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See also: Carl Orton Williams and Oswald Williams.

Charles Oswald Williams (1864 - 1924) was a magician from Cardiff, England who performed as "Charles Oswald" and later became a dealer.

Charles Oswald Williams
Cover of Sphinx October 1904
Born	Charles Oswald Williams September 26 1864
Died	January 30, 1924 (age 59)
Nationality	Welsh

Professor Hoffmann acknowledged Williams in the preface of Later Magic (1904). Charles Lang Neil received contributions from Williams for parts of The Modern Conjurer (1902) when it was republished as separate titles in 1904, as part of the "Yellow Peril" series. Williams contributed items to Modern Card Manipulation and After-Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks.^[1][2][3]

Williams was great friends with Chung Ling Soo^[4] and Cardini went to Williams to buy his first effects.^[5]

Honors and Awards

• Chosen to appear at the First Grand Magical Seance of The Magic Circle, held at St. George's Hall on 10 April, 1906.
• The Magician of the Month in The Sphinx for October 1904

Contributions

• A Subtle Vanish of Two Billiard Balls in After-Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks By C. Lang Neil (1904)
• Original Thimbles Move in The Sphinx, Vol. 3, no. 8, October 1904.
• A New Idea for the Watch Bag in The Sphinx, Vol. 3, no. 10, December 1904.
• The Undetectable Hat Load in The Selbit's Wizard, Vol. 4, no. 40, december 1908.

References

1. ↑ 174. CHARLES OSWALD WILLIAMS THE CARDIFF CONJURER in Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
2. ↑ 175. CHARLES OSWALD WILLIAMS AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAGIC in Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
3. ↑ 185. MORE OF CHARLES OSWALD WILLIAMS, HIS BUSINESS AND FAMILY in Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
4. ↑ Letter to the Editor The Magic Circular Vol. 68 No. 5 (1974)
5. ↑ Modern Magicians: Richard Cardini The Conjurer's Magazine Vol. 1 No. 9 (Oct 1945)