The scrapbook was sent to Houdini by Baldwin’s daughter Shadow after he died.
Baldwin, aka “The White Mahatma,” a mentalist who specialized in hypnotizing his wife (and later, his second wife). Some he acquired from other magicians, such as S.S. The 10 scrapbooks were all owned by Houdini, but they weren’t all compiled by him. Greatest trick of all time? (click to enlarge) poster of famous American magician Howard Thurston, 1915.“The Inexhaustible Bottle” in Houdini’s “Magicians scrapbook” (1821–1939). Copyright: Mike Caveney's Egyptian Hall Museum Photograph of the Mexican magician Professor Herrmann sawing a lady in half, 1923. Spirit photograph of the Dutch magician E. Copyrigh t : George and Sandy Daily Collection poster of Harry Houdini's famous Water Torture Cell, 1916. Images courtesy Mike Caveney's Egyptian Hall Museum George and Sandy Daily Collection Christian Fechner Collection and The Library of Congress Produced by the BBC's Bill McKenna and Sune Engel Rasmussen He says magicians have adapted their craft to their environment as performances have shifted from the streets to the great Vaudeville theatres and on to TV and YouTube.Ĭaveney told the BBC that while modern magicians may not be superstars on the scale of Harry Houdini or Carter the Great, they are still creating new stunts and tricks that leave audiences asking "How did they do that?" Mike Caveney is a professional magician and co-author of Taschen Books's Magic: 1400s-1950s, in which he uses photographs and illustrations to show how spirit invokers, sleight of hand experts and illusionists have entertained us for centuries. We all live by the same physical rules of the universe, and when someone breaks them we watch open-mouthed, stunned into silence. Humans have always been fascinated by magic.
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