Magician pulls escape stunt to win Houdini handcuffs

A leading magician has told how he managed to bag a “priceless” new year gift after completing an escape in honour of his hero Harry Houdini.

Card trickster and escape artist Steve Spade got his quick hands on a set of handcuffs originally used by his hero, after winning them in a bet with a US film crew.

The Limerick magician was interviewed for a television documentary on Houdini for the Discovery Channel when the crew challenged him to complete Houdini’s famous ‘100ft of rope’ escape challenge in 60 seconds.