Sunday, July 3, 2011

Houdini Coffin For Sale


This appears to be a prop made for a show or maybe a movie or tv program.  It's for sale on Ebay, http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Designed-Harry-Houdini-Coffin-/180690281728?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a11fae500

As of right now, there are 6 days left on the auction. There is no denying this thing is cool looking.
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5 comments:

  1. John CoxJuly 3, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    I've been watching this. It's cycled through once before at a higher price.

    There's a pic in Silverman of a real Houdini casket from 1907 in Kevin Connolly's collection that looks just like this.

    I'd like to know what show this was used in.

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  2. CarnegieJuly 4, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    You know, I was thinking that I had seen a 'real' coffin similar to this before. I just looked at the Silverman picture, wow. Same coffin design but the pictures are different.

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  3. melboJuly 6, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    Could it have been "Ragtime"? Found this:

    http://www.playbill.com/news/article/73087-Original-Broadway-Ragtime-Model-T-Up-for-Auction-on-eBay

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  4. John CoxJuly 9, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Ah, I just saw your comment after posting my own story about this on my site. Good work, melbo! I believe you got it.

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  5. melboJuly 9, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Thank you. =)

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