Later Day Tricks
A. Roterberg
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The New Torn and Restored Handkerchief
AFTER having performed some trick with a borrowed handkerchief, the performer accidentally spreads it over his knee and is horrified to discover a large, plainly visible hole in its center. Upon being being assured by the owner of the handkerchief, that said hole did not exist at the time the handkerchief was borrowed, the conjurer is compelled to resort to his potent art and with just a wave of his wand, causes the handkerchief to become whole again, immediately returning it to its owner who upon close scrutiny fails to find any trace of the hole which he and the company beheld there a moment ago.
This easily accomplished feat depends upon the use of a piece of thin metal cut into the shape of a hole and then covered with the same material that the performer's trousers consist of. By means of a fine hook, soldered to the back of the "fake" the latter is secretly attached to the center of the borrowed handkerchief which is then spread over the knee as described and appears to contain a large hole. To repair the damage, the "fake" is secretly palmed off, the handkerchief is then given a tap with the wand and the trick is done.
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