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Knife Swallower
Submitted by WildJoker on Sat, 01/14/2006 - 5:19pm.
The marionette's mouth opens and its neck and chest are hollow to admit the knife. The head pivots backward on pins at the base of the jaw, which is stationary and fixed to the neck. A string from the tip of the knife leads through the mouth and out at the back of the chest. When pulled it draws in the knife.

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