tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post85403668123983568..comments2024-03-28T03:08:20.391-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Guest blog: The Houdini Museum of New York, Part IIJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-22400857691083842472016-10-24T15:50:32.220-07:002016-10-24T15:50:32.220-07:00I asked Roger and, no, that is not Houdini's a...I asked Roger and, no, that is not Houdini's actual helmet.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-35617823303949733752016-06-20T11:39:36.638-07:002016-06-20T11:39:36.638-07:00Thanks Neil and John. The plum hand was bought fro...Thanks Neil and John. The plum hand was bought from Larry Weeks through David Haversat. It was a part of Houdini's expose act and the hand came in a black tube (letter "H" stamped inside) along with spirit extension rods and a spirit trumpet. The hand is flexible to fit perfectly over the spectators wrist and the weight is spooky. Roger Dreyerhttp://houdinimuseumny.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-72671627197527617272016-06-12T11:38:44.957-07:002016-06-12T11:38:44.957-07:00Yeah, I also realized long ago that images of HH o...Yeah, I also realized long ago that images of HH onstage are almost nonexistent. In truth, there aren't that many photos of magicians performing until Irving Desfor arrived to take photos of onstage magicians in the 1940s.<br /><br />I thought HH threw his coat off because it was hot that day.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-12516954655060403562016-06-12T11:33:35.663-07:002016-06-12T11:33:35.663-07:00OK so how was it done?? ThxOK so how was it done?? ThxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-66356634675335478082016-06-12T08:22:32.446-07:002016-06-12T08:22:32.446-07:00Indeed. There's another in this set of photos ...Indeed. There's another in this set of photos taken from way behind the crowd and you can see the table was necessary for HH to be seen. This is in the prison yard.<br /><br />One thing I love about this shot is it tells us Houdini took off his coat to perform the Needles. A nice dramatic flair that, making the Needle as much a physical feat as an escape. Looks like he just tossed the coat John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-28535025514975235832016-06-11T12:22:16.202-07:002016-06-11T12:22:16.202-07:00Performing on a table or chair can be standard pro...Performing on a table or chair can be standard procedure for a working magician. I'm sure that when HH arrived at the venue, he realized that the sight lines were going to be bad.<br /><br />He must have requested a sturdy table to stand on so that he could be seen by the inmates all the way in the back. Remember that this location was not a ready made theater designed for paying audiences.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41766032496829717862016-06-11T09:42:40.047-07:002016-06-11T09:42:40.047-07:00According to Culliton’s The Key: Kevin Connolly wh...According to Culliton’s The Key: Kevin Connolly who used to own the coffin, believes it is very ingeniously gaffed.<br />According to Kalush Houdini Laid Bare footnotes: The story of Houdini’s coffin escape at the B.A.A. was taken from various newspaper accounts of the event including “Houdini Gets Out of Coffin at the B.A.A.” The Boston Herald, January 14, 1907, and “Houdini Near Suffocation” Joe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-83319428614392064502016-06-11T07:14:12.392-07:002016-06-11T07:14:12.392-07:00I've visited many times. Their are few photos...I've visited many times. Their are few photos of Houdini performing on stage and here we see two action shots of him doing the needles trick. Looks like he is performing on a large table which I always thought a bit odd. I've stepped up within inches of the coffin Houdini escaped from and two things strick me as odd. One is the coffin looks almost as new. You would never think it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-59581885279553456112016-06-10T06:25:32.199-07:002016-06-10T06:25:32.199-07:00That diving helmet has been around and I've al...That diving helmet has been around and I've always wondered about that myself. Think it came from Sid's collection. It was in the Houdini's Magic Shop museum in Las Vegas years ago.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-45937993421830572122016-06-10T06:23:26.976-07:002016-06-10T06:23:26.976-07:00I'm sure he'll sell you a magic trick or t...I'm sure he'll sell you a magic trick or two. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6798118349880443952016-06-10T05:45:31.599-07:002016-06-10T05:45:31.599-07:00I'm going next week, thanks for the info John....I'm going next week, thanks for the info John.<br />Wonder if he will sell me anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-62808977470694774342016-06-09T21:00:37.775-07:002016-06-09T21:00:37.775-07:00Jonny Cash gets all the San Quentin cred but Houdi...Jonny Cash gets all the San Quentin cred but Houdini was there first.<br /><br />Would love to know more about the "plum metal hand" and the picks with thread.<br /><br />Very interesting couple of articles, Neil. Thank you.Bullet Valmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602986456504407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-72567436537100651832016-06-09T17:10:14.851-07:002016-06-09T17:10:14.851-07:00Is that the actual helmet to HH's diving suit?...Is that the actual helmet to HH's diving suit? The one we see in that BBC documentary currently available on Amazon?<br /><br />Great San Quentin photos!Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com