$350
[Escape Artists] File of Photos and Ephemera Relating to The Great Reno, Prynce Wheeler, and Norman Bigelow. Approximately 25 pieces, including candid 1960s snapshots of Reno; a 1965 autograph letter signed (ALS) from Reno’s widow to Prynce Wheeler expressing gratitude for his condolences to her after Reno’s death, with an obituary enclosed; an 8 x 10” photo (ca. 1940s) of Prynce Wheeler in military attire with a group of circus performers; a vintage photo of a “Reno Escape King” lithograph; a 1967 Bigelow Escape King postcard, together with a file of Bigelow’s publications on Houdini; vintage newspaper clippings; a cloth drawstring air mail bag stamped from J.H. Trudel, who worked with Reno; and more.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
