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The Berliner Cuff in the Nugent/Wresch collection

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houdinisghost 11 Feb 2010
#1
This cuff was written about and pictured in an article on Nugent and his collection that was in Hobbies magazine around 1940.
Wresch wrote about it and there was a photo of it in his book.
The Hardeen to Nugent letter that accompanied the cuff said that the judges in the "Kolin" trial had challenged Houdini with this specially made cuff, Houdini escaped, and, I think, says this won the case for him.
Hardeen goes on to say that Houdini distracted the judge, while Franz Kukol scooped up the cuff then slipped it to Houdini, who got it out of the courtroom.
He says, according to Wresch, that nobody had succeeded in opening the cuff since.
Does anyone know where that Berliner Cuff is now? Who owns it?
Patrick Culliton 11 Feb 2010
#2
I have made contact with the owner. Thank you.
houdinisghost 11 Feb 2010
#3
This cuff was written about and pictured in an article on Nugent and his collection that was in Hobbies magazine around 1940.
Wresch wrote about it and there was a photo of it in his book.
The Hardeen to Nugent letter that accompanied the cuff said that the judges in the "Kolin" trial had challenged Houdini with this specially made cuff, Houdini escaped, and, I think, says this won the case for him.
Hardeen goes on to say that Houdini distracted the judge, while Franz Kukol scooped up the cuff then slipped it to Houdini, who got it out of the courtroom.
He says, according to Wresch, that nobody had succeeded in opening the cuff since.
Does anyone know where that Berliner Cuff is now? Who owns it?
This is Patrick Culliton. I left the post above inquiring after the Berliner Cuff in the Nugent/Wresch collection.
Someone has posted a reply under MY NAME saying I have made contact with the owner.
Somebody make a mistake?
Somebody trying to short circuit my inquiry?
I have not made contact with the owner and I did not have anything to do with the response.
I'm still very curious about the cuff.
The real Patrick Culliton