Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
750
Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
575
The
reader
will
doubtless
have
conjectured
that
there
are
in
reality
two
dice
and
two
oranges.
The
box
when
first
brought
forward
contains
in
reality
two
hollow
dice,
one
within
the
other.
The
smaller
and
innermost
(the
one
which
is
afterwards
taken
out
and
placed
under
the
cover)
is
placed
in
the
box
with
its
open
side
towards
the
hinges,
and
contains
an
orange.
The
performer
takes
it
out,
taking
care,
of
course,
that
the
orange
does
not
fall
out,
and
places
it
(open
side
downwards)
upon
the
table.
The
cover
is
now
placed
over
it,
and,
if
lifted
with
pressure,
lifts
the
hollow
die
with
it,
and
reveals
the
orange;
but
if
lifted
by
the
button
on
top,
so
that
the
sides
are
not
pressed,
it
leaves
the
die
covering
the
orange.
We
now
return
to
the
box.
This
contains
a
second
hollow
die,
so
placed
that
the
open
side
is
upwards,
and
the
box
therefore
appears
to
be
empty.
The
lid,
however,
contains
a
sixth
side,
exactly
fitting
the
open
space,
and
thus
making
the
die
complete.
This
moveable
side
is
alternately
made
to
form
a
lining
to
the
lid
or
to
form
part
of
the
die,
according
as
a
little
button
on
the
lid
is
moved
in
one
or
another
direction.
Both
the
true
lid
and
this
moveable
portion
of
it
are
lined
with
looking-glass,
so
as
to
show
no
difference
of
appearance,
whether
the
box
is
exhibited
empty
or
as
containing
the
die.
When
the
sixth
side
is
made
to
form
part
of
the
die,
the
latter
may
be
completely
removed
from
the
box,
and
shown
on
all
its
sides
without
betraying
the
secret,
the
orange
for
the
time
being
remaining
enclosed
within
it.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
