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Houdini Escape Act Milk Can

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Milk can used in one of Harry Houdini's escape acts. He had himself locked in the water-filled can, wearing shackles, and escaped within minutes. Made of a light-weight silver-colored pot metal, this cylindrically shaped piece has a triangular top portion with hinges affixed to either side and two small air holes drilled into the top. Formerly the property of the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame in Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada. 45 x 67 x 26" Sale History: Butterfield & Butterfield, February 1999

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