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Magic Life
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I would like to know the originator for this beautiful deceptive sleight.

Thanks in advance guys.
Jonathan Townsend
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Le Tourniquet? See Robert-Houdin for a routine with a candle Smile
Angelo Lewis (professor Hoffmann) translated the book into English.
Off to the lybrary unless you can read en Francais Smile
...to all the coins I've dropped here
boxjumper
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It's described in Magic Without Apparatus but predates that book I'm sure.
Dick Oslund
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See the Dai Vernon "BOOK OF MAGIC" for Dai's essay on the French Drop.
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