Art, Symbol & Imagination
Henry Slade’s Locked Slate
A rectangular slate is shown with the fittings used to close or secure it. The close view concentrates on the object rather than the people using it. Houdini’s caption connects the locked slate with Henry Slade and the slate-writing tests discussed in the book.
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Photographer not identified. "Henry Slade’s Locked Slate" [editorial title]. In A Magician Among the Spirits, Harry Houdini. First edition, 1924, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 141. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0126
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Photographer not identified. Henry Slade’s Locked Slate. A Magician Among the Spirits. Scan leaf 141. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0126