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Press Releases
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Harry Houdini Circumstantial Evidence
Aquarium Challenge AKA Houdini Upside Down
Tomorrow marks the day that Houdini first performed the Water Torture Cell.
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Fine Books & Collections
Rare Books at Auction this Week
Vintage Posters at Potter & Potter on Wednesday, May 22, in 724 lots. This sale catalogue certainly makes a fun browse!
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Wild About Harry
The Man From Beyond pressbook sells for $780
An original pressbook for Houdini's The Man From Beyond sold for $780 (includes buyers premium) at yesterday's Potter & Potter online magic auction.
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Fine Books & Collections
Results from Potter & Potter Auctions' May 19 Gambling Memorabilia Event
Chicago — Collectors hit the jackpot at Potter & Potter's recent gambling memorabilia sale.
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WBUR Boston NPR Radio
Magic Collection Of Watertown's Late Ray Goulet Is Set For Auction
Magic enthusiasts around the country will receiver a posthumous gift from late Watertown magician Ray Goulet.
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Antiques Trade Gazette
French advertising poster for Terrot bicycles to be offered at Potter & Potter
Among the 700-plus lots of posters included in Potter & Potter’s auction in Chicago on May 22 will be a 1913 French example advertising Terrot bicycles.
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Auction Central News
Vintage Board Games Are Not Child's Play
Board games go back centuries, like chess, which reportedly dates to around A.D. 600, and Go (aka Weiqi), which started in China some 4,000 years ago.
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Fine Books and Collections
Vintage Poster Sale at Potter & Potter Auctions on May 22
Premier, finely illustrated domestic midcentury travel posters are a key category in this sale.
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Auction Central News
Ray Goulet’s Magic Posters, Books, and Ephemera Sold Well at Potter & Potter
Potter and Potter's early spring auction celebrated the life and contributions of beloved industry friend Ray Goulet as well as surpassed its high estimate in sales.
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Fine Books and Collections
Gallery Report: ‘Wizard of Oz’ movie poster produces $108K
A first-edition copy of S.W. Erdnase’s The Expert at the Card Table, a book relating to gambling, cheating and card sharping, sold for $16,800 at a Gambling Memorabilia Sale held March 30 by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago.
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Press Releases
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Wild About Harry
Houdini "Challenged" poster sells for $18,000
An ultra rare poster for Houdini's 1911 playlet, "Challenged" or "Houdini Upside Down" sold today for $18,000
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The Smart Collector
‘Cheating’ devices, material brought big business to Chicago auction house
At auction, the worlds of magic and gambling memorabilia are closely aligned.
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