This third part of Jim Rawlins’ magic collection will be presented by Potter & Potter Auctions. Nearly 500 lots of vintage memorabilia are offered, including several works relating to Harry Houdini. Featured is a life-size bust of Houdini that was housed in Niagara Falls’ Houdini Museum of Magic. It is made of plasticine-clay and shows the stage performer in a jacket and bowtie. Another Houdini item of interest is a set of two pocket mirrors and small portraits. Fewer than ten of these miniature portraits—depicting Houdini and his wife, Bess—are known. Several pieces of wood, two nails, and a piece of broken glass from Houdini’s water torture cell are presented as well.
Memorabilia from other magicians will be available, including a watch mirror and pistol from David Bamberg. Better known by his stage name, Fu Manchu, Bamberg would place a borrowed watch in a cone at the end of his magician’s pistol. When fired at the small mirror, the glass would shatter to reveal the watch hanging from the frame. A Doug Henning jumpsuit is also included. The piece is decorated with a silver and red lightning bolt on light pink fabric. Henning wore the jumpsuit for publicity photographs around 1979. View the complete catalog for this auction and place a bid by visiting Potter & Potter Auctions.
Lot Categories:
Collectibles (488)# of Lots:
488Price Range:
$150 - $7,000Interesting lots include:
Item Image | Item Name | Estimate |
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Harry Houdini Magical Hall of Fame Bust. | Estimate: | |
Houdini & Bess Pocket Mirrors. | Estimate: | |
Fragments of Houdini’s Water Torture Cell. | Estimate: | |
Fu Manchu’s Watch Mirror and Pistol. | Estimate: | |
Doug Henning’s Silver Lightning Bolt Jumpsuit. | Estimate: | |
Jumbo Find the Lady Cubes | Estimate: |
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