New ideas in magic : illusions, spiritualistic effects, etc. (1902)
Shaw, W. H. J. (William Henry James), b. 1859, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Blue Island, Ill. : M.N. Smith Co., printers · leaf 42
NEW IDEAS IN MAGIC. 32 kind of cloth curtains are made out of. The upright and arms are made of steel tubing, the braces are iron rods. There is a brace at the back and one at each side. They hook into upright and are fastened to floor with large screw eyes. See Fig. 26, which will explain all. The… … FIG. 26. six feet six inches high. The arm is five feet, and belt holder and crank are six feet long. The arm and holder can be turned from side to side. The holder hangs to the arm by means of an iron swivel. The crank passes through steel tubing, and at opposite end from handle has a spring catch…
Magic tricks
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