THE CARDS IN TEA-CADDIES.
Two cards being drawn by different persons, are put into separate tea-caddies and locked up. The performer changes the cards without touching them, or any confederacy.
The caddies are made with a copper flap, which has a hinge at the bottom, open against the front, where it catches under the bolt of the lock, so as when the lid is shut and locked, the flap will fall down upon the bottom; the performer places two cards that he intends to be chosen between the flap and the front, which being lined with green cloth, may be handled without any suspicion; he then desires the first person to put his card into one of the caddies, taking care it be that which contains the contrary card from the one that he chose, and the second into the other; he then desires they will lock them up, which unlocks the flaps, covers their cards, and when opened, presents the contrary ones.