KOLAR, JOSEPH. PHOTOGRAPHS OF ESCAPEARTIST JOSEPH KOLA...Kolar, Joseph. Photographs of escape artist Joseph Kolar. Chicago: B. Harris, ca. 1910. In one image, Kolar poses in an awkward position, restrained by...
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KOLAR, JOSEPH. PORTRAIT OF ESCAPE ARTISTJOSEPH KOLAR. ...Kolar, Joseph. Portrait of escape artist Joseph Kolar. Chicago: B. Harris, ca. 1910. Restrained by chains and locks but wearing his best suit, Kolar poses...
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KOLAR, JOSEPH. THE GREAT KOLAR'S STEAMERTRUNK. AMERICA...Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar's Steamer Trunk. American, first quarter twentieth century. Large wooden steamer trunk with leather straps and iron fixtures,...
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HOUDINI, HARRY. HOUDINI TYPED LETTERSIGNED TO KOLAR. D...Houdini, Harry. Houdini Typed Letter Signed to Kolar. Dated April 13, 1922, Houdini writes on uncommon Houdini Picture Corporation Letterhead to fellow...
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DOWNS, T. NELSON. CHRISTMAS POSTCARDOF T. NELSON DOWNS...Downs, T. Nelson. Christmas postcard of T. Nelson Downs, inscribed and signed. December, 1933. A stenciled silhouette of Downs in grey on the recto, catching...
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[ESCAPE ARTISTS] COLLECTION OF PHOTOS,POSTCARDS, AND A...[Escape Artists] Collection of Photos, Postcards, and a Throw-Out Card. Circa 1910s Ð 40s. Eight pieces, including portraits of Joseph Kolar and Earl Lockman...
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COLLECTION OF OVER 30 PHOTOGRAPHS OFMAGICIANS, MANY SI...[Photographs] Collection of Over 30 Photographs of Magicians, Many Signed to the Kolars. 1920s—30s. Including A.M. Wilson, Thomas Worthington III, Harry...
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COLLECTION OF OVER 20 OF THE GREAT KOLAR’SMAGIC MEMBER...Kolar, Joseph. Collection of Over 20 of The Great Kolar’s Magic Membership and Business Cards. 1920s—40s. Including 14 membership cards to magic organizations,...
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GROUP OF 13 PHOTOS OR RPPCS OF ESCAPEARTIST KOLAR THE ...Kolar, Joseph. Group of 13 Photos or RPPCs of Escape Artist Kolar the Great. Circa 1900s/10s. Including three cabinet photos (Chicago: B. Harris, Haymarket...
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THREE PORTRAITS OF THE GREAT KOLAR.Kolar,Joseph. Three Portraits of The Great Kolar. Maywood, Ill. and Chicago, 1900s/10s. Two images in cabinet-card format, depicting Kolar seated, the third a bust portrait in studio...
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THREE SIGNED CABINET PHOTOS OF THE KOLARS.Kolar,Joseph and Hazel. Three Signed Cabinet Photos of the Kolars. Chicago, 1900s. Silver prints on original studio mounts (imprint of B. Harris [2], 6 ½ x 4” and Johnson [1],...
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TWO PIECES OF HOUDINI EPHEMERA.Houdini,Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Two Pieces of Houdini Ephemera. Including a Shubert Princess Theatre program featuring Houdini (Mar. 8, 1926; 12pp.) and an envelope from Houdini Picture...
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PAIR OF TYPED LETTERS SIGNED, “HARDEEN,”TO JOSEPH KOLA...Hardeen, Theodore (Theodore Weisz). Pair of Typed Letters Signed, “Hardeen,” to Joseph Kolar. Indianapolis and Dunkirk, N.Y., [n.d.]/1928. On Hardeen’s...
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HOUDINI NEW YEAR GREETING POSTCARD.Houdini,Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New Year Greeting Postcard. New York, 1923. Postcard bearing a halftone headshot of the magician with the text: “Here are my wishes for a happy...
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A KINGBREAKER KEY POSSIBLY OWNED ANDMODIFIED BY HOUDIN...[Houdini, Harry] A Kingbreaker Key Possibly Owned and Modified by Houdini. As-found from the collection of escape artist and magician Joseph Kolar, a...
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DUNNINGER SIGNED LETTER, RPPC, AND PROGRAM.Dunninger,Joseph. Dunninger Signed Letter, RPPC, and Program. Including a typed letter signed from Dunninger to Kolar (1927/signed 1945) thanking him for a trick and responding to an...
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, “T. NELSONDOWNS,” TO JOSEPH K...Downs, T. Nelson. Autograph Letter Signed, “T. Nelson Downs,” to Joseph Kolar. Dec. 19, 1925. On the back page of Downs’ pictorial folder letterhead,...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S PUZZLE REFERENCELIBRARY.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Puzzle Reference Library. Late nineteenth—early twentieth century. Approximately 25 volumes, with Kolar’s inked reference numbers...
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OUTSTANDING SCRAPBOOK OF KOLAR PHOTOGRAPHS,LETTERS, AN...Kolar, Betty Jane. Outstanding Scrapbook of Kolar Photographs, Letters, and Ephemera. 1920s—30s. Maroon leatherette album, 15 leaves, containing approximately...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S MAGIC FILES.Kolar,Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Magic Files. Bulk 1920s—40s. Organized in folders as drawn from Kolar’s archives, including a folder labeled “Magic to Make—Ideas” containing...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S HANDCUFFS AND ESCAPESFILES.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Handcuffs and Escapes Files. 1920s—40s. Approximately 100 pieces, in two manila folders as drawn from Kolar’s files, and including...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S “HANDCUFF KING”KEY SET.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s “Handcuff King” Key Set. A collection of approximately 100 antique keys owned by escape artist and magician Joseph Kolar, used...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S COLLECTION OF PADLOCKS,CUFFS, AND OT...Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Collection of Padlocks, Cuffs, and Other Items. Presented as found from a leather satchel owned by escape artist and magician...
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MIRACLE MONGERS AND THEIR METHODS.Houdini,Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Miracle Mongers and Their Methods. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1920. Publisher’s cloth. Frontispiece, plates. 8vo. Ownership signature of escape artist...
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THREE CLASSIC WORKS ON MAGIC.Three ClassicWorks on Magic. Including Revelations of a Spirit Medium (London, 1902) by Price and Dingwall; The Magician’s Handbook (London, 1902; second edition) by Selbit; and The...
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GROUP OF 10 WORKS ON CONJURING.[Classics]Group of 10 Works on Conjuring. Including Magic (1894) by Hopkins; The Magicians’ Own Book (Dick & Fitzgerald, n.d.); Life of Robert-Houdin (Philadelphia: Porter& & Coates,...
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GROUP OF WORKS BY BUCKLEY, INSCRIBEDTO JOSEPH KOLAR.Buckley, Arthur. Group of Works by Buckley, Inscribed to Joseph Kolar. Including Principles and Deceptions (Springfield, 1948; first edition, inscribed on...
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