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* Holmes' Conjuring Serials | * Holmes' Conjuring Serials | ||
| − | ** Serial No | + | ** [[Serial No. 1 - Some Modern Conjuring]] (1909) |
| − | ** Serial No. 2 - New Card Tricks (1913) | + | ** [[Serial No. 2 - New Card Tricks]] (1913) |
** [[Serial No. 3 - Tricks With Prepared Cards]] (1913) | ** [[Serial No. 3 - Tricks With Prepared Cards]] (1913) | ||
| + | ** [[Serial No. 4 - A Mind Reading Act]] (1913) | ||
* [[The Magic Art]] (1920) | * [[The Magic Art]] (1920) | ||
| + | * [[Donald Holmes' Bag O' Tricks]] (1923) | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:18, 13 January 2024
| Donald Holmes | |
 Cover of Sphinx (Sept. 1916) | |
| Born | Donald Holmes Alsdorf September 23, 1879 Albion, Michigan |
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| Died | December 30, 1958 (age 79) |
| Categories | Books by Donald Holmes |
Donald Holmes (b. 1879 - d. 1958), born Donald Holmes Alsdorf in Albion, Michigan, was an amateur magician, inventor and dealer.
Biography
Holmes started in magic in the early 1880s and was a mail order dealer out of Texas before moving to Kansas City, Missouri. His house organs for his business were Holmes' Trade Sheet (1916) (4 issues) followed by Holmes' Magical Notes and Comments 1917- 1920 (39 issues).
He created the "Perfection Rising Cards" effect and marketed many of Billy Russell inventions.
Holmes was a charter member of the Robert Houdin Club and his private collection of magical apparatus is one of the largest in this country at the time.
Books
- Holmes' Conjuring Serials
- The Magic Art (1920)
- Donald Holmes' Bag O' Tricks (1923)
References
- Cover Sphinx September, 1916.
- Mention of his passing away - Genii 1959 April page 295
