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HoudiniCollector.com
Our sister website. Your source for Houdini posters and ephemera.
The All Magic Guide
This site provides numerous links in all areas of magic - including performers, tricks, buying supplies, magic history - you name it.
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
An excellent source for information on caring for paper items, as well as finding a paper conservator in your locale.
Caring for your collection
This link, which begins with a wonderful image from a Houdini scrapbook in the Library of Congress - worth a visit to D.C. just to see it and other holdings in the LOC's Houdini collection - contains links to information on care of your collection, with the focus on paper items.
http://www.circusmuseum.nl
A collossal collection of conjuring, circus and other amazing - mostly Friedlander - posters. An awesome collection.
Collecting prints/care of paper
Tips on care of prints, determining authenticity, and other good links.
The Conjuring Arts Research Center
The Conjuring Arts Research Center- This site features everything from footnotes to the new Houdini bio, to an amazing search engine, to occasional exhibits of graphic materials. If you are interested in magic or its history, I highly recommend your purchasing a membership to the Center.
The Ephemera Society
This site offers a diversity of articles, links and other resources for the ephemera enthusiast.
http://www.escamoteurettes.com/blog/
A blog that I recently discovered, worthy of your occasional visits.
Ethical Considerations for the Conservation of Circus Posters
A thoughtful article that contains great background on the related field of circus posters.
European Trade Cards
An entertaining romp into a somewhat related field of paper collecting.
Houdini's Signature - A most informative article for the Houdini collector, this piece by Stuart Lutz (who can be reached at stuartkl@aol.com) includes some great signed pieces as examples of HH's handwriting.
NEW! The Law And Magic Blog
Uniquely merges my profession and my passion.
The Learned Pig
More reprints of classic, magic tomes, as well as other bits of ephemera on-line.
The Library of Congress Poster collection
This site includes some incredible magic posters that you can view on-line, a number of which you will not see elsewhere. The collection is especially strong in Kellar, Thurston and other American magicians, with Strobridge well represented. Enter the word "magic" or "magician" in the search engine and you are on your way!
Lyceum, Chautauqua and magic
This informative site includes a wonderful collection of magicians' flyers, some quite rare, from the Lyceum and Chautauqua days. Worth a visit.
Magic Poster Imps
Rhett Bryson has put together a collection of posters using the familiar "imps on the shoulders" motif, with some variations on that theme. An inspired site from a very clever guy.
Magic Times
Meir Yedid's ambitious site furnishes you the most recent news on all things magical.
Magical Pastimes
This site is a labor of love of magic collector Gary Hunt. It includes wonderful articles on magic collecting and the history of magic, as well as reprints of numerous articles.
magicweek.co.uk
An excellent source for learning about magicians and general magical goings-on in England.
New York Times Houdini File
For the hardcore Houdiniphile. Check out this compendium of news stories.
NEW! Ricky Jay's Collection
Those of you who are enamored with 19th century broadsides will enjoy these samples from Ricky Jay's collection.
Salon de Magie
Visit this site!
Stone Lithography, How it works. - You will have new-found respect for Strobridge and the other old litho houses when you see how these amazing posters are actually created.
Swann Galleries
Their annual magic auction, usually held in October, sometimes includes some interesting items. In recent years they have been especially strong in Houdini memorabilia. Despite occasional gaffes (such as referring to the 8 sheet Houdini "Buried Alive" poster as uncommon) their annual catalogs are helpful reference guides.
throwingcard.com
Gary Brown's informative site celebrates those engaging pieces of ephemera - magicians' throw-out cards.
University of Iowa, "Traveling Culture" Exhibit
This display of theatre programmes, brochures and other paper ephemera of Chautauqua performers, includes a number of magicians. Don't know what Chautauqua was? Visit this site.
Will Alma collection of the State Museum of Victoria, Australia
The collection of Mr. Alma, which was bequeathed to the Australian people, includes over 200 magic posters that can be viewed on-line. There are some real stand-outs in this collection.
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