2/29/2024 0 Comments Authentic harry houdini posterThe first public theatre in England opened in London in 1576. If the theatre did not want to make the copies, there were several secondary printers that were set up to sell the heralds in quantities. The theatres would take the handbill and/or herald and make copies to be handed out by theatre employees on street corners or in front of the theatre. Theater Handbills go all the way back to the 16th century when there was no mass media. NOTE: These are Very Rare and this may be the Only surviving example of this specific Houdini Challenge Handbill Poster as we have never see another before in our 42 years collecting. Provenance: From a prestigious Magic Collection Some age related toning, one small scuff mark near top (on the “i” of “Houdini”). Greenwood, Manager, challenging Houdini to escape from a trunk specially prepared by Greenwood – which was accepted by Houdini. Letterpress challenge handbill (7 x 5”) issued by H. * Note: Photo not included but just to show how amazing this historic piece will look framed with such a photo (which similar photos can be easily found online). This 120 year old paper has subtle age toning and is so lightweight that we placed the Historic Houdini Challenge in a double protective plastic sleeve so it can be viewed and enjoyed without having to pull it out and risk tearing the fragile paper. There is an abundance of interesting and informative “History of Paper” resources online that go into more detail on the evolution of paper over the past 2000 years, since the Chinese invented the first paper about 2200 years ago. I also read while researching that this thin paper was used by printers in the 19th and early 20th century because ink was more adhesive to the particular cotton material. Not quite as thin and light as antique tracing paper, but a much thinner rag type material than modern paper, that you know when you feel it. This is a particularly attractive Houdini Challenge Handbill with its extraordinarily Large size Font "HOUDINI" headlines.Īdditional Info on this Antique Paper: If you’re a long time collector of historical 19th and early 20th century documents you will immediately recognize the obvious super lightweight vintage feel and look of this Houdini Challenge paper, that was replaced around the 1920s and 30s with much heavier paper used over the past 120 years. What we are offering here is an Original small size promo poster handbill for a Houdini Challenge in 1905. Rather than promote the idea that he was assisted by spirits, as did the Davenport Brothers and others, Houdini's advertisements showed him making his escapes via dematerializing, although Houdini himself never claimed to have supernatural power. Many of these challenges were arranged with local merchants in one of the first uses of mass tie-in marketing. The Hosts of these previous escapes would claim they think they knew how Houdini escaped before and now they removed those “loopholes’ and made it even More difficult for Houdini to escape. Some were repeat performances form cites he successfully escaped from. Most of these handbills have never survived and hence are extinct. These Houdini appearances would be promoted in various cities with large and small size “HOUDINI CHALLENGE” Poster Handbills. This was primarily in his early years from about 1903 to 1910. Part of a Houdini’s marketing genius was generating widespread attention by offering any government agency or well known company to issue a public Challenge to a seemingly impossible escape from jails, handcuffs, locked wooden boxes and straitjackets. Here is an Amazing piece of Houdini History ! Rare Antique Vintage HOUDINI CHALLENGE Poster Handbill Harry Houdini Original Vintage Magic Memorabilia Collectibles Autographs For Sale
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