Hoffmann (Professor), 1839-1919., Plate, Adrian, inscriber., Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. ; London : George Routledge & Sons, 1904. · leaf 169
y, say, five inches in width, will be required. This is folded in three, lengthwise, as follows: The lower end, to the extent of seven inches, is folded back on the centre portion. The cloth is then turned over, and the upper end folded down in like manner. The outer edges on each side are sewn… … other, c d, at bottom, though to the eye of the specta- tors the bag appears a perfectly ordinary one. To prepare it for use, the performer drops a dummy watch into the mouth a b, and lets it sink into the corner c. He then takes the bag by that corner, there- by holding the dummy in position,…
