tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post2584217263408598944..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: SOLD! Houdini straitjacket captures $46,980 at Christie'sJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-84162491260346026132023-10-17T09:11:14.283-07:002023-10-17T09:11:14.283-07:00It is indeed! Lucky you to work there. I love that...It is indeed! Lucky you to work there. I love that building and I'm so happy they've restored it. If you want to see film of this escape, you can check it out <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2021/09/watch-houdinis-la-examiner-straitjacket.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52535457293032355862023-10-16T19:17:24.812-07:002023-10-16T19:17:24.812-07:00The photo of Houdini seen above is from his April ...The photo of Houdini seen above is from his April 4, 1923 performance in Downtown Los Angeles. It was at the Herald Examiner builder, which I currently work for the University of Arizona. Trust me, Houdini's spirit still resides at the property some 100 years after his performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32787943218577303792022-06-25T12:31:37.366-07:002022-06-25T12:31:37.366-07:00Looks like the distant in between the collar and t...Looks like the distant in between the collar and the torso of the jacket are not the same. Also Houdinis jacket down have that middle line belt mark across under the first belt. Not the same jacket to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-47345645316267630132021-01-05T05:52:41.555-08:002021-01-05T05:52:41.555-08:00Interesting show segment. I live in Appleton where...Interesting show segment. I live in Appleton where Houdini grew up in his early years. His recognition is displayed quite a bit in the area including a elementary school named after him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30716617073338754252019-10-16T23:51:53.895-07:002019-10-16T23:51:53.895-07:00That should be worth 1 million dollars.
That should be worth 1 million dollars.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633277626150819447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86351664048484032432017-12-02T17:23:11.706-08:002017-12-02T17:23:11.706-08:00i have a school project and im trying to do it off...i have a school project and im trying to do it off him, but i dont know what to do....any ideas? You have to make an object and a name based of of a person. so say if i choose houdini (which i am) i have to draw a picture of a esape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86306711065978082702017-10-22T00:24:18.471-07:002017-10-22T00:24:18.471-07:00There are no color photographs of the sacks employ...There are no color photographs of the sacks employed by Houdini in Metamorphosis so we don't know for sure if it was green. One could make a stagecraft case for using a different color for contrast or a similar color of the trunk for conformity. One would think that the cuffs, keys & sack would have been stored in the trunk, but, who knows?TRENT HALLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667657921108793036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-92128135563610159032015-12-13T10:53:17.143-08:002015-12-13T10:53:17.143-08:00That mannequin torso is also guilty of Straitjacke...That mannequin torso is also guilty of Straitjacket Fail!Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43602506120853394652015-12-12T12:05:12.362-08:002015-12-12T12:05:12.362-08:00One item Jon Oliver did not get his hands on. One item Jon Oliver did not get his hands on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64062257008492128072014-04-13T13:11:06.192-07:002014-04-13T13:11:06.192-07:00wowwowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-71278640972788723572014-01-02T16:08:09.186-08:002014-01-02T16:08:09.186-08:00I'm willing to pay 100k for jacket! 8009876711...I'm willing to pay 100k for jacket! 8009876711 Gerald LasowskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16721248773810027472013-08-01T10:48:45.847-07:002013-08-01T10:48:45.847-07:00Really? Cool. So you've been in he jacket, I t...Really? Cool. So you've been in he jacket, I take it?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64197579261393137092013-07-31T22:57:52.996-07:002013-07-31T22:57:52.996-07:00Hey, I know that jacket! Paul J. Campbell was my g...Hey, I know that jacket! Paul J. Campbell was my great grandfather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-85720408254873162472013-03-03T11:54:00.184-08:002013-03-03T11:54:00.184-08:00That I don't know. Sorry.That I don't know. Sorry.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-70902863707542165142013-03-03T08:20:24.489-08:002013-03-03T08:20:24.489-08:00Hi John, Any idea who bought the jacket?Hi John, Any idea who bought the jacket?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-85742999412109595202013-02-18T00:41:28.209-08:002013-02-18T00:41:28.209-08:00As a young man, I idolized HH, then one Halloween ...As a young man, I idolized HH, then one Halloween night, my appendix burst. I was sure that I was going to die...Rick Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19518285339764978172012-10-31T19:29:50.751-07:002012-10-31T19:29:50.751-07:00I love harry . For Halloween I was him as a tribut...I love harry . For Halloween I was him as a tribute to hos death. If I could touch his jacket it would fill me with joy I talk to him every night I love him<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19611468272666760162011-11-24T12:11:28.576-08:002011-11-24T12:11:28.576-08:00I met Radner in the 80s when he had mentioned this...I met Radner in the 80s when he had mentioned this to me ,memories fade in time but this must have been a sore spot for him to bring it up...<br />Still from his stories about Houdini & Hardeen it was very obvious he was an admirer of both men.<br /><br />Michael LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-67822279270410020002011-11-24T08:36:32.784-08:002011-11-24T08:36:32.784-08:00I am pretty sure the lost Houdini handcuffs are in...I am pretty sure the lost Houdini handcuffs are in my collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26655903927184178252011-11-23T17:55:54.623-08:002011-11-23T17:55:54.623-08:00Really? That's interesting. The seller says Ca...Really? That's interesting. The seller says Campbell got the jacket from Dash in 27/28. I don't think Sid came to know Dash until the 1940s. But it could be that Sid knew Dash had given away the jacket early on and tried to find Campbell. Or maybe Campbell didn't get it until later. Interesting to know Sid coveted this jacket. <br /><br />BTW, the seller says his father got the jacketJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-33439124299134647632011-11-23T16:05:19.496-08:002011-11-23T16:05:19.496-08:00Sid Radner had told me at one point the story you ...Sid Radner had told me at one point the story you are now detailing<br />that Theo Hardeen had a Cronic gambling problem . i believe at one point in time Hardeen had promised him the Jacket .<br /><br /> ...Some where in all of this Radner & Hardeen had a brief "falling out and Hardeen gave/Sold the jacket to Campbell .<br /> Radner attempted to locate p.J. Cambell unsuccessfuly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com