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| + | '''Dr Saram R. Ellison''' (1852 - 1918) was co-founded with [[W. Golden Mortimer]] and [[Francis Martinka]] of the [[Society of American Magicians]] in [[1902]] and was member No. 1. | ||
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He graduated as a physician and surgeon March 1873. | He graduated as a physician and surgeon March 1873. | ||
He was an amateur magic collector with over 1500 volumes of books, among them many foreign works dating back to the sixteenth century. He owned at the time one of the largest collections of Magic Wands in the world. He donated his books to the New York City Public library.<ref>Obit [[Magic World]], Vol 2., No.2, May 1918. </ref><ref>Obit [[Sphinx]], April 1918</ref>.<ref>Photo of his collection in [[Mahatma]], Vol. V, No. 8, February 1902, page 77. </ref> | He was an amateur magic collector with over 1500 volumes of books, among them many foreign works dating back to the sixteenth century. He owned at the time one of the largest collections of Magic Wands in the world. He donated his books to the New York City Public library.<ref>Obit [[Magic World]], Vol 2., No.2, May 1918. </ref><ref>Obit [[Sphinx]], April 1918</ref>.<ref>Photo of his collection in [[Mahatma]], Vol. V, No. 8, February 1902, page 77. </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:48, 2 August 2013
| Saram Ellison | |
 From The Sphinx, April 1918 | |
| Born | January 17, 1852 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died | March 26, 1918 (age 66) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Dr Saram R. Ellison (1852 - 1918) was co-founded with W. Golden Mortimer and Francis Martinka of the Society of American Magicians in 1902 and was member No. 1.
Biography
He graduated as a physician and surgeon March 1873.
He was an amateur magic collector with over 1500 volumes of books, among them many foreign works dating back to the sixteenth century. He owned at the time one of the largest collections of Magic Wands in the world. He donated his books to the New York City Public library.[1][2].[3]
