John Ramsay

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John Ramsay (March 13, 1877 - January 19, 1962), born in Scotland, was an amateur close-up magician that won the micromagic category at the 1955 FISM held in Amsterdam.

He performed at the IBM convention in Batavia, New York and in Chicago (1950). He was a president of the IBM British Ring.

He was a mentor to Andrew Galloway.

Quotes

• "If you want them to look at you, look at them. If you want them to look at 'it', look at 'it'."

Books

• John Ramsay's Routine For Cups and Balls by Victor Farelli (1948).
• John Ramsay's Cylinder and Coins. Victor Farelli (1948).
• John Ramsay's Triple Restoration. Victor Farelli (1949).
• Four Little Beans (a Comedy Trick). John Ramsay & Victor Farelli (1952).
• The Ramsay Legend by Andrew Galloway (1969)
• The Ramsay Classics by Andrew Galloway (1977)
• The Ramsay Finale by Andrew Galloway (1982)

References

• The Ramsay Legend TOC
• History Page of SAMS website
• John Derris blog, student of John Ramsay