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Fred DeMuth
| Fred DeMuth | |
 From his letterhead | |
| Born | Frederick Anthony DeMuth April 17, 1885 Germany |
|---|---|
| Died | November 15, 1961 (age 76) Corning, New York |
| Resting place | ST. MARY'S CEMETERY, Town of Corning[1] |
Fred DeMuth (1885-1961) was a Corning Glass employee and amateur magician who created the DeMuth Milk Bottle (a precursor to the Milk Pitcher) and Improved Bottomless Glass.
Biography
In 1932 he performed at the IBM Convention, winning first prize of $25 for the "best feat" at the convention. He was IBM members number was 31 and was the Territorial Representatives from New York in the 1950s.
He worked at Corning Glass Works for 38 years, retiring in March, 1955, where he was Supervisor of optical grinding and polishing in the Research lab.
His Glass through Glass effect (1934) was described in Greater Magic (page 844).
DeMuth died in Corning, New York at the age of 76.[2][3]
References
- ↑ http://www.paintedhills.org/STEUBEN/StMarysCorning/StMarysCorningDF.html
- ↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 42, No. 2, February 1962, Broken Wand, Frederick A. DeMuth, page 105
- ↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 51, No. 12, December 1971, Fred De Muth, The Glass King of Magic, by Gordon W. Mattice, Obit, page 46
- Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 21, No. 8, October 1922, Frederick A. De Muth, page 279
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 82, No. 11, November 2002, Exploring I.B.M. with… The Linking Ring on CD Rom, by Fred Rosenbaum – Frederick DeMuth, page 84
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90851004