tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post1778911409391536746..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Eric Olsen on restoring the Water Torture CellJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64526129992018447602019-05-25T11:08:18.448-07:002019-05-25T11:08:18.448-07:00Cool! I'd love to see it sometime if it's ...Cool! I'd love to see it sometime if it's convenient.Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-46825482236290313452019-05-25T10:46:27.228-07:002019-05-25T10:46:27.228-07:00Haha, I should have done that!
There's a seco...Haha, I should have done that!<br /><br />There's a second shot of me standing beside the cell where you can see the remains better. I have a low res scan. At the moment I can't find the original Polaroid! It's making me crazy.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88851720851401728422019-05-25T10:31:39.096-07:002019-05-25T10:31:39.096-07:00Thanks, John. That does clear up a lot. Obviously,...Thanks, John. That does clear up a lot. Obviously, 99% isn't literally true. Great picture! (Would've been even better if you were standing on your head!)Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-49847351836566171172019-05-25T10:16:57.471-07:002019-05-25T10:16:57.471-07:00The photos they are looking at are actually of me ...The photos they are looking at are actually of me standing in the cell remains in 1999. Click the last Related link and you'll see one of them.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60088245065508811122019-05-25T09:19:47.070-07:002019-05-25T09:19:47.070-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I've always been puzz...Thanks for sharing this. I've always been puzzled by the extent of the 1996-2002 restoration and I'm still rather puzzled after watching this. His initial comments indicate it was "a real mess" when they received it, with the wood turned to ash and some metal parts melted beyond recognition, but later states that 99 percent of the restored cell contained original parts. For Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80887944863848848912019-05-24T10:08:25.319-07:002019-05-24T10:08:25.319-07:00Geno has left comments here before. Maybe he'l...Geno has left comments here before. Maybe he'll let us know if they ever finished Part 2. Or maybe he will post it. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-50957730763690576092019-05-24T10:01:00.712-07:002019-05-24T10:01:00.712-07:00John, I know there was more to the interview, espe...John, I know there was more to the interview, especially of a technical nature and with references and explanations of photos we see in this first part but this other interview part hasn't been posted anywhere I can find. I understand, as you stated, that Geno Munari had it made. I have tried in vain to contact him through the Houdini Magic Shops website but have not gotten any response.James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-38944596291259360652019-05-24T09:04:00.757-07:002019-05-24T09:04:00.757-07:00Hmmm... the original restoration process is a bit ...Hmmm... the original restoration process is a bit glossed over. Sid could drive a pretty hard bargain when he wanted to!Dave Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408378823669422668noreply@blogger.com