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 381
ings the loose end of the wool out through the open- ing in the lid, and while moving the vase a little for- ward with the one hand, with the other inserts the little ‘‘tongue’’ into the mouth of the snap, which he then lifts out of its hole. The moment the connection is thus made, the assistant… … The latter should be of a cut or moulded pattern, in pretty strong relief, in which case the movement of the ball will not be visible through it. The ball which subsequently appears in the tumbler ivetune) spring’ of multiplying’ kind, with the necessary amount of worsted wound over it, and kept in…
