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Showing posts with label Houdini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Houdini. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

The Houdini Milk Can Poster Breaks the Bank!

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  A recent Potter and Potter Auction featured a Houdini Milk Can Escape Poster. This poster dates back to 1908 and was produced by Russell-M...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The Water Torture Cell In Miniature

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  Just saw this and I'm freaking out. It looks PERFECT. And it can be yours. Not sure how many were made. It's a piece of art. Here ...
Saturday, October 14, 2023

The Aftermath of Playing Houdini

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  The Aftermath of Playing HOUDINI In 1998, actor Johnathon Schaech took on the role of Harry Houdini. It was his first lead role in his car...
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Saturday, July 22, 2023

Houdini 1953 A Strange Edit

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  I love the movie, HOUDINI, with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. It's a very fictionalized version of Houdini's life. Yet, even the fi...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

The Strange Phenomenon of Photographing Ghosts

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  Photography began back in the 19th Century. I'm sure to folks of that time, it was as amazing to them as computers are to us. Photogra...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Houdini's Daughter, Captured on Video!!!

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  It may come as a shock to many, but apparently Houdini had a daughter! Here for the first time anywhere, is archived video footage of Flo ...
Sunday, April 3, 2022

Houdini's Conradi Lamps

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  These are Houdini's Conradi Lamps that he used in his 3-In-One Show in 1926. These are being presented by Doug Henning on one of his a...
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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Podcast on Houdini's Needle Mystery

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Finishing my Houdini Week is podcast Episode 75. In this episode I take a deep dive into Houdini's Needle Mystery. I've written abou...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

The Trick That Fooled Houdini

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  He Fooled Houdini The event took place Feb 6th, 1922 at the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago. There was a banquet for the Society of Americ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Houdini and Bess Dolls

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  I just stumbled upon this site by accident. These are hand painted Harry and Bess dolls. I'd say it's a rather good likeness of th...
Monday, November 1, 2021

How Houdini Became Famous- Marketing Podcast Interview

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  Once Upon A Time, I wrote a book about the methods Houdini used to become famous. Actually, I wrote it, but didn't finish the last cha...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Special HOUDINI Playlist

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I didn't realize it until just last night, but you can actually set up your podcasts by a playlist, just like you can with music pl...
Monday, March 2, 2020

Chase-ing Houdini's Radio

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The photo above is Houdini's Radio Illusion. An unusual production effect that was used in his 3-In-1 Show/The Final Houdini Tour....
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Houdini Testifies Before Congress Day 1

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In 1926, Harry Houdini stepped way beyond his role of magician, escape artist, showman, and actor. He does something which was rare for a...
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Houdini Washington D.C. Hotels

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The Willard in 1905 When Houdini Would Have Stayed There I was curious as to where Houdini stayed when he was in Washington D.C. and I ...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

T. Nelson Downs - Master Coin Manipulator

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T. Nelson Downs is surely a name everyone in magic has heard of. Even if youre new to magic, you might have heard of the Downs Palm. Or...
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