#bramah

[spilladabalia]

The Fall - Frightened

#the fall #frightened #mark e. smith #martin bramah #marc riley #yvonne pawlett #karl burns #post punk #garage punk #live at the witch trials #1979 #Youtube

[oldshrewsburyian]

I’ve just finished Gaudy Night, and I wanted to thank your blog for posting about Sayers enough to push me into finally reading the series! I’m absolutely in love with the whole book - from the quotations to the characters to the debates I can tell its just like nothing else I’ve ever read. (Also, since I’ve loved Sayers so much, I wonder if you have any other literary recommendations from the 1920s/30s? I know films from that period fairly well, but not books) Thanks again!

Anon, this brings me such very great pleasure to know! Welcome to the society of those who have fallen in love with Gaudy Night because it's like nothing else we've ever read (the characters! the debates! the quotations!)

I am sure that I am going to forget some obvious things in making recommendations, but here are some:

E.M. Forster, A Passage to India (hypnotically atmospheric, complex)

Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung's Golden Hours (Orientalist fantasy novel, recommended mostly because Peter and Harriet quote it to each other.)

Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room OR Three Guineas OR Mrs. Dalloway (I love Mrs. Dalloway but it packs a very particular modernist wallop, and I might recommend starting with one of the other two. Three Guineas is non-fiction but Woolf is never less than incandescent.)tho

Absolutely anything by P.G. Wodehouse. Please enjoy. Seasonally: Summer Lightning.

Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg, in case you want to cool off in snow instead of experiencing an English summer.

Josephine Tey, A Shilling for Candles (Tey is, like Sayers, both mystery author and superb prose stylist)

For more well-written mysteries of the period: Ngaio Marsh, Georges Simenon, and G.K. Chesterton even though many of his works are slightly pre-1920s.

Djuna Barnes, Nightwood (distinctive, confident, immersive prose)

#book recommendations #dorothy l. sayers #1920s #1930s #ernest bramah #p. g. wodehouse #virginia woolf #e.m. forster #thomas mann #ngaio marsh #georges simenon #djuna barnes #asks and answers

[everythingsecondhand]

Max Carrados Mysteries, by Ernest Bramah (Penguin, 1964).

From a charity shop in Nottingham.

#ernest bramah #penguin

[jacobwren]

What elements of Fall culture and practice inform House of All? “We are not The Fall, and we don’t sound totally like The Fall, but we are using some Fall principles gathered over the years – a way of working. Mark to me was a great editor. He didn’t come up with the ideas and riffs and tunes. But he decided what to run with and what to drop,” Bramah says. “The working methods are borrowed from an idealised Fall. Our past experiences are heavily laden with The Fall. It’s the repetition and discipline, using those principles in a fresher way.” Paul Hanley tempers this: “The whole ethos of The Fall wasn’t there. Mark E Smith wasn’t there. And he wouldn’t have approved anyway.” His brother says: “It’s quite amazing it worked. None of us had been in The Fall for at least 20 years. It was good for Pete to bring that more recent part” – Greenway played for almost a decade with the final iteration of the group, as Smith’s health declined – “but one thing with The Fall and House of All is we don’t overthink it. We never used to talk about music with The Fall. It just happened.” Bramah adds: “We work quickly and keep everything sparse. Minimalistics. It’s intuition, a commonality of process. The pressure was we didn’t have any material. We hadn’t rehearsed. We hadn’t even met Pete before. We might be making too much of the fact we made it up on the spot – we did spend six days mixing it as well.”

Martin Bramah: ‘Being in The Fall is a life sentence. Why not embrace it and have fun?’

#house of all #the fall #martin bramah

[praveenmohantelugu]

పురాతన కాల ప్రయాణం యొక్క సాక్ష్యమే ఈ గుడి!

Hey guys,  ఈ రోజు మనం పంచవర్ణస్వామి అని పిలువబడే ఈ గుడిని చూడబోతున్నాం, బయట నుండి చూస్తుంటే ఇది పోయిన శతాబ్దంలో కట్టిన సాధారణమైన గుడిలాగా కనిపిస్తుంది. కానీ నిజానికి ఈ గుడి 2000 సంవత్సరాల పాత గుడి. ఈ గుడిలో ఉన్న designs  చాలా interestingగ ఉంటుంది. మీరు ఈ గుడిని చూడడానికి వచ్చే  ఒక normal visitors అయితే మీ కంటికి ఇక్కడ ఉండే శిల్పాలు అన్ని normal గానే తెలుస్తుంది.  కానీ మీరు చాల serious researcher అయితే మీరు ఊహించని అద్భుతమైన శిల్పాలను ఇక్కడ చూడవచ్చు. కానీ అలాంటి శిల్పాలు అన్ని చీకటైన మూలలోనే చెక్కారు, ఇప్పుడు ఈ గుడిలో ఎంత current, lights ఉన్నప్పటికీ విచిత్రమైన శిల్పాలు అన్ని చీకటైన మూలలోనే  ఉన్నాయి, ఈ శిల్పాలకు ఇప్పటి వరకు ఎలాంటి explanation ఇవ్వలేదు.  ఒకసారి ఈ శిల్పంని చూద్దాం రండి.  ఇక్కడ  straightగ నిలబడి  ఉన్న ఈ శిల్పంకి   ఏనుగుతల  ఉంది.  ఈ శిల్పాన్ని చూసినవెంటనే, అందరికి ఇష్టమైన వినాయకుడు అని అనుకోవచ్చు.   కాని కాదు, ఎందుకంటే ఈ శిల్పం ఒక స్త్రీ రూపంలో ఉంది, కానీ వినాయకుడు మొగవారు అని మన అందరికి తెలుసు.  ఇంకా interesting అయిన విషయం ఏంటంటే,   ఈ శిల్పానికి గ్రద్ద లాగ రెక్కలు కూడా ఉన్నాయి చుడండి. ఇప్పుడు, కాళ్ళను చూడండి, ఇవి సన్నగా, పొడవుగా cylindrical shape లో ఉన్నాయి, ఇవి  ఏంటని సరిగ్గా explain చెయ్యలేని level లో  ఉన్నాయి. అయితే ఇది ఏమై ఉంటుంది? Even ఇప్పట్లో ఉన్న scientists  కూడా genetic engineering ద్వారా ఇలాంటి ఒక జాతిని తాయారు చెయ్యలేక పోతున్నారు. ఇలా చెయ్యడానికి కావలిసిన technology కూడా మన దెగ్గర లేదు, కానీ ఇప్పటి నుంచి ఒక వంద సంవత్సరాల తరువాత, ఇలాంటి రెక్కలు ఉన్న ఏనుగు లాంటి జాతిని easy గ create  చూడవచ్చు. మీరు నమ్ముతున్నారా లేదో  scientists అందరూ secret గ   రెక్కతో ఉన్న మనిషి జాతిని create చెయ్యడానికి  try  చేస్తున్నారని చెప్తున్నారు. ఇది కనీసం 200 సంవత్సరం లోపు కత్చితంగా జరుగుతుందని అంచనా వేశారు. మనం దీన్నే ఇక్కడ ఈ శిల్పంలో చూస్తున్నాం. ఇక్కడ ఉన్న  ఈ శిల్పాన్ని నేను startingలో చూసినప్పుడు ఒక అమ్మ తన బిడ్డతో ఆడుకుంటున్నట్టుగా అనిపించింది. కానీ దాన్ని జాగ్రత్తగా గమనించి చూస్తే, ఆమెకు రెక్కలు ఉన్నాయి అని తెలిసింది ఇంకా ఎగరడానికి readyగ ఉన్నట్టు ఉంది. ఈ శిల్పాలు అన్ని future లో జరిగే  విషయాలని చుపిస్తునట్టుగా ఉన్నా కూడా, ఇక్కడ ఉన్న   ఈ శిల్పం గతంలో జరిగిన విషయాన్ని చూపిస్తుంది. ఇక్కడ మీరు చూసే ఈ జంతువు  Saber-toothed tiger, అంటే పొడవాటి పెద్ద పళ్లతో  ఉన్న ఒక పులి జాతి అని చెప్తారు, ఇది Thylacosmilus అనే ఈ పులి పాతకాలపు జాతికి చెందింది. Thylacosmilus చూడడానికి ఈ కాలంలో ఉండే  పులి లేదా సింహం లాగ   కనిపించవచ్చు కానీ main difference ఏంటంటే పొడవుగా ఉండే ఈ పళ్లే. ఈ శిల్పం doubt ఎహ్ లేకుండా Thylacosmilus జాతిని చూపిస్తుంది. పొడవైన తోకతో పొడవైన పళ్లతో exactగ చెక్కారు, ఈ జంతువుని fossil evidenceతో  ఈ శిల్పాన్ని  compare  చేసి చూస్తే,  దాదాపు రెండు ఒకేలాగా ఉండడం మనం చూడవచ్చు. కానీ ఇక్కడ ఒక పెద్ద problem  ఉంది అదేంటంటే ఈ  జాతి అంతరించి, సుమారు  25  లక్షల సంవత్సరాల  పైనే అవుతుందని చాలా మంది experts  ఒప్పుకుంటున్నారు,  కానీ archeologists ఇంకా historians ఈ గుడిని కట్టి రెండు వేల సంవత్సరాల మాత్రమే అవుతుందని చెప్తున్నారు. ఆలోచించండి, ఒక శిల్పి  ఈ  జంతువుని  చెక్కారంటే  కత్చితంగా అయన ఈ  Thylacosmilus జంతువుని చూసిఉంటారు. So ఎలా 25  లక్షల సంవత్సరాల ముందు అంతరించిన జంతువుని , ఇంత కత్చితంగా 2000  సంవత్సరాల ముందు ఉన్న ఒక శిల్పి  ఎలా  చెక్కగలిగారు?   ఆలోచించండి, ఎలా ఒకే గుడిలో జరగబోయే  కాలానికి ఇంకా గతానికి సంబంధించిన శిల్పాలు ఉన్నాయి? ఎవరైనా time  travel  అంటే కాల ప్రయాణం  చేసుంటేనే  జరగబోయే  కాలానికి ఇంకా గతాన్ని record  చెయ్యగలం. అలాగైతే మన పాత కాలపు builders time  travel  చేసేంత సమర్థుల?  మన పాతకాలపు  Indian  చెరిత్రలలో time travel  యొక్క ఆధారాలున్నాయా ? విషయం ఏంటంటే, భాగవద పురాణ అనే పాత కాలపు గ్రంధంలో Time Travel  గురించే కాకుండా  Time Dilation గురించి  కూడా clear గ ఉంది. ఇది అంతా అర్ధం చేసుకున్నది  మొదటి వ్య���్తి Albert Einsteinఅని చెప్పిన కుడా ఇది already  భగవత పురాణంలో రాసి ఉంది. ఆ bookలో ఒక రాజు ఇంకా అయన కూతురు వేరే గ్రహంలో ఉండే బ్రహ్మను చూడడానికి  అంతరిక్ష ప్రయాణం అంటే interstellar journey చేసారు. బ్రహ్మని కలవడానికి వాళ్ళు కొంచం సేపు wait  చేసారు. ఆ రాజు భూమిలో ఉండే సమస్యల గురించి బ్రహ్మ దేవుడి దగ్గర చెప్తున్నారు, అది విన్న వెంటనే  బ్రహ్మ పెద్దగా నవ్వి ఒక్కొక గ్రహంలో కాలం వేరు వేరుగా నడుస్తుందని చెప్పారు. రాజు  ఇంకా అయన కూతురు  అంతరిక్ష ప్రయాణం చేసిన   కొంచెం time  లోనే  దాదాపు నూట పదహారు మిలియన్ సంవత్సరాలు భూమిలో జరిగుంటుందని బ్రహ్మ దేవుడు వాళ్లకు explain చేసారు.  ఇంకా వాళ్ళు మళ్ళీ భూమికి వెళ్ళినప్పుడు, వాళ్ళ friends  వాళ్ళ enemies ఇంకా  వాళ్ళ వారసులందరూ ఎవ్వరు ఉండరు. అందరూ చాలా కాలం ముందు చనిపోయి ఉంటారు అని చెప్పారు, ఇప్పుడు ఒక విషయాన్ని ఆలోచించండి 1900లో ఉండే మనుషులు ఇది ఒక logic లేని కథ అని అనుకున్నారు. 

- Praveen Mohan Telugu 

#ancient time travel machine #space travel #lord bramah #lingam #Ancient technology Ancient machining technology #hindu temple #ancient temple #Ancient history #mystery #తెలుగు #నిజమైనచరిత్ర praveenmohantelugu ప్రవీణ్_మోహన్

[stevenvenn]

House of All - There’s More (s/t) The original members of The Fall have reformed (of course without Mark E. Smith R.I.P.) and put together a new debut as the band House of All. Going to be a great listen for those of us who have been missing The Fall. Bandcamp audio here. Nothing on Spotify yet but the album’s being released in May. You can also watch this video of the guys getting together in the studio here.

#house of all #there's more #the fall #si wolstencroft #paul hanley #steve hanley #pete greenway #martin bramah #manchester #uk #tiny global productions #indie rock #post-punk #music

[pwlanier]

A VICTORIAN COROMANDEL STATIONERY BOX C.1880 the hinged cover enclosing a satinwood fitted interior of letter racks, drawers and a purple velvet lined writing slope, the chrome locks stamped 'Bramah London', with Gothic style brass handle mounts.

Woolley and Wallis

[punkrockhistory]

46 years ago today

The Fall in Manchester December 21, 1977.

Photo by Kevin Cummins

Left to right: bassist Tony Friel, drummer Karl Burns, singer Mark E. Smith, guitarist Martin Bramah and keyboard player Una Baines

#punkrock #postpunk #thefall #history #punkrockhistory

[ask-the-becile-boys]

Fic: Last Words Spoken

Summary: The final conversation between Locksmith and Thadeus, in the moments before Locksmith was sealed in the Vault of the Becile Manor Archives.

Words: 301

For people who can't access Ao3!

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　You know, you’re not the first of your kind. Al-Jazari of the Islamic Golden Age was both a maker of automata and an innovative lock maker. You’ve heard of the four-dial chests? No?

　　Maybe something more modern will suffice. There were two highly respectable locksmithing companies in Britain in the early 1800s, Chubb and Bramah. Chubb locks were used all over the country by the prison and postal service; Bramah’s had 494 million combinations.

　　Both companies brought challenges to display at 1851’s Great Exhibition. An American named Alfred Charles Hobbs picked them both over the course of the summer and went on to manufacture his own design-- the ‘protector.’

　　What I’m trying to say, Thadeus, is that I will get out of here.

　　It’s simple inevitability. Between the two of us, only one is going to die. And you ensured that it would not be me. Not even if I break these metal hands to twisted splinters tearing open this vault. I have no blood left to bleed. So long as my head remains attached, I will live. And anyone foolish enough to remove it… Well, that’s why you’re sealing me away after all. Your paranoia has certainly worked in my favor. Tell me, are your crass little prototypes trapped to kill anyone who tampers with them, too?

　　You never drag out a conversation like this unless you want something. What is it, then? Are you waiting for me to say the quote?

　　‘For the love of God, Montressor?’

　　Your humor’s always been so droll, Thadeus. It’s truly a wonder that she didn’t just throw herself at you.

　　Oh ho, struck a nerve, have I?

　　Save your foul language. After all, you only have so much breath left.

　　…

　　I was always more of a Dumas man, myself.

　　Well, then.

　　To work.

#becile bots #locksmith becile #fanbots #steam powered giraffe #thadeus becile #fanfiction #canon fic #last words spoken

[amazingaluminium]

Facts about Aluminium Extrusion

Information mainly gathered from: https://www.simmal.com/

Before we begin to discuss the facts, let’s start with defining what extrusion actually is. To extrude something would mean you are forcing something through and out of something. The imagery I believe is a great comparison to this would be the way you extrude toothpaste from a toothpaste tube when brushing your teeth. With aluminium, it is the process in which aluminium alloy material is forced through a die with a specific profile that is cross-sectional. A powerful ram pushes the aluminium through the die, and it comes out of the opening of the die.

Origins

The extrusion process has been around since 1797 when a man named Joseph Bramah created the method. It was mainly done manually until the hydraulic press was invented in 1820. It was not until the year of 1894 that a man named Alexander Dick made the world’s very first hot extrusion process to be done without non-ferrous materials. Aluminium extraction was apparently in very high demand during both the world wars in the creation of aircraft and military machinery.

Shapes

So, what shapes can be produced during this process? Well, that is sorted into three categories:

Solid, which has no enclosed voids or openings

Hollow, with one or more voids

Semi-hollow, with a partially enclosed void

Solid shapes are mainly used for things such as beams, rods, and angles. Hollow shapes are mainly used for things such as square or rectangular tubes. Semi-hollow shapes are mainly used for something called a “C” channel with a narrow gap.

See https://www.simmal.com/

Industries

The process of aluminium extrusion is one utilised by a lot of different industries out there. Just to list a few of said industries:

Electronical

Aerospace

Architectural

Automotive

Energy

The process

The extrusion process is one that can be broken down into just ten steps:

The extrusion die is prepared and moved to the extrusion process

An aluminium billet is then preheated before the extrusion

The billet is transferred to the extrusion press

The ram pushes the billet material into the container

The extruded material emerges through the die

Extrusions are guided along with the runout table and quenched

Extrusions are sheared to table length

Extrusions are moved to the stretcher and stretched into alignment

Extrusions are moved to the finish saw and cut to length

After this process is complete, it can be heat treated to enhance its properties. If the heat treatment is utilised, they can have various finishes to the surface which enhance their aesthetic and boost the corrosion protection. Fabrication operations can also be applied to bring them into their final dimensions.

Temperatures

In the extrusion process, the temperatures can range from 375 to 500 degrees which remain below the point of boiling for aluminium allows which is set at around 660 degrees Celsius.

Aesthetics

Aluminium extrusions are not only being utilised in the actual making of products that are related to industries such as food preparation, transportation, and space exploration. This process is now being gaining utilisation in the creation of things such as jewellery and art.

Records set

For the modern consumer, extruded aluminium has a lot of great properties to be utilised such as its increased lifespan, cost-effectiveness, and eco-friendliness just to name three. Tesla Motors’ Model S had reached a record automotive safety rating. It achieved this due to the fact it preserved 64.5% of driver residual space because of nesting multiple deep aluminium extrusions in the side rail of the car to absorb impact energy. The company Koga created a bike with a record-breaking A-limited aluminium frame that weighs just over two pounds.

#aluminiumdoors #architecture #aluminium #metal #aerospace #electronic #energy #automotive

[spilladabalia]

The Fall - Rehearsal 1977

0:00 Dresden Dolls, 3:32 Psycho Mafia, 5:54 Industrial Estate.

#the fall #dresden dolls #psycho mafia #industrial estate #mark e. smith #martin bramah #una baines #tony friel #karl burns #punk #punk rock #garage punk #rehearsal #1977 #Youtube

[musickickztoo]

House Of All

Paul Hanley, Simon Wolstencroft, Martin Bramah, Peter Greenway, Stephen Hanley

#house of all #the fall #house o fall

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 4.13

Beer Birthdays

Joseph Bramah (1748)

Albert C. Houghton (1844)

George Gund II (1888)

Julie Bradford Johnson (1953)

Ray McCoy (1960)

Andreas Fält (1971)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Don Adams; actor (1923)

Peter Davison; actor, "Dr. Who" (1951)

James Ensor; Belgian artist (1860)

Al Green; R&B singer (1946)

Thomas Jefferson; 3rd U.S. President (1743)

Famous Birthdays

Lyle Alzado; Denver Broncos DE, actor (1949)

Samuel Beckett; Irish writer (1906)

Lou Bega; pop musician (1975)

Peabo Bryson; pop singer (1951)

Alfred Butts; Scrabble game creator (1899)

Jack Casady; rock bassist (1944)

Teddy Charles; jazz vibraphonist (1928)

Bill Conti; composer (1942)

Jana Cova; Czech porn actor, model (1980)

Erich von Daniken; writer (1935)

Stanley Donen; film director (1924)

Tony Dow; actor (1945)

William Henry Drummond; Canadian poet (1854)

Guy Fawkes; English conspirator (1570)

Edward Fox; actor (1937)

Bud Freeman; jazz saxophonist (1906)

Amy Goodman; journalist, writer (1957)

Dan Gurney; auto racer (1931)

Jeanne Guyon; French mystic, founder of Quietism (1648)

Seamus Heaney; poet (1939)

Garry Kasparov; chess player (1963)

Howard Keel; actor (1919)

Davis Love III; golfer (1964)

Ron Perlman; actor (1950)

Philippe de Rothschild; French winemaker (1902)

Rick Schroder; actor (1970)

Paul Sorvino; actor (1939)

Jon Stone; Sesame Street co-creator (1931)

Lyle Waggoner; actor (1935)

Max Weinberg; drummer (1951)

Eudora Welty; writer (1909)

F.W. Woolworth; merchant, 5&10 cent store creator (1852)

#Birthdays

[thebeautifulbook]

The Kai Lung books by Ernest Bramah.

Kai Lung is an itinerant Chinese storyteller whose humorous tales often include fantasy elements such as dragons and gods.The first three (of 6) books are available from the Internet Archive.

British author Ernest Bramah was the creator of the Victorian era detective Max Carrados.

THE WALLET OF KAI LUNG (New York: Doran, 1900) Cover art by Theodore Nadejen (1922-1974). book

KAI LUNG'S GOLDEN HOURS (1922) book // KAI LUNG UNROLLS HIS MAT (1928) book

THE MOON OF MUCH GLADNESS (London: Cassell, 1932) aka THE RETURN OF KAI LUNG (New York: Sheridan House, 1937)

KAI LUNG BENEATH THE MULBERRY TREE (London: Richards, 1940) // KAI LUNG RAISES HIS VOICE (UK: Durrant, 2010)

Omnibus: KAI LUNG: SIX (1974)

#beautiful books #books books books #book blog #book cover #books #edwardian books #vintage books #fantasy books

[whatdoesshedotothem]

[KISS] Sunday 15 June 1834

8 ¼

10 40

a little kiss last night very fine morning F65° at 8 ¾  – no fasten to our room door last night and put on my Bramah-bolt 1st time I ever used it - breakfast at 9 ¼ - took up the carriage one catch on each side for which sent for a coach maker who charged ten sols - very comfortable at the hotel de Londres - off from Boulogne at 10 ¼ and alighted at the hotel de L’Europe at Abbeville at 7 5 - Miss W-‘s neck and head poorly – could not bear to walk so only sauntered into the nearest church (very neat -  service and a full congregation) and just went for a minute or two on the boulevard and took a turn round the garden and came in in ½ hour at 8 – dinner at 8 ½ - soup and fish (pike?) fricandeau, roast chicken, pigeon smothered in pears, potatoes, cauliflower, compote de pommes and dessert - very comfortable - Adny lay down while I wrote out yesterday and today till 10 5 - very fine day and evening – F66° now at 10 5 pm

[rennesairanenlove]

Jari Tapanainen Houdinin legenda: "Useista Englannissa tehdyistä haastenumeroista kuuluisin lienee sanomalehti Mirrorin järjestämä käsirautahaaste maaliskuussa 1904, Kerrottiin, että birminghamilainen seppä oli käyttänyt viisi vuotta suunnitellakseen ainutlaatuiset käsiraudat. Käsiraudoissa ei ollut väliketjua, vaan ranteiden aukot olivat putken päällä, jonka sisällä oli monimutkainen kaksiosainen Bramah-lukko. Väitetään, että lukkoa ei voinut tiirikoida. Mirror-lehti pyrki ottamaan kaikki mahdollisen huomionarvon haasteesta irti ja tulevaa tapahtumaa mainostettiin useilla ennakkojutuilla. 17. päivä maaliskuuta 1904 noin neljätuhatta katsojaa ja yli sata toimittajaa oli kerääntynyt Hippdrome-teatteriin seuraamaan jännitysnäytelmää. Houdinin saapuessa lavalle yleisö räjähti valtaviin suosionosoituksiin. Lavalle saapui myös Mirrorin edustaja ja yleisöstä otettiin komitea seuraamaan tapahtumaa läheltä. Houdinin kädet asetettiin rautojen aukkoihin vastakkaisista suunnista ja lukko vaati avaimelta kuusi kokonaista kierrosta, että salpa lukkiutui. Houdini ilmoitti: - Olen nyt lukittu käsirautoihin, jotka ottivat englantilaiselta sepältä viisi vuotta valmistaa. En tiedä pystynkö vapautumaan niistä, mutta vakuutan, että pyrin tekemään parhaani. Aplodien saattamana Houdini jälleen kerran vetäytyi pieneen kabinettiinsa ja yleisön odotus alkoi. Oli kulunut kaksikymmentäkaksi minuuttia ja yleisö luuli jo Houdinin olevan vapaa, hänen ilmaantuessaan kabinetista, mutta Houdini halusi vain nähdä ja meni puoli tuntia, kunnes kahlekuningas jälleen ilmestyi yleisön eteen. Houdini valitteli polviaan ja tarvitsi hieman venytellä niitä jatkaakseen. Hippdromen edustaja toi Mirrorin edustajan luvalla hänelle tyynyn polvien alle ja odottaminen jatkui. Huokaus kävi yleisössä, kun kahdenkymmenen minuutin kuluttua hiestä märkä Houdini tuli kabinetista edelleen kahlittuna. Hän pyysi käsirautoja irroitettavaksi siksi aikaa, että hän riisui takkinsa. Mirrorin edustaja ei tähän suostunut ajatellen, että Houdini halusi vain nähdä miten raudat avataan. Hän ilmoitti, että raudat avataan vain, jos Houdini myöntää tappionsa. Seurasi jotain, mikä sai osan yleisöstä huutamaan kannustuksia, toisten käskemään myöntämään tappionsa. Houdini otti linkkuveitsen, avasi sen suullaan, teutaroi takin päänsä yli ja leikkasi sen veitsellä palasiksi. Yleisökomiteasta mies auttoi Houdinia poistamaan takin palaset ja jälleen Houdini palasi takaisin kabinettiinsa. Kului kymmenen minuuttia, kun yhtäkkiä Houdini tuli huutaen ulos kabinetista pitäen irroitettuja käsirautoja käsissään. Yleisö villiintyi poistuessa lavalta, mutta sousionosoitusten jatkuessa hän palasi takaisin ja liikuttuneena tunnusti välillä olleensa jo luovuttamassa."