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 113
the back of the stage. Although thefloor contains no trap, the stage back is utilized in itsstead, the cavity being artfully masked by an oil-paintingwhich is hanging on the wall, presumably for ornamen- ii4 HERRMANNS WIZARDS MANUAL tation. Behind the screen this cannot be seen, so anassistant… … Fig. 43- only half the depth of the front and two side ones. Alongthis plank, then, the professor crawls, and in the act ofdisappearing he is seen in Fig. 43. After having madehis way through the aperture, he quickly dons a costumeexactly similar to the one in which he had previouslydressed his…
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