Released on: 19, January 2007
, Author: Rosemary McKittrick
, Audience: Internet related
Jan. 19, 2007--When the magician Harry Houdini arrived in a newtown he dared police to try and restrain him. Houdini claimed he could free himselffrom any handcuffs and was ready and willing to prove it.
It was this Challenge Act that made Houdini a legend.
Known worldwide for freeing himself from everything from chains, handcuffs, andstraitjackets to coffins, packing crates, leg irons, milk cans and torture racks,Houdini was delighted when police took him up on his offer.
ThatÂ's what happened in the Amsterdam Holland Prison in 1902. Handcuffed andleg-ironed, it took Houdini all of 5 minutes to break out and free himself from hiscell.
Publicity posters, like the full-figure manacled Houdini escaping from HollandPrison always followed. Self-promotion was HoudiniÂ's forte.
No prison doors stopped him. Houdini was the handcuff king. In fact, he got sogood he began to offer rewards to anyone who could successfully restrain him.
Usually HoudiniÂ's escape act was well received. But, by 1904, he needed to makechanges in his act because of repeated attempts by police to ruin his routine andreputation by secretly jamming the handcuffs.
No question about it, artifacts from the most famous magician of all time getsbidders waving their paddles.
HoudiniÂ's vintage publicity posters are highly sought after among magic collectors. The demand for Houdini memorabilia has also given rise to fakes and forgeries.
Collectors are especially cautious when it comes to his handcuffs and straitjackets. Without a solid provenance, most buyers keep on walking.
On Oct. 26, Swann Auction Galleries, New York, featured The Christian FechnerCollection of American and English Magic, Part II, at its annual magic auction.
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