[Houdini Imitator] Selby, W. Handcuff and Gaol Breaking Mystery Exposed. Manchester: Daisy Bank Printing, ca. 1910. Two different editions of the same title, in modern brown cloth, gilt stamped. Pictorial wraps showing the escapologist in chains. Both 32 pages. 8vo. Marginal chips to one front wrapper, else good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
[Houdini Imitator] Real photo postcard of a “handcuff king.” American, ca. 1907. The man stands in a Houdini-esque pose, wrists covered in handcuffs, which are Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
[Houdini Imitators] Group of Six Houdini imitator booklets. Including Secret of the Great Handcuff Trick (1907), Handcuff and Gaol Breaking Mystery Exposed by Selby, The Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
[Escapologist] Harry Kardoc King of All Handcuff Kings Memoranda Note. Australia, Bexhill Ptg., ca. 1910s. Bi-fold pictorial unused piece of memoranda for the Houdini imitator. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
[Escapologist] Harry Kardoc. Handcuff King and Jail Breaker Postcard. Australia, ca. 1900s. Bearing an illustration of the Houdini imitator fully manacled. 3 x 5 ”. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Houdini, Harry. Hippodrome Theatre of Varieties/ Solid Silver Manacle Release. Brighton: W.E. Nash, ca. 1904. Letterpress challenge handbill (5 1/8 x 8”) heralding “the famous Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
[Ephemera] Large accumulation of magician's vintage ephemera. Included are a Reno, Master of Magic window card, Marquis window card, Green the Magician broadside, Dante program Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
[Classics] Nine-volume library of classic conjuring publications and periodicals. From the collection of Sigmar K. Hofeller (Sigmar the Magician, 1895 -1964), these nine clothbound volumes Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-01-29
