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 474
he gongs of those within them. The set of clocks, when “nested,” appear as depicted in Fig. 188. The outermost clock is usually first produced, and immediately proves its genuineness by starting a vigorous alarm. ‘This effect is produced by having, at the back of the performer’s table, the… … Fic. 188. set in motion as each clock is produced. When all are sounding at once, the effect can be better imagined than described. This, however, is carrying realism to a needless extent. The last clock, being a going concern, has its own alarm, which can be started by a touch from the per-…
