![]() ![]() Please consult the history of the original page to see a list of its authors. ![]() This page incorporated content from Martinka , In 2004 the shop moved from NYC to Midland Park, New Jersey. The company continues to purchase magic collections and libraries, which are used to supply magicians and collectors throughout the world with vintage and modern magic. See a larger version of the back of the envelope here. Today, the firm is run by Ted Bogusta and operates a brick and mortar shop with a mini museum as well as an online magic auction. In the late 1980s, magician Peter Monticup (owner of ), purchased Harry Houdinis ornate personal desk. In 1921, Frank Ducrot moved the business moved to 304 West 34th St. He then sold his 51 percent controlling stock to Alf Wilton after only nine months as President of Martinka & Co. In 1919 while Houdini was owner, he purchased Hornmanns Magic Company from Otto Hornmann, and merged the two businesses together. The business has had a string of famous owners including Charles Joseph Carter The Great (1917), Harry Houdini (1919), Frank Ducrot (1921), Al Flosso, the Coney Island Fakir (1939), and Jackie Flosso. In 1902, the Society of American Magicians was founded in the back room of the Martinka shop. was involved in several top secret projects that still remain a mystery today. For a time he worked with his brother Theo as The Houdini Brothers. ![]() The Martinka brothers also built the special effects for shows including the original production of The Wizard of Oz. Harry Houdini began his professional career at age 17 doing magic shows before civic groups, in music halls, at sideshows, and at New York's Coney Island amusement park, where he sometimes performed 20 shows each day. Customers of the past included Alexander Herrmann, Harry Kellar, Howard Thurston and Houdini. In the back of their New York City store was a workshop where magic illusions were built for all of the famous magicians of the day. The business was founded in 1877 by the brothers, Francis and Antonio Martinka.
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