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Ellis Stanyon

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William Ellis Stanyon (January 1870 - September 1951), born in Leicestershire, England was a professional magician and magic dealer in London.

Ellis Stanyon
BornJanuary 1870
Leicestershire, England
DiedSeptember 1951 (age 81)
CategoriesBooks by Ellis Stanyon
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Stanyon became interested in magic after seeing a magic show at his school and getting a copy of Professor Hoffmann'sModern Magic.

Ellis Stanyon started his first periodical known as 'Stanyon's Serials' in 1899. A year later he published-edited Stanyon's Magic. In the first issue of Magic he set out his intention which was to‚ 'popularize the Art of Sleight of Hand'. His periodical was 8 pages per issue and contained, news, tricks, reviews and gossip, as well as advertisements. It was first published in October 1900 and ran for 177 issues (1400+ pages) with a break during the 1914-1918 war and the final issue was published in June 1920. After his death in 1951, Stanyon's son Cyril took over the magic business.

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