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Houdini Travelling Billboard

An eight sheet billboard that Harry Houdini used for publicity when he was on the road in the 1910's and 1920's. Mounted on two separate wood boards, the poster shows Houdini "buried alive" in an Egyptian casket with the Sphinx looking on. It reads "Buried Alive - Houdini - Master Mystifier - The Greatest Necromancer of the Age - Perhaps of All Times." Mounted on board with a varnish coating. In good condition. 104 x 78" Please Note: This is a magnificent, brilliantly colored billboard that was not able to be moved into the photographer's studio due to its size. Consequently, a copy of the billboard that appears in the pages in a book about the life of Houdini has been used for illustration purposes. Should you wish to see the actual billboard (which is far more dramatic) in person prior to the auction, please contact Guernsey's. Sale History: Butterfield & Butterfield, November 1999