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Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium

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Several pieces of Houdini Memorabilia: Booklet Houdini: Several pieces of Houdini Memorabilia: Booklet Houdini Exposes the tricks used by the Boston Medium "Margery." Pamphlet: The Adventurous Life of a Veratile Artist, HOUDINI. Adv. For an appearance. Pho

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Houdini Exposes the Tricks.....Margery: Ca 1924. Houdini Exposes the tricks used by the Boston Medium “Margery” to win the $2500 prize offered by the Scientific American. Stamped with compliments of Fredrick Eugene Powell Dean of Magici

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Lot of Four Pamphlets and Periodicals Related to: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Lot of Four Pamphlets and Periodicals Related to Houdini. Including Houdini Exposes the Boston Medium Margery (1924; nice copy with square corners, off-white pages); Pra

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Green, Kay. Cheating Cheaters. Authentic Expose.: Green, Kay. Cheating Cheaters. Authentic Expose. Minneapolis, 1944. Pictorial wrappers. 40pp. Illustrated with photographs showing the tricks used in cheating at poker, bridge, three card monte, and o

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HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini East Indian Needle T...: 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

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Harry Houdini's Handcuffs & Key: Harry Houdini's personal used handcuffs and a single key Provenance: From the direct estate of Ginette Quinn Included will be a letter of authenticity from Harry Houdini's personal caretaker

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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Kesner Packers Wi...: HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Kesner Packers Will Attempt to Expose Houdini. Challenge. New York, 1912. Letterpress printed handbill in red ink on cream-colored stock, being a challe

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Houdini Jail Cell Lock Pick. Heavy bent metal: Houdini Jail Cell Lock Pick. Heavy bent metal key-shaped pick owned and used by Houdini to extricate himself from jail cells. 6” long. Good condition. With a LOA from a notable Houdini collector reg

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Houdini, Harry. Four Water Torture Cell Hinges and: Houdini, Harry. Four Water Torture Cell Hinges and Clasps Used by Houdini. Circa 1912. Sturdy brass hinges fit over matching clasps and allow for a lock to be hung to seal the famous water-filled cell

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Wooldridge, Clifton. Gambling Exposed: Explaining the: Wooldridge, Clifton. Gambling Exposed: Explaining the Methods, Machines & Devices Used to Trick the Players. Chicago: Max Stern, ca. 1910s. Pictorial wraps printed in blue and red. Illustrated. 8vo. O

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Harry Houdini Skeleton Key: Bronze skeleton key owned and used by Harry Houdini Key is stamped with initials of Harry Houdini Provenance: On August 22, 1993 the late Richard Wresch's son, Dr. Robert R. Wresch sold his father's c

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Vintage New York and Boston Sunday Newspaper Sign: Vintage Wooden New York and Boston Sunday Newspaper Sign. Used condition, some wear. 65 1 1/4" long x 16 1/4" tall x 3/4" deep

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Flowering Rose Bush – Petrie & Lewis: Petrie & Lewis (P&L) New Haven, Ct. This was acquired by Bill in 1974 from Ray Goulet while Bill was on his honeymoon at the IBM/SAM convention in Boston. Bill said that he used this as his closer in

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BOSTON BY STEINWAY BABY GRAND PIANO: Marked inside: GP 178, serial no. 160950, II. Dimensions: H 43" x W 58" x D 70" Condition: Excellent, hardly used condition.

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Omersa England Medium Leather Pig Footstool: Omersa England medium mahogany brown leather Yorkshire pig footstool. The footstool is in nice used condition with a few scuffs and has the original hang-tag. Measure 25.5" in length x 11.5" wide x 17

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Rare 1900 A.J. Morse 5 Bolt USN Mark 1 Diving Helmet Dive Ready: One of the most desirable and rare American diving helmets is the 5 bolt pattern made by the A.J. Morse company in Boston, Massachusetts, aka the US Navy Mark 1. This style of helmet was used by the U

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Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium

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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 Houdini: “Advance Copy—Book not on sale until Oct. 19/24—Regards—Houdini.” Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated. 8vo. 40pp. Covers cleanly detached.