Houdini Antique Vintage Magic Magician Trick Prop Illusion Harry Poster
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27365976 | Featured Refinements: Vintage Magic Trick |
Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss, a Hungarian-born American magician and escape artist, was noted for his sensational publicity stunts, one of which was that he could tighten his muscles and take a punch to the stomach from the strongest man in the room.
Houdini died of appendicitis caused by an unexpected punch from a McGill university student, who punched Houdini in the abdomen (not knowing he needed to brace himself for the trick), in his dressing room at the Pr...incess theater.Houdini performed the show anyway but was later hospitalized and died a week later, October 31st 1926, at Detroit's Grace Hospital.
This is an original newspaper advertisement for the show which Houdini was fatally injured.An extremely rare piece of magic history. Matted and ready to frame.
I am also selling my antique magic collection of over 100 props, books, posters, sets, window cards etc. If you have an interest in something specific please let me know. I have included some of my other items in the pictures, but this auction is for the Houdini advertisement only.
Houdini died of appendicitis caused by an unexpected punch from a McGill university student, who punched Houdini in the abdomen (not knowing he needed to brace himself for the trick), in his dressing room at the Pr...incess theater.Houdini performed the show anyway but was later hospitalized and died a week later, October 31st 1926, at Detroit's Grace Hospital.
This is an original newspaper advertisement for the show which Houdini was fatally injured.An extremely rare piece of magic history. Matted and ready to frame.
I am also selling my antique magic collection of over 100 props, books, posters, sets, window cards etc. If you have an interest in something specific please let me know. I have included some of my other items in the pictures, but this auction is for the Houdini advertisement only.
