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Difference between revisions of "Percy Abbott"
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+ | | birth_day = May 3, | ||
+ | | birth_year = 1886 | ||
+ | | birth_place = Australia | ||
+ | | death_day = August 26, | ||
+ | | death_year = 1960 | ||
+ | | death_place = Colon, Michigan | ||
+ | | nationality = Australian | ||
+ | | known_for = [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]] and [[TOPS Magazine]] | ||
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+ | [[Percy Abbott]] born in Australia and 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 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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Revision as of 13:17, 2 April 2010
Percy Abbott | |
Born | May 3, 1886 Australia |
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Died | August 26, 1960 (age 74) Colon, Michigan |
Nationality | Australian |
Known for | Abbott Magic & Novelty Co. and TOPS Magazine |
Categories | Books by Percy Abbott |
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