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George Armstrong (? - ?) was a British magician who was editor of the  [[Wizard]] and [[Magic Wand]] periodicals.  He also bought [[Pentagram]] from [[Peter Warlock]] in 1949.
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'''George Armstrong''' (1876-1962), stage name of '''W. G. A. Jenkins''' (c.1876-1962), was a British magician who was editor of the  [[Wizard]] and [[Magic Wand]] periodicals.   
  
Was also operator of the Magic Wand Publishing Co.
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== Biography ==
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He also bought [[Pentagram]] from [[Peter Warlock]] in 1949 and was  operator of the Magic Wand Publishing Co.
  
The last references I see of Armstrong in periodicals was around 1960, after he announced the end of the [[Magic Wand]].
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He announced the end of the [[Magic Wand]] in 1960.<ref>Obit, Magic Circular, October 1962</ref>
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
* [[Tricks of the Trade]] (1946)
 
* [[Tricks of the Trade]] (1946)
 
* Challenge Instant Hypnotism (1947)
 
* Challenge Instant Hypnotism (1947)
* George Armstrong's Premonition (1949)
 
  
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==Marketed Tricks==
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* George Armstrong's Premonition (1949)
 
* Mass Hypnotism
 
* Mass Hypnotism
  
Published:
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== Published ==
 
* [[Where Houdini was Wrong]] by [[Maurice Sardina]] (1950) translated by [[Victor Farelli]]
 
* [[Where Houdini was Wrong]] by [[Maurice Sardina]] (1950) translated by [[Victor Farelli]]
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{{References}}
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* Goodlifes's Abracadabra, Vol. 1. No. 4, 23th February 1945, "THE MAGIC WAND" CHANGES HANDS, page 4
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 3, May 1946, FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS, page 68
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[[Category:Biographies]]
 
[[Category:Biographies]]
[[Category:British magicians]]
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Revision as of 17:51, 12 February 2014

George Armstrong
BornWilliam George Armstrong Jenkins
circa 1876
U.K.
DiedJuly 30, 1962 (age 85)
Okehampton, Devon
NationalityBritish
Flourished1940s-1960s
CategoriesBooks by George Armstrong

George Armstrong (1876-1962), stage name of W. G. A. Jenkins (c.1876-1962), was a British magician who was editor of the Wizard and Magic Wand periodicals.

Biography

He also bought Pentagram from Peter Warlock in 1949 and was operator of the Magic Wand Publishing Co.

He announced the end of the Magic Wand in 1960.[1]

Books

Marketed Tricks

  • George Armstrong's Premonition (1949)
  • Mass Hypnotism

Published

References

  1. Obit, Magic Circular, October 1962
  • Goodlifes's Abracadabra, Vol. 1. No. 4, 23th February 1945, "THE MAGIC WAND" CHANGES HANDS, page 4
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 3, May 1946, FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS, page 68