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== Books==
== Books==
*[[Cups and Balls Magic]] (1937)
*[[Cups and Balls Magic]] (1937)
*[[Osborne's The Three Shell Game]] (1938)
*[[The Three Shell Game]] (1938)
*Fun at Dinner with Napkin Folds (1943)
*Fun at Dinner with Napkin Folds (1943)



Revision as of 15:38, 27 February 2011

Thomas James Osborne (1902 - April 17, 1963) grew up in Baltimore and move to Philadelphia in the late 1930s.

Tom Osborne
BornThomas James Osborne
1902
Baltimore
DiedApril 17, 1963
CategoriesBooks by Tom Osborne

In 1917 and 1918 he had two television programs "Magic Made Easy" and "Black Magic" in Philadelphia, possibly becoming the first magician to appear on TV in that area.

He contributed many articles and Hocus Pocus Parades to the Linking Ring Magazine.

He is most known for his marketed version of the Three-To-One Rope, invented by Carlyle (Lyle Laughlin).

Books

Marketed Tricks

  • Three to One Rope (1935)
  • Passing The Buck (1941)
  • The Classics of Magic No. 4: Poker Demonstration (1946)
  • Torn and Restored Dollar Bill (1956)