SENSATIONAL WATER TORTURE ESCAPE PLAYING CARDS / Collectible Magic Playing Cards

Description

THE SENSATIONAL HOUDINI WATER TORTURE ESCAPE POSTER PLAYING CARDS
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LIMITED EDITION CUSTOM PLAYING CARD DECKS
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Original Stock - Very Limited Availability
The design for this limited edition deck of playing cards is based on the original poster, The Sensational Houdini Water Torture Escape (Doug Henning), by Seymour Chwast in 1974. The poster advertised Doug Henning's first-ever television special. In promoting this Mobil network television presentation, The
World of Magic, Chwast employed his trademark flat colors and decorative style to the show's highlight: Doug Henning attempting to perform "The Sensational
Houdini Water Torture Escape.”
These are custom set of poker sized playing cards - a real cut above the rest.
DETAILS:
• Easy to shuffle, smooth card stock.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 3.5"; poker size playing cards.
• 52 playing cards and 2 Jokers per deck.
• Cards come in a simple & elegant cardboard box.
A truly unique item made in the USA!
Perfect for the magic  professional, amateur or enthusiast. A great gift for the enthusiast and professional alike or for your desk!
This is an original, you will only get it here!
Price is per deck.
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ABOUT
DOUG HENNING
Canadian born Doug Henning (1947-2000) was a stage illusionist who revitalized the world of magic in the mid 1970s. A student of both Dai Vernon and Slydini, he started his magical career at the age of 14. After college, he developed a musical with a magic theme (Spellbound) with the assistance of college friends Ivan Reitman (later to direct Ghostbusters) and Howard Shore (later to compose the music for Lord of the Rings). That musical went to Broadway as The Magic Show and brought Henning international fame as its star. Henning's new wave brand of magic proved very popular, and he was given several TV magic specials as well as a number of successful road tours. His next musical, Merlin, was less successful. Henning then started his own production company, creating special effects for music videos and concert tours. He also became involved in a project with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a spectacular special effects theme park based on the teachings of Transcendental Meditation. Veda Land was never more than a plan on paper before Doug Henning died of liver cancer in February 2000. His cremated ashes were scattered at sea.
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