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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Photograph of Houdini and the Iron Maiden. Glasgow, 1909. Sepia tone horizontal image depicting the full stage of the Coliseum, where on October 22, 1909, Houdini successfully escaped from a massive Iron Maiden torture device, suspended at center stage from a stout wooden scaffold. In the candid image, a committee of dozens, along with Houdini’s costumed assistants, fill the stage. 8 x 10”. One corner clipped, old tape to verso, else good. A scarce image.