Harry Houdini King of Cards poster had been collected by Yorkshireman spellbound by magic

Erik Weisz (1864-1926) launched his monumental career as the illusionist Harry Houdini in 1891 as a specialist in card tricks.

Billing himself as the ‘King of Cards,’ the performer best remembered as an escape artist develope…

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