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CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 – 1918). Chung Ling Soo Souvenir Flag and Flower. Circa 1910. A tiny pink silk ribbon imprinted with the text “Compliments of / Chung Ling Soo / Chinese Conjurer,” and attached to the stem of a small flower, with both the leaf and bloom intact (but well worn). Printed ribbon approximately 5/8 x 1 ½”, flower approximately 3” high. A true survivor, and the only example with which we are acquainted.Soo used numerous giveaways and printed promotional items to advertise his show and presented others as gifts to audience members. After producing oranges in one effect the fruit was distributed to the audience, each bearing a paper disc imprinted with Soo’s portrait.