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[Escapes] Group of Escape Artists Devices and Books. Single-collector accumulation of restraint devices and literature. Approximately 30 pieces, including Smith & Wesson Model 100 Handcuffs (Cannons Great Escapes); vintage padded leather leg/ankle cuffs; several vintage wooden stocks and a board; two vintage Yale padlocks with keys; rods and lengths of chain; and more, plus a quantity of books, periodicals, monographs, programs, and photographs related to the subject including Modern Handcuff Secrets for Magicians (1957, number 203 of 2,500 copies of the second edition) by Norman. Condition generally good.


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Date:
2016-08-27

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