Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction
Updated October 1, 2026
| Date | October 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Potter & Potter Auctions |
| Lots | 100 |
What's in this auction
100 lots, mostly antiques & furniture (2), comics & books (1), memorabilia & autographs (1), pottery, china & glass (1). 100 lots have photos. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog, closing October 31, 2026.
From the auction house
Marking 100 years since the death of Harry Houdini, Potter & Potter will present a landmark sale of Houdini memorabilia on October 31, 2026 at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The sale brings to the public for the very first time 100 historic items from the collection of Kevin Connolly, many of which were personally owned by Houdini. PURCHASE CATALOG PURCHASE DELUXE CATALOG Full catalog and bidding: view on bidsquare .
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In this auction (100 lots)
Categories: Antiques & Furniture (2) · Comics & Books (1) · Memorabilia & Autographs (1) · Pottery, China & Glass (1) · Jewelry & Watches (1)
- Lot 1 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Welsh Brothers Circus Annotated Photograph.
- Lot 2 — Magic Made Easy by Harry Houdini. King of Cards…Monarch of Shackles and Handcuffs.
- Lot 3 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Signed Cabinet Card Photograph of Houdini in Chains.
- Lot 4 — Invitation to the Final Houdini Seance.
- Lot 5 — Houdini Spirit Photograph.
- Lot 6 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Harry Houdini's Engraved Pocket Watch.
- Lot 7 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Harry Houdini's Embroidered Linen Bag.
- Lot 8 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini-Owned and Hallmarked Gaffed Handcuffs.
- Lot 9 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Harry Houdini Giant Lobby Portrait.
- Lot 10 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Master Mystifier.
- Lot 11 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). First Time Here ... HOUDINI.
- Lot 12 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini's Engraved Magicians' Club Badge.
- Lot 13 — [HOUDINI] Portrait of the Bard Brothers, Houdini's Early Performing Partners.
- Lot 14 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). The Jail Breaker and Dexterous Handcuff King. Houdini.
- Lot 15 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini TLS to Joseph Dunninger.
- Lot 16 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.
- Lot 17 — REEVE, Arthur (1880 - 1936). The Romance of Elaine.
- Lot 18 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini The World Famous Jail-Breaker and Handcuff King!
- Lot 19 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Haldane of the Secret Service Press Book.
- Lot 20 — GORDON-CUMMING, C.F. The Inventor of the Numeral Type for China.
- Lot 21 — WILLMANN, Carl (1849 - 1934). Moderne Wunder.
- Lot 22 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Red Magic Advertising Poster.
- Lot 23 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Dispatch News Service. Harry Houdini Dies.
- Lot 24 — BUCKLAND, Francis T. (1826 -1880). Curiosities of Natural History.
- Lot 25 — VIZETELLY, Frank. A Desk-Book of Idioms and Idiomatic Phrases.
- Lot 26 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Youthful Portrait of Houdini Inscribed and Signed.
- Lot 27 — DICKENS, Charles (ed., 1812 - 1870). The Life of Charles James Matthews.
- Lot 28 — Houdini Magic for the Junior Magician Magic Set.
- Lot 29 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Photo of Houdini and Assistants Producing Rabbits.
- Lot 30 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Signed 1927 SAM Membership Card.
- Lot 31 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Victory Liberty Loan Certificate.
- Lot 32 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Photograph of Houdini Performing Palligenesia.
- Lot 33 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of the Houdinis Signed to Dunninger.
- Lot 34 — FROST, Thomas (1821 - 1908). Circus Life and Circus Celebrities.
- Lot 35 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Autographed Houdini Theater Program.
- Lot 36 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Harry and Beatrice Houdini Portrait.
- Lot 37 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Portrait of Houdini and his Brother Leopold Weiss.
- Lot 38 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Shubert-Belasco Houdini Playbill.
- Lot 39 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of Houdini in Chains.
- Lot 40 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Unusual Photograph of Houdini in Restraints.
- Lot 41 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erick Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of Houdini Bound in Chains.
- Lot 42 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Grand Magical Revue Handbill.
- Lot 43 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini TLS to Dunninger Regarding Martinka & Co.
- Lot 44 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Glass Photo Negative of Houdini and the Rahner Family.
- Lot 45 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Photograph of Houdini and the Rahner Family.
- Lot 46 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of Teddy Roosevelt and Houdini.
- Lot 47 — [HOUDINI] Weird Tales Vol. III No. 4.
- Lot 48 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Harry & Bess Houdini Pocket Mirrors.
- Lot 49 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Glass Photo Negative of Houdini in Ankle Stocks.
- Lot 50 — KELLAR, Harry (1849 - 1922). Two-Page ALS to Harry Houdini.
- Lot 51 — [HOUDINI] Kellar’s Final Performance Broadside.
- Lot 64 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Glass Photo Negative of a Houdini Bridge Jump.
- Lot 65 — THURSTON, Howard (1869 - 1936). TLS to Dunninger Regarding Houdini.
- Lot 66 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Brothers and Houdini Family Photograph.
- Lot 67 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Packers of the Outlet Company Houdini Challenge.
- Lot 68 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist.
- Lot 69 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). The Right Way to Do Wrong.
- Lot 70 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini S.A.M. Card Fan Program and Menu.
- Lot 71 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874–1926). Houdini Exposes Slate Writing Photograph.
- Lot 72 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz. 1874 - 1926). Houdini Spiritualism-Themed Pitch Book/Brochure.
- Lot 73 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Grim Game Film Still.
- Lot 74 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Signed Houdini Portrait.
- Lot 75 — [HOUDINI] TOLKACHEV, Eugene. Harry Houdini – Debunker of Spiritualists [Translated Title].].
- Lot 76 — [HOUDINI] How Handcuff Tricks Are Done by Imposters!
- Lot 77 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Bust Portrait.
- Lot 78 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Beer Can Escape Challenge.
- Lot 79 — [HOUDINI] Photograph of Houdini's Assistants.
- Lot 80 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Master Mystery Episode 9 Lobby Card.
- Lot 81 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Kessner Packers Houdini Challenge.
- Lot 82 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Candid Photo from Houdini's Terror Island.
- Lot 83 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Barrasford's Alhambra Program.
- Lot 84 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Orpheum Theater Marquee Photo.
- Lot 85 — [HOUDINI] Weird Tales Vol. IV No. 2.
- Lot 86 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Mystery Man Pictorial Letterhead.
- Lot 87 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Straitjacket Escape Photograph.
- Lot 88 — [HOUDINI] SELBY, W. Utbrytarkungens Mysterier Avslöjade.
- Lot 89 — HOUDINI, HARRY (ERIK WEISZ, 1874 - 1926). Positively the First Time in Seattle. Houdini.
- Lot 90 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini TLS Regarding his Partners and Imitators.
- Lot 91 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Conjurers' Monthly Magazine Printing Blocks.
- Lot 92 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -1926). Houdini Palace Theatre Handbill.
- Lot 93 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Spanish "Jabón" Houdini Trade Card.
- Lot 94 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of a Manacled Houdini.
- Lot 95 — [HOUDINI - CHALLENGE ARCHIVE] Old Australian Convict Ship Archive.
- Lot 96 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874–1926). Man From Beyond Pressbook.
- Lot 97 — [HOUDINI] KÉPPEL, Három. Hungarian Master Mystery Promotional Booklet.
- Lot 98 — [HOUDINI] VERDI, Giuseppe (1813 - 1901). CDV of Verdi Signed by Houdini.
- Lot 99 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of Houdini Signed by his Wife.
- Lot 100 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Diving Suit TLS Photostat.
- Lot 101 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Printed Portrait of a Youthful Houdini.
- Lot 102 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Straitjacket Outdoor Escape Photograph.
- Lot 103 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Martinka Catalog Printing Blocks.
- Lot 104 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Spiritualism Court Pleadings.
- Lot 105 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Chicago Spiritualists' Affidavit.
- Lot 106 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Day's Agency Illustrated Envelope.
- Lot 107 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Houdini Water Torture Cell Fragments.
- Lot 108 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). New York Hippodrome Program.
- Lot 109 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Master Mystery Pictorial Handbill.
- Lot 110 — HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Manacled Houdini Printing Block.
- Lot 111 — HOUDINI, Beatrice (1876 - 1943). Signed Bereavement Card with Envelope.
- Lot 112 — HOUDINI, Beatrice (1876 - 1943). The Last Portrait of Bess Houdini.
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