Houdini traveling trunk rolls away with $48,000


The bidding was fast and furious at Potter & Potter’s auction of Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia today. As expected, the Houdini traveling trunk, which was featured on the catalog cover, was the top seller at a $48,000 (hammer price).

The real surprise was a 1925 challenge playbill from Gimbel Bros, which sold for a whopping $8000! Most challenges like this sell in the neighborhood for $400. I have no idea why this challenge went so high. Apart from the recognizable Gimbels name, I see nothing special about it. Maybe two deep-pocketed Gimbels collectors were competing?

Many of the Houdini lots in today’s auction came from the Kevin Connolly collection. As always, congrats to the buyers.

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