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William J. Hilliar
INCLUDING A complete explanation of his World- Famous Coin Creation, "The Miser's Dream," as presented by him at the Palace Theatre…
Chicago, Ill., U. S. A
CONTENTS Dream, The Miser's.. 9 Production of Any Number of Coins at the Finger Tips... 32 To Pass a Coin Through the Knees. 35 The…
The Miser's Dream
The above original conception of the author's has, he believes, been more extensively imitated and counterfeited than any other known…
At Finger Tips
Before the hat is replaced on the table the audience is asked to name any number, which we will suppose is 15. The performer, who has in…
To Pass a Coin Through the Knees
To bring about the above effect a half-dollar is palmed in the right hand, and another taken between the second and third finger tips (the…
The Elusive Pass
The performer takes, we will say, six coins between the foremost sections of the middle and third fingers of the right hand, spreading out…
New Change-Over Palm
When the left hand is opened, the right hand, which contains the coins palmed, is brought face to face with the left one, and the coins…
Ing Coins at the Same Time
Fig. 33 represents a photo of the author's hand palming coins in three different styles: ordinary, thumb and finger-palm. It is, of course…
Forty Coins
The above trick of the author's is in all seriousness described in a certain "Serio-Comic" Coin-Trick book as being "simple enough" if you…
Coin Vanishes and Passes
The following methods, which are numbered, are for causing the disappearance of one coin only:- No. 1.
A Rapid Pass with Six Coins
Hold six half-dollars by their edges between the two middle fingers and thumb tips. Move the hand towards the left, at the same time al…
Disappearing Pile of Coins
A number of coins are shown lying on a plate, piled up, taken in the left hand where they are seen, and the hand is closed over them. A…
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The Flying Coins
Six half-dollars are deposited in a small box by the spectators and the box placed in full view on the table. Performer shows his…
New Money-Producing Card
Performer has a card selected from the pack, which he holds between the fingers of right hand, when suddenly a real half-dollar…
The Silver Question
Performer, after showing both hands empty, calls upon his banker to supply him with funds, when instantly a pile of 30 coins…
Multiplying Coins
(SLEIGHT-OF-HAND METHOD.) Performer borrows a half-dollar, which by rubbing slightly he causes to increase to two, three, four…
Forty Coins
The above trick of the author's is in all seriousness described in a certain "Serio-Comic" Coin-Trick book as being "simple…
The Coin Cornucopia
The performer calls attention to a piece of newspaper, and makes a cornucopia of it, and places it in a glass that is on a common…