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Joseph A “Joe” Karson

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Joseph A “Joe” Karson

Birth
Death
6 Nov 1980 (aged 67)
Burial
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Magician.Started out performing under the name 'Chan Lin'.Owner of a mail order magic business , 'Karson Xclusives',and a retail store in Springfield Massachusetts ,which he closed in 1955 and returned to the mail order business.Karson performed many magic tricks including ,the Zombie. One of his featured tricks was the Guillotine .He also invented a tricked called 'Voodoo' ,a self contained danicing handkerchief routine. Authored one book called 'The World’s Fastest Card Trick' in 1948 .The book was only ten pages long but is still available today.
Magician.Started out performing under the name 'Chan Lin'.Owner of a mail order magic business , 'Karson Xclusives',and a retail store in Springfield Massachusetts ,which he closed in 1955 and returned to the mail order business.Karson performed many magic tricks including ,the Zombie. One of his featured tricks was the Guillotine .He also invented a tricked called 'Voodoo' ,a self contained danicing handkerchief routine. Authored one book called 'The World’s Fastest Card Trick' in 1948 .The book was only ten pages long but is still available today.

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