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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
536
THE
INEXHAUSTIBLE
BOX.--The
inexhaustible
box
is,
to
all
outward
appearance,
a
plain
wooden
box,
of
walnut,
mahogany,
or
rosewood,
in
length
from
twelve
to
twenty
inches,
and
in
depth
and
width
from
nine
to
fifteen
inches.
Whatever
its
dimensions,
its
width
and
depth,
exclusive
of
the
lid,
must
be
alike.
To
prove
that
it
is
without
preparation
within,
the
performer
turns
it
over
on
the
table
towards
the
spectators,
and,
lifting
the
lid,
shows
that
it
is
perfectly
empty.
Again
he
closes
it,
and,
turning
it
right
side
upwards,
opens
it
once
more,
and
instantly
proceeds
to
take
from
it
a
variety
of
different
articles.
At
any
moment
the
box
is
again
turned
over
towards
the
audience,
and
shown
to
be
empty;
but
it
is
no
sooner
replaced,
than
the
performer
recommences
taking
from
it
toys,
bonbons,
etc.,
the
supply
being
many
times
larger
than
could
possibly
be
contained
at
one
time
in
the
box.
The
bottom
a
b
of
the
box
(see
Fig.
226)
is
moveable,
working
on
a
hinge
b
extending
along
its
front.
When
the
box
is
turned
over
to
the
front,
this
bottom
piece
does
not
turn
over
with
it,
but
remains
flat
upon
the
table
as
before.
A
piece
of
wood
b
c,
of
exactly
similar
size
and
shape,
is
glued
to
a
b
at
right
angles.
When
the
box
stands
right
side
upwards,
this
piece
lies
flat
against
the
front
of
the
box,
whose
upper
edge
is
made
with
a
slight
“return,”
so
as
to
conceal
it.
When
the
box
is
turned
over
to
the
front,
this
piece,
like
the
bottom,
retains
its
position,
while
any
object
which
had
previously
been
placed
in
the
box
remains
undisturbed,
but
hidden
by
this
latter
piece.
(See
Figs.
226,
227.)
It
is,
of
course,
necessary
that
such
object
should
be
of
such
a
size
as
not
to
overpass
the
arc
which
the
edge
of
the
box
describes
in
its
change
of
position,
and
the
length
from
b
to
c
must
be
exactly
the
same
as
that
from
a
to
b.
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