Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Houdini's Russian pitchbook has a new home

Our friend David Haversat has revealed via his newsletter that he is now the proud owner of Houdini's ultra-rare Russian pitchbook. These were created for Houdini's tour of Russia in 1903 and pre-date his America's Sensational Preplexer! pitchbook by several months. That makes this the very first (biographical) Houdini pitchbook.

To my knowledge, there are only two Russian pitchbooks in existence. The other is in David Copperfield's International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts in Las Vegas.

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1 comment:

  1. Leo HeviaApril 9, 2024 at 3:03 PM

    That's the cleanest image of this photo I've ever seen. There are versions out there where his face looks like the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

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