A Match Or Two - Two Little Tricks By The… 1926

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The first trick is missing.

The second trick involves balancing a coin on a matchbox then resting a match on top of it. This match leans on another match which has been inserted into a hole in the matchbox. One of the Houston Sisters (Billie and Renee Houston) demonstrates how to remove the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
35283
Sort Number:
EP 010
Time in/Out:
01:03:53:00 / 01:05:12:00
Canister:
EP 010
Film ID:
756.03
Issue Date:
14/10/1926

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0:010:020:030:04

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