1. THE VANISH OF A WATCH WITH AN UNPREPARED HANDKERCHIEF
Lay a silk handkerchief over the palm of the left hand and place the watch on its center. Lift the front half of the silk and fold it over the watch toward your body, letting it fall. Fold the right-hand side over the left and then the lefthand side over to the right. Do not make these folds too close to the watch; leave at least an inch of space on each side, so that the watch can slide away easily. The middle of the silk now forms a kind of tube, with the opening at the rear. Seize the watch and apparently turn it over toward yourself; in reality, let it slide in the tube, turning the silk only. Repeat this process until the watch slides out onto the palm of your left hand and the folded handkerchief rests on top of it.
So far as the audience is concerned, the watch has been wrapped up fairly. You can palm it and dispose of it as required for the trick, while the parcel supposed to contain it remains in full view—on top of a glass, for instance. Later, a corner of the silk is taken and it is shaken out empty; it is at that moment that the watch apparently vanishes.
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