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 237
Later Magic 209 Section I. THE MAGICAL PRODUCTION OF HANDKERCHIEESS. Methods of handkerchief production are very numer- ous. I proceed to describe a few of those found most generally useful. THE FALSE FINGER. One of the most ingenious methods of producing a handkerchief from the apparently empty… … FIG. 119. means of a false finger. Of these there are two or three kinds in use. The first (see Fig. 119) is made in imita- tion of the extended middle finger. It is of very thin brass, or better, celluloid, coloured to match the hand, and inserted when in use between the second and third fingers…
