Houdiniana
Sat, Apr 8, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 56
HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Houdini Straitjac...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 ? 1926). Houdini Straitjacket Police Challenge. Atlantic City, 1916. Letterpress handbill/challenge issued to Houdini by the police department of Atlantic City, New Jersey, who will secure Houdini in a straitjacket and ?lash your ankles together?; Houdini will then escape from the jacket while suspended ?head foremost from the tower at Keith?s Theatre on the Garden Pier.? Framed together with a later printed photograph of the escape, to 19 ? x 10?; challenge 7 ? x 6?. Corner stains visible; not examined out of frame.
