To kick off September, thought I would share a Pharmaceutical Calendar Ad from 1977, I recently acquired about The Perilous Escape From the “Spanish Maiden”:
Imagine a man stepping into an upright casket lined with sharp steel spikes and having it firmly shut and padlocked. Houdini escaped from such a device without the slightest injury and without leaving a clue as to how he did it.
The casket, painted with a resemblance of a Spanish maiden, was modeled after an instrument of torture used during the Spanish Inquisition. Spikes lined the interior in such a way that the body was trapped, but not pierced. It was hinged on one side, and on the other there were padlocks.
[it then goes on to explain in detail how he escaped]
You gotta love the image of Houdini they used from “The Grim Game”.
I think fake rivets were Houdini’s best friend. A good magician takes advantage of the audience’s assumptions.
Nope! If you must know, see Houdini’s Fabulous Magic pages 81-83.
In that case the calendar got it wrong. Harry got out of the left side of the Maiden. 🙂
Lol!
Wow, this is a new one to me. How many of these were done?
There was a series of six. I have number One (Jun), Two (Jul), Four (Sep) and Five (Oct). Would love to get my hands on number Three and Six.
I’m not sure what number they are, but I have June, August, and a July/August 1978 combo.
Nice! Would love to see images.
I’ll do a post and share them. And in it I’ll link to your posts. Between us, maybe we have them all?
Cool! BTW: Next Sunday, to kick off October, I plan to share the last one (October 1977) of the four that I have: The Spectacular Release From the Cannon Wheel