Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 74
Iic, 47.—The Adhesive Tumblers. table. Place on top of it a piece of rather thick paper^ PRESSURE OF THE ATR. 5 7 saturated with water. Then place upon it the othertumbler, as in the illustration (Fig. 47). The tumblerswill then be found to adhere closely. The candle will beextinguished ; but while… … ^^ Fig. 48,—The Sucker. become rarefied. The exterior pressure of the atmospherewill fix the tumblers as closely together as the classicalMagdeburg hemispheres are united. It is possible toraise the undermost tumbler by holding up the upper one.The paper may be scorched on the under side, but…
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