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Category Archives: Handcuffs
Blogcast #7: Dynamite Magazine Harry Houdini Punch-Out
By Tom Interval Dynamite magazine, issue #79, December 1980, features an article about Harry Houdini titled “HOUDINI: The Magic Man Who Knew Whodunit!” As part of that theme, the mag includes a companion two-piece punch-out that, when constructed, becomes a mechanical toy showing … Continue reading
Posted in animation, Art, Chains, Collecting, Drawings, Dynamite, Ephemera, Escapes, Handcuffs, Literature, Multimedia, Optical Illusions, Patreon, Periodicals, Videos
Tagged 1980s, cardboard, cool stuff, cut-outs, cutouts, dyn-o-mite, Dynamite, escape artists, games, harry houdini, houdini, jimmie walker, magazines, magicians, optical illusions, Periodicals, punch-outs, punchouts, puzzles, toys
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Unpublished 1992 Houdini Seance Photos
By Tom Interval Doug Johnson, a photographer living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, attended and photographed the 66th official Houdini seance, held on October 31, 1992, at the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame in Niagara Falls, Canada. Almost 23 years later, … Continue reading
Posted in Collecting, Death, Dorothy Young, Ephemera, Experts, Handcuffs, Handcuffs, Henry Muller, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Museums, Seances, Sidney Radner
Tagged 1992, bernard dolenz, bernie dolenz, canada, dorothy young, doug johnson, hall of fame, harry houdini, henry gordon, henry muller, history, houdini, houdini magical hall of fame, houdini museum, joan higbee, magical hall of fame, moira thomas, morris n young, morris young, museum, museums, niagara falls, official seance, ontario, photographer, photographers in canada, photography, seance, seances, sid radner, sidney radner
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Handcuff Invite Poster Digital Restoration
By Tom Interval John Cox of Wild About Harry today posted a beautiful Houdini poster that, to my knowledge, has never been published before. It’s from the New York Public Library Digital Collections. While some historians might cringe at the notion … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Collecting, Collections, Digital, Escapes, Handcuffs, New York Public Library, New York Public Library Digital Collections, Photoshop Art, Posters, Posters
Tagged after, animated, animation, art, artwork, before, before and after, comparison, digital, digital art, digital restoration, eclipsing sensation, harry houdini, houdini, new york public library, new york public library digital collections, nypl, poster, poster art, poster restoration, posters, restoration, restorations, series
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