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'''Tenyo Ltd.''' is a toy manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan founded by [[Akira Yamada]]. They specialize in magical goods and jigsaw puzzles. [[File:GeniiCoverV50N5.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Genii 1986 November]]]]
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[[H. J. Sargent]] (1843-1896) was a magician, illusionist, actor and manager.
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As a young man he made his professional debut as utility actor at the Boston Theatre during the season  1858. Shortly afterwards he went into the mercantile business and in 1861 went to New York City. At the breaking out of the [[American Civil War]] he enlisted in the 14th Regiment and served for three years.
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The name of the company originates from the founder's father, [[Shokyokusai Tenyo]], who was a magician.
  
In 1864 he returned to the stage as a magician, and made a tour of the United States. He then managed a number of traveling troupes and in 1869 he became lessee and manager of the [[Lyceum]] Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
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[[Shigeru Sugawara]] joined Tenyo in 1967.
  
In 1875 Sargent was engaged by [[Robert Heller]] to accompany him to California, and take the management of his business.
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[[Genii]] magazine usually does an article about their new products each year. The 2008 products were in the [[Genii 2007 December]] issue.
  
Mr. Sargent returned to England where he would died in extreme poverty.  
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[[Richard Kaufman]] is publishing a book about the Tenyo company in 2014 called [[TENYO-ISM]].
  
  
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Tenyo Ltd. is a toy manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan founded by Akira Yamada. They specialize in magical goods and jigsaw puzzles.

The name of the company originates from the founder's father, Shokyokusai Tenyo, who was a magician.

Shigeru Sugawara joined Tenyo in 1967.

Genii magazine usually does an article about their new products each year. The 2008 products were in the Genii 2007 December issue.

Richard Kaufman is publishing a book about the Tenyo company in 2014 called TENYO-ISM.


Read more about Tenyo ...