Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . Fig. 144. Fig. 145. the reticule out of the bag by the ribbon b raises the sides and ends,and restores it to the shape shown in Fig. 141. The Drums from the Hat.—In this trick the performer gene-rally begins by producing from the hat a number of the multiplyingballs described at page 307. He next produces a miniature drum,prettily ornamented, then another, then a third and a fourth, each beinga shade larger than its predecessor, and the last of such a size asbarely to be containable within the hat. With the readers present knowiedg
Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . Fig. 144. Fig. 145. the reticule out of the bag by the ribbon b raises the sides and ends,and restores it to the shape shown in Fig. 141. The Drums from the Hat.—In this trick the performer gene-rally begins by producing from the hat a number of the multiplyingballs described at page 307. He next produces a miniature drum,prettily ornamented, then another, then a third and a fourth, each beinga shade larger than its predecessor, and the last of such a size asbarely to be containable within the hat. With the readers present knowiedge, he will readily conjecturethat the drums are so constructed as to fit one within the other, themultiplying balls being packed within the smallest of the four. Oneend of each drum is loose, and falls inwards upon the opposite end,upon which it lies flat, thus giving space for the introduction ofanother drum, a size smaller. Across the loose end, and parallel toit, is fixed a wire, forming a handle whereby the performer may lift MODERN MAGIC. the drum out
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