How to Use an Old Broken Breakaway Fan
I know there's hundreds of them around.... I have two myself in my cellar.... you can work several tricks with PART of the fan.... I'll give you ONE.... Take out the pin that holds the fan together at the handle.... this gives you several SMALL FANS.... now you'll find that if you fan one of them (say one with three or four leafs) that you can show it back and. front Or both sides, and everything will appear to be all right.... but if you stuck a MINIATURE PLAYING CARD on one of the leafs, and then reversed the fan, IT WON'T SHOW, yet you can show both sides.... well, simply have the duplicate of the miniature card forced, and show the fan back and front, and. then after the card has been selected.... either open it up and show the miniature which wasn't on either side a moment ago.... or give it to some lady, opening the fan so she can SEE THE MINIATURE CARD, and tell her that it is the fan of CHIN CHIN ALLATIME and if she fans herself while she concentrates, she will be able to tell the name of the card. Allow her to see plainly the little card, as you hand her the fan.... if you work it this way you needn't call attention to the fan beforehand.... but afterward, you can casually show the both sides of the fan.... and she will be as puzzled as they are, because she sees that the card she just looked at has GONE.
If you HAVEN'T A BROKEN FAN, and you are DYING to do this trick, I'll send you part of one for nothing.... unless they are all gone by the time you ask for it.