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 533
former begins by bringing forward for ex- amination tubes V. and VI. In returning, he peels off the V. from the VI. (transforming it into No. I.), and places it immediately behind No. II., No. V. being placed in front of the latter. The arrangement of the tubes is now as shown in Fig. 215. He next… … PIG. 215. pretence of squaring them up, gives a half-turn to the original Nos. I. and II., transforming them, so far as the spectators are concerned, into Nos. III. and VI. The six tubes are now arranged as in Fig. 216. Then, remarking, “‘ Let me see; I have now shown you all but Nos. I. and II.,”…
