![]() Rebekah Vardy's 'role as a patron of children's charity Barnardo's under review as bosses rethink celebrity ambassadors programme' ![]() Priyanka Chopra flashes her legs in a glitzy thigh-high split gown alongside husband Nick Jonas in Mumbai I expect these will sell to a private collector.' 'I haven't ever seen anything before like this or heard of any handcuffs of his that have been altered, so these are very rare. The audience wouldn't have known because his tricks were done in a matter of seconds. 'He would have needed to have that precaution to make sure he could get out. 'This meant that when they were on they would be locked, but if they were manouvered in a certain way they would come open as a security measure. 'There is no secret mechanism and they lock in the normal way, but it is thought that when he was wearing them he heated them up which relaxed the pressure on the spring. 'This pair have been altered so they unlock when manouvered in a certain way, and this is the first time I have heard of him using handcuffs like this. 'He did a variety of water stunts and it is a possibility that these handcuffs could have been used in the Chinese Water Tortune trick, which was seriously dangerous. ![]() Mike Heseltine, specialist in conjuring and performing arts at Bloomsbury, said: 'Houdini started using handcuffs in his routines from 1895. ![]() Locked up: This pair of Mr Houdini's leg restraints is also up for sale next week ![]()
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