tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5068107255116619184..comments2024-03-29T07:21:28.014-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Mirror, Mirror...John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-59009608637101184692020-07-01T13:02:07.882-07:002020-07-01T13:02:07.882-07:00I've done a new post about the key with a good...I've done a new post about the key with a good photo <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2020/07/the-muller-mirror-mystery-key.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6610736672349887322020-07-01T12:16:50.953-07:002020-07-01T12:16:50.953-07:00Did the Mirror Cuff have two keys from the beginni...Did the Mirror Cuff have two keys from the beginning? If not then Muller duplicated the original key at some point when the Hall of Fame was open?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-14709718686579849112020-07-01T09:15:13.588-07:002020-07-01T09:15:13.588-07:00So we learned from Roger Dreyer's tour of his ...So we learned from Roger Dreyer's tour of his Houdini Museum of New York on the Magic Collectors' Corner last Sunday that the Mirror key on display there came from Henry Muller. Is this the phantom second key?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-82621504437016011812017-03-30T11:38:33.773-07:002017-03-30T11:38:33.773-07:00Attached is an image of the original second mirror...Attached is an image of the original second mirror cuff key!<br />https://www.dropbox.com/s/fdypcvw74kc8pby/Untitled-1.jpg?dl=0<br /><br />...And it's not to be confused with this Mick Hanzlik replica key<br />https://www.dropbox.com/s/driocevu4b9cn7l/HH200.jpg?dl=0Jack Tawilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13425525039551352722017-03-27T19:52:31.322-07:002017-03-27T19:52:31.322-07:00Interesting! Thank you, Jack.Interesting! Thank you, Jack.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-7440595033915372252017-03-27T19:32:56.858-07:002017-03-27T19:32:56.858-07:00It happens to match the one in the photo. I am tol...It happens to match the one in the photo. I am told that Roger Dreyer, the owner of the Houdini Museum of New York, acquired the key from an anonymous source and was guaranteed to be one of the two originals.Jack Tawilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-67286290419609350312017-03-27T19:29:50.719-07:002017-03-27T19:29:50.719-07:00Hi John,
I have knowledge that the Houdini Museum...Hi John, <br />I have knowledge that the Houdini Museum of New York has the second mirror cuff key on display.Jack Tawilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89186031849730764342017-03-02T19:13:34.003-08:002017-03-02T19:13:34.003-08:00Not at all Jon. Isn't part of the mission stat...Not at all Jon. Isn't part of the mission statement of Wild About Harry to uncover the truth about Houdini? Your contribution is just as intriguing as the other ideas.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-59814865897299944842017-03-02T06:05:31.984-08:002017-03-02T06:05:31.984-08:00Hate to burst your ideas about second key, but, it...Hate to burst your ideas about second key, but, it was made<br />after Houdini and Bess had died. Marie Hinson and her husband John, were worried about losing the original key, and hired a New York locksmith to make a copy. They were charged $500.00 for the second back in the 1940s.<br />If you look for the photo of Bess Houdini sitting at a table with many items from her life with Harry on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-62283335263357189502013-03-18T07:07:28.392-07:002013-03-18T07:07:28.392-07:00The Ian McColl Mirror Cuff at The Houdini Museum i...The Ian McColl Mirror Cuff at The Houdini Museum in Scranton is the unique one by Ian with a short key.<br />Dick Brookz & Dorothy Dietrich<br />Houdini Museum<br />First for 15 years at New York's Magic Towne House, now in Scranton, PA<br />The Only Dorothy Dietrich Dick Brookz Houdini Museumhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-61533567777296060772013-03-16T11:26:20.748-07:002013-03-16T11:26:20.748-07:00Very interesting. Thanks Ian.Very interesting. Thanks Ian.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74567932393571605352013-03-16T11:26:07.817-07:002013-03-16T11:26:07.817-07:00Click the update. Mick has provided a Guest Blog. ...Click the update. Mick has provided a Guest Blog. Thanks Mick!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76710778338301504672013-03-15T05:15:14.790-07:002013-03-15T05:15:14.790-07:00The original Mirror cuff has two keys. It's is...The original Mirror cuff has two keys. It's is a bit confusing to call a second key a duplicate, locks come with at least two keys and the creator of this lock would have made two keys, never just one. Years ago I contacted Bramah and they have no trace of Nathan Hart who Houdini alleges made the cuffs. I gave them one of my Mirror cuffs as I thought if I had contacted them about their Ian McCollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-7612785437674318442013-03-15T03:44:23.064-07:002013-03-15T03:44:23.064-07:00More info and pictures coming shortly!More info and pictures coming shortly!Mick Hanzlikhttp://www.loxandkeys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40992975684969777052013-03-14T12:36:17.550-07:002013-03-14T12:36:17.550-07:00Only 3. The Bramah replica is a McColl replica. Ia...Only 3. The Bramah replica is a McColl replica. Ian's uses a long Bramah key. Chris's uses a small pipe cabinet key. Mine uses as close as the original key can be.Mick Hanzlikhttp://www.loxandkeys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57652301776778684522013-03-13T16:33:27.767-07:002013-03-13T16:33:27.767-07:00How many replicas (not including Houdini's rep...How many replicas (not including Houdini's replica) are out there? By my count, I believe there are at least four:<br /><br />1. The Bramah replica<br />2. Mick Hanzlick's replica<br />3. Chris Gower replica in Dick and Dorothy's museum.<br />4. Ian McColl replica in Dick and Dorothy's museum.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-7373133295821214352013-03-11T13:18:45.262-07:002013-03-11T13:18:45.262-07:00On a slightly related note:
http://www.slate.com/...On a slightly related note:<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/articles/life/crime/features/2013/the_lock_pickers/alfred_c_hobbs_the_american_who_shocked_victorian_england_by_picking_the.html<br />Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29953863707704080322013-03-11T00:18:05.059-07:002013-03-11T00:18:05.059-07:00We have two Mirror Cuffs in our The Houdini Museum...We have two Mirror Cuffs in our The Houdini Museum in Scranton, with one on display. One was made in the UK by Chris Gower and the other in Australia by Ian McColl. The Mirror Cuff on display was made in Australia by Ian McColl works with a Bramah style lock. It has the proper sized key. I also requires 7 turns to open the lock.<br /><br />We also have one of our beautiful Mick Hanzlik Dorothy Dietrich Dick Brookz Houdini Museumhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-45792757817237301292013-03-10T18:31:36.617-07:002013-03-10T18:31:36.617-07:00nonoJohn Hinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30686109977818396982013-03-10T17:21:39.320-07:002013-03-10T17:21:39.320-07:00Was he allowed to use the key to open and close th...Was he allowed to use the key to open and close the cuffs? Does anyone know of anyone who was allowed to open and close the cuffs with the original key?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26012172807966476032013-03-10T16:53:05.062-07:002013-03-10T16:53:05.062-07:00Oh! Then I guess I did know this. I have Mick'...Oh! Then I guess I did know this. I have Mick's book. It's great.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-84663714514685402482013-03-10T16:43:08.954-07:002013-03-10T16:43:08.954-07:00I stumbled onto the information about Bramah UK on...I stumbled onto the information about Bramah UK on page 23 of Hanzlik's manuscript Houdini's Mirror Handcuff Challenge 1904 Getting Closer to the Truth.<br /><br />Great info from Hanzlik on this blog.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-48479345007527838492013-03-10T13:40:56.360-07:002013-03-10T13:40:56.360-07:00Two answers; The Lock expert, Bill Liles was not a...Two answers; The Lock expert, Bill Liles was not allowed to dismantle them, or even insert any type of probe into the Mirror Cuffs. The sketch made in Appleton is the best technical information we know about them. Secondly, the reproduction cuffs held by Bramah UK are the Ian McColl replicas, which operate on a 7" long Bramah key which looks nothing like the originals I personally know Mick Hanzlikhttp://www.loxandkeys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60686183279192776132013-03-10T13:33:18.226-07:002013-03-10T13:33:18.226-07:00Do they? I never knew this.Do they? I never knew this.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-8221046773124967052013-03-10T13:23:20.576-07:002013-03-10T13:23:20.576-07:00Bramah UK, the oldest English lock company has a r...Bramah UK, the oldest English lock company has a reproduction of the Mirror cuffs, including the key. An examination of their copy would yield some answers.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.com