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Effect

The Pivot Vanish

Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926

Time
1 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.

Cigarette is patted into the left fingers, and the left hand is closed around it. In a moment the cigarette is found to have disappeared from left hand.

How it is done

The method, 4 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.

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