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Joe Klein
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| Joe Klein | |
| Born | Joseph A. Klein |
|---|---|
Joe Klein, the son-in-law of the music publisher, Julius Witmark, was Okito's business partner in the Bamberg Magic and Novelty Company. [1]
Klein took care of the advertising and publicity matters connected with the magic store which Okito opened at Broadway and 28th Street.
Joe had chronic indigestion and always kept a little cardboard pillbox full of small white tablets on his desk. In 1909, While playing around with these pillboxes, Okito came up with the Okito Coin Box.
After a year or two they dissolved partnership.
References
- ↑ Okito on Magic by Theodore Bamberg (1952)