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Chung Ling Soo's Fan

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[Apparatus] Soo, Chung Ling. Paper fan used by Chung Ling Soo during his fatal 1918 Wood Green Empire performance. In 1918, A.J. Freeeman was employed as a call boy at London's Wood Green Empire. Freeman and his father were on stage during  Soo's deadly performance of the Catching A Bullet, when the fan was obtained. The fan was decorated by the boy shortly after the tragic event with Soo's name, date, and "Wood Green Empire". An important relic of one of magic's most compelling performers. 1918. Fair condition, framed under glass. With two letters of provenance from Freeman (which read, in part, "I was there when the said incident occurred and still have in my possession the actual fan Soo was using when shot."), and one from Paul Daniels. 

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