In the early 1910s, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery was the centerpiece of Harry Houdini's world-renowned performances.
The magical box entered Houdini’s repertoire as a stepping stone between his milk can escape trick and his famously elaborate Water Torture Cell. Built in 1909 and dubbed the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery, it was designed for the world’s greatest escape artist, a man who could slip out of anything-straitjackets, beer barrels, coffins, even the most secure jails. A wooden box, slightly larger than 2 feet by 3 feet, with a quadruple-padlocked lid that secured a removable, oversized milk can inside. In 1974, a small classified ad in an issue of Magic Magazine allegedly offered up an unusual prop for sale.
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