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Lester A. Grimes
| Lester A. Grimes | |
| Born | Lester Arthur Grimes January 7, 1884 Blackinton, Massachusetts |
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| Died | November 4, 1963 (age 79) New Rochelle, New York. |
Lester A. Grimes (1884-1963) was an electrical and mechanical engineer and part-time magician who performed as "Grimes the Wizard" in the New York - New England area starting in 1906.[1]
Biography
He was an early member of the S.A.M. and friendly with Houdini. Grimes acquired Houdini's library of books on spiritualism. A partial listing of books acquired from Houdini were listed in a two part series by Robert Lund in the MUM. [2]
He was also an expert on puzzles and had a collection of several thousand.[3]
He held patents and was the inventor of the Grimes Sprinkler, an automatic fire prevention system used in offices.
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