Effect
The Burning Cigarette and Silk Handkerchief
Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926
- Time
- 2 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- None
Take care. Working with these objects and effects is inherently dangerous; anyone who attempts them does so at their own risk. Anybody under 18 is advised to undertake them only with a parent's permission and supervision.
After showing both hands empty, performer places a lighted cigarette into his left hand, closes his hand and suddenly reopens it. The cigarette has been transformed into a silk handkerchief.
How it is done
The method, 6 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.
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