HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Houdini Traveling Trunk. New York: BAL, 1910s. Large and imposing theatrical traveling trunk, owned and Used by Harry Houdini. Used by the famous escapologist and magician to transport his props and apparatus. Edges bound in riveted metal, with heavy corners. Lettered on the exterior of the lid in white with the name “Houdini" in block capitals. 36 x 22 x 26". With attractive patina and craquelure to varnished finish. The lower surface of the trunk has been reinforced with plywood sheets due to age, stress, and damage. One of only a handful of trunks to survive the nearly 100 years since Houdini's death. A remarkable and handsome relic of a career that took the great magician across the globe and America.