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'''Frederick Furman''' was an amateur magician.<ref>MUM August 1976, page 20</ref>
'''Frederick Furman''' (fl. 1910s-1930s) was an amateur magician.<ref>MUM August 1976, page 20</ref>


== Biography ==
In 1920, along with Simon Kottwitz, formed the F & K Magic Co. in Houston, Texas, which manufactured and sold small, easy-to-do tricks.<ref>MUM, September 1989, page 10</ref>
In 1920, along with Simon Kottwitz, formed the F & K Magic Co. in Houston, Texas, which manufactured and sold small, easy-to-do tricks.<ref>MUM, September 1989, page 10</ref>


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* DOMINO DECEPTIONS (1919)
* DOMINO DECEPTIONS (1919)


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Latest revision as of 15:55, 19 November 2013

Frederick Furman
BornFrederick F. Furman

Flourished1910s-1930s

Frederick Furman (fl. 1910s-1930s) was an amateur magician.[1]

Biography

In 1920, along with Simon Kottwitz, formed the F & K Magic Co. in Houston, Texas, which manufactured and sold small, easy-to-do tricks.[2]

Furman was a President of the Houston Mystic Circle and contributor to Thayer's Magical Bulletin (including a column called PAGES FROM AN AMATEUR CONJUROR'S NOTE-BOOK) and Sphinx

In the 1930s, Furman moved to New York City where he worked for Max Holden's Broadway Magic Shop and the Steen Mfg. Co.[3] [4]

Books

  • DOMINO DECEPTIONS (1919)

References

  1. MUM August 1976, page 20
  2. MUM, September 1989, page 10
  3. Sphinx March 1931, page 16
  4. Sphinx August 1932, page 236