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 108
n states at the word of com-mand he will cause the lady to vanish. The screen isremoved, and the lady has disappeared. The manner ofdoing the trick is simple. The mirror is made in twoparts, the shelf or platform whereon the lady stands hidingthe upper part of the lower section of mirror. The… … Fig. 39- In the lower part of the large glass a large opening ismade, through which the lady is drawn by a confederate.After she has escaped, the mirror is shoved into its properposition. A portion of the mirror isseen by the audience during the entireexhibition, thus adding greatly to themystery…
Magic tricks
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