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Category Archives: Physical
In Memory of Henry Muller
By Tom Interval Henry Muller, cofounder of the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, a public museum and tourist attraction operated in Niagara Falls, Canada, from 1968 to 1995, died on Feb. 28 in Hamilton, Ontario. He was 86 years old. … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Henry Muller, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Joseph Dunninger, Physical
Tagged canada, death, died, fire, founder, harold a stein, harold stein, harry houdini, henry muller, houdini, houdini magical hall of fame, Joseph Dunninger, museum, niagara falls, obituaries, obituary, ontario, owner, passed away
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Houdini Room at Copperfield’s Musha Cay
By Tom Interval I was browsing YouTube tonight and came across a promotional video for Musha Cay, an island in the southern Bahamas owned by illusionist David Copperfield. During the video, I was surprised and pleased to see that one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bust, Collecting, Collections, David Copperfield, Ephemera, Handcuffs, Museums, Physical, Playbills, Posters, Posters, Scrapbooks, Sculptures, Water Torture Cell
Tagged bahamas, billiards, bust, collectibles, david copperfield, harry houdini, houdini, houdini memorabilia, houdiniana, islands, musha cay, posters, table, usd, vacations, water torture cell
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John Cox: Wild About Harry Since 1975
By Tom Interval Listen to/watch this blog entry in video format → In 1980, 15-year-old John Cox told a Los Angeles Times reporter he was the third disciple of Harry Houdini. The first two, he said, were carnival worker Edward … Continue reading
Posted in Bess, Collecting, Collections, Ephemera, Experts, John Cox, John Cox, Letters, Multimedia, Other Escapologists, Physical, Playbills, Portrayals, Posters, Posters, Scrapbooks, Sculptures, Websites, Wild About Harry
Tagged blogs, cinema, collect, collectibles, collections, enthusiasts, fans, film, geeks, gregory smith, harry houdini, houdini, houdini miniseries, john cox, kristen connolly, magic, magicians, mila kunis, mini series, miniseries, movies, studio city, web sites, websites, wild about harry, wild about houdini
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The Houdini Alphabet
By Tom Interval About six months after Harry Houdini died, more than 5,000 of his books, personal scrapbooks, pamphlets, and periodicals were shipped to the Library of Congress at his bequest. The collection, comprised of materials relating to magic, spiritualism, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Collecting, Death, Estate, Library of Congress, Literature, Scrapbooks
Tagged books, collection, death, died, harry houdini, houdini, library, library of congress, literature, loc, will, wills
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