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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

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Lot 29

HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Challenge to Houd...

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 ? 1926). Challenge to Houdini. Sydney: [Printer?s name illegible], 1910. Very large letterpress poster advertising a packing case challenge posed to Houdini by the joiners and carpenters of E. Thornton, contractor and builder. The men propose to make a case from which they claim Houdini will not escape, and Houdini has accepted the challenge, and will make his attempt at the feat at Rickards Tivoli, Sydney, on April 15, 1910. 39 ? x 30?. Linen backed. Lower left corner recreated, restoration to perimeter and old folds and other small losses.