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'''Lewis Davenport''' ( | '''Lewis Davenport''' (1881-1961) was a British performer and inventor. | ||
He established [[Davenports & Co.]] in 1898, now one of the oldest family run magic business in the world. As a performer his specialty was the lightning-fast manipulation of solid billiard balls and quick changes. | He established [[Davenports & Co.]] in 1898, now one of the oldest family run magic business in the world. As a performer his specialty was the lightning-fast manipulation of solid billiard balls and quick changes. | ||
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Davenport was a natural entrepreneur who started the company as a mail-order operation, writing out instructions by hand. He got a printing press around 1905 by putting an ad in the paper saying he was willing to swap a printing press for magic tricks. | Davenport was a natural entrepreneur who started the company as a mail-order operation, writing out instructions by hand. He got a printing press around 1905 by putting an ad in the paper saying he was willing to swap a printing press for magic tricks. | ||
He created a very popular version of the [[Mutilated Parasol]].<ref>http://www.davenportsmagic.co.uk/</ref><ref>Cover [[Genii 1981 February]]</ref> | He created a very popular version of the [[Mutilated Parasol]].<ref>http://www.davenportsmagic.co.uk/</ref><ref>Cover [[Genii 1981 February|Genii Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 2, February 1981]], The House of Davenport, page 88</ref> | ||
==Books== | |||
* The Davenport Story – Volume 1: The Life and Times of a Magical Family, 1881-1939 by Fergus Roy | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 75, No. 819, September/October 1981, L. Davenport & Company and its Catalogues by JOHN AND ANNE DAVENPORT, page 198 | |||
* Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, page 259 | |||
* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/lewis-davenport/ | * http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/lewis-davenport/ | ||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:18, 5 July 2013
| Lewis Davenport | |
| Born | George William John Ryan December 26, 1881 London, England |
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| Died | May 14, 1961 (age 79) London, England |
Lewis Davenport (1881-1961) was a British performer and inventor.
He established Davenports & Co. in 1898, now one of the oldest family run magic business in the world. As a performer his specialty was the lightning-fast manipulation of solid billiard balls and quick changes.
Davenport was a natural entrepreneur who started the company as a mail-order operation, writing out instructions by hand. He got a printing press around 1905 by putting an ad in the paper saying he was willing to swap a printing press for magic tricks.
He created a very popular version of the Mutilated Parasol.[1][2]
Books
- The Davenport Story – Volume 1: The Life and Times of a Magical Family, 1881-1939 by Fergus Roy
References
- ↑ http://www.davenportsmagic.co.uk/
- ↑ Cover Genii Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 2, February 1981, The House of Davenport, page 88
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 75, No. 819, September/October 1981, L. Davenport & Company and its Catalogues by JOHN AND ANNE DAVENPORT, page 198
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, page 259
- http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/lewis-davenport/