Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Union Jack on a Telescopic Staff
A large Union Jack spreads in folds from a slender staff. Figure 165 shows the completed flag and staff described in Hoffmann’s discussion of flag production. The preceding diagrams explain telescoping tubes that make the apparatus compact before its appearance. The broad cloth gives the final effect its scale, contrasting with the small package concealed before the performance.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Union Jack on a Telescopic Staff" [editorial title]. In Later Magic, Professor Hoffmann. 1904 E. P. Dutton edition, 1904, E. P. Dutton & Company. Source scan leaf 378. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0065-0377
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Illustrator not identified. The Union Jack on a Telescopic Staff. Later Magic. Scan leaf 378. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0065-0377