330: Paul Fox's Needle Swallowing apparatus.

Paul Fox's Needle Swallowing apparatus. American, ca. 1930. Packages of gimmicked, threaded and unprepared needles for the classic feat popularized by Houdini in which the magician swallows loose needles and a length of thread, then regurgitates both, the needles now threaded on the strand of silk. Two gimmicked packs of needles finely made (possibly by a jeweler or Fox's father); a large quantity of loose and threaded needles also included. In a paper board box bearing a gummed label with Fox's handwriting identifying its contents. Good condition.