Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Swallowing Wand Illusion
A seated young man opens his mouth while a performer holds a wand beside his face. The source identifies Figure 93 with the swallowing wand, an illusion created by a sliding false mount and the performer’s concealed end of the rod. The drawing shows theatrical appearance rather than an actual act of swallowing. Hoffmann presents it as comic by-play in Later Magic.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Swallowing Wand Illusion" [editorial title]. In Later Magic, Professor Hoffmann. 1904 E. P. Dutton edition, 1904, E. P. Dutton & Company. Source scan leaf 161. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0065-0160
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Illustrator not identified. The Swallowing Wand Illusion. Later Magic. Scan leaf 161. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0065-0160