tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post801523473296174672..comments2024-03-18T20:46:10.605-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: American Pickers find Houdini in GeorgiaJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-48009060578841922102015-06-28T09:26:19.567-07:002015-06-28T09:26:19.567-07:00Yeah, and unless it's a pair of custom made cu...Yeah, and unless it's a pair of custom made cuffs, like the Mirror or Russian Manacle, it's a tricky thing authenticating "Houdini Handcuffs" that are of a mass produced variety. And, of course, there are the stories of Hardeen buying and selling cuffs as his brothers. You just don't know.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32554035815320933842015-06-27T20:04:42.488-07:002015-06-27T20:04:42.488-07:00The provenance of Houdini manacles keeps getting d...The provenance of Houdini manacles keeps getting diluted with each auction turnover every 15 to 20 years. You knew what you were getting if you were lucky enough to find a trunk filled with manacles in the basement of 278 back in the day.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.com