Beschreibung:

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini’s Miraculous Coin Casket. Circa 1885. Plush-covered wooden casket ornamented with brass trim. Four coins are placed in slots inside the box and as the lid is opened and closed repeatedly, the money vanishes one piece at a time. With wire resetting tool. 3 x 3 x 3”. Said to have been owned by Harry Houdini. From the Circus Museum of Sarasota collection, and bearing its inventory number painted on the base. Originally part of the McManus Collection, and presented to the Circus Museum of Sarasota by McManus in the 1950s. An inventory compiled by the CMS identifies this casket as having been owned by Harry Houdini.