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Floyd G. Thayer | Floyd G. Thayer was founder of the [[Thayer Magic Company]] that made magical apparatus in the 1920's and 1930's. The Thayer slogan was "Quality Magic". | ||
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Revision as of 07:02, 18 June 2010
Floyd G. Thayer was founder of the Thayer Magic Company that made magical apparatus in the 1920's and 1930's. The Thayer slogan was "Quality Magic".
| Floyd Thayer | |
| Born | Floyd Thayer July, 18 1877 |
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| Died | July, 29 1959 (age Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) |
Thayer started his Thayer Magic Co. making wands and advertised first in Mahatma as The Wand of The West. Ellis Stanyon was reported to have been his first customer.
He was a member of Ring 21, Hollywood.
In 1942, the Larsen’s purchased Floyd Thayer’s Magic Company. After his retirement, Thayer and his wife Jennie moved to the Larsen's home in Pasadena where they lived until Jennie's death in 1951. He then moved to Long Beach where he lived with cousin until his death.
References
- Thayer Quality Magic by Glenn Gravatt.
- Cover Genii 1942 September, Vol. 7, no. 1.