Martinka and Co.'s 1899 "End of Century" magician's catalog.
A trade catalogue of conjuring apparatus issued in 1899 by Martinka and Company of New York, the supply house used by working stage magicians including Houdini. Wood-engraved cuts show cuffed hands palming coins, snakes emerging from hats and egg boxes, and playing-card motifs in ornamented frames, useful for cut-out hands, prop diagrams and card-suit ornament.
