HARRY HOUDINI PERSONALLY OWNED MATCHED
PLUG HANDCUFFS AND PLUG LEG IRONS
To all serious collectors of magic memoribillia and restraints. I am
liquidating the last remaining items I have that were owned by Harry
Houdini.
As an introduction, I am Michael .... I have been a performing
Escape Artist for a number of years www.escapeguy.com
I am the only entertainer to ever win the World Magic Awards twice for
the same category (Best Escape Artist), I have travelled around the
World and during the course of my adventuresembled one of the great
handcuff collections featuring some of the World's rarest restraints
ever seen. I have also supplied some of the World's greatest collectors
with extremely rare items of both Houdini and Restraints.
During those years of collecting I made the aquaintance of a Nick Stone
who was a Vaudeville Escape Artist/Magician and a reknowned collector of
locks and restraints amassing a collection that had to be weighed rather
than counted.
Some of Nick's possesions came from the estate of Jimmy Collins,
Houdini's right hand man andistant and some would say the secret
brains behind some of History's Greatest Escapes. Jimmy Collins
inherited some of Houdini's items and some of them in turn ended up in
Nick's massive collection.
I purchased a good amount of Houdini's items from Nick in 1989. Among
them were mechanical lock pics, handcuffs and leg irons.
Over the course of several years I would let an item go for sale. David
Copperfield approached me several times to purchase some and we couldn't
agree on price.
I had several conversations with the Owner of the Houdini Museum in
Niagra Falls. He agreed that my items were legitimate but that if he
and his partner Sid Radner could have them they would increase the value
because everyone knows who they were and that it came from the museum.
I declined this offer and sold a few items to private Houdini collectors
who were quite pleased with the purchases.
I am now offering the below items as a set.
They are a set of 1880's Plug Handcuffs manufactured by Thompson, inside
measurements are approx 2 1/4 x 2 1/2. There is a debate if Thompson
was an American Company or Australian. The cuffs are in great shape for
their age and work perfectly.
The Plug Leg Irons are of the same period they appear to be stamped with
a 30 or a 50. They measure approx. 3 x 3 1/4 and are 17 inches in
length. They too work extremely well.
These Houdini owned items will come along with a certificate of
authenticity detailing where they came from.
I have tried not to be so long winded, but to the nature and history of
these restraints I feel it is necessary.
I will be listing a couple of more Houdini items.
Serious Buyers Only Please, I reserve the right to end the auction
early.
Check out my other items! & Good luck to all!
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