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Spirit slate writing and kindred phenomena (1898)

Soo, Chung Ling, 1861-1918, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York City : Munn & Company · leaf 40

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es are hinged SPIRIT SLATE WRITING. 2-j together, by touching a portion of the hinges thathold the two slates together, a catch concealed inthe wooden framework is released, which allows theslate part itself to drop down on its own hinge orpivot. So when the slates are placed on the tablethey are… … Fig. 9.—The Trick Slate. allows the underneath slate to drop as far as thetable. Now, when the trap in the table is opened,the slate opens or drops far enough for the mediumto write on that part, also on the slate above it. Hecloses both the slate and the table, and the slates,upon being unsealed,…

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