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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
513
The
trick
is
sometimes
elaborated
by
the
performer,
by
way
of
conclusion,
apparently
breaking
the
bottle,
and
producing
therefrom
a
borrowed
handkerchief
or
other
article
which
has
been
made
to
disappear
in
some
previous
trick.
This
is
effected
by
means
of
an
additional
speciality
in
the
construction
of
the
bottle.
The
compartments
containing
the
liquids
in
this
case
terminate
a
couple
of
inches
above
the
bottom
of
the
bottle,
and
the
part
below
this,
which
has
a
wavy
edge,
like
fractured
glass,
is
made
to
slip
on
and
off.
(See
Fig.
206.)
The
performer,
having
produced
the
wines,
pretends
to
crack
the
bottle
all
round
by
rapping
it
with
his
wand,
and,
having
apparently
cracked
it,
pulls
the
bottom
off,
and
exhibits
the
handkerchief,
which
was
beforehand
placed
in
readiness
therein.
The
two
parts
of
the
bottle
joining
with
great
nicety,
there
is
little
fear
that
the
pretended
crack
will
prematurely
attract
attention.
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