The practical magician and ventriloquist's guide : a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism (1876)
Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York : Hurst & Co. · leaf 41
.! Commence the trick by borrowing a large silk handkerchief orcloth of the same size. Show it to be empty by holding out thetwo top corners in front of your breast, and shake the handker-chief while it falls loosely down over your vest. Then movingthe handkerchief toward your left, catch hold… … Position 1.. Position 2, two hands to the right, which will draw out the plume from un-der your vest, then over the centre of your chest. Then tossthe handkerchief about, enveloping the first batch of feathers;say, Handkerchief, you must supply me with some feathers.1 In a minute or so, take off…
Magic tricks · Ventriloquism
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