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Difference between revisions of "Lewis Davenport"
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Davenport was a natural entrepreneur who started the company as a mail-order operation, writing out instructions by hand. He got a printing press around 1905 by putting an ad in the paper saying he was willing to swap a printing press for magic tricks. | Davenport was a natural entrepreneur who started the company as a mail-order operation, writing out instructions by hand. He got a printing press around 1905 by putting an ad in the paper saying he was willing to swap a printing press for magic tricks. |
Revision as of 08:54, 25 February 2013
Lewis Davenport (1883-1961) was a British performer and inventor.
Lewis Davenport | |
Born | December 26, 1883 London, England |
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Died | May 14, 1961 (age 77) |
He established Davenports & Co. in 1898, now one of the oldest family run magic business in the world. As a performer his specialty was the lightning-fast manipulation of solid billiard balls and quick changes.
Davenport was a natural entrepreneur who started the company as a mail-order operation, writing out instructions by hand. He got a printing press around 1905 by putting an ad in the paper saying he was willing to swap a printing press for magic tricks.
He created a very popular version of the Mutilated Parasol.[1][2]