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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
431
THE
DRUMS
FROM
THE
HAT.--In
this
trick
the
performer
generally
begins
by
producing
from
the
hat
a
number
of
the
multiplying
balls
described
at
page
307.
He
next
produces
a
miniature
drum,
prettily
ornamented,
then
another,
then
a
third
and
a
fourth,
each
being
a
shade
larger
than
its
predecessor,
and
the
last
of
such
a
size
as
barely
to
be
containable
within
the
hat.
With
the
reader’s
present
knowledge,
he
will
readily
conjecture
that
the
drums
are
so
constructed
as
to
fit
one
within
the
other,
the
multiplying
balls
being
packed
within
the
smallest
of
the
four.
One
end
of
each
drum
is
loose,
and
falls
inwards
upon
the
opposite
end,
upon
which
it
lies
flat,
thus
giving
space
for
the
introduction
of
another
drum,
a
size
smaller.
Across
the
loose
end,
and
parallel
to
it,
is
fixed
a
wire,
forming
a
handle
whereby
the
performer
may
lift
the
drum
out
of
the
hat,
the
act
of
doing
so
raising
the
end
into
its
proper
position,
and
a
wire
rim
round
the
inside
of
each
drum
preventing
the
loose
end
being
drawn
out
altogether.
Each
drum
is
taken
out
with
the
loose
end
upwards;
but
the
performer,
in
placing
it
on
the
table,
turns
it
over,
thus
bringing
the
solid
end
up.
In
default
of
this
precaution,
the
loose
end
would
fall
back
again
to
its
old
position,
and
so
betray
the
secret.
The
drums
are
usually
made
oval,
rather
than
round,
as
they
are
thus
better
suited
to
the
shape
of
a
hat.
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