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== Biography ==
 
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He started as a dealer around 1855 and had a number of shops from which he sold magical apparatus. In 1863 he moved into the shop on Oxford Street in London.
 
He started as a dealer around 1855 and had a number of shops from which he sold magical apparatus. In 1863 he moved into the shop on Oxford Street in London.
After his death his business was taken over by [[Hamley Brothers Ltd.]]
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After his death his business was taken over by [[Hamley's]]
  
 
He allowed many of this apparatuses to be described by Professor Hoffmann's books  [[Modern Magic]] and [[More Magic]].<ref>The Magic Of Britain by Edwin Dawes</ref><ref> Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke's</ref><ref>84. PIRACY, PLAGIARISM AND MR.
 
He allowed many of this apparatuses to be described by Professor Hoffmann's books  [[Modern Magic]] and [[More Magic]].<ref>The Magic Of Britain by Edwin Dawes</ref><ref> Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke's</ref><ref>84. PIRACY, PLAGIARISM AND MR.

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Joseph Bland
BornGiuseppe Belasco or Bolasco
Died1898
NationalityItalian

Joseph Bland (?-1898), who may have originally worked as a dance instructor, was a magician and one of the most famous and respected magic dealers in Victorian London.

Biography

He started as a dealer around 1855 and had a number of shops from which he sold magical apparatus. In 1863 he moved into the shop on Oxford Street in London. After his death his business was taken over by Hamley's

He allowed many of this apparatuses to be described by Professor Hoffmann's books Modern Magic and More Magic.[1][2][3]

References

  1. The Magic Of Britain by Edwin Dawes
  2. Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke's
  3. 84. PIRACY, PLAGIARISM AND MR. JOSEPH BLAND, Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities, by Edwin A. Dawes