tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post6666118566169157196..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Magicol, No. 183John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-62878784465253787332012-08-29T08:19:17.416-07:002012-08-29T08:19:17.416-07:00Good points. I guess this poster could have been m...Good points. I guess this poster could have been made up around the same time as King of Cards, which is also dated as '95, I believe. And I agree with your original observation that it's wild Houdini was already using the "King of Handcuffs" billing this early.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73388821935693768822012-08-28T19:53:52.527-07:002012-08-28T19:53:52.527-07:00It might be an accurate date. According to Profess...It might be an accurate date. According to Professor Silverman in Houdini!!!, when Harry was part proprietor and manager of the American Gaiety Girls, he performed the Sub Trunk with Bess using borrowed handcuffs from the audience instead of the usual rope to tie the wrists. This happened in Manchester, New Hampshire in November 1895, and may have marked the first time Houdini publicly performed Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-51197564349249771492012-08-27T21:33:09.059-07:002012-08-27T21:33:09.059-07:00I'm not sure I accept the 1895 date. I think t...I'm not sure I accept the 1895 date. I think this poster might have been 1898, around the time of their second tour with the Welsh Bros.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-56582937122627247862012-08-27T17:11:08.986-07:002012-08-27T17:11:08.986-07:00It's interesting that on this poster Houdini w...It's interesting that on this poster Houdini was already advertising himself as the King of Handcuffs. The poster was printed in 1895. That was four years before Martin Beck showed up and Houdini began to focus more on escapes.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.com