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 164
portion of the back is hingedon. On this flap, the opening of which is concealedby the receiver and a towel placed in front of it tohide the blood (?), rests thehead of the subject. Thereceiver is now removed andplaced on a small cabinet,the towel being left at theneck of the subject in thechair.… … DECAPITATION CABINET. 162 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS. hind the mirror in the cabinet, and pops his headup through a hole in the top of it as soon as thereceiver is placed there. This cabinet is shaped likea safe, and contains several apparently deep shelves.In reality the shelves are shallow,…
Magicians · Magic tricks
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