Herrmann's wizards' manual; a practical treatise on coin tricks (1916)
Herrmann, Alexander, 1843-1896, Case, Carleton Britton, 1857- [from old catalog] ed · Chicago, Shrewsbury publishing co · leaf 105
back to back,about two feet apart. Upon these, resting on the backs, 106 HERRMANNS WIZARDS, MANUAL is a sheet of plate-glass, two feet six inches in length, andalmost fifteen inches in breadth. The chairs and glass areusually placed in position before the curtain rises, but inorder to show that… … Fig. 37. complete, and a broad curved band of hoop-iron, paintedto match the rest, extends from below the jaw to thelower part of the occiput. This band forms a rest forthe skull, so that when placed on a smooth surface, itstands fairly upright, though so nearly in equilibrio as torock freely from…
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