Most Rare,1920's, Magic Circle & Magician’s Club Artefacts, of Harry Houdini's Great Friend, & Early 20th Century Stage Magician. The Magician's Club of London, Founded by Harry Houdini, Gold Medal Mounted Badge, & A Magic Circle Gold Medal

Rare and highly interesting items of the early 1900’s London Magicians Club and The Magic Circle, are deservedly, incredibly sought after, and both of these superb quality pieces are directly connected to the great and legendary, Harry Houdini. The most famous magician of all time.

The aesthetics of the beauty and designs of these medals are wonderful. The Egyptian Sphinx and Pyramid in pure gilt, combined with the blue enamel, and the gold circle with magical symbology also with contrasting rich blue enamelling, are both incredibly beautiful. With the marvellous Art Deco influence within the creation of their iconic artistry.

Both medals are of the finest pure gilt and enamel, and from the 1910’s and 1920's, each with blue water silk ribbon mount. A finest Magician’s Club medal, together with a Member of the Magic Circle medal, in gold and finest blue enamel, are named to Wilfred Allan M.M.C., who was Houdini's, and his great friend, Douglas Dexter's, principle pupil. The gold medal of the Magic Circle was awarded to Wilfred Allen M.M.C just a few months after Houdinis tragic death. Family legend was that he was awarded the medal in honour of the death of his friend Harry Houdini, who supposedly recommended him for the honour.

The Magicians' Club of London was formed in 1911 by Harry Houdini along with others including Servais Le Roy, Chris Van Bern, Carl Stakemann, and Stanley Collins.

It was a concept of Will Goldston who had taken umbrage with The Magic Circle (founded in 1905) and he decided to start his own society. He wrote an article titled "The League of Magicians - A Suggestion by Will Goldston" in his Magician Annual for 1910-11.

The first meeting was officially reported in Goldston's Magician Monthly.
Houdini was elected president, the rest as Vice-Presidents, with Stanley Collins as Secretary and Will Goldston as Treasurer. Nearly a hundred members were enrolled at the inaugural meeting on May 27, 1911. Houdini remained president until his death.

After the death of Houdini in 1926, Will Goldston was unanimously elected to succeed him. He held this office for the next three years, relinquishing it to Louis Gautier in 1929, but continuing to serve as Treasurer

The club seemed to have disbanded some time after Will Goldton passed away in 1948.

In Goodliffe's Abracadabra magazine July 1949, inquiries were made regarding the Magicians' Club, London, since the death of Will Goldston asking if it had died a natural death along with its founder. As far as they were able to ascertain, it had.

Wilfred Allan was the principle pupil of magician, and dear friend of co member Harry Houdini, Douglas Dexter. Douglas Dexter was once summoned to the Royal Palace for a personal Command Performance for the King, died in 1938 and Wilfred Allan died a year later in 1939.

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