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Highlights of this closely-curated sale include remarkable rarities from the golden age of conjuring: a diverse array of Houdiniana, Victorian magic apparatus, relics from the stages of St. George's Hall, rare posters, select modern props, and choice ephemera. Purchase Catalog Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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Signed Houdini Magazine Gifted to the Davenport Brothers' Family.
Lot 52

Signed Houdini Magazine Gifted to the Davenport Brothers' Family.

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[DAVENPORT BROTHERS] HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Signed Houdini Magazine Gifted to the Davenport Brothers' Family. The August 1911 issue of The Magician edited by Will Goldston and featuring a full-length image of Houdini on the front wrapper by Fred Velasco, with a three-page story by Houdini inside regarding the Davenport Brothers and their career, illustrated with photographs from Houdini's collection. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HOUDINI on the front wrapper in pencil, "Compliments of H Houdini."

The story, "Some Notes of the Davenport Brothers" begins on page 175 and includes the following: "[Houdini] was a personal friend of Ira Davenport, and was about to pay him a visit when his death was announced. The next day he sent us these notes, together with the ... photographs reproduced on this page."

Houdini most mailed this periodical to Ira Davenport's heirs who kept it among the family papers for over 100 years.

 

Condition

Strong old folds with splitting to front wrapper; fair to poor condition, but intact.

Overall Dimensions
Weight: 1.00 lbs

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Ira E. Davenport family collection, passed to the consignor by descent.

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