Handcuff Annual 2008

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

Yipee. I know we all loved the last two annuals. I'd like to
point out that Oct. is not really that far away. So many did
such excellent research and took care in their last articles,
that it's really NOT TOO EARLY to get started. So, let's all
do our part and get to work now so Joe doesn't have so much work all at the last moment. I am currently scanning a few
old pitchbooks, one of which may appear in the next annual.
Thanks again to Joe Lauer for all his hard work on these
projects. I know we all feel the same way.
Looking forward to next years annual already,
John Bushey

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Hi joe, still haven't got my copy yet? any ideas?

Ian

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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hi joe

I'm writing an article over the lips compagnie
if anyone is interested then I let it translated in english
for the next annual 2008

let me know
any information about lips and pics are welcome

thanks

best

patrick-handboeienfreak

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Patrick

An article on LIPS handcuffs would be very welcome. Thank you very much.
There are many people who can help you with the article. I am sure it will be a very interesting contribution.

Joe

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Patrick,
I'll do the translation.
Peter

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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hi peter /joe

that's nice peter that you do the translation
and joe I do my best to make a wonderfull article


any info from around the world is welcome
pic also

if you got a special lips with special markings please sent me an email
also lips without markings
and some pics of the lips balldarby will be welcome

most of lips I know from and most I've got in my collection

thanks all

best

Patrick-handboeienfreak

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Would you be interested in article regarding the Copenhagen affair when Houdini preformed 1913 ?

I do have some material from the event.

Johan

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Johan

I know nothing about the Copenhagen affair, so my answer is yes. If you have some material about it I am sure it has the potential for an intersting article.

Joe

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Joe, you had asked me at the convention for some write up of the convention. I think you have seen the write-up on the yahoo forum. Feel free to take anything form that you like. I will not be working over the summer so if you need anything expounded on, polished, or embellished, feel free to ask. If you don't want to use it I have no problem with that either.

Cliff

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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I'm Looking to do a Article for Joe on StraitJackets. I'm looking/hoping to get any Help Possible. as to style/design changes what years they did them from. how many different ones they did Company Names etc. if anyone is Interested in Helping me out please feel free to e-mail me. i will also be keeping a list of the names of the people who helped out and be giving their name. with their permission of course. Joe has done a Lot with His Site to help us out. i think it's time that he gets Paid Back. Sincerely Don,

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Hi
As a fellow cuff collector, many of you will also collect almost anything cuff related.
After collecting for many years and constantly upgrading the collection, I have most of the common cuffs in near mint/mint condition. While a cuff with nice patina has some interesting stories behind it, a 50 to 100 year old cuff that is in the same condition as the day it was made is much more rare and desirable. The only thing better than owning such a cuff would be to have the original box that they came in.
Not only is it rare to find a cuff in mint state, it is much harder to find its box as it is more prone to damaged by moisture, mold, insects, and simply being discarded.
I have about a dozen antique cuffs with their boxes and am considering adding this to the 08 annual.
I want to get some feedback on this from you folks. Some questions:

Do any of you have older boxes that you would like to show in the article? (Credit given, of course)

Should the article show the cuffs along with the box or shall it be boxes only?
(As these are fairly common cuffs, most would already know what they look like and as the boxes are colorful, I would want to limit how many pages should be colored)

How old is old? Would you like to see only war time or earlier? Should I include unusual boxes from the 1970's or 80's ?
Hiatt made some of the best boxes with pringing on all 6 sides.

Please let me have your input (your the one thats gotta read it) and let me know if you have any pictures to contribute.

Thank you
mark
O--O

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Cliff

The 2006 Convention never made it into the annual. I guess I just ran out of time. But I would certainly welcom a report from the 2007 convention. It could be mainly a photo essay. And as they say a dozen photos is worth 12,000 words.

================

Don

We have never had an article on straitjackets. It could take many different forms, History of the straitjackets, history of the straitjacket escape, a technical analysis of a jacket, a comparison of different models, a technical look a magician jackets, a story of one particular event or a personal account of some sort. Most anything could work if it is written up properly.

What do your thing folks? What would make a good straitjacket article for the annual?

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Mark

I like your box idea very much. I think a lot of poeple may be able to contribute. Most of us do not have a lot of boxes, but many have one or two. Some of the older ones have very nice graphics, some are very colorful. Don't worry about color here. This is just the kind of thing I want to use the color for.

I would say show the cuff with the box when possible, particularly if you have a mint one, not everyone who reads the book is an expert. And even us experts like see nice pictures.


================
I would also ask people to submit old advertisements. Paticularly if you have anything a bit unusual. All I need is a high quality scan or digital image of the ad. The old ones, particularl if they are dated, are very useful for establishing model numbers, dates of manufacture etc.

Thanks everyone.


Joe

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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Firstly would once again like to thank Joe for all the effort and time he spent on the 2006 & 2007 Annuals and am really pleased that all the work has not put him off publishing the 2008 edition.
I would like to write an article 'If only I had known' the idea being to show perhaps 8 cuffs that were available from new say from 1960 to 2000 with their catalogue prices. Some like the RCS swingbow pattern are incredibly rare - don't think I have ever seen a set on ebay, others were VERY rare such as the Stotz cuffs which have recently been selling for about $300-
I hope to compare their prices with the average wage at the time in England and also the average house price. Could also document some of the prices that Patterson Smith was selling his 2nd hand handcuffs (bit of a mouthful)for in his 1959 - 1961 catalogues.
Let me know what you think.
Mark I like your idea with the boxes, think they would look good if the cuffs are shown as well. I think the only one I may be able to help you with (although you may already have it) would be the 1932 Pratt Combination Box. Let me know.
Chris Gower

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

Click to expand...

Chris

What a great idea. We all have those stories, it is just the time scale that differs. About thirty years ago, I was at a gun show and a guy had two cuffs I wanted. One was a Japanese cuff, the one we call the Luna cuff and the other was a pair of blue McKenzie Mitts. (Actual blue paint. They were from the Navy.) He wanted about $75 for the Luna and $450 for the Mitts. I thought both prices were crazy, but after much thought I bought the Luna. There was no way I was ever going to pay more than $100 for a pair cuffs.

Joe

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

Click to expand...

Chris

What a great idea. We all have those stories, it is just the time scale that differs. About thirty years ago, I was at a gun show and a guy had two cuffs I wanted. One was a Japanese cuff, the one we call the Luna cuff and the other was a pair of blue McKenzie Mitts. (Actual blue paint. They were from the Navy.) He wanted about $75 for the Luna and $450 for the Mitts. I thought both prices were crazy, but after much thought I bought the Luna. There was no way I was ever going to pay more than $100 for a pair cuffs.

Joe

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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and Now Joe Goes to E-Bay and spends over one Thousand Dollars on a Set of Handcuffs. although they did come with a Case. but anyways Congratulations on your Purchase Joe.

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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To Joe and all the authors of the Handucff annual, thanks for such great articles, it is the best read out there and full of information.

thanks

Ian

Handcuffs.Org
June 3, 2007

Dear Friends

I wish to announce and solicit your contributions for the "The Handcuff Annual - 2008."

This will be the third book in the series. The Handcuff Annual 2006 and the Handcuff Annual 2007 have been previously published. A link to the table contents of each volume can be found below:

2006 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc1.pdf
2007 http://www.handcuffs.org/images/tc2.pdf

The first two books have been very successful. They have literally been world wide efforts with authors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States.

The Handcuff Annual 2008 will again be a bound book with a “magazine” format with contributions from people in the world wide restraint collecting/escape artist community. The 2007 volume contained 154 pages with about one third of them in color. The third volume should be similar.

The annuals are not just encyclopedic books on handcuffs; instead they include a variety of features. But the exact nature of the 2008 annual will depend upon contributions from the community. I want this to be a "fun" project that everyone can participate in.

Here are some ideas to get you started, but please feel free to suggest almost anything within the general theme.

1. Feature articles on specific handcuffs or lines of handcuffs form the past. For example, it has been suggested that one theme for this year should be Gill handcuffs.
An article on mechanical nippers is also in the works.

The key to a successful article is a good set of photos; they will be reproduced in high quality black and white on glossy paper with color readily available for special items. About one page in three can be in color.

2. Feature articles on specific escape artists of the present. One idea is to ask one escape artist (or fan) to write about one of his or her colleagues, perhaps using an interview format. The key would some nice color pictures, which could be publicity shots, but original pictures would be better. I can also do this in an "interview format." I can ask some questions and you can respond.

3. Articles on escape artists of the past. This would depend upon the availability of some good pictures. A collection of pictures of old brochures would be great. Houdini articles are always of high interest. The 2007 annual included some original Houdini research that was quite interesting. But it would also be nice to have some contributions devoted to lesser known performers. If you have some nice pictures of old time performers you might wish to consider a photo essay.

4. Public Collection Displays. Photographs of public collections from around the world. This is something where everyone could participate. Just send a photo or two or three of a public collection that you have visited. If you want to write a full article that would be even better.

5. Feature articles on specific private collectors or collections. These would be similar to the Fred Patella or Stan Willis articles on my web site. It would be very nice if one collector could write an article about a visit to another.

If anyone has photos from the great collections of the past they could server as the basis of a really nice article.

6. Articles on the technical aspects of restraints. Perhaps someone might write an article similar to the ones that Dick Norman wrote for the Locksmith Ledger back in the 1950s. Maybe someone could write about the manufacturing process.

7. A gallery of pictures of “escape events” that have taken place in the last year. I will solicit contributions at the Magic Café web site.

8. Old ads and advertising brochures. Any 19th century or early 20th century advertising would really be welcome.

9. Personal stories. How did you acquire that special cuff? How did you get started in collecting? Do you have a particularly good eBay story?

10. A new products section, showing interesting new cuffs on the market as well as products intended for the escape artist community.

11. Anything else you care to suggest.

So what should you do if you wish to participate? Send me your tentative ideas as soon as possible. If you do this I can make sure that I do not have two people doing the exactly same thing.

What format do I need? Text can be in almost any format, although Microsoft Word would be ideal. Pictures need to be of high quality. We will print at 300 dpi so a picture that spans a full page needs to be at least 2000 pixels wide. Pictures than span a single column won't need so many pixels. Color pictures can be submitted, but I will have to ration color since it will be the most expensive part of printing the book. Scans of old brochures, ads or pictures should be done at the highest resolution you can.

What will I do with your contribution once I receive it? I will edit and format it to fit into the style of the annual and I will then send it back to your for your final approval. I will also ask others to help me review and proofread the contributions. (Volunteers would be most welcome.)

When should you submit? As soon as you can, but no later than October for a first draft. Sooner is much better than later.

Who will own the copyright? The copyright to all submitted materials would be retained by the original author or photographer. I only ask that I be given permission to include your contributions in the Annual, including any possible reprint, and to post your contribution on the Handcuffs.Org web site sometime in the future. I will take particular care to give full credit and acknowledgement to each author. You should of course make sure that you own the copyright or have permission to use any materials that you submit. Don't take pictures off the web or out of other books without permission unless they are clearly in the public domain.

What do you get for participation? Fame and glory will be the main compensation. Anyone making a major contribution will get a free copy of the annual. Having done this twice before I can assure you that this is not a profit making venture.

When will the book be published? If I can get the first drafts by the end of the October, then the book should be available early in 2008. A mock up of the 2008 book should be available for viewing at the Cannon's Convention this fall. This will be the goal, but one never knows.

So please send me your thoughts and comments. Would you like to participate?

Thanks very much.

Joseph W. Lauher
lauher@handcuffs.org

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The first contribution for the Handcuff Annual 2008 has been submitted by Johan Ahlberg of Sweden. It is a fascinating account of "Houdini: the Copenhagen Affair".

Thanks Johan and congratulations for being first.

Joe