Houdini Letter Lock Handcuffs. North Garfield, Australia: Stockade Locksmiths (Ian McColl), 1997. Modeled on a set of cuffs from which Houdini escaped, the locking mechanism for these restraints operates by turning four wheels on each cuff to a combination of letters that opens the cuffs (the maker has used the same combination as the set from which Houdini escaped). One of 26 examples manufactured by McColl. Length approximately 9 ½”. With wooden carrying case and a letter from the maker explaining the operation of the cuffs, and a document recounting the incident during which Houdini made his famous escape. Hallmarked. As new.