In 1910, Harry Houdini's wife gave him a pocket watch engraved with a secret message spelling his birth name; 116 years later, it sold for $204,000 at auction, more than five times its $40,000 high estimate
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In 1910, his wife Beatrice, known as Bess, gave him a gold-filled pocket watch engraved with what appeared to be a simple birthday message.
More than a century later, Potter & Potter Auctions sold the watch for $204,000, far above its $20,000 to $40,000 estimate, as per their website.
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In 1910, his wife Beatrice, known as Bess, gave him a gold-filled pocket watch engraved with what appeared to be a simple birthday message.
More than a century later, Potter & Potter Auctions sold the watch for $204,000, far above its $20,000 to $40,000 estimate, as per their website.