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Lewis Davenport (1883 - 1961) was a British performer and inventor. 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. | Lewis Davenport (1883 - 1961) was a British performer and inventor. | ||
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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. | |||
Lewis 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. | Lewis 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. | ||
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Revision as of 15:41, 8 December 2010
Lewis Davenport (1883 - 1961) was a British performer and inventor.
| Lewis Davenport | |
| Born | 1883 U.K. |
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| Died | 1961 |
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.
Lewis 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.
Lewis created a very popular version of the mutilated parasol.