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This small tray, specially constructed with a secret compartment to add more coins to those lying in view on the tray, began appearing in texts on conjuring in the mid-1800s; e.g., Prof Hoffmann' | This small tray, specially constructed with a secret compartment to add more coins to those lying in view on the tray, began appearing in texts on conjuring in the mid-1800s; e.g., Prof Hoffmann' | ||
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Frederick T. Furman suggested the use of an unprepared hardcover book for the same purpose, hiding the extra coins within the natural hollow of the spine; see " | Frederick T. Furman suggested the use of an unprepared hardcover book for the same purpose, hiding the extra coins within the natural hollow of the spine; see " | ||
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+ | The use of a tray to switch a coin is described by Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin in // | ||
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