tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7909104642910952684..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini's spirit cabinet scares up $50K at auctionJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-36664243091482664222023-04-11T17:22:31.572-07:002023-04-11T17:22:31.572-07:00This year tax day is October 15th. And Easter didn...This year tax day is October 15th. And Easter didn't stop me!<br />But I agree there were some strange prices. Both high and low.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4585263702175983192023-04-11T13:10:35.996-07:002023-04-11T13:10:35.996-07:00I enjoyed the auction, some strange prices…
But wh...I enjoyed the auction, some strange prices…<br />But why does Gabe have it this time of year? <br />Easter weekend and tax time, if I was Robert I<br />wouldn’t be too happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54450449531108821822023-04-10T14:16:50.554-07:002023-04-10T14:16:50.554-07:00I remember that Potter auction. Had to be about 6 ...I remember that Potter auction. Had to be about 6 or 7 seven years ago. It had a lot of Hardeen letters to Radner.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89244148367139737772023-04-10T09:49:26.763-07:002023-04-10T09:49:26.763-07:00Yeah, I would think Sid would have heard it from H...Yeah, I would think Sid would have heard it from Hardeen.<br /><br />There is correspondence between Sid and Hardeen that sold at auction a few years back. I would love to read these letters as they made hold some answers. I thought DC had won them, but I could not find them at the museum.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32557127227849285102023-04-10T09:37:55.678-07:002023-04-10T09:37:55.678-07:00The Potter catalog did mention this and I was wond...The Potter catalog did mention this and I was wondering what your thoughts were. I wonder where Radner got that idea, possibly from Hardeen. Houdini may have told him the cabinet was a possible contender to replace the USD. Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-47649130061007262222023-04-09T14:35:14.054-07:002023-04-09T14:35:14.054-07:00Sid Radner used to say that. I'm skeptical. Th...Sid Radner used to say that. I'm skeptical. This wasn't an original HH creation. I think HH improved on it, but as a spiritualist effect it dates back to at least 1905. I think if anything was set to replace the USD, it was Buried Alive.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43157002677676200892023-04-09T14:26:42.229-07:002023-04-09T14:26:42.229-07:00Was this Spirit Cabinet escape supposed to take th...Was this Spirit Cabinet escape supposed to take the place of the USD? Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com