Oct 30, 2001 - Sale 1911

Sale 1911 - Lot 54

Price Realized: $ 1,265
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(HOUDINI, HARRY.) Pair of photographs from a Houdini family album, both identified in pencil by Houdini,<> one showing Houdini and Max Berol with their families outside the St. Louis railroad station, the other showing Berol crossing the street carrying a satchel, 4x5 inch format; both mounted to black photo album paper, one on the recto and the other on the verso. Np, early 1900s

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Max Berol was a magician well-known for his Mene-Tekel act. He was an accomplished mentalist who with his wife formed the team of Berol and Belmonte. Houdini purchased Berol's mind-reading act for his private magic collection. This photo comes from a Houdini family photo album.<