Наперсточники на Вестминстерском мосту в Лондоне - thimbleriggers on Westminster Bridge

Наперсточники на мосту в Лондоне - - thimbleriggers on Westminster Bridge На коротком участке Вестминстерского моста через Темзу сразу четыре группы наперсточников A short section of Westminster Bridge over the Thames with four groups of thimbleriggers The shell game (also known as Thimblerig, Three shells and a pea, the old army game) is portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud. In confidence trick slang, this swindle is referred to as a short-con because it is quick and easy to pull off. The game requires three shells (thimbles, walnut shells, bottle caps, plastic cups, and even match boxes have been used), and a small, soft round ball, about the size of a pea, and often referred to as such. It can be played on almost any flat surface, but on the streets it is often seen played on a mat lying on the ground, or on a cardboard box. The person perpetrating the swindle (called the thimblerigger, opera