tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4023655558927468233..comments2024-03-18T20:46:10.605-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Is the Margery Box in Las Vegas?John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-28473910007084778072017-09-14T08:15:00.705-07:002017-09-14T08:15:00.705-07:00That's a good point. Because it wasn't a p...That's a good point. Because it wasn't a piece of magic apparatus, it probably wasn't looked at as being valuable or of any practical use to Hardeen or anyone else. Could have been left behind or chopped up for the wood.<br /><br />But I'm still holding out hope it survived. This Vegas thing gives me hope. What an event it would be if it surfaced.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26706091486058429042017-09-13T14:29:39.789-07:002017-09-13T14:29:39.789-07:00With all the publicity Scientific American and oth...With all the publicity Scientific American and other magazines that mined the matter of Houdini's expose of her, I have to assume that if someone possessed it after Houdini's death that person would have publicized it. Suspect it just was abandoned when Bess disposed of everything. Since Hardeen didn't have it by the time he sold off the larger stuff to Radner, suspect it was long TRENT HALLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667657921108793036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-79961062036255361682013-01-13T13:39:02.893-08:002013-01-13T13:39:02.893-08:00Ah, I found the source. This Collins confession st...Ah, I found the source. This Collins confession story first appeared in Gresham. Gresham's source was magician Fred Keating. We now know Keating was VERY close to the Crandons, so...John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-58875369426722597682012-05-05T14:19:59.109-07:002012-05-05T14:19:59.109-07:00BTW, I have received no emails about this. :(BTW, I have received no emails about this. :(John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-42554453742836418292012-04-28T13:21:57.664-07:002012-04-28T13:21:57.664-07:00You would think the table and box would have trave...You would think the table and box would have traveled together.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41003442327540345872012-04-28T13:20:13.201-07:002012-04-28T13:20:13.201-07:00Cool. Thanks Kevin. This could just be a reference...Cool. Thanks Kevin. This could just be a reference to his Symphony Hall show in January 1925, but the mention of Davenport techniques could mean it was a fixed part of his lecture tour. Yeah, I think it's very possible he used it in the three-in-one show.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80868864659999803302012-04-28T13:08:58.523-07:002012-04-28T13:08:58.523-07:00Houdini used it in his spirit lectures of 1925 and...Houdini used it in his spirit lectures of 1925 and Houdini might have been used it in his three-in-one show. <br /><br />See page 350 in the Kellock book.Kevin Connollyhttp://houdinihimself.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-84310838895064207502012-04-28T11:08:55.881-07:002012-04-28T11:08:55.881-07:00See, I would think Houdini would carry it around o...See, I would think Houdini would carry it around on tour and use it as part of his lobby displays as an artifact of his most famous exposé. Who knows, maybe he did?<br /><br />If it is still around, I would love to know its journey.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91660559777426958632012-04-28T09:10:41.847-07:002012-04-28T09:10:41.847-07:00The box probably went to the Jersey warehouse afte...The box probably went to the Jersey warehouse after Houdini's trips to Boston. No point in using it after the Margery episode cooled off. From there, its anybody's guess. Hardeen may have sold it to pay off a gambling debt. He probably didn't think that Radner would be interested in a wooden box.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76487436184932204132012-04-27T12:38:59.450-07:002012-04-27T12:38:59.450-07:00Yes, if they'd prefer to remain anonymous, tha...Yes, if they'd prefer to remain anonymous, that would be fine. Just let us have a look at the box.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44114467783385959962012-04-27T12:32:53.865-07:002012-04-27T12:32:53.865-07:00I've never believed that quote. It's never...I've never believed that quote. It's never been sourced, and as far as I know, Collins was never interviewed publicly. Even if he was, he would NEVER give up any of Houdini's secrets, including this one. Collins was fiercely loyal to Houdini and Hardeen.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-84802372678763480892012-04-27T12:17:24.928-07:002012-04-27T12:17:24.928-07:00Dixie had the Margery Table but I think it's s...Dixie had the Margery Table but I think it's since been sold.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74033934635242070812012-04-27T12:12:37.520-07:002012-04-27T12:12:37.520-07:00due they want to be identified, if not just keep t...due they want to be identified, if not just keep them quite on who they are just show us the box.John Hinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-39088341280569689022012-04-27T12:07:54.744-07:002012-04-27T12:07:54.744-07:00I believe Collins years later stated that Houdini ...I believe Collins years later stated that Houdini told him to put the ruler in the box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19074376311272453632012-04-27T11:54:56.751-07:002012-04-27T11:54:56.751-07:00I posted this over at the Genii forums, although I...I posted this over at the Genii forums, although I rarely get any reaction to anything I post there. Still, maybe someone will have an idea which collection this is/was.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30537993731957064762012-04-27T11:50:53.232-07:002012-04-27T11:50:53.232-07:00Its a mystery own how owns it.Its a mystery own how owns it.John Hinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1129507717172216832012-04-27T11:44:26.572-07:002012-04-27T11:44:26.572-07:00I was thinking Geno as well. Or Dixie Dooley.I was thinking Geno as well. Or Dixie Dooley.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26659489668110051222012-04-27T11:39:42.825-07:002012-04-27T11:39:42.825-07:00The plot thickens. Let's see who has a magic c...The plot thickens. Let's see who has a magic collection in Las Vegas? Copperfield, but I dont think it's there. Norm Nielson, but his is mostly posters. How about Geno Munari?Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com