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Neff, Bill. Bill Neff’s Robot Rapping Hand. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1943. A variation of the classic Rapping Hand effect. The carved wooden hand raps out answers to questions on a plexiglass board, tapping its fingers on the boards once for “yes” and twice for “no.” Length 9”. A scarce Abbott product. Operates differently than the standard models of the effect which require thread or a special board to move the hand. In presentation, the hand was further isolated from the board – which could be borrowed – by a silk handkerchief, and yet rapped out answers to questions all the same.