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February 16, 2025 14 mins

To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.4: The Victorinas - Prince Karmi (Joseph Hallworth) and Miss Victorina (Katie Kitty Fischer) 1890s to 1950s, from the book, “To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing


In episode 1.4 of “To The Hilt Deep Dive”, we dive into the book “To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing”


In this episode, we explore the lives and history of sword swallowers The Victorinas, Prince Karmi (Joe Hallworth) and Miss Victorina (Katie “Kitty” Fischer-Hallworth), and their incredible story as sword swallowers starting in the early 1890s, working with Harry Houdini, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, vaudeville and more.


Based on the Victorinas’ chapter of the book “To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing” by Dan Meyer and Marc Hartzman (Schiffer Publishing), available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Target, Walmart and more:


https://ToTheHiltbook.com


Amazon:

https://amzn.to/47Qqw6p


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