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	* The Ramsay Finale by Andrew Galloway (1982)		* The Ramsay Finale by Andrew Galloway (1982)
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		+	* The Linking Ring, Vol. 30, No. 10, December 1950, John Ramsay, Hon. Life Member and Past President Of I.B.M. British Ring No. 25 by Wm. G. Stickland, page 19
		+	* The Linking Ring, Vol. 42, No. 2, February 1962, Obituary JOHN RAMSAY, page 105
		+	* M-U-M, Vol. 51, No. 18, March 1962, In Memoriam: JOHN RAMSAY, page 519
		+	* The Ramsay Legend - The Magic of John Ramsay (1969) by Andrew Galloway, Chapter Nine JOHN RAMSAY, page 32
		+	* [[Genii 2008 November|Genii, Vol. 71, No. 11, November 2008]], The Life of John Ramsay: Lights Sleights From Ayr by Edwin A. Dawes, page 32
	* [http://magicref.tripod.com/books/gallowayramsaylegend.htm The Ramsay Legend TOC]		* [http://magicref.tripod.com/books/gallowayramsaylegend.htm The Ramsay Legend TOC]
	* [http://www.paisleymagiccircle.co.uk/sams/history.html History Page of SAMS website]		* [http://www.paisleymagiccircle.co.uk/sams/history.html History Page of SAMS website]

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John Ramsay
Born	March 13, 1877 Ayr, Scotland
Died	January 16, 1962 (age 84) Ayr, Scotland
Resting place	Ballochmyle Hospital, Ayr

John Ramsay (1877 - 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

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• The Linking Ring, Vol. 30, No. 10, December 1950, John Ramsay, Hon. Life Member and Past President Of I.B.M. British Ring No. 25 by Wm. G. Stickland, page 19
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 42, No. 2, February 1962, Obituary JOHN RAMSAY, page 105
• M-U-M, Vol. 51, No. 18, March 1962, In Memoriam: JOHN RAMSAY, page 519
• The Ramsay Legend - The Magic of John Ramsay (1969) by Andrew Galloway, Chapter Nine JOHN RAMSAY, page 32
• Genii, Vol. 71, No. 11, November 2008, The Life of John Ramsay: Lights Sleights From Ayr by Edwin A. Dawes, page 32
• The Ramsay Legend TOC
• History Page of SAMS website
• John Derris blog, student of John Ramsay