Effect

Cigar from Pocketbook

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.

This is one of Ed Reno's favorite effects, especially as an impromptu stunt off stage and at close quarters.

Performer reaches into pocket and brings out a small pocketbook. He opens it, reaches in, and brings out a large cigar, many times larger than the purse. He then passes the purse out for examination.

How it is done

The method, 2 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.

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