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[[August Roterberg]] (1867 - September 23, 1928) was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States around 1883 as a teenager. He started out selling magic by mail order and then opened a magic store in Chicago, in the lobby of the "old" Palmer House Hotel.  
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'''August Roterberg''' (1867-1928), born in Germany and emigrated to the United States around 1883 as a teenager, was a magic dealer, inventor and started the modern age of magic publishing.
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Roterberg started out selling magic by mail order before opening a magic store in the lobby of the "old" Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. (A classified ad from 1893 gives a prior address on Clark Street, but his might have been the mail-order/home location.)<ref>[[Talk:August_Roterberg]]</ref>
  
Roterberg really started the modern age of magic publishing. His books were the  
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The books he started to publish were the first in the English language written expressly for magicians. Roterberg's books were published specifically for sale in magical depots, rather than for wide distribution to the general public.  He ended up selling his mail order business in 1908 to [[Ralph W. Read]] and then his shop to Arthur & Carl Felsman in 1916.  He eventually retired around 1917 and moved to California, where lived until his death.
first in English written expressly for magicians. Roterberg's books were published by a magic dealer specifically for sale in magical depots, rather than for wide distribution to the general public.  He ended up selling his mail order business in 1908 to Ralph W. Read and his shop to Arthur & Carl Felsman in 1916.  
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Roterberg is best known as a magic inventor and is credited with inventing [[Multiplying Billiard Balls]]. But according to [[John Braun]] in The [[Linking Ring]], Vol. 29, 6, august 1949, page 28, George F. Wright seems to be the creator. He worked at store and shop of Roterberg on illinois Street, Chicago.
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Roterberg is also known as a magic inventor and is credited with inventing the [[Multiplying Billiard Balls]] (at the fingertips). Although according to [[John Braun]] in The [[Linking Ring]] (Vol. 29, No. 6, August 1949, page 28,), [[George F. Wright]] who worked at Roterberg's store on Illinois Street in Chicago seems to have been the creator.<ref>Obit [[Linking Ring]], October 1928, page 599.</ref>
 
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He eventually retired around 1917 and eventually moved to California, where lived until his death.
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* [[New Era Card Tricks]] (1897)
 
* [[New Era Card Tricks]] (1897)
 
* [[Card Tricks and How To Do Them]] (1902)
 
* [[Card Tricks and How To Do Them]] (1902)
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Revision as of 18:36, 2 March 2013

August Roterberg (1867-1928), born in Germany and emigrated to the United States around 1883 as a teenager, was a magic dealer, inventor and started the modern age of magic publishing.

August Roterberg
Born1865
Germany
DiedSeptember 23, 1928
Pasadena, California
NationalityGerman
CategoriesBooks by August Roterberg

Roterberg started out selling magic by mail order before opening a magic store in the lobby of the "old" Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. (A classified ad from 1893 gives a prior address on Clark Street, but his might have been the mail-order/home location.)[1]

The books he started to publish were the first in the English language written expressly for magicians. Roterberg's books were published specifically for sale in magical depots, rather than for wide distribution to the general public. He ended up selling his mail order business in 1908 to Ralph W. Read and then his shop to Arthur & Carl Felsman in 1916. He eventually retired around 1917 and moved to California, where lived until his death.

Roterberg is also known as a magic inventor and is credited with inventing the Multiplying Billiard Balls (at the fingertips). Although according to John Braun in The Linking Ring (Vol. 29, No. 6, August 1949, page 28,), George F. Wright who worked at Roterberg's store on Illinois Street in Chicago seems to have been the creator.[2]

Books

References

  1. Talk:August_Roterberg
  2. Obit Linking Ring, October 1928, page 599.
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