John Bushey Handcuff/restraint Collection

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    Photos on this page by no means include all the restraints in John Bushey's collection, but are a representation of the older and rarer handcuffs and leg irons that were used during Houdini's lifetime.  Included are several reproductions made by Ian McColl of Australia.  These reproductions are masterpieces and include several famous handcuffs used by Houdini in challenges and famous escapes.  Included are Ian's seance handcuff, the London Mirror Challenge handcuff, Russian Manacle, Guiteau Handcuff,  #61 Handcuff, and the French Lettercuff.


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Adams Handcuff Patent applied for model
1862
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Adams Handcuff Patented Model
1862		 a3
Rankin Handcuff
1866
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Rankin Leg Iron - 1866		 a6
Romer Large Handcuff - 1880		 as
Romer Small Handcuff - 1880
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Romer Leg Iron - 1880		 ad
Romer Leg Iron - small size - 1880
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Phelps Handcuff - 1866
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Palmer #5 Handcuff - 1876		 b3
Palmer #3 Leg Iron - 1876		 b4
Palmer #1 Leg Iron - 1976
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Houdini's Lily Iron with Altered Lock		 b6
Close-up of Houdini's Lily Iron Lock bolt



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Maltby Handcuff - round keyhole - 1904		 c2
Maltby Handcuff - flat keyhole - 1904
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Mirror Handcuff w/ bramah lock
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Meuhlenfeld Barmen Handcuff		 fr1
McColl French Lettercuff #6
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McColl #61 handcuff
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McColl Seance Handcuff
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Plug single LI & Plug Leg Irons
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Forgatt Plug Handcuffs
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Plug 8 (Boer War Type)
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Frogatt Thin Plug 8
 guiteau

Guiteau Handcuff ;  McColl
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Houdini Russian Manacle
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Cavaney Bottleneck - 1910		 s2

Marlin - Large Bottleneck - 1879
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Marlin - small bottleneck - 1879		 s4
Tower - Oval Link		 s5
Tower bottom-key Handcuffs
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Tower Single Lock Handcuffs		 s6
Tower Double-Lock Handcuffs		 s7
Tower with Stops
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Tower Bottom-key Leg Iron		 sh3
Tower Double-Lock Leg Iron		 sh4
Dollar Sign Handcuff
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Cummings Handcuff - 1899		 sh6
Carberry Handcuff - 1912		 sh8
Lovell Arms Handcuff
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Iver Johnson Handcuff		 sh10
Bean Leg Iron		 sh11
Bean Detective, Patrolman, & Prison
sh12
Imitation Tower Detective Handcuff		 sh15
Marlin Bottleneck - 1910

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Pheil & Stedall with Hiatt end-caps  

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Bockin Handcuff - 1924		 as2
Chain Berliner-style handcuff - McColl
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Bell Lock Handcuff - McKee		 as5
Three McColl style Berliner reproductions		 as6
Chubb Escort with inserts
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McColl Batcuff		 as8
Frogatt Figure 8 Handcuff		 ad1
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Old flat-key Hamburg 8		 ad7
Bushey hamburg 8 - brass

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McColl ER reproduction