2. THE WATCH IN THE LOAF OF BREAD
Effect. This denouement, the production of a borrowed watch in a loaf of bread, is still one of the best and most popular.
Preparation. To prepare for the trick, take an oblong loaf of bread, remove the waxed paper carefully, and cut a slit in the bottom large enough for a watch to be pushed into it. Fold the waxed paper in such a way that when you again enclose the loaf the edges of the paper will come together at the slit underneath, without overlapping. Cut several sheets of wrapping paper just large enough to enclose the loaf, without overlapping. Wrap the loaf in the first sheet and tie it with string or tape as shown in Fig. 2, so that the string does not cross the slit. Do the same with three or four other sheets, tying each one in the same manner. Free access to the slit in the bread is thus left, and at the finish of the trick each sheet can be shown intact as it is taken off. Place the parcel in a brown paper bag and make a slit in this exactly opposite the opening in the papers and the slit in the loaf. Set the parcel on the seat of a chair on the right-hand side of the stage, laying it on its side with the slit to the back.
You will also require a tray and a bread knife; place these in readiness on your table.
Method. For the first part of the trick you can choose any of the methods already explained. We will suppose that the watch has been switched, the duplicate smashed up, and the pieces vanished. You have the watch palmed in the right hand and your right side is to the front. Your right arm is at your side as you point with the left hand to the parcel on the seat of the chair.
Go over to it and pick it up, the left hand in front and the right hand at the rear. Thrust the watch straight into the slit and push it well in with the tips of the right fingers, the right thumb resting on the top of the parcel.
Remove the wrapped loaf from the bag and crumple the bag, being careful not to allow the slit to be seen. Place the loaf on the tray on your table and pick up the bread knife. Cut the string on the outside wrapper and remove the paper, showing it intact. Do the same with the other sheets. When you come to the waxed wrapper, pick up the loaf with both hands, one hand covering the slit, and show all parts apparently intact. Remove this wrapper and cut off a slice of bread from each end of the loaf, about an inch in thickness; then stand the loaf on end on the tray, with the slit to the rear still. Cut the loaf about half-way down, in line with the slit, until the knife meets the watch; then complete the out through the crust on each side, thus obliterating the slit. Break the loaf in half and show the watch embedded in the bread. Carry this down to the owner of the watch and allow him to remove it himself.
Presented in this way, the trick will be remarkably effective.
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