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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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The
wrist
trap
is
generally
worked
by
the
performer
standing
at
the
side
of
the
table,
and
the
traps
are
therefore
made
right-handed
and
left-handed,
according
to
the
end
at
which
they
are
intended
to
be
placed,
the
rule
being
that
c
must
be
so
placed
with
reference
to
a,
as
to
be
when
in
use
under
the
hand
furthest
from
the
spectators.
Fig.
267
illustrates
this
difference
of
make,
to
suit
the
one
or
the
other
end
of
the
table.
3.
The
“Rabbit”
or
“Dove”
Trap.--This,
as
its
name
indicates,
is
a
trap
for
causing
the
disappearance
of
a
rabbit
or
pigeon.
The
opening
is
in
this
case
oval,
measuring
about
eight
inches
by
six,
and
closed
by
a
double
flap,
divided
down
the
middle
(see
Fig.
268,
representing
the
under
side
of
the
trap.)
It
has
no
string,
the
animal
being
simply
pushed
down
through
the
trap
under
cover
either
of
a
second
rabbit,
or
of
a
piece
of
paper
in
which
the
victim
is
supposed
to
be
wrapped.
As
the
rabbit
trap
requires
considerable
space,
and,
moreover,
involves
the
necessity
of
some
sort
of
an
inclosure
within
the
table
to
prevent
an
unexpected
reappearance
of
the
animal,
it
is
a
convenient
plan
to
devote
to
it
a
small
special
table.
This
should
be
circular;
about
thirty-two
inches
in
height,
and
sixteen
to
eighteen
in
diameter.
The
upper
part
of
the
table
must
form
a
circular
wooden
box,
about
eight
inches
in
depth,
with
an
opening
behind
to
get
out
the
rabbit.
The
table
may,
like
the
principal
table,
have
a
servante
behind
it,
which
will
greatly
increase
its
utility.
The
depth
of
the
upper
part
may
be
concealed
by
a
hanging
fringe;
the
general
appearance
of
the
table
(seen
from
the
back)
being
as
shown
in
Fig.
269.
A
table
of
this
class
makes
a
very
pretty
side
table,
and
may
be
balanced
on
the
opposite
side
of
the
stage
by
another
of
similar
appearance,
but
designed
for
some
different
purpose.
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