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 89
s same princi-ple is the trick of running a sword through a personsbody. The sword is of a very thin elastic steel, andthe performer wears around his body a hollow metalbelt, and if another person runs the sword throughthe performer it is usually one who understands howit is done, and pushes it… … Harry Kellarstrick that hemakes the mostof is purely anAmerican inven-tion, but so oldthat, besides him-self, there areonly two or threeothers travelingwho make use of SWORD THROUGH BODY. it. It Was first taken to Europe from the States by the performerknown some thirty or more years ago as…
Magicians · Magic tricks
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