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Sep. 06, 2010 14:34:06 |
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HOUDINI CHALLENGE from September 21, 1915, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Challenge reads as follows:
CHALLENGE
O'Donnell Shoe Company
Makers of High Grade Shoes for Men
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 21, 1915
MR. HARRY HOUDINI, Orpheum Theatre, City
Dear Sir:
We, the undersigned, expert packers and employees of the O'Donnell Shoe Co., hereby challenge you to escape from a packing case that we have especially constructed of heavy timber.
If you accept the same, we defy you to make your escape without demolishing the box. We shall send the box along for your examination but demand the right to renail each and every board before you enter to prevent any previous preparation upon your part.
Awaiting your reply, we beg to remain,
Respectfully your;
O'DONNELL SHOE COMPANY
Per John B. Milligan, Supt.
Signed for Committee of Packers
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Houdini Accepts the Above Challenge
Test to take place on the stage of the
Orpheum Theatre, Friday Night, Sept. 24
under the conditions that the box when finished must not be airtight
All this has been Professionally Matted and placed in a Cherry Wood Frame.
I’ve also added a striking copy of a Photograph of Houdini being placed into a Strait-Jacket.
The Challenge measures: 7"x10 1/2". The over all measurements are: 20 1/2”x16 1/2”. |
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Will be glad to combine shipping for multiple wins, to save you on the shipping/handling. - Shipping will be via the United State Post Office. - PayPal is accepted and is the only way I am able to accept credit cards. - Personal checks, money orders, and bank wires are also accepted.- $35.00 for shipping within the USA - $50.00 for the rest of the World. - |
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HOUDINI CHALLENGE from September 21, 1915, St. Paul, MN |
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