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 534
534 Later Magic The cylinders are now arranged in a row in accord- ance with their new numbering, the original No. V1. being now No. I., and the original III., No. Il. The original No. I. has become No. III., and the original No. II., No. VI. (These last, it will be remembered, are the two loaded… … Fic. 216. from tube III. He spreads this out, and displays, em- blazoned on it, in bold letters, Toe DEVIL’s SUPPER. He holds it by two of its corners, outspread in front of the tubes, and under cover of this, while engaging the general attention with a little patter as to why the devil should…
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