The Pat Croce Collection 2014-02-21 Auction - 193 Price Results - Briggs Auction, Inc. in PA
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Garnet Valley, PA, United States
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The Pat Croce Collection

Selling the Houdini and Magic Collection, as well as Furnishings and Decorative Arts of Pat Croce, former President of the Philadelphia 76ers and well-known entrepreneur. The auction will include Rare Houdini Handcuff and Castle Lock Collections originally from the Houdini Museum in Niagara Falls; Houdini Broadsides, Posters, Unpublished Photographs, and Ephemera; Other Magic Items; a selection of Fine French and Italian Antiques; Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Sports Collectibles, Garden Sculpture, and much more from Croce's Villanova residence on the Main Line.
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Harry Houdini Press Booklet: "The Man From Beyond" Houdini press booklet. 16" x 11".
0001: Harry Houdini Press BookletEst. $100-$200
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Photograph of Beatrice and Harry Houdini: Photograph half-length portrait of Beatrice and Harry Houdini. Chicago, Butler Studio, circa 1926. Verso stamped "Butler Chicago" and signed "Beatrice and Harry Houdini - our last photo together
0002: Photograph of Beatrice and Harry HoudiniEst. $400-$600
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Photograph of Harry Houdini: Photograph half-length portrait of Harry Houdini. Chicago, Butler Studios, circa 1926. Overall size: 10" x 8".
0003: Photograph of Harry HoudiniEst. $100-$200
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Photograph of Harry Houdini: Harry Houdini photograph. Half-length portrait of Houdini wearing jacket and tie. With facsimile signature and inscription: "Best Wishes, Houdini". 5" x 4".
0004: Photograph of Harry HoudiniEst. $50-$100
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Photograph of Houdini and Anna Fay: Harry Houdini and Anna Eva Fay photograph, taken at Anna Fay's home in Melrose, MA. 8" x 10".
0005: Photograph of Houdini and Anna FayEst. $100-$200
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Houdini Newspaper Advertisement: Harry Houdini newspaper advertisement for show at Orpheum Theater. 12-1/2" x 9".
0006: Houdini Newspaper AdvertisementEst. $100-$200
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Two Houdini Spirit Photographs: Two rare Houdini spirit photographs, displaying the manifestation of Abraham Lincoln, circa 1920. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2".
0007: Two Houdini Spirit PhotographsEst. $400-$600
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Harry Houdini Spirit Photograph: Harry Houdini spirit photograph, depicting Houdini surrounded by spirit manifestations. 8-3/4" x 6-1/2".
0008: Harry Houdini Spirit PhotographEst. $100-$200
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Harry Houdini Spirit Photograph: Harry Houdini spirit photograph, "Houdini and his ghost", circa 1925. 8-3/4" x 5-3/4".
0009: Harry Houdini Spirit PhotographEst. $100-$200
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Six Harry Houdini Photographs: A series of six photographs depicting Harry Houdini constructing "spirit hands" from paraffin wax. Three verso stamped "W. Frank Jones. 10" x 8".
0010: Six Harry Houdini PhotographsEst. $500-$700
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Harry Houdini/Ching Ling Foo Photograph: Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini with Ching Ling Foo, pictured outside of a Brighton Beach theater. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4".
0011: Harry Houdini/Ching Ling Foo PhotographEst. $200-$300
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Staged Houdini Photograph: Staged photograph of Benny Leonard and Jack Dempsey about to square off at a publicity event, with Harry Houdini posing as the referee. 7-1/2" x 9".
0012: Staged Houdini PhotographEst. $400-$600
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Harry Houdini Photograph: Large photograph of Houdini hanging upside down in a straightjacket during an escape in New York, while the audience looks on. Stamped on back "Photo by Greeley Photo Service, 164 Nassau Street, New
0013: Harry Houdini PhotographEst. $400-$600
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Harry Houdini Photograph: Large photograph of Houdini escaping from a straightjacket during an escape in New York, while the audience looks on. Stamped on back "Photo by Greeley Photo Service, 164 Nassau Street, New York
0014: Harry Houdini PhotographEst. $400-$600
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Harry Houdini Photograph: Large photograph depicting Harry Houdini presenting the "East Indian Needle Trick". In this trick, Houdini would swallow 50-100 needles and 20 yards of thread. He would then bring up the thread stung
0015: Harry Houdini PhotographEst. $500-$700
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Photograph of Houdini's Grave: Photograph of Harry Houdini's gravesite at Machpelah Cemetery in Ridgewood New York. Photo is inscribed "Houdini's Last Shackle". 8" x 10".
0016: Photograph of Houdini's GraveEst. $150-$250
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Harry Houdini Challenge: Harry Houdini challenge from September 1911, from T Wharf Fisherman in Boston, MA, in which they intend to lash and fasten Houdini with rope in "true Sailor's fashion" to an eight foot plank. Houdini
0017: Harry Houdini ChallengeEst. $400-$600
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Harry Houdini Challenge: Harry Houdini challenge from 1920, in which the employees of Mr. Frank Wilkins, builder and contractor, propose to confine Houdini into a packing case constructed from heavy timber. Houdini accepts
0018: Harry Houdini ChallengeEst. $400-$600
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Harry Houdini Challenge: Harry Houdini Challenge, titled "Challenge! Challenge! Houdini the handcuff king and jail-breaker defied!". Challenge from the Employees of Gimbel Brothers Grocery Packing Department, Phila. PA. who
0019: Harry Houdini ChallengeEst. $450-$650
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Harry Houdini Challenge: Harry Houdini Challenge dated November 1910, in which expert carpenters and joiners propose to confine Houdini into a large and strong chest, which will be nailed shut and roped up. Houdini accepts
0020: Harry Houdini ChallengeEst. $400-$600
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Harry Houdini Challenge: Harry Houdini challenge from 1922, in which the packers employed by L. Bamberger and Co. from Newark N.J. propose to construct a strong packing case which they will nail and rope shut around Houdini.
0021: Harry Houdini ChallengeEst. $400-$600
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Autographed Harry Houdini Challenge: Harry Houdini challenge from August, 1912, in which the packers of the 14th Street Store in New York intend to confine Houdini in a box inside of a box. Houdini accepts the challenge. Challenge has
0021A: Autographed Harry Houdini ChallengeEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Harry Kellar/Houdini Letter: Important letter from Harry Kellar to Harry Houdini, written on three postcards. Kellar begins the message by thanking Houdini for sending him pictures of magician Bill Fay (William Fay), who had
0022: Harry Kellar/Houdini LetterEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Howard Thurston Ephemera Grouping: Howard Thurston ephemera grouping, including a Thurston throw out card featuring a portrait with devils on the recto and an advertisement for Thurston's Perfect Breather on the verso, with a program
0023: Howard Thurston Ephemera GroupingEst. $50-$100
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