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For "the puzzle king", see Sam Loyd, Sr.

Loyd (1897-1968), born E. Loyd Enochs, was a creator and manufacturer of magic apparatus who also performed.

He got the magic "bug" in Kansas, where his father was a doctor. Later they moved to California.

He wrote a long running column in Genii called "Gems from the Loyd's Scrapbook" from 1962 to 1969.

Loyd is most remembered for his version of the Multiplying Candles.

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-[[Loyd]] (1897-1968), born  E. Loyd Enochs, was a creator and manufacturer of magic apparatus who also performed.  He got the magic "bug" in Kansas, where his
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-father was a doctor. Later they moved to California.
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+'''Loyd''' (1897-1968), born  E. Loyd Enochs, was a creator and manufacturer of magic apparatus who also performed.
+== Biography ==
+He got the magic "bug" in Kansas, where his father was a doctor. Later they moved to California.
 He wrote a long running column in [[Genii]] called "Gems from the Loyd's Scrapbook" from 1962 to 1969.
-He is most remembered for his version of the Multiplying Candles.
+Loyd is most remembered for his version of the Multiplying Candles.
 == Books ==
-* Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles (1931)
+* [[Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles]] (1931)
-* Producing Lighted Cigarettes (1936)
+* [[Producing Lighted Cigarettes]] (1936)
+{{References}}
+* Cover [[Genii 1967 April]]
-[[Category:Biographies|Loyd]]
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