CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 ? 1918). Throw-Out Coil Used by Chung Ling Soo. Circa 1917. Paper throw-out coils as depicted in one of Soo's famous lithographs, bound together with thick black silk ribbon terminating in a thick pull tab. In performance these paper coils would cascade out over the stage when thrown by the performer. Diameter approximately 2". Accompanied by a handwritten note of provenance accompanies the coil stating, ?Coil taken from Chung Ling Soo After Fatal Shooting at Wood Green Empire Mar. 1918."