Secrets of the great mysteries now revealed for the first time : handcuffs, iron box, iron bottle, iron boiler, coffin, rope chair, mail bag, band box, tramp chair, glass case, paper bag, packing case, straight jacket : a complete guide and reliable authority on all tricks. Full explanation of how the various tricks are performed, with diagrams and illustrations (1909)
Oudini · [Boston] : Oudini · leaf 58
S3 THE GREAT MYSTERIES .four in each hasp, which he now removes. He can now push out the machine screws **E/' which will free the locks from the front of the case. This will allow the cover to lift up and the performer can step out. He now takes off the locks from the hasp and puts the hasps back… … fig %' the padlocks, which have been opened with duplicate keys, sprung in place on the hasps, and the case is locked as at first, and shows no signs of having been tampered with. Handcuffs can also be used in this act, as described elsewhere in this book. The escape from a box which has been…
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