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(This is not the typical "bar and bag" version of the escape. This is the historically correct replica of Houdini's actual mailbag! )
Background:
In 2004 the famous Radner Collection of Houdini paraphernalia was sold at auction.
When the pictures of authentic Houdini items were revealed, a picture of Houdini's
last mailbag was among them. In the booklet, The Great Houdini Auction, published
for potential buyers, it was described as, "Canvas Bag-
This discovery flies in the face of the "bar and bag" version that is wrongly proclaimed to be Houdini's mailbag escape. In fact, Houdini never used a bar in his mailbag escapes nor did he have a mailbag with grommets along the top. The grommets in the authentic Houdini mailbag appeared as a design directly over the location of his mouth. This permitted greater ease in breathing from within the mailbag under hot stage lights. Leave it to Houdini to put function into what appears to be decoration!
This information is just one example of the discoveries made by the seller as he researched the facts around Houdini's mailbags. Four, yes FOUR mailbags have been identified! This is the last and final mailbag used by Houdini. The results of the seller's research have been published in a booklet entitled, Houdini's Mailbags.
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A copy of the booklet comes with the mailbag. It not only includes information on the four mailbags of Houdini but also detailed information on the famed "patent Rotary Mail Lock" that was on the original mailbag challenge!
Though pictured at the top without the rope and locking device, both come with the
mailbag so that it can be performed just as Houdini did and/or it can be displayed
with or without them. The locking device (bottom picture) is an authentic postal
rope lock device which allows you to secure it with a padlock. Directions come with
the mailbag to teach you how to do the escape just as Houdini did-
Now you can own an exact replica of Houdini's last mailbag! It has over five feet of beautiful leather! You can escape from it the same way as Houdini and take credit for the same level of skill. Or, if you are a collector, you can proudly display what the world only glimpsed during the auction of 2004. The world may never see Houdini's last mailbag again but you can proudly display a reproduction in your collection!
Who should buy?
So, whether you are a performer, a Houdini book fanatic, a magic historian or a collector-
The mailbag measures approximately 3' wide by 6' high-
Radner Mailbag Replica
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