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KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 – 1922). Kellar in his Latest Mystery. Self Decapitation. Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho Co., 1898. Vibrant stone lithographed window card pictures the famous American illusionist seated in a chair, with his decapitated head floating in front of him, as rays of light emanate from it. Framed to 21 ½ x 16 ½”. Minor border wear visible, but not examined out of frame. A RARE KELLAR WINDOW CARD. The illusion depicted in this rare poster is an artist’s rendition of one of the features in a longer routine that Kellar made famous: The Blue Room. The apparatus for the effect was said to be so large and unwieldy that the Martinka Brothers were forced to complete construction of the props on the street in front of their famous New York magic factory. This is one of but a handful of these window cards known.