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ADAIR, Ian (1940 – 2024). Ian Adair's Props, Wands, and Top Hat. Including a metal jumping wand, an unusual gimmicked wand with tips that appear or disappear at will, a well-worn folding top hat used by Adair, one of his Van Heusen dress collars, a crackle finish cigarette case with flap (a la a Flap Card Box), and a walking stick with engraved knob owned and used by Adair. Together with the certificate for his Cecil Lyle award presented to Adair by London's Magic Circle in 1990. A television performer, kid show magician, prolific author, and prominent dealer in conjuring supplies, Adair's career in magic spanned the 1950s to the 2020s. He is best remembered for his enormous output of tricks and books as the second in command at the Supreme Magic Company of Bideford, Devon, in the United Kingdom. For a time, the company was the largest retailer of magic in the world. Adair worked there hand in hand for many decades with its founder, Edwin Hooper.