BBC Features Randini!

Greetings! Next Tuesday, October 12, the BBC will have a feature on Randini on their radio program Making History. Some of you may be familiar with him from reading The Secret Life of Houdini or perhaps through Edwin Dawes’ article in the Magic Circular (members can view this by going to the link at the [...]

Who Was This Magician?

This Houdini-era photo by the famed New York photographer Vanderzee has been around the magic scene for some time. Here at Conjuring Arts it has been a mystery as to the identity of this vaudevillian. When the Conjuring Arts acquired a file of miscellaneous letters we found that this unnamed escape artist seems to be [...]

Handcuffs: A Rogue’s Gallery

An interesting collection of photos of handcuffs and restraints. We are not sure who owned this collection. If you know please let us know. Enjoy. Visit the Gallery