The Genii Forum

Could someone kindly give me the date of birth and/or death of Anverdi(Anton Albert DeVeries/Antonius de Vriese/Tony Anverdi). I am a great aficionado of Anverdi, his ingenuity, skill and craftsmanship and I am proud owner of most of his plexiglass and electronic masterpieces. What prompted my question as to his date of death is my most recent acquisition of his, the Voice Box. A retired machinist/magician friend and I dismantled it to see if the voice came from a mini tape recorder, as was suggested by an electronics engineer/magician friend of mine. He believed, as did I, that Anverdi's electronics utilized mostly R F Transmitters & Receivers but not computer chips. I had never heard of it until a month ago. To our amazement, we discovered a chip. Probably this ingenious apparatus was built shortly before his death.
Would appreciate any input you may have concerning the foregoing.
Magically,
Gordon Precious
Toronto, Canada.

Excerpt from Bart Whaley's Whomagic :

Anverdi, Tony(Hoorn, Holland: 20 Aug 1925-31 Jan 1995) Stage name of Antonius Albertus "Tony" de Vries. Interested in magic since age 10. Baker & amateur magic clown until 1950 when he turned pro. Originally specialized in liquid magic, later electronic magic. Lecturer. A major inventor, he sold his apparatus mail order from his home in Leiden. Wrote Anverdi's Miracles with Liquids (1965, 44pp) & 50 Years of Magical Creations (1992, 190pp). 1975 AMA Creative Fellowship.

Merci beaucoup, Philippe,
Gordon.

And I am happy to say that I own the exclusive manufacturing rights to all of Anverdis tricks. We are working for more than three years (part-time) now to update the electronics and coming up with routines that would even make Anverdi proud. Soon we should be releasing the first items thru www.wonderwarehouse.com.

Are you interested in purchasing any unusual Anverdi effects?