HOUDINI (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Unusual Houdini Letter to Auto Dealer Ben Beyer. Dated May 29, 1924 and typed on Houdini's letterhead, the message is a lengthy one, with Houdini offering an edited version of an advertising circular issued by Beyer for his car business, the Berkshire Garage of Brooklyn, New York. Houdini states, “Without any charges whatsoever, I am rewriting your circular, which you have my permission to use." Strong old folds reinforced with archival tissue and minor losses at intersections. Comprised of a single sheet of Houdini's printed letterhead with the balance of the note pasted to the bottom of the sheet contemporarily. INITIALED TWICE in pencil by Houdini, the first near the top, and again at the bottom in pencil after the salutation, “HH." An unusual letter in that Houdini offers his suggested sales copy to Beyer and goes to great length in a field he was not particularly adept at. Beyer may have been a vaudeville cyclist who retired and opened an automotive business.