Photograph of a reconstruction of one of the teleplasmic ?ha

Photograph of a reconstruction of one of the teleplasmic "hands" or pseudopods, often witnessed at the Rudi Schneider seances, 1929. This photograph also shows Rudi Schneider being controlled by Harry Price during a seance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Price's investigations into the mediumistic abilities of the brothers Rudi and Willi Schneider. Rudi Schneider (27 July 1908 - 1957), son of Josef Schneider and brother of Willi Schneider, was an Austrian spritualist and Physical Medium. His career was covered extensively by the journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, and he took part in a number of notable experiments conducted by paranormal researchers/debunkers, including Harry Price, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing and Eric J. Dingwall. Some of which declared him to be a fraud, and others of which were unable to find evidence of trickery. HPG/1/6/2 (viii)

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