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The ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'', is most probably a reference to an escape trick devised by the famous American occult illusionists, Ira Erastus Davenport (1839-1911) and William Henry Davenport (1841-1877), that is also known as the "Davenport Tie".

According to the website ''Occult World''[], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.

The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]''is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of .

https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.

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	According to the website ''Occult World''[https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.		According to the website ''Occult World''[https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.

−	The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini by Ira Davenport in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'' is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, ~~as part of a~~ as part of a "Grand Masonic Bespeak" presented by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 19 July, under the auspices of both the English and the [[Dutch]] lodges. Besides the trick, the evening consisted of ''[[The Soldier's Daughter]]'' (Cherry), ''[['Tis She, or Maid, Wife and Widow]]'' (Wilks), ''[[Gocum and Lisbeth]]'' (a comic dance by [[Mr Luin]] and [[Harry Burton]]).	+	The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini by Ira Davenport in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'' is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of a "Grand Masonic Bespeak" presented by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 19 July, under the auspices of both the English and the [[Dutch]] lodges. Besides the trick, the evening consisted of ''[[The Soldier's Daughter]]'' (Cherry), ''[['Tis She, or Maid, Wife and Widow]]'' (Wilks), ''[[Gocum and Lisbeth]]'' (a comic dance by [[Mr Luin]] and [[Harry Burton]]).

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	According to the website ''Occult World''[https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.		According to the website ''Occult World''[https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.

−	The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini by Ira Davenport in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'' is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of a as part of a "Grand Masonic Bespeak" presented by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 19 July, under the auspices of both the English and the [[Dutch]] lodges. Besides the trick, the evening consisted of The Soldier's Daughter]]'' (Cherry), ''[['Tis She, or Maid, Wife and Widow]]'' (Wilks), ''[[Gocum and Lisbeth]]'' (a comic dance by [[Mr Luin]] and [[Harry Burton]]).	+	The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini by Ira Davenport in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'' is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of a as part of a "Grand Masonic Bespeak" presented by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 19 July, under the auspices of both the English and the [[Dutch]] lodges. Besides the trick, the evening consisted of ''[[The Soldier's Daughter]]'' (Cherry), ''[['Tis She, or Maid, Wife and Widow]]'' (Wilks), ''[[Gocum and Lisbeth]]'' (a comic dance by [[Mr Luin]] and [[Harry Burton]]).

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 According to the website ''Occult World''[https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.
-The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini by Ira Davenport in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'' is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of .
+The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini by Ira Davenport in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'' is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of a as part of a "Grand Masonic Bespeak" presented by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on 19 July, under the auspices of both the English and the [[Dutch]] lodges. Besides the trick, the evening consisted of The Soldier's Daughter]]'' (Cherry), ''[['Tis She, or Maid, Wife and Widow]]'' (Wilks), ''[[Gocum and Lisbeth]]'' (a comic dance by [[Mr Luin]] and [[Harry Burton]]).
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-The ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'', is most probably a reference to an escape trick devised by the famous American occult illusionists, Ira Erastus Davenport (1839-1911) and William Henry Davenport (1841-1877), that is also known as the "Davenport Tie".
+The ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'', is most probably a reference to an escape trick devised by the famous American occult illusionists, Ira Erastus Davenport (1839-1911) and William Henry Davenport (1841-1877), that is also known as the "Davenport Tie". Or at least a similar act.
-According to the website ''Occult World''[], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.
+According to the website ''Occult World''[https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.], the [[Davenport Brothers]] conducted one of the most successful séance acts of the 19th century, ''inter alia'' introducing the '''Cabinet''' — a special room or enclosure — to the medium’s repertoire and produced various spirit phenomena, including ghostly hands that played musical instruments. They also developed sophisticated rope tricks and escape illusions unparalleled until the days of Harry Houdini.
-The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]''is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of .
+The secret of the "Davenport Tie" was apparently eventually passed on to Harry Houdini by Ira Davenport in 1910 - though a performance referring to the ''[[Davenport Rope Trick]]'' is reported in South Africa by "[[Herr Luin]]" in 1866, as part of .
 https://occult-world.com/davenport-brothers/#:~:text=The%20wrist%20ropes%20were%20knotted,Ira%20died%20in%201911.