
lower
edges
(which
form
a
kind
of
leather
hinge),
and
may
be
folded
inwards
flat
upon
the
bottom
of
the
reticule.
(See
Fig.
142.)
The
ends
of
the
ribbon
b,
which
forms
the
sling
or
handle
of
the
reticule,
run
freely
through
two
holes
c
c
in
the
upper
side
of
the
reticule,
and
are
attached
to
the
ends
a
a
at
the
points
d
d.
The
ends
being
folded
down,
as
in
Fig.
142,
the
reticule
becomes
a
hollow
oblong,
open
from
end
to
end,
as
in
Fig.
143.
The
angles,
being
made
of
soft
leather,
are
flexible,
and
by
pressing
the
sides
in
the
direction
indicated
by
the
dotted
lines
(see
Fig.
143),
the
reticule
is
brought
into
the
condition
shown
in
Fig.
144,
and,
on
being
again
folded,
into
that
shown
in
Fig.
145,
in
which
condition
it
is
little
larger
than
a
pocket-book.
Half-a-dozen
reticules
thus
folded,
and
packed
in
a
bag
of
black
alpaca,
or
held
together
by
an
india-rubber
ring,
form
a
small
and
compact
parcel,
and
are
easily
introduced
into
the
hat.
The
performer
having
got
them
out
of
the
bag,
has
only
to
unfold
each,
so
as
to
bring
it
into
the
condition
shown
in
Fig.
144,
when
the
mere
act
of
lifting
the
reticule
out
of
the
bag
by
the
ribbon
b
raises
the
sides
and
ends,
and
restores
it
to
the
shape
shown
in
Fig.
141.
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