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| + | '''Edwin D. "Ed" Wolff''' (1881 - 1962) was an amateur magician who began performing magic late in life at the age of 48. Wolff was the head of an advertising agency, Wolff Associates, in Rochester, New York. | ||
| + | == Biography == | ||
In the Toronto Star, September 3, 1935, it describes one of [[Ted Annemann]]'s bullet catches, with Wolff being the person the pulled the trigger. | In the Toronto Star, September 3, 1935, it describes one of [[Ted Annemann]]'s bullet catches, with Wolff being the person the pulled the trigger. | ||
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* Created and marketed one of the first vanishing [[Milk Pitcher]]s. | * Created and marketed one of the first vanishing [[Milk Pitcher]]s. | ||
* English for Magicians (column) in [[Linking Ring]] starting on August, 1934 (page 528) | * English for Magicians (column) in [[Linking Ring]] starting on August, 1934 (page 528) | ||
| − | * Simplicity Spelling Effect in [[Sphinx]] February,1933 | + | * Simplicity Spelling Effect in [[Sphinx]] February, 1933 |
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* Transient Money in Jinx No. 8 May 1935 | * Transient Money in Jinx No. 8 May 1935 | ||
* Double Divination, Sphinx Vol 36 (1937) | * Double Divination, Sphinx Vol 36 (1937) | ||
| + | * Astral Ad in [[The Jinx]] no. 78, February 3rd, 1940, reprint in [[Practical Mental Magic]] By Theodore Annemann (1944) | ||
* The Handcuffed Seer in [[Tops]], Vol 6, no. 11, november 1941, page 36. | * The Handcuffed Seer in [[Tops]], Vol 6, no. 11, november 1941, page 36. | ||
* Two Birds with one Stone in Tops, Vol. 6, no. 12, december 1941, page 30 | * Two Birds with one Stone in Tops, Vol. 6, no. 12, december 1941, page 30 | ||
| + | * "Mind Testing Deck" (a gag) in J.G. Thompson, Jr.'s book [[My Best]] (1945) | ||
| + | * [[Rice's Encyclopedia of Silks, Vol. 1]], page 168, "Production Supreme" (1948) | ||
* How To Kill Magic (article) Linking Ring Vol 31, No. 12 (February 1952) | * How To Kill Magic (article) Linking Ring Vol 31, No. 12 (February 1952) | ||
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* [[Practical Hypnotism]] (1936) | * [[Practical Hypnotism]] (1936) | ||
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* Obit, [[Linking Ring]] Vol 42, No 8 (August 1962) page 107 | * Obit, [[Linking Ring]] Vol 42, No 8 (August 1962) page 107 | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:33, 7 July 2019
| Ed Wolff | |
| Born | Edwin D. Wolff July 18, 1881 San Antonio, Texas |
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| Died | June 30, 1962 (age 80) |
| Categories | Books by Ed Wolff |
Edwin D. "Ed" Wolff (1881 - 1962) was an amateur magician who began performing magic late in life at the age of 48. Wolff was the head of an advertising agency, Wolff Associates, in Rochester, New York.
Contents
Biography
In the Toronto Star, September 3, 1935, it describes one of Ted Annemann's bullet catches, with Wolff being the person the pulled the trigger.
He was married to Zada and died in Long Beach, California.
Contributions
- Created and marketed one of the first vanishing Milk Pitchers.
- English for Magicians (column) in Linking Ring starting on August, 1934 (page 528)
- Simplicity Spelling Effect in Sphinx February, 1933
- Transient Money in Jinx No. 8 May 1935
- Double Divination, Sphinx Vol 36 (1937)
- Astral Ad in The Jinx no. 78, February 3rd, 1940, reprint in Practical Mental Magic By Theodore Annemann (1944)
- The Handcuffed Seer in Tops, Vol 6, no. 11, november 1941, page 36.
- Two Birds with one Stone in Tops, Vol. 6, no. 12, december 1941, page 30
- "Mind Testing Deck" (a gag) in J.G. Thompson, Jr.'s book My Best (1945)
- Rice's Encyclopedia of Silks, Vol. 1, page 168, "Production Supreme" (1948)
- How To Kill Magic (article) Linking Ring Vol 31, No. 12 (February 1952)
Books
- Practical Hypnotism (1936)
References
- Obit, Linking Ring Vol 42, No 8 (August 1962) page 107
