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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Sheriff Hoffman Challenges Houdini. Letterpress challenge/handbill dated October 9, 1923 in which a Chicago sheriff challenges Houdini to escape from a “regulation straightjacket” on stage at the Palace Theatre, Chicago. Houdini accepts, presuming that the jacket will “not be drawn so tight that there is any danger of strangulation.” 9 x 5 ½”. Attractively matted. Significant edge chips, stains, and toning.