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 417
Magic 395 is a cup-shaped boss, hollowed out to receive the knot of a piece of rubber cord,d. The opposite end of this cord, which is about haif a yard in length, is passed inside the vest through the left arm-hole, and secured to one of the brace-buttons on the opposite side, in such manner that… … Fic. 172. in his right hand, makes a half-turn to the left, as if to give a better view to the spectators on that side. While his left side is thus screened, he gets the fake into the left hand, and then, bringing the hands to- gether, works the handkerchief into the opening c, thereby forcing out…
