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 39
t out of his way, and in so doing, secretly drops the palmed article therein. Itis not heard to fall, neither is it seen on the table when the cuff is again picked up, but passes silently back into the possession of the performer. There are two ways of adapting the shirt-cuff for this purpose. In,… … Fic. 5. wear, the spring yields, and the flap lies flat against the side, as shown by the dotted lines in the same figure. With this explanation, the working of the arrangement becomes obvious. When the cuff is taken off and placed on the table, the flap, which is lined on the upper side with some…
