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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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There
is
another
speciality
about
the
Domino-box,
which
renders
it
available
to
cause
the
disappearance
of
a
coin
placed
in
it;
though,
as
in
the
case
of
the
“Rattle-box,”
described
in
the
chapter
devoted
to
coin
tricks,
the
coin
is
heard
to
rattle
within
it
till
the
very
moment
of
its
disappearance.
This
is
effected
as
follows:--Between
the
bottom
of
the
drawer
and
that
of
the
box
proper
is
a
very
small
space,
just
large
enough
to
allow
a
shilling
to
lie
between
the
true
and
false
bottom.
On
the
under
side
of
the
drawer,
however
(see
Fig.
220,
showing
the
under
side
of
the
drawer
portion),
are
glued
two
thin
slips
of
wood,
gradually
approaching
each
other,
and
thereby
narrowing
this
space
to
a
width
of
about
half
an
inch.
If
when
the
lid
is
withdrawn
with
the
drawer,
as
already
explained,
a
shilling
or
sovereign
is
dropped
into
the
box,
and
the
box
again
closed,
the
coin
will
have
plenty
of
room
to
rattle
about
as
long
as
it
remains
at
the
end
a,
but
if
shaken
down
with
a
sharp
jerk
in
the
direction
of
the
end
b,
it
will
become
caught
in
the
narrower
portion
of
the
opening,
and
will
thenceforth
be
silent,
unless
it
may
suit
the
purpose
of
the
performer
to
release
it
again,
which
he
can
do
by
a
sharp
downward
jerk
in
the
direction
of
a.
Of
course,
as
the
coin
is
below
the
false
bottom,
it
will
appear
to
have
vanished
when
the
box
is
opened
in
the
ordinary
way.
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