By Tom Interval
In case you don’t already know, Potter & Potter is having a Houdini auction on Sat., Aug. 23, 10 a.m., in its Chicago gallery. If you live in Chicago, you can preview some of the items in the days preceding the auction from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. Featured items include lithographs, broadsides, challenges, photographs, ephemera, Houdini scrapbooks, personal artifacts, handcuffs, magic props, locks, escape devices, and associated memorabilia, such as documents relating to Hardeen (Houdini’s brother) and other magicians and celebrities. To view the auction catalog online (PDF), click on the picture or on the following link:
Houdini Museum 
I missed the auction. Did everything go? If not, is it possible to still purchase items?
Hi Elise. Good question. I’m not sure, but here’s Potter & Potter’s email and phone number. They should be able to answer any of your questions. info@potterauctions.com, 773-472-1442
Tom