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- | A precursor of this trick can be seen in a fortunetelling method dating back at least to the 1800s.A large key is bound tightly between the pages of a Bible, with the grip of the key sticking out at the top. Two people extend their forefingers to support the key and Bible, each placing a fingertip under one side of the key grip. They would then ask a question, and the key and Bible would turn to indicate a letter, number, yes or no. This is described in W(illiam). H(enry). Cremer’s //The Secret Out// (1871, p. 223). Since Cremer' | + | A precursor of this trick can be seen in a fortunetelling method dating back at least to the 1800s. A large key is bound tightly between the pages of a Bible, with the grip of the key sticking out at the top. Two people extend their forefingers to support the key and Bible, each placing a fingertip under one side of the key grip. They would then ask a question, and the key and Bible would turn to indicate a letter, number, yes or no. This is described in W(illiam). H(enry). Cremer’s //The Secret Out// (1871, p. 223). Since Cremer' |
The well-known trick of making a key turn on the palm of the hand is also quite old, but early print references for it have proved elusive. It was commonly sold by magic dealers. By the mid-1900s it was considered old and widely known. | The well-known trick of making a key turn on the palm of the hand is also quite old, but early print references for it have proved elusive. It was commonly sold by magic dealers. By the mid-1900s it was considered old and widely known. | ||
- | A variant handling by Joseph Kolar, in which the key is balanced at the tips of the finger and thumb was sold by the B. L. Gilbert Co. as a single-page instruction sheet sometime | + | A variant handling by Joseph Kolar, in which the key is balanced at the tips of the finger and thumb was sold by the B. L. Gilbert Co. as a single-page instruction sheet, likely issued |
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+ | Punx of Germany recommends a somewhat different position of the hand for the Jaks fingertip balance in his book //Setzt euch zu meinen Füßen...// | ||
Malcolm Davison gave details on fine-tuning the balance of the key and its handling in "A Key Secret", | Malcolm Davison gave details on fine-tuning the balance of the key and its handling in "A Key Secret", |