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Burtini

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Burtini (1901? - February 4, 1969), born William Powell in England, was magic dealer, inventor and author.

Burtini
BornWilliam Powell
1901
England
DiedFebruary 4, 1969


He worked for the Royal Mint and was a well known manufacturer of magic during the 1940s and 1950s, who made many apparatus from metal.

Burtini was President of the Birmingham Society of Magicians and an esteemed member of the British Magical Society.


Awards and honors

  • FISM Lausanne, World Champion for Invention (1948)
  • Cover of Magic Circular Vol. 50, No. 561 (MAY 1956)
  • Obit Abra,VOL. 47. No. 1203 ( FEBRUARY 15, 1969 )