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Percy Abbott
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
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.
Contents
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