Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, A watchmaker's son, Automata and other magic, Debuted his <i>soirées fantasiques</i>, Fame and fortune, at last
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Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin and his son Emile performing "La seconde vue". | Download Scientific Diagram
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Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, A mid 19th Century Mystery clock by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Paris, date circa 1840 | Richard Redding Antiques
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