. Modern magic. : A practical treatise on the art of s the pressure is removed, the block falls backinto its original position, and the mouth closes. The third or right-hand set of levers is a little more complex inits operation, inasmuch as it has to perform a double office, theexpulsion of twocards from themouth, and theelevation of twoothers at the topof the head. Thecards to be shotfrom the mouthare placed be-forehand (fromthe front) in thereceptacle indicat-ed in Fithe and a plan ofwhich is given inFig. 290, and aback view in m m is a flatpiece of tin, itsedges folded
. Modern magic. : A practical treatise on the art of s the pressure is removed, the block falls backinto its original position, and the mouth closes. The third or right-hand set of levers is a little more complex inits operation, inasmuch as it has to perform a double office, theexpulsion of twocards from themouth, and theelevation of twoothers at the topof the head. Thecards to be shotfrom the mouthare placed be-forehand (fromthe front) in thereceptacle indicat-ed in Fithe and a plan ofwhich is given inFig. 290, and aback view in m m is a flatpiece of tin, itsedges folded overso as to form a re-ceptacle or plat-form just capableof holding easily acouple of cards ; nis a spring, which,when the cards are put in position, is set by being drawn back into the notch of thecatch 0. When an upward pressure is exerted by the shaft p p onthe elbow-piece q q q, the latter pressing against r draws back thiscatch, and releases the spring, which forthwith shoots out the twocards from the mouth. The other two cards are inserted in the clip s. < / Fig. 289. 462 MODERN MAGIC. (sec Fig. 291), consisting of two small pieces of sheet brass solderedto the end of the rod which woiks up and down piston-wise in thetube u u. Within the tube is a spiral spring which impels s upwards m\
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