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[[The American Civil War]], also known as the '''War between the States''' or simply the '''Civil War''', was a war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, and, after four years of bloody combat, the Confederacy was defeated, slavery was abolished, and the difficult Reconstruction process of restoring unity and guaranteeing rights to the freed slaves began. [[File:HarryCooke.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Harry G. Cooke, a veteran of the Civil War which he enlisted at the age of seventeen, took up as a profession and toured the country with marked success.]]
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'''Tenyo Ltd.''' is a toy manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan founded by [[Akira Yamada]]. They specialize in magical goods and jigsaw puzzles. [[File:GeniiCoverV50N5.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Genii 1986 November]]]]
  
There were many magicians around during the years of the Civil War. Magic effects performed by magicians during this time included: [[The Spirit Cabinet]],[[Second Sight]], [[Bullet Catching]], [[Levitation]]s, [[The Inexhaustible Bottle]], The [[Cups and Balls]], The [[Sucker Die Box]], The [[Devil's Hank]], [[Passe Passe Bottles]], The [[Genii Tube]], early versions of the [[Misers Dream]], [[Rising Cards]], and productions of flowers and flags.
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The name of the company originates from the founder's father, [[Shokyokusai Tenyo]], who was a magician.
The origin of mediumship is usually linked to the Fox sisters at Hydesville, New York in 1848, but believers date the unofficial beginning of Modern American [[Spiritualism]] to the Shakers and similar religious groups. By 1853 the movement had reached San Francisco and London, and by the start of the Civil War in 1860 it was worldwide.  
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The period 1860 to 1910 is known as "The Golden Age" of [[Automata]]. During this period many small family based companies of Automata makers thrived in Paris. They exported thousands of clockwork automata and mechanical singing birds around the world.  
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[[Shigeru Sugawara]] joined Tenyo in 1967.
  
From the early 1800s until the Civil War, professional gamblers plied their trade on the Mississippi River steamboats that traveled between New Orleans and St. Louis. Up to the time of the Civil War it was necessary to keep cards in card presses when not in use, to prevent their curling up.  
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[[Genii]] magazine usually does an article about their new products each year. The 2008 products were in the [[Genii 2007 December]] issue.
  
[[The American Civil War|Read more about magic during The American Civil War...]]
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[[Richard Kaufman]] is publishing a book about the Tenyo company in 2014 called [[TENYO-ISM]].
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Tenyo Ltd. is a toy manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan founded by Akira Yamada. They specialize in magical goods and jigsaw puzzles.

The name of the company originates from the founder's father, Shokyokusai Tenyo, who was a magician.

Shigeru Sugawara joined Tenyo in 1967.

Genii magazine usually does an article about their new products each year. The 2008 products were in the Genii 2007 December issue.

Richard Kaufman is publishing a book about the Tenyo company in 2014 called TENYO-ISM.


Read more about Tenyo ...