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Abbott then founded the [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]] with partner [[Recil Bordner]] in 1933 and held the yearly [[Abbott's Get-Together]] in Colon, Michigan. Abbott also published the [[TOPS Magazine]]. | Abbott then founded the [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]] with partner [[Recil Bordner]] in 1933 and held the yearly [[Abbott's Get-Together]] in Colon, Michigan. Abbott also published the [[TOPS Magazine]]. | ||
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* [http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioAB.htm Brief Biography at The Magic Nook] | * [http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioAB.htm Brief Biography at The Magic Nook] | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 18 December 2009
Percy Abbott Template:PersonInfo born in Australia, later becoming a U.S. citizen, was the co-founded the Blackstone Magic Company in Colon, Michigan with Harry Blackstone Sr. from 1929 to 1931.
Abbott then founded the Abbott Magic & Novelty Co. with partner Recil Bordner in 1933 and held the yearly Abbott's Get-Together in Colon, Michigan. Abbott also published the TOPS Magazine.
Abbott died of heart ailment in Colon, Michigan.
Awards and Honors
Percy Abbott and Recil Bordner
performing the Super X Levitation
in front of the Abbott's Magic Shop.
- Cover of The Linking Ring, May 1959
- Cover of The Linking Ring, October 1959
Bibliography
Books
- Comedy Magic - Percy Abbott (1937)
- A Lifetime in Magic - Percy Abbott (1960)
Contributions
- Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks For Magicians (Vol. 1) (1941) compiled by Stewart James
- Rice's Encyclopedia of Silks, Vol. 1, (1948) by Harold Rice