![]() Chains, handcuffs, trunks, safes, vaults, strait jackets, ropes, often while dangling from a bridge or crane high above an audience. At the History Museum at the Castle, an exhibit houses artifacts from Houdini’s famous tricks and gives an inside look at. The police searched Harry thoroughly and handcuffed him inside a cell. ![]() Harry Houdini challenged the English police at Scotland Yard to an escape. Houdini then began doing escapes from any contraption. Houdini’s stage name was inspired by French magician Robert Houdin. Houdini focused initially on traditional card tricks and billed himself as the King of Cards. "He had the biggest ego on the planet even though he was an absolutely horrible magician." ![]() Now for the first time ever, the Masked Magician. "He was a great athlete, with a body of all muscle," Klodzen said as historic photos of Houdini were shown on a large screen. Here's one of Houdini's most coveted secrets: how to escape from a real straightjacket. This is likely why Klodzen's presentation attracted a packed room at the library, with question after question about young Ehrich Weiss from Budapest, who took his stage name from French magician extraordinaire Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin. "Ask someone to name one and they're most likely to say Houdini." Houdini’s uncanny escape abilities depended partly on his great physical strength and agility and partly on his extraordinary skill at manipulating locks. ![]() "For the normal Joe, he's the most famous magician to exist," he said. Its a book of magic tricks perfect for chapter book readers When Jack and Annie went back in time to meet Houdini, they learned that the most famous magician. "And as the world gets smaller, thanks to internet research, new insights into the man and legend come out." In 1899, when Houdini decided to stop doing traditional magic and instead concentrate on escapes, his career took off. ![]() "For media, Houdini was larger than life," Klodzen told me after his presentation. Houdini collectibles are probably the most expensive out there." "For the collector, we are coming into a time where the old collectors are dying off and the material is being released, some of which hasn't been seen in a generation. ![]()
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