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[[Adrian Plate]] (June 10, 1844 - February 24, 1919) born in Utrecht,, Holland who moved to New York (in 1877) and became a successful society magician.  He held a position for over thirty-five years as an accountant for a railroad company.
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'''Adrian Plate''' (1844 - 1919) moved to New York, in 1877, and became a successful society magician.   
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== Biography ==
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He held a position for over thirty-five years as an accountant for a railroad company.
  
 
He was known as an expert card manipulator, mentalism and memory feats. Plate was one of the first members of [[SAM]] (No. 25) in 1902.
 
He was known as an expert card manipulator, mentalism and memory feats. Plate was one of the first members of [[SAM]] (No. 25) in 1902.
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== Creations ==
 
== Creations ==
* Excelsior Change in New Era Card Tricks by Rotenberg.
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* Excelsior Change in [[New Era Card Tricks]] by [[August Roterberg]].
 
* Untying knot, which consisted in tying a knot in the center of a twisted handkerchief, and, while the same is held in full view in one hand, the knot unties itself.
 
* Untying knot, which consisted in tying a knot in the center of a twisted handkerchief, and, while the same is held in full view in one hand, the knot unties itself.
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== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
* [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] with [[Henry Hatton]] (P. H. Cannon) (1910)
 
* [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] with [[Henry Hatton]] (P. H. Cannon) (1910)
  
== References==
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* [[Sphinx]], JUNE 15, 1906, page 39
 
* [[Sphinx]], JUNE 15, 1906, page 39
 
* AN APPRECIATION OF ADRIAN PLATE. By [[Harry Houdini]], [[MUM]] Vol 8, No. 72 (March 1919)
 
* AN APPRECIATION OF ADRIAN PLATE. By [[Harry Houdini]], [[MUM]] Vol 8, No. 72 (March 1919)
 
* [[Adventures in Magic]] By [[Henry R. Evans]] (1927) page 86
 
* [[Adventures in Magic]] By [[Henry R. Evans]] (1927) page 86
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Revision as of 00:16, 2 February 2014

Adrian Plate
BornJune 10, 1844
Utrecht, Hollan
DiedFebruary 24, 1919 (age 74)
NationalityDutch
CategoriesBooks by Adrian Plate

Adrian Plate (1844 - 1919) moved to New York, in 1877, and became a successful society magician.

Biography

He held a position for over thirty-five years as an accountant for a railroad company.

He was known as an expert card manipulator, mentalism and memory feats. Plate was one of the first members of SAM (No. 25) in 1902.

In the Sphinx, June 15, 1906, it was reported that Dr. Ellison thought that Plate was without a peer in pure sleight of hand card work and John N. Hilliard thought his card work was superior to any he had seen.

Plate had a large library of books and magazines on magic which found its way into Houdini's collection.

He was one of the magicians mentioned by Roterberg in his book New Era Card Tricks.

Honors

  • Cover of Mahatma Vol 2, No. 7 (January, 1899)
  • Cover of Sphinx, June 15, 1906

Creations

  • Excelsior Change in New Era Card Tricks by August Roterberg.
  • Untying knot, which consisted in tying a knot in the center of a twisted handkerchief, and, while the same is held in full view in one hand, the knot unties itself.

Books

References