Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . t arm of theslit be brought immediately over this pin, the latter will, as the coversinks down, travel upward along the opening as far as the junctionwith the transverse portion of the slit. If the cover be now a^ainlifted, the pin will, of course, offer no obstruction to its removal; butif the cover be firstslightly turned to theright, the pin will be-come engaged in thetransverse portion of theslit, and upon then lift-ing the cover, it willcarry with it the pin,and all connected withit. When it is desiredto lift off the coveralon
Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . t arm of theslit be brought immediately over this pin, the latter will, as the coversinks down, travel upward along the opening as far as the junctionwith the transverse portion of the slit. If the cover be now a^ainlifted, the pin will, of course, offer no obstruction to its removal; butif the cover be firstslightly turned to theright, the pin will be-come engaged in thetransverse portion of theslit, and upon then lift-ing the cover, it willcarry with it the pin,and all connected withit. When it is desiredto lift off the coveralone, it will only benecessary to turn thecover a little to the left,thus bringing the pin again over the upright portion of the slit. The second piece of apparatus is a caddy (Fig. 185), in appear-ance not unlike an ordinary tea caddy, with three equal-sized com-partments, each having its own lid. Upon close inspection it will bediscovered that the internal depth of these compartments is somewhatshallow in comparison with the external measurement of the caddy,.
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