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Revision as of 14:08, 30 January 2009
Percy Abbott (May 3, 1886 - August 26, 1960) 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.
Percy Abbott and Recil Bordner
performing the Super X Levitation
in front of the Abbott's Magic Shop.
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
- 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, Volume 1, (1948) by Harold Rice