The Great Raymond

Throw Out Card

1920

Memorbilia, Ephemera

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Genre

Magic

Plot

Magician Raymond Throw Out Card
(c. 1920's)

Very Scarce Throw - Out / Scaling Card From The Great Raymond, c.1920's . A little dirty from age but otherwise a nice sturdy card with good rounded corners etc.

Details

Extras	Rare

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	2497
Added Date	Jul 01, 2017 03:06:54
Modified Date	Apr 06, 2026 14:18:50

Value

Book Condition	Very Fine

Notes

Maurice F. Raymond

Born:
Maurice "Morris" Saunders
May 10, 1879
Akron, Ohio

Died:
January 27, 1948
New York City, New York

Resting place:
Section O, Lot 5 of Glendale Cemetery in Akron, Ohio.

Maurice Francois Raymond (1879 - 1948) toured the world as The Great Raymond.
He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England.

He played in the Vaudeville circuits and in 1910 he made a tour of Australia, spending considerable time in the Far East. He also visited Japan, China, Manila and Hawaii.

One act that Mr. Raymond was known for was his "Mytempsicosis — fastest trunk escape in the world", performed with his wife, Lipzka.

Raymond was sponsored into the S.A.M. by Houdini in 1921.

Books
The Great Raymond: Entertainer of Kings, King of Entertainers by William Rauscher (1997)

References
Obituary Bat No. 51, page 366