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 54
overs the nooseat K. as in Fig. 14. N. B. —All the above should be prepared before the spectatorsare invited to witness the trick. Commence the exhibition by calling upon the spectators toobserve that you hold a reel, or ball, through which two tapesare passed. You may then produce two more spools,… … 46 THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. Ton may move abont the spools 2 and S, to show how the tapeJnins through them, but yon must not move ppocl 1, You may then say that the puzzle is to get the spools o^ thetapes while the four ends are held firmly in the hands cf fourpersons. Appoint four persons to hold…
Magic tricks · Ventriloquism
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