Houdini’s ‘Double Fold Death Defying Mystery’ escape, which he introduced to Holding their breath as Houdini cheated death inside the can.Įxperts have speculated that the can was in fact part of
The second piece on offer at Bonhams is a large metal can, used by Houdini in his famous ‘Milk Can’ escape in which he was locked inside a metal can as it filled with water.Īdvertised with the dramatic tagline “Failure Means Aĭrowning Death”, the act was a sensation that literally had audiences Houdini Hall of Fame museum in Niagara Falls, and is now valued at $50,000 –
The crate was later exhibited for almost 20 years at the The steel crate was used in the 1953 Hollywood movie Houdini, in which Tony Curtis played the lead role (Image: Bonhams)
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