Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 459
THE TALKING HEAD. I03 was placed a table on three legs ; on this table was ahuman head, placed in cloth on a dish. The head moved ,its eyes and spoke ; it evidently belonged to a man whosebody was completely hidden. The spectators thoughtthey saw an empty space beneath the table, but thebody of the…
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