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Percy Abbott
Born	May 3, 1886 Australia
Died	August 26, 1960 (age 74) Colon, Michigan
Nationality	Australian
Known for	Abbott Magic & Novelty Co. and TOPS Magazine
Categories	Books by Percy Abbott

Percy Abbott born in Australia and later becoming a U.S. citizen, was the co-founded the Blackstone Magic Company in Colon, Michigan with Harry Blackstone Sr. from 1929 to 1931.

Abbott then founded the Abbott Magic & Novelty Co. with partner Recil Bordner in 1933 and held the yearly Abbott's Get-Together in Colon, Michigan. Abbott also published the TOPS Magazine.

Abbott died of heart ailment in Colon, Michigan.

Awards and Honors

• Cover of The Linking Ring, May 1959
• Cover of The Linking Ring, October 1959

Bibliography

Books

• Comedy Magic - Percy Abbott (1937)
• A Lifetime in Magic - Percy Abbott (1960)

Contributions

• Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks For Magicians (Vol. 1) (1941) compiled by Stewart James
• Rice's Encyclopedia of Silks, Vol. 1, (1948) by Harold Rice

References

• Brief Biography at The Magic Nook

External links

• All About Magicians/Percy Abbott