A MAGNETIC CLOWN.
Small figures of men or animals cut out of sheet iron will perform many amusing acrobatic feats when under the influence of a magnet.
[Illustration: FIG. 192.—The Magnetic Clown.]
Such figures are easily cut out of an old tin cracker box with a pair of snips or strong shears. A realistic appearance may be secured with the aid of a little paint.
A tin clown having a sharply pointed hat, hands and feet will do all sorts of stunts when hanging from the poles of a horseshoe magnet. If several clowns are made they can be caused to hold hands, stand on each others heads, jump up in the air, etc.