Darby Handcuffs. British, ca. 1900. With two newer keys. 8 ” long. Very good working condition. Darby cuffs were relatively easy to escape from, and Houdini reportedly made his reputation by escaping from Darby-style cuffs during his fist successes in England.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Cummings Handcuffs. American, ca. 1900. Cuffs incorporate a “knob” which facilitate their opening. 9 ” long. With key. Very good working condition. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Donald Brett(British, ca. 1900) - Oil on canvas ship portrait titled "The Lightning", signed lower left "Donald Brett", 19 1/2" x 29 3/4". Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2002-11-23
ARTS & CRAFTS PRINTS; Six works ca. 1900 (framed): William H. Bradley (American, 1868-1962) Color lithograph poster, "The Chap Book"; William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949) Color Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2011-01-14
AMERICAN & BRITISH SILVER Pair of Edwardian silver mounted vases by Black, Starr & Frost, ca. 1900, pierced with applied scroll and garland, scroll feet, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-12-06
OCCUPATIONAL PRINTS. William Nicholson, (British, 1872-1949) "An Alphabet". Twenty-one alphabetized prints, ca. 1900. Some tears and foxing to a few. Matted and framed. Some signed Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2008-09-27
Houdini, Harry. Darby-type adjustable handcuffs owned by Harry Houdini. British [?], ca. 1910. Formerly on display with Houdini’s property at the Outagamie Museum in Appleton, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02
The Maskelyne Trunk. British, ca. 1900. Hump-backed escape trunk used in the famous magical playlet Will, The Witch and the Watch, at England’s “New Home Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-10-27
Robert Fenson (British, ca. 1900), oil on canvas landscape dated 1906, 8" x 10", together with a Eugene LaForet oil on canvas landscape, 12" x Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2009-05-22
E. Horton(British, ca. 1900), oil on canvas landscape, 15" x 20". Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2006-06-03
[Escapology] Child Escape Artist Portrait. Baltimore, ca. 1900. Depicting a young girl in handcuffs standing partway in a sack. The boy at her side holds Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
