Dean Carnegie has shared an actual deal with over at The Magic Detective weblog. It is a quick clip of Doug Henning performing the Conradi Lamps. This was an impact Houdini carried out in his 3 Exhibits in One. This seems to be from Doug's fifth particular in 1982 and is superbly achieved as you may anticipate. Click on the picture beneath to test it out.
 |
| Watch at The Magic Detective. |
The lamps Doug used had been supplied by John Gaughan, who nonetheless owns them at present. They don't seem to be Houdini's precise lamps, however classic and nonetheless operational. Under is a photograph of Houdini in his workshop the place you may glimpse his personal Conradi Lamps.
So together with the Water Torture Cell, the Vanishing Elephant, and Strolling By means of a Brick Wall, we will add the Conradi Lamps to the Houdini results that Doug revived in his tv specials.
Because of Jim Steinmeyer for the information on the lamps.
Associated:
