$1,600
Houdini’s Water Torture Cell Fragment. Being a charred slab of wood and one nail from Houdini’s original and most famous escape device, the Water Torture Cell. The Cell, which burned in a fire at the Niagara Falls Houdini Museum in 1995, was subsequently restored. 350 relics from the original device were matted and framed. Framed and glazed. With a certificate of authenticity signed by Sidney Radner incorporated into the presentation, and notarized seal with statement of limitation affixed to verso of frame. 14 ½ x 27 ½”.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06