Tommy Cooper's robe sold at auction to David Copperfield
Cooper, born in Wales in 1921, was known for combining intentionally disastrous magic tricks with slapstick humour, as well as his famous catchphrase "just like that". Kegan Harrison, from the North Yorkshire auction house Tennants, said Copperfield, famed for illusions such as making the Statue of Liberty 'disappear', bought the robe for his museum in Las Vegas, Nevada.The International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts, which is not open to the general public, also holds other items from famous names such as Harry Houdini.
Copperfield also purchased one of Cooper's suits at the same auction, paying £1,400, just below the estimated sale price of £1,500 to £2,000.Mr Harrison said there was already a section in the museum dedicated to Cooper."He is an absolute legend in the field and so potentially for any sort of fellow entertainer or magician it could well be something that would resonate very much with them."
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