Leaves from conjurers' scrap books, or, Modern magicians and their works (1891)
Burlingame, Hardin J, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Chicago : Donohue, Henneberry & Co. · leaf 163
d stage,they are absolutely invisible. For a number of years the masterpieces of Alex-ander Herrmann havebeen his two decapita-tions. The first one heusually used in his mag-ical sketch, where acountryman with asorter buzzing in hishead has it cured bycutting off the offend-ing member. The sub-ject… … HERRMANN S DECAPITATION. 161 top corner of the opposite side, thus making a broadX. The subject being seated in a chair, a largehelmet or receiver is placed on his head. Thishelmet is of any bright metal, has a vizor in front, andis open at the back. After it is placed over hishead the vizor is…
Magicians · Magic tricks
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