The only known copy, according to P&P, it is inscribed and signed by Houdini “To my friend John Mulholland/Houdini”. Head to the HippodromeĪmong the magic and conjuring posters in the sale it was not one of the much more familiar, dramatic and colourful variety that topped the bill, but a purely typographic example.Īdvertising a special Saturday afternoon performance at the Southampton Hippodrome and bearing the words Challenged or Houdini Upside Down, it promises an amazing underwater escape from a securely tied and locked rubber bag. at last Houdini water chamber poster Heriberto adolfo suarez Becas de estudio en usa Shahana basu divorce Gudgeon-pintle combo. Harry Houdini The Jail Breaker Poster By Wanderwalk 31.41 Harry Houdini Poster Poster By CarlsArt 26.18 Houdini, vintage theater poster Poster By Alma-Studio 25.13 Foster the People - Imagination Poster By UnderOneSky 32.46 The Melvins Poster By Adele Eaton Eaton 25.13 houdini Poster By Hahuqiro 29. The second, undated inscription records it as a gift from Kellar to his friend and fellow magician Howard Thurston. In the mid-1890s, Harry Houdini was a struggling magician finding little recognition in card tricks and sleight of hand. The first was to Li Hung Chang, a Chinese viceroy, then in New York, to whom it was initially gifted in 1896. Contributor: McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) - Hammersteins Victoria Theatre (New York, N.Y.) - Teale, Oscar S. of Charles and Regina Reynolds, authors of 100 Years of Magic Posters. That 1886 Chicago first of Kellar’s book bore two presentation inscriptions. Poster announcing that Harry Houdini will be shackled and thrown into the river off New Yorks Battery in a sealed packing case, from which he will attempt to escape, July 15, 1914. The rare Houdini poster for a Saturday matinee show at the Southampton Hippodrome. Sold at a record $14,000 (£10,770), it was part of an April 27 Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Chicago that primarily focused on the great conjuring memorabilia collection of the late Ray Goulet, a well-known magician and collector, but also included posters from the collection of Charles and Regina Reynolds, authors of 100 Years of Magic Posters.
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