Effect
The Siberian Chain Escape
Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926
- Time
- 4 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- None
This is really an escape stunt but it is effective in séance work on a stage.
Performer's wrists are bound securely together with a chain and chain is padlocked. A large handkerchief is thrown over performer's hands, and in a moment he is free. The chain and padlock are passed out for examination.
How it is done
The method, 6 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.
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