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Harry HoudiniKey from Collection of Harry Houdini Previously at Houdini Museum1926
1926
$700
£538.49
€625.03
CA$987.17
A$1,105.79
CHF 580.80
MX$13,446.09
NOK 7,354.86
SEK 6,981.74
DKK 4,664.84
About the Item
I, David Muller, am the son of the late Henry Muller (1930 – 2017), who was the founder, owner and curator of the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame in Niagara Falls, Canada. My father, in 1967, purchased Houdini’s original locks, keys, illusions and paraphernalia from Joseph Dunninger. Dunninger had acquired them from Houdini’s wife Beatrice and Houdini’s brother Hardeen, to whom Houdini had bequeathed the collection. The Houdini Magical Hall of Fame existed from 1968 to 1995.
In 1995, a fire consumed much of the museum. This key was in a display in a part of the museum that was not consumed by the flames. It is displayed in a shadow box next to a photo of one of the key displays in the museum. On the reverse is a photo of another key display from the museum, along with the original Houdini Magical Fraternity Tidings Spring 1976 published by the museum.
In addition to this, the original guidebook, an original postcard from the museum and a copy of the book “Growing Up With Houdini” is included. The book can be inscribed by the author if the buyer so requests.
- Creator:Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926, Hungarian)
- Creation Year:1926
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:Houdini Magical Hall of Fame Loho Vetz of Ancaster.
- Gallery Location:Boca Raton, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: Loho Vetz of Ancaster1stDibs: LU50414705422
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician Robert-Houdin (1805–1871). He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as "Harry 'Handcuff' Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can with water in it. In 1904, thousands watched as he tried to escape from special handcuffs commissioned by London's Daily Mirror, keeping them in suspense for an hour. Another stunt saw him buried alive and only just able to claw himself to the surface, emerging in a state of near-breakdown. While many suspected that these escapes were faked, Houdini presented himself as the scourge of fake spiritualists. As President of the Society of American Magicians, he was keen to uphold professional standards and expose fraudulent artists. He was also quick to sue anyone who imitated his escape stunts. Houdini made several movies but quit acting when it failed to bring in money. He was also a keen aviator and aimed to become the first man to fly a powered aircraft in Australia.
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