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Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins Part IV

Sat, Jul 25, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 424

Houdini-Wresch Collection: German Bell Padlock. An early 20...

Estimate: $2,000 - $30,000

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Houdini-Wresch Collection: German Bell Padlock. An early 20th century metal padlock (3 ? x 2 7/8?) marked ?DRGM,? with key, which makes a dinging sound when the key is turned. With a 2005 LOA from Joseph Tanner certifying that the padlock was from the Houdini-Wresch Collection, and copies of a bill of sale and letters from A. Nugent Jr. and Theo Hardeen documenting the item?s chain of ownership up to Tanner?s possession of the piece.