by James rawlins | May 22, 2017 | blog
It was September 2nd 1942 in Decatur Illinois at the Lincoln Theater and the second stop of the Great Blackstone’s 1942 tour. The theater was set for the matinee performance with a sold-out house. The movie “The Affairs of Martha” was nearing its end and the...
by James rawlins | May 8, 2017 | blog
Joseffy’s Expanding Queen Of all the things in my collection this must rate at or very near the top of the things I most treasure. Not only for its actual monetary value but because it was built by a man with a very special place in magic history: once called...
by James rawlins | Apr 30, 2017 | blog
The Decision This is a decision many of us wrestle with. Collectible insurance is not like any other typical insurance: It is expensive. The burden of proof of what you have in your collection is always on you. The value of your collection becomes subject to...
by James rawlins | Apr 24, 2017 | blog
This is the last installment of this series of Houdini Blogs. I thought it might be interesting to review some not so well known facts about Houdini and review a few details of how the Red Magic Section (Edited by Houdini) in The World Newspapers came about. Did...
by James rawlins | Apr 16, 2017 | blog
It is a well known fact that Houdini fought Spiritualism with vigor. He had “operatives” all over the country and even had “operatives” posing as spiritualist in the various Spiritualists Communities of the day. What is less known is his fight he began with Astrology...
by James rawlins | Apr 9, 2017 | blog
For those of you tuning in to find the latest on Houdini and his attack on astrology, I will have to ask you to wait a week. I am sorry but the Potter Spring Auction seems to be more of a time constraint (Houdini isn’t going anywhere). Besides I could use a...