Spring Magic Auction 2017-04-08 Auction - 448 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 13
Escamotage Magic Set.Erdnase, S.W. The Expert at the Card Table.Bess Houdini's Diamond and Gemstone Brooch
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Spring Magic Auction

Our spring auction features magic memorabilia, books, posters, and apparatus for beginning and advanced collectors alike. Hightlights include a brooch presented to Bess Houdini by Russian royalty, Carl Waring Jones correspondence, and three pages of rhyming verse hand written by Harry Houdini.
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Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Autograph Letter: Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Autograph Letter Signed, "Angelo Lewis / Louis Hoffmann," to John Northern Hilliard. Hastings, England, September 13, 1907. One page, on stamped personal
0286: Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Autograph LetterEst. US$700-US$1,000
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Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Hoffmann: Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Hoffmann Prospectus With His Own Annotations. London: George Routledge, 1919. Publisher's four-page prospectus of Hoffmann's works on conjuring and games, the
0287: Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). HoffmannEst. US$500-US$700
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Hooker, Dr. Samuel Cox. Invitation to Dr. Hooker's: Hooker, Dr. Samuel Cox. Invitation to Dr. Hooker's Impossibilities. [New York, 1934]. Blotter-size invitation to the famous Brooklyn address 82 Remsen Street, where Dr. Hooker performed his
0288: Hooker, Dr. Samuel Cox. Invitation to Dr. Hooker'sEst. US$400-US$600
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Houdini, Beatrice. Full-Length Photograph of Beatrice: Houdini, Beatrice. Full-Length Photograph of Beatrice Houdini. Circa 1925. Seated in a chair, Mrs. Houdini studies a copy of Science and Invention magazine held in her gloved hands. 8 x 10". One loss
0289: Houdini, Beatrice. Full-Length Photograph of BeatriceEst. US$300-US$400
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Bess Houdini's Diamond and Gemstone Brooch: Houdini, Beatrice and Harry. Royal Crown Brooch Owned and Worn by Bess Houdini, A Gift from Russian Royalty Circa 1903. A gorgeous 14k gold crown outline, encrusted with 39 old mine diamonds, 17
0290: Bess Houdini's Diamond and Gemstone BroochEst. US$30,000-US$40,000
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Four Early ALSs from S.S. Baldwin to Harry Houdini.: [Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss)] Baldwin, Samri S. Four Early ALSs from S.S. Baldwin to Harry Houdini. Written between January – May of 1898, before Houdini scored his first great success in Europe
0291: Four Early ALSs from S.S. Baldwin to Harry Houdini.Est. US$500-US$700
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ALS Regarding Houdini's Death.: [Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss)] ALS Regarding Houdini's Death. Dated Feb. 5, 1974, and written by one Hal Riordan to Tom [Auburn]. Riordan writes, "Regarding Houdini at the McGill Union. … he was
0292: ALS Regarding Houdini's Death.Est. US$400-US$600
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Houdini, Houdini. Three Pages of Rhyming Verse Written: Houdini, Houdini (Ehrich Weiss). Three Pages of Rhyming Verse Written by Harry Houdini. Dated December 5, 1894 on the final leaf. Written by Houdini at the age of 20, each page filled with rhyming
0294: Houdini, Houdini. Three Pages of Rhyming Verse WrittenEst. US$4,000-US$6,000
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Scathing Letter from Houdini to E.E. Free, Editor of: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Scathing Letter from Houdini to E.E. Free, Editor of Scientific American, Regarding the Margery Case. Dated March 4, 1925, and being a four-page carbon of a letter
0295: Scathing Letter from Houdini to E.E. Free, Editor ofEst. US$3,000-US$4,000
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Houdini Brewery Challenge Letter.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Brewery Challenge Letter. Dated December 26, 1911. A TLS on Indianapolis Brewing Co. letterhead challenging Houdini to be locked within a tank filled with
0296: Houdini Brewery Challenge Letter.Est. US$400-US$600
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Houdini Brewery Challenge Letter of Introduction.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Brewery Challenge Letter of Introduction. Dated Feb. 10, 1915. TLS on Haberle Brewing Company letterhead introducing four employees to Houdini who will be
0297: Houdini Brewery Challenge Letter of Introduction.Est. US$500-US$700
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Houdini Punishment Suit Challenge Letter.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Punishment Suit Challenge Letter. Dated March 23, 1916. Written by the sheriff of Mahoning County, Ohio, and challenging Houdini to escape from a "regulation
0298: Houdini Punishment Suit Challenge Letter.Est. US$500-US$600
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Houdini Packing Case Challenge Letter.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Packing Case Challenge Letter. Dated April 27, 1926. A TLS on Kresge Department Store letterhead, challenging Houdini to escape from a "strong packing case
0299: Houdini Packing Case Challenge Letter.Est. US$400-US$600
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Russian Periodical Depicting Houdini Performing at the: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Russian Periodical Depicting Houdini Performing at the Yar. Russia, 1903. Handsome color lithographed image of Houdini fills the top half of the rear cover. It features
0300: Russian Periodical Depicting Houdini Performing at theEst. US$500-US$600
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Houdini Master Mystery Advertisement in Spanish.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Master Mystery Advertisement in Spanish. New York, 1919. Illustrated with a striking drawing of Houdini and the robot from the film. Spanish text. The
0301: Houdini Master Mystery Advertisement in Spanish.Est. US$400-US$600
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Photograph of Houdini Restrained in a "Crazy Crib.": Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Photograph of Houdini Restrained in a "Crazy Crib." Circa 1910. Houdini is bound in sheets and lashed to a metal bed frame by thick black straps. This method of
0302: Photograph of Houdini Restrained in a "Crazy Crib."Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Handwritten Postcard from Houdini to His Sister Carry: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Handwritten Postcard from Houdini to His Sister Carry Weiss. New York, 1903. Autograph postcard from Houdini in black ballpoint, addressed by the magician to his sister
0302A: Handwritten Postcard from Houdini to His Sister CarryEst. US$150-US$250
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Inscribed and Signed Photograph of Houdini Piloting his: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Inscribed and Signed Photograph of Houdini Piloting his Airplane. Australia, 1910. Candid photograph of the great magician behind the controls of his Voisin biplane at
0303: Inscribed and Signed Photograph of Houdini Piloting hisEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Candid Photograph of Houdini Aboard a Ship, Annotated: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Candid Photograph of Houdini Aboard a Ship, Annotated by Houdini. Circa 1919. Houdini stands at the center of the deck, his arms wrapped around his wife, Bess, and a
0304: Candid Photograph of Houdini Aboard a Ship, AnnotatedEst. US$800-US$1,200
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Photograph of Houdini with Seven Men.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Photograph of Houdini with Seven Men. Circa 1920. Houdini sits on a couch dressed in white tie and tails, with seven other men in the image, including book dealer and
0305: Photograph of Houdini with Seven Men.Est. US$200-US$300
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Photograph of Houdini with his Wife and Mother in: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Photograph of Houdini with his Wife and Mother in Berlin. Candid sepia photograph shows the Houdinis well dressed and seated in a horse-drawn carriage. A typed note
0306: Photograph of Houdini with his Wife and Mother inEst. US$700-US$900
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Houdini Escape Dive Photograph.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Escape Dive Photograph. Circa 1910. His hands bound by chains, Houdini stands on a railing moments before diving into the water below. 5 x 4". Scrapbook
0307: Houdini Escape Dive Photograph.Est. US$500-US$700
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Photograph of Houdini and Company Aboard a Train Car.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Photograph of Houdini and Company Aboard a Train Car. Circa 1920. Houdini and eight other individuals, including his wife Beatrice, stand on the rear of a train car.
0308: Photograph of Houdini and Company Aboard a Train Car.Est. US$700-US$900