Chapter VIII

TRICKS WITH COIN REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS.

The Heads and Tails Trick 182

The Magic Cover and Vanishing Halfpence 183

The Animated Coin, which answers Questions, etc. 185

Appliances for Vanishing Money--

The Vanishing Halfpenny Box 187

The Rattle Box 189

The Pepper-box 190

The Brass Money-box 191

The Brass Box, known as the “Plug-box” 192

The Handkerchief for Vanishing Money 194

The Demon Handkerchief 195

The Davenport Cabinet 195

Appliances for Re-producing Vanished Money--

The Nest of Boxes 197

The Ball of Berlin Wool 198

The Glass Goblet and Cover 199

The Glass without Cover 200

The Miraculous Casket 202

The Half-Crown or Florin Wand 203

The Shower of Money 205

The Vanishing Plate, or Salver 208

The “Changing” Plate 210

The Tray of Proteus 211

CHAPTER IX.

TRICKS WITH WATCHES.

To indicate on the Dial of a Watch the Hour secretly thought
of by any of the Company 213

To Bend a Borrowed Watch Backwards and Forwards 214

The Watch-mortar and the Magic Pistol 215

The “Snuff-box Vase” 217

The “Watch Box” 219

The “Watch Target” 220

The Mesmerised Watch. (To Make any Watch a Repeater) 222

CHAPTER X.

TRICKS WITH RINGS.

The Flying Ring 225

To Pass a Ring from the one Hand to either Finger of the other
Hand 227

To Pass a Ring through a Pocket-handkerchief 228

To Pass a Ring through the Table 228

To Pass a Ring invisibly upon the Middle of a Wooden Wand, the
Ends being held by two of the Spectators 230

The Magic Ball and Rings 231

To Pass a Borrowed Ring into an Egg 233

The Magic Rose 234