tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5596692985231974777..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Was Houdini's caged Water Torture Cell a reality?John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-55732796023820299802018-11-19T18:24:08.972-08:002018-11-19T18:24:08.972-08:00Certainly not, but Patrick Culliton's The Key ...Certainly not, but Patrick Culliton's The Key will take you behind the curtains.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57917979467657356232018-11-17T20:48:26.204-08:002018-11-17T20:48:26.204-08:00Careful people. Don't reveal secrets. :)Careful people. Don't reveal secrets. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-11177575499472686742018-11-17T09:47:56.544-08:002018-11-17T09:47:56.544-08:00That USD poster depicts the straps at the top bloc...That USD poster depicts the straps at the top blocking the front section of the stocks, so it would in theory obstruct the workings. But HH covered his tracks and possibly instructed the illustrator to depict those upper straps. I doubt those upper straps were there in reality.<br /><br />If you look at his Milk Can poster, there are also metal straps that go all the way to the top of the lid. InLeo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40606656996961182262018-11-17T08:42:46.355-08:002018-11-17T08:42:46.355-08:00If he did it this way the gaff would be obstructed...If he did it this way the gaff would be obstructed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-24421559921764462372018-11-16T20:21:10.621-08:002018-11-16T20:21:10.621-08:00Wow! I also thought that poster was an exaggeratio...Wow! I also thought that poster was an exaggeration. I believe there are two reasons why HH discontinued this heavily padlocked version. Too much to fuss over and transport. This was an illusion that depended on a degree of practicality to present from city to city. <br /><br />It also reduced visibility. Harry must have realized the clear glass made for a more dramatic visual presentation. All Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-71465897977020344662018-11-16T13:54:53.418-08:002018-11-16T13:54:53.418-08:00The Scotland post from 2012 shows a photo from 192...The Scotland post from 2012 shows a photo from 1920 with the two straps and locks like the above drawing.brainbliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495712340391450116noreply@blogger.com