Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 348
per wire which can beconverted into a skeleton key. In the event of his being strippednaked (as often occurs in the case of Houdini) the key is prob-ably hidden in the nose, ear, mouth, or bushy hair of the Hand-cuff King—or else slipped to him by a confederate, or concealedin a pocket in the… … Fig. I—The Performer Fastened with Six Pairs of Handcuffs. long been so mystifying a performance that many people haveaccjuired the impression that it bordered on the supernatural.The secret is, however, like many of the best tricks ever invented,in reality a surprisingly simple one. In the first…
Magic tricks
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