Here's one that has me scratching my head. Is this Harry Kellar? Is it Houdini? Did it belong to Houdini? Is it worth anywhere near what Antiques Roadshow valued it at? Check it out below. The magician here is Annarose.
This does resemble a head that would used in a spirit cabinet routine. At first, I hoped it was Houdini's spirit head, but it's not a match. Nor is it Kellar's Blue Room illusion head that Houdini owned and kept atop his "magic bookcase."
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| Houdini spirit head and Kellar Blue Room bust. |
I've thrown this out to the experts on the Magic Collectors' Corner Facebook group, and there seems to be general skepticism about this being Kellar. For starters, this head has hair!
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What happened to the Houdini Spirit Head and Kellar Blue Room bust?
ReplyDeleteHoudini spirit head is a mystery. That Kellar bust is at Brown University in the H. Adrian Smith magic collection.
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