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 464
he wand within, and forthwith hands it back to the owner, free from mark or stain. Now for the explanation. At the close of the trick for which the hat was originally borrowed, the per- former hands it to the assistant, telling him to brush it. He goes with it for that purpose behind the scenes,… … Fic. 185. borrowed hat for another, the property of the per- former. This contains a cylindrical tin receptacle, like a large- sized jam pot, as shown (in section) in Fig. 185. It will be observed that it is very much smaller internally than it is externally, the interior being cup-shaped, so that…
