tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4240355805230887086..comments2024-03-18T20:46:10.605-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: A Water Torture Cell has been discovered in CanadaJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-56163618198310387052021-01-19T15:42:23.161-08:002021-01-19T15:42:23.161-08:00Thanks John. Can't wait to hear more about thi...Thanks John. Can't wait to hear more about this find.Ron Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094167478468883440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37474693697591784922021-01-13T17:30:30.725-08:002021-01-13T17:30:30.725-08:00Hi Ron. Sorry, nothing new. But I know Richard is ...Hi Ron. Sorry, nothing new. But I know Richard is continuing to investigate.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-33261036696711703792021-01-13T12:58:49.299-08:002021-01-13T12:58:49.299-08:00Hi John, Any sight of updates? Thanks. RonHi John, Any sight of updates? Thanks. RonRon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094167478468883440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91009989748368917042020-09-23T09:26:14.531-07:002020-09-23T09:26:14.531-07:00I have a strange feeling that the cell is legit. I...I have a strange feeling that the cell is legit. If you look at the markings on the left side of the frame around the front glass. Between the 6 and seventh frame bolt starting from the bottom the marking are in the same location as the ones in the museum before it was restored.Ron Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094167478468883440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20490055993545638182020-09-23T08:33:55.448-07:002020-09-23T08:33:55.448-07:00Nope. Last update was the coin discovery. (My last...Nope. Last update was the coin discovery. (My last comment above yours.)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-18199348233656022982020-09-22T09:47:34.871-07:002020-09-22T09:47:34.871-07:00Hi John, Any updates on the cell? Thanks,
RonHi John, Any updates on the cell? Thanks,<br /><br />RonRon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094167478468883440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-71763060822928475862020-08-31T10:37:22.310-07:002020-08-31T10:37:22.310-07:00Richard Sherry posted on his Facebook today that h...Richard Sherry posted on his Facebook today that he's discovered a 1909 British coin inside one of the locks used as a shim. This just gets more and more curious...John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-47233737384590949562020-08-10T10:40:58.708-07:002020-08-10T10:40:58.708-07:00Hi Richard, Any updates on the cell at this point?...Hi Richard, Any updates on the cell at this point? Thanks, RonRon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094167478468883440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5981666744190147892020-07-10T11:24:56.512-07:002020-07-10T11:24:56.512-07:00The handles are the real puzzle. If one was going ...The handles are the real puzzle. If one was going to fake this prop, one would need access to the original WTC to get a mould off the handles to get them recast, which would be very expensive. They are certainly not a standard handle that can be bought here in the U.K. Scott Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220176092953310092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27394133091684688632020-03-14T14:49:46.296-07:002020-03-14T14:49:46.296-07:00Hello Anonymous. I really appreciate your tenacit...Hello Anonymous. I really appreciate your tenacity in trying to flush this mystery out. The seller asked to keep his privacy and although we aren't completely sure why we will honour that request. <br /><br />The word is 'crate' not 'create'. <br /><br />Of course the crate is new. It was not intended to be a road case type crate and it is not part of the mystery WTC. Richard Sherryhttp://www.richardsherrysmagic.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-45530915966476373302020-03-06T11:08:03.821-08:002020-03-06T11:08:03.821-08:00The question would be WHO SOLD IT to them..interes...The question would be WHO SOLD IT to them..interesting they are not mentioned or no import documents are shown. The create it came in look brand new with no padding?? No address labels?? no custom documents?? (USA to CANADA) Going through the other torture cells "He" built doesn't the other "Houdini" cell's wood look EXACTLY the same. Anyone can find 100 year old woodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-63502909243724981932020-02-26T18:20:15.408-08:002020-02-26T18:20:15.408-08:00Happy to finally be able to share the identity of ...Happy to finally be able to share the identity of the owners <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2020/02/canadian-mystery-cell-owners-revealed.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13020760952217861332020-02-16T08:22:07.407-08:002020-02-16T08:22:07.407-08:00I was at the Magic Castle the other night and it s...I was at the Magic Castle the other night and it seemed everyone was asking me about this. Certainly has caused a stir. Unfortunately, no new developments.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27974645850027501112020-02-15T09:11:27.754-08:002020-02-15T09:11:27.754-08:00Tom, would you be willing to share your photos of ...Tom, would you be willing to share your photos of the USD you took in the museum with me? I'm trying to collect all the photos I can for a project I'm working on and would appreciate any help you might provide. Please reply and,if you will, send them to John for forwarding to me. Conversely, you can contact John for my e-mail contact info and contact me directly. Can you help me?James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-51414622131826110352020-02-10T07:01:07.686-08:002020-02-10T07:01:07.686-08:00Was your friend the curator during 2 critical time...Was your friend the curator during 2 critical times? 1) During the time the original Radner USD was being restored by John Gaughan in 1991 and 2) During the time frame after the restoration by John Gaughan was completed and the USD had returned, probably 1992 or so. It was there until the fire on 4/30/1995. If your friend was there, what does he remember seeing at those times. At time 1 period, James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44054098333040340032020-02-10T04:32:44.318-08:002020-02-10T04:32:44.318-08:00He didn’t sayHe didn’t sayPeter Mennie, That Magic Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103177371832739944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37876377223075596702020-02-09T10:50:14.735-08:002020-02-09T10:50:14.735-08:00Thanks Peter. Yeah, the idea that this could someh...Thanks Peter. Yeah, the idea that this could somehow be the original is way off the table for me.<br /><br />Did this gentleman have any recollection of Henry Muller creating a replica?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88961701958376558592020-02-09T10:17:55.363-08:002020-02-09T10:17:55.363-08:00A very good friend of mine was the original curato...A very good friend of mine was the original curator of the museum in Niagara Falls. I sent him your article and his reply:<br /><br />"Definitely not the original. The wood and metal compositions are not right. Quick glance at the picture and you would say "maybe" but up close (as close as you could get from expanding a picture), definitely not."<br /><br />He loved the story Peter Mennie, That Magic Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103177371832739944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-3214477462025548342020-02-09T09:21:44.163-08:002020-02-09T09:21:44.163-08:00I second James' call for any and all photos of...I second James' call for any and all photos of the cell at all times. I would especially like to see a pic of the repro cell Pat is talking about -- the one Henry gave to Sid at the convention. Certainly folks took pics there? If we could match that cell to this one (the hinge on the locking hasp) we could solve this mystery.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6270114844452511422020-02-08T01:40:38.071-08:002020-02-08T01:40:38.071-08:00If Patrick is correct that this new cell is the on...If Patrick is correct that this new cell is the one Henry had built we have to ask ourselves the same question: Why make it so detailed with a working gaff? I believe Henry, if he was the source for this cell, had it made because he wanted to have one of his very own. During the 20 years the original was in his possession nobody had the access to it as he did. He could have reverse engineered it James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13226663844486879032020-02-08T00:48:24.221-08:002020-02-08T00:48:24.221-08:00See photo in April 6, 2014 post here about 3 Shows...See photo in April 6, 2014 post here about 3 Shows in One. John Hinson supplied it and it shows Houdini on stage around 1926 time frame. Behind him is USD that looks a lot like the USD Sid Radner got from Hardeen.James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-75810352009422409072020-02-03T09:52:32.541-08:002020-02-03T09:52:32.541-08:00Patrick, do you know when the original USD was shi...Patrick, do you know when the original USD was shipped to John Gaughan in order to restore it around 1990-1991? Does anyone out there have any photos taken at the museum during this time frame while the Sid Radner cell was being restored? I've got to believe if a duplicate were on display during this time, it would have gotten photographed by someone. If a duplicate was in place of the real James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26508616546542834752020-02-03T06:58:28.967-08:002020-02-03T06:58:28.967-08:00IF Henry Muller had this USD made for a time when ...IF Henry Muller had this USD made for a time when Sid Radner pulled the original one out of the museum, then it seems like it never got used. Only if it were made prior to 1990 might it have been on display while the real USD was being restored by John Gaughan. I wonder when the original went to John Gaughan for that restoration? I know the work was completed in November 1991 but when did the James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-77865551178698074332020-02-02T16:33:29.647-08:002020-02-02T16:33:29.647-08:00Will do.Will do.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-46862880064780679802020-02-02T10:05:11.018-08:002020-02-02T10:05:11.018-08:00Sid would not have talked about it publicly as he ...Sid would not have talked about it publicly as he did not want any duplicates made. He feared they would devalue his cell. He and John Gaughan had a huge brouhaha over this. Click the related link above: "The Mystery of the Two Torture Cells."John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.com