Harry Houdini's Skeleton Key

Harry Houdini's Skeleton Key

Harry Houdini Lock and Key From Newgate Prison Cell
Origin	Harry Houdini
Type	Skeleton Key
Effects	Invisibility of the key
Downsides	Can be easily activated and deactivated
Activation	Various factors, including touch and electricity
Collected by	Warehouse 13
Section	Houdin-39G
Aisle	311825-4625
Shelf	160636-7242-836
Date of Collection	April 17, 1932
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Origin[]

Harry Houdini is the most famous magician in history, renowned for his feats of escape from seemingly inescapable handcuffs, straightjackets, water chambers and coffins.

Effects[]

A rather large, golden skeleton key that once belong to Harry Houdini and may have been used in his acts. The key distorts the light and space around it in order to become invisible to all forms of detection (but only the key itself, not the person holding it).

As with all artifacts, however, the key's properties are increased greatly if it comes into contact with electricity. If the key is electrified, then its distortion range will grow large enough to engulf its holder, effectively making them invisible. However, this requires a constant source of electricity in order to last long. The key is activated by various forms of stimuli, and deactivated in a similar manner. The artifact was lost somewhere in the warehouse for many years, until Trailer was able to find it, thinking it was a bone.

Spectral Artifacts
Poltergeist Activity	Christine Skubish's Toy Blocks • El Cerrito Ouija Board • Annabelle Doll • Carmine Galante’s Cigar • Fox Sister's Séance Table • Robert the Doll • Albert Fish's Whip of Nails • John, King of England's Throne • Lalibela Processional Cross • Delphine LaLaurie's Whip • Carrie White's Prom Dress • Aladdin's Lamp • Soviet Launch Code Floppy Disk
Apparitions	Spanish Flag from the Battle of Rocroi • Scorpus' Chariot • Charles B. McVay III's Life Jacket • Air Raid Siren from Pearl Harbor • Soren S. Adams' Jam Jar • Spartacus’ Armor • Sulla's Grass Crown • Dog Leash From the Woolworth Riots • Franz Ferdinand's Jacket • Bull Summoning China Cabinet • Anna Baker's Wedding Dress • Wilton Ivie's Notebook • Patient 16 (Athens Asylum)'s Toy Car • Candle from the Conspirators Camp • Trunk from Bramshill House • Myrtles Plantation's Noose • Fall of Saigon Metal Staircase • E. J. Pennington's Motorcycle Motor • Dinner Table & Chairs from Dinner For One • Alphonse Cahagnet's Magnets • The Arnolfini Mirror • Jar of Greek Funeral Beans • Lazare Ponticelli’s Shoebox • Steam Locomotive from the Burma Railway • Robert Charroux's Metal Detector • Original 'LAND' of the HOLLYWOODLAND Sign • Masquerade Chrysoprase Pendant • Norman Babcock's Hoodie • Yogiraj Bengali's Cobra Basket
Haunting / Curses	Chief Tecumseh's Robes • "The Exorcist" Final Edit • Whodunnit? Kitchen Knife • James Dean's 1955 Prosche 550 Spyder, aka "Little Bastard" • The Basano Vase • The Hope Diamond • William Sianis' Goat Horns • Firewood from the Execution of Jacques De Molay • The Delphi Sapphire • Alchemist's Curse • Laughing Moai • African Ngil Fang Mask • Vogue Theater Projector Lens • Third Step from Bobby Mackey's Music World • Nordic Rune Stone • RonRon's Grave • Axeman of New Orleans' Phonograph • Silverpilen
Possession	Stingy Jack's Turnip Lantern • Niccolo Paganini's Father's Birch Rod • Meshach Browning’s Turkey Quill • Elisha's Mantle • Voodoo Doll from the Haitian Revolution • Mary Todd Lincoln's Gloves
Invisibility	Ian Fleming's Pistol • Amber Spyglass • Linda's IrisPhone • Vincenzo Peruggia's Smock • Theodor Seuss Geisel's Grinch Santa Hat • Invisibility Formulation • Hades' Helm • Michael Fagan's T-Shirt • Grigory Vakulinchuk's Sailor Cap • Bass Reeves' Marshal Badge • Marcel Marceau's White Gloves • Irena Sendlerowa's Dreidel • H.G. Wells' Opera Glasses • Zachary Taylor's Coat Button • Aldrich Ames' Chalk • Henry Every's Parasol • Ring of Gyges • Where's Waldo Misprint • T.E. Lawrence's Thawb Robe • Wooden Fence from Dealey Plaza • Elsie Wright’s Camera • Valeri Polyakov's Blood Pressure Cuff • Epicurus' Molecular Models • George Stokes’ Fluorite • Black Oni Mask • Sergei Korsakoff's Ruble Coin • The Hunt for the Red October • Harry Houdini's Skeleton Key • Teresa of Avila's Cross Necklace • To Kill A Mockingbird • Tina Strobos' Pocket • Paddy Barrie’s Stove and Brushes • Hal Blaine's Drum Stick • Tarnhelm
Intangibility	The Sword in the Stone • General Store from Agloe, New York • Fading Picture Frame • The Great Omani's Handcuffs • Tobias Bamberg's Okito Box • James Hutton's Overcoat • Pete Conrad's Space Boots • Baychimo Ship’s Wheel • Orion P. Howe’s Drum • Ian Fleming's Pistol • Ibn Battuta's Besom • Corrupted Zalgo Computers • Subcomandante Marcos' Balaclava • Ed Walsh's Spitball • Cotton Club Matchbox • Hassan-i Sabbah's Turban
Soul Manipulation	Walter Halloran’s Crucifix • Christina the Astonishing's Thurible • Bound and Stuffed Doll • Yahrzeit Candle Holder • Confucius' Lantern • Sugar Skull • Aristotle's Lyre • Duncan MacDougall’s Scale • Paschal Beverly Randolph's Crystal Ball • Eliphas Levi's Pentagram • Silap Inua Totem • Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Topi Taqiyah and Charpai • Chimariko Tribe Shaman Drum • Pope Leo XIII's Rosary • Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' Talisman • Kuttamuwa’s Stele • The Western Jin's Hunping Jar • Norbert Wiener's Tape Recorder • Confucius' Lantern • King Solomon's Cattle Spine • Mary of Jesus of Ágreda's Rosary Necklace • Orpheus' Lyre • James Cook's Mahiole and Feather Cloak
Voice Projection	Amanda Palmer's Ukulele • Recording of the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion • Klaus Nomi's Bowtie • Duncan Campbell's Lodestone Collection • Vladimir Gavreau's Fan Blade • Mirra Alfassa's Prayer Rug • Marian Anderson's Hair Pins • Cesira Ferrani's Atomizer • Claude Alexander Conlin's Thought Control Turban • Pythia's Tripod • Doña Marina's Robe • Anne Frank's Diary and Ribbon Bookmark • Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Wire
Miscellaneous	Davenport Brothers' Seance Ropes • The Flying Dutchman • Edward Weston's Lightbulb • Marcel Vogel's Crystal • T.S. Eliot's Food Bowl • Alfred George Hinds' Prison Uniform • Camille Flammarion's Flammarion Engraving
Popular Culture	M.R. James' Glasses • Danny Phantom's Hazmat suit • Original 8mm Film Reel of 'Poltergeist' • Ghostbuster Proton Pack • Katie’s Security Camera