Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia
Sat, Apr 26, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 87
HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Gimbel Brothers P...
Estimate: $600 - $900
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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 ? 1926). Gimbel Brothers Packing Case Challenge. [New York]: Derby Press, 1925. Letterpress challenge issued by six members of the Gimbel Brothers firm stating that they will make a packing case ?of heavy timber, and we believe that we can so nail and rope you in this box that you will be unable to escape therefrom" at the Hippodrome on January 20, 1925. Red ink on white stock, handsomely matted and framed to 17 x 12 ?" (sight 11 x 6 7/8"). A handsome and large Houdini challenge issued for an appearance at the famous Manhattan venue where he presented his Vanishing Elephant illusion years before. Kevin Connolly Collection.
