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Alexander Davis
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Alexander Davis | |
Born | W. Alexander Davis ? Britain |
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Died | ? |
Flourished | 1880s-1890s |
Alexander Davis (fl. 1880s-1890s) was a professional ventriloquist magician from Britain.
Biography
Davis invented the four door sucker version of the Die Box and first performed it in the United States around 1886.[1] Davis sold the manufacturing rights to Otto Maurer who began marketing it in 1887 as the "Most Wonderful Dice Trick".
Books
- Most versatile, original and only Alex. Davis
References
- ↑ Billboard, Magic and Magicians, William Hilliar