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Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey). The Great Virgil’s Rapping Hand. American, ca. 1920s. Carved and painted realistic wooden hand with lace-trimmed velvet cuff which raps out answers posed by spectators, though it rests on a board or table some distance from the magician. Length 8”. Ex-Egyptian Hall/David Price. Inventory paper from Egyptian Hall includes a quotation from Virgil: “I carved and used about 50 years ago.” Expected chipping from use and age, but stable and fine overall.