Soo, Chung Ling, 1861-1918, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York City : Munn & Company · leaf 132
retension of skill on the part of the per-former, when, in reality, no skill whatever is re-quired. The wand is of ebony, or some dark wood, andabout three inches from one end is a small hole.The egg is made ot wood, painted white, and with asmall hole in one end. The card is composed of twocards… … Nw Fig. 48.—Balancing Card and Egg on Wand. with several ordinary eggs, and the card is placed ona pack of common cards. The wand is held in onehand, the card taken in the other and apparently bal-anced on one corner on the wand; but in reality thewire point is placed in the hole in the wand.…
Spiritualism · Magic tricks
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