August Roterberg
| August Roterberg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August Roterberg 1867 Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 1928 (aged 60–61) |
| Cause of death | natural causes |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | magic shop owner |
| Known for | sleight of hand, card magic |
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.
Published works
- The Modern Wizard (1895)
- Latter Day Tricks (1896)
- New Era Card Tricks (1897)
- Card Tricks and How To Do Them (1902)
See also
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
References
- ↑ "August Roterberg - MagicPedia Entry".
- ↑ "August Roterberg - MT reference Library". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21.
- ↑ "A. Roterberg catalog of Magic Tricks No. 11".