Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Orpheum Theater

HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Final Tour Keith Theater Program. For an appearance in Boston for the week of May 4, 1925. Houdini appears as the seventh act on a vaudeville bill, “introd

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Nurses Escape Challenge. Kansas City, Mo., 1923. Letterpress handbill for the performance at the Orpheum Theater, in which a group of nurses challenge Houdini to escape

HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini East Indian Needle Trick Packet. Being an unused packet of two-dozen T. Hessin & Co. Darner’s nickel plated needles, one of the brands used by Houdini for

HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Typed Letter, Signed. Dated May 15, 1924, Houdini writes to Mr. H.H. Windsor, Jr in Chicago expressing his condolences at the loss of his father, and including t

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Typed Letter to Will Goldston, and Related Ephemera. Dated below the message May 1, 1913. Houdini writes on his engraved pictorial letterhead to Will Goldston, s

HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Spiritualism Exposé Press Photo. New York: Keystone View Co. Inc., 1925. Three-quarter length image of Houdini demonstrating methods of apparently materiali

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Signed Newspaper Clipping. Extracted from the October 2, 1925 edition of the New York World, the article titled “Houdini Reveals He “Reads” Min

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Newspaper-Used Portrait Photograph. Seattle: La Pine Studio, ca. 1924. Portrait of Houdini with crossed arms gazing directly at camera. Retoucher’s ink surroun

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Engraved Greeting Card. Stuttgart: Carl Ebner, ca. 1908. Folding card bearing the engraved portraits of Bess and Harry Houdini and printed greeting on the front

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Empire Palace Program. For the week beginning January 4, 1904. Houdini appears as the first act, billed as the “Handcuff King.” Tri-fold program, rec

HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini luggage label. Circa 1920. Bold red block capitals spelling out “HOUDINI” printed on a pale orange sheet, reverse gummed for use on trunks and luggag

HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Palace Music Hall Playbill. [Chicago], 1914. Oversize printed playbill for Houdini’s Chicago appearance in 1914 including the Water Torture Cell and Needle

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Luggage Label. Circa 1920s. Gummed label printed in bold red lettering on pale yellow paper. 3 ¾ x 5".

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Coast to Coast Tour Luggage Label. Circa 1920s. Gummed luggage label printed boldly in black within a decorative border. 6 3/8 x 10 ¾". Partially gummed previou

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini-Owned Key. Circa 1920s. Long barrel-type key from Houdini’s collection, handsomely framed together with a later photograph of the magician and an extensive LOA

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Day Memorial Miramar Swimming Pool Flyer. New York, 1927. Newsprint flyer (9 ½ x 6”) advertising the “carnival of water sports,” on the first anniversary

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Cartoon Christmas Card. 1920s. Large-format Christmas greeting from Houdini, with various vignettes of the magician by McBride. 12 ¾ x 9 ½". Fine.

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New York Hippodrome Program. New York, 1924. Ten cent staple-bound souvenir program, orig. color wraps. Illustrated. 4to. Houdini billed on the center program pa

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New Year Postcard. Postmarked Dec. 26, 1923. Recto bears a portrait of Houdini and the text “Here are my wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year.”

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini, Harry. Yar, The Primeval Man. [New York?]: Harry Houdini, 1921. Pictorial wrappers reproducting a pen-and-ink portrait of Houdini by Elcock. 12mo. Light soiling

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Trunk Escape Challenge Handbill. Lowell, Mass., (1906). Letterpress challenge made by the foreman and box maker of Otis Allen & Son for Houdini to escape from a

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium “Margery”. Advance Copy. New York: Adams, 1924. Inscribed on the front cover in handwriting attributed to Bess H

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Final Tour Souvenir Program. [New York, 1925]. Pictorial wrappers with a striking bust image of Houdini, uncommon variant with the text “Coast to Coast Tour Se

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini spiritualism-themed pitch book/brochure. Eight pages. Includes a biography of Houdini and notice of his $10,000 challenge to spirit mediums. Ca. 1925. Overprinte