August Roterberg
| August Roterberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hamburg, Germany  Born 1867 |
| Died | 1928 |
| Cause of death | natural causes |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | magic shop owner |
| Known for | sleight of hand, card magic |
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[edit] History
August Roterberg (1867–1928) was born in Hamburg, Germany and emigrated to the United States around 1883 as a teenager. He started out selling magic by mail order, and then opened a magic store in Chicago. It was housed in the lobby of the "old" Palmer House Hotel.[1]
Roterberg really started the modern age of magic publishing. His books were the first in English, written expressly for magicians. Roterberg's books were published by a magic dealer specifically for sale in magical depots, rather than for wide distribution to the general public.[2] He ended up selling his mail order business in 1908 to Ralph W. Read and his shop to Arthur & Carl Felsman in 1916.
Roterberg is best known as a magic inventor and is credited with inventing the "Multiplying Billiard Balls" trick.[3]
He eventually retired around 1917 and eventually moved to California, where he lived until his death.
[edit] Published works
- The Modern Wizard (1895)
- Latter Day Tricks (1896)
- New Era Card Tricks (1897)
- Card Tricks and How To Do Them (1902)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- See more about August Roterberg at MagicPedia, the free online Magic encyclopedia.
- Photo of August Roterberg and Houdini
- August Roterberg short biography
- German biography of August Roterberg
- August Roterberg - American apparatus manufacturer
- A. Roterberg catalog No. 11
- August Roterberg : Card Tricks and how to do them bibliography
- August Roterberg : Latter Day Tricks bibliography
[edit] References
- ^ "August Roterberg - MagicPedia Entry". http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/August_Roterberg.
- ^ "August Roterberg - MT reference Library". http://www.magictokensociety.com/catalog/item/919830/1019665.htm.
- ^ "A. Roterberg catalog of Magic Tricks No. 11". http://forrestflanderscentral.typepad.com/photos/photos3old_magic_catalogs/aroterbergchicago.html.
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