Jimmy Valentine Picks a Lock

Stewart James

Effect

The performer shows a small padlock, a silk handkerchief and two coins. The handkerchief is spread on the table. The two coins are placed on the center of the silk, then its four corners are gathered together and pushed through the bow of the lock. Two spectators hold the handkerchief with the lock in view, the opening into the bag formed by the two coins being underneath. A spectator names either one of the two coins in the handkerchief and the performer removes it. All is then examined.