$1,250
A collection of Harry Houdini ephemera and images, including a 1910 postcard showing a black and white image of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Houdini, preprinted message wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the couple as well as upcoming tour dates, mailed from Hamburg to Houdini’s mother “Mrs. C. Weiss”; a March 1910 copy of the periodical The Wizard featuring the same image of Houdini and wife Bess on the cover, six pages; a vintage original black and white photograph of Houdini hanging upside down after having freed himself of a straitjacket, marked “Houdini” on verso in an unknown hand with handwritten dates that appear unrelated to the photograph, additionally stamped by White Studio of New York City; a vintage original black and white photograph of Houdini being secured by police officers into a straitjacket, stamped on verso with Brown Brothers studio stamps; an original black and white image of Houdini being hoisted by police officers upside down and wearing a straitjacket, Brown Brothers studio stamps on verso; a vintage original black and white image of Houdini and his wife in Monte Carlo, marked on verso "Monte Carlo December 1913" in an unknown hand; a sepia vintage original photograph of Houdini with magician Alexander Hemberger, information written on verso in unknown hand; and a black and white original vintage photograph of Houdini with three other magicians. Largest, 9 3/4 by 8 inches Categories: Harry Houdini
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-04-11
