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Mike Kanter

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Mike Kanter
BornMitchell Kanter
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New York City
Died?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Flourished1930s - 1960s

Mike Kanter was the founder of Kanter's Magic Shop in 1932 in Philadelphia.

His Kanter's Komments column in Genii ran from 1937 to 1942.

He retired in 1962 and sold the shop to Lee Grey and Ed Voorhees.

References

  • Genii, Vol. 16, No. 10, June 1952, News of the Magic Dealers Association, page 398
  • The linking Ring, Vol. 36, No. 5, July 1956, Something to conjure with by Card M. Gabler, page 40
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1959, My Boss, Mike Kanter, by Ethel Wapen, page 27
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 42 No. 7, July 1962, MITCHELL KANTER RETIRES; SELLS HIS MAGIC SHOP, page 44
  • The New Tops, Vol. 71, No. 5, May 1971, Final Curtain, ETHEL KANTER, page 33
  • Genii Vol. 44, No. 7, July 1980, THE KANTER ESTABLISHMENT, page 461
  • M-U-M, Vol. 99, No. 11, April 2010, Cover Story – A Lot About a Little, by Bruce Kalvar, PNP, page 45