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 224
196 Later Magic THE RING AND THE CARD. A card having been drawn from an ordinary pack, the performer proceeds, by the aid of a stiletto, to make three holes in it; each about three eighths of an inch in … tween them. Through the third hole Fic. 117. he passes a short piece (Say, six inches long) of similar cord or ribbon, tying the ends together so as to form a hanging loop. His next proceeding is to borrow a wedding ring, which, being a highly valued article, he places in a box for safe-keeping. He…