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'''Harry Stork''' was an a proprietor of a magic shop in Detroit and advisor to [[Harry Kellar]].<ref>(cover) [[Sphinx]], July 1905</ref> | '''Harry Stork''' (1864-1907) was an a proprietor of a magic shop in Detroit and advisor to [[Harry Kellar]].<ref>(cover) [[Sphinx]], July 1905</ref> | ||
In the 1880s, Stork moved to Detroit, where he engaged in | == Biography == | ||
In the 1880s, Stork moved to Detroit, where he engaged in selling magic apparatus, much of which he invented himself, to professional conjurers such as [[Alexander Herrmann]] and Harry Kellar. | |||
Stork traveled for several seasons with Harry Keller in an advisory capacity | Stork traveled for several seasons with Harry Keller in an advisory capacity | ||
He retired from the stage and settled down in Rochester, New York.<ref>DEATH OF HARRY N. STORK, [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]] Vol. 01, No. 07, page 223</ref> | He retired from the stage and settled down in Rochester, New York.<ref>DEATH OF HARRY N. STORK, [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]] Vol. 01, No. 07, page 223</ref><ref>Obit, Conjurers' Monthly Magazine Vol. 01 No. 08, page 254</ref> | ||
His "A Deceptive False Overhand shuffle" can be found in [[The Lost Notebooks of John Northern Hilliard]]. | His "A Deceptive False Overhand shuffle" can be found in [[The Lost Notebooks of John Northern Hilliard]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:19, 21 March 2015
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| Born | Henry N. Stork circa 1864 Rochester, New York |
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| Died | March 2, 1907 (age 42) Rochester, New York |
Harry Stork (1864-1907) was an a proprietor of a magic shop in Detroit and advisor to Harry Kellar.[1]
Biography
In the 1880s, Stork moved to Detroit, where he engaged in selling magic apparatus, much of which he invented himself, to professional conjurers such as Alexander Herrmann and Harry Kellar.
Stork traveled for several seasons with Harry Keller in an advisory capacity
He retired from the stage and settled down in Rochester, New York.[2][3]
His "A Deceptive False Overhand shuffle" can be found in The Lost Notebooks of John Northern Hilliard.
References
- ↑ (cover) Sphinx, July 1905
- ↑ DEATH OF HARRY N. STORK, Conjurers' Monthly Magazine Vol. 01, No. 07, page 223
- ↑ Obit, Conjurers' Monthly Magazine Vol. 01 No. 08, page 254