verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message magic inc. industry entertainment retail publishing predecessor ireland magic company founded 1926 as ireland magic company incorporated 1963 as magic inc. founder laurie l. ireland headquarters chicago illinois u.s. key people james ward marshall frances ireland marshall products magic sets books collectibles services magic lessons owner alexander sandy marshall website magic inc. magic inc. is a publisher of magic books and retailer of magic products in north america . it is one of the oldest continuously family run brick and mortar magic companies in north america . 1 contents 1 location 2 history 3 publications 4 products & services 5 references 6 external links location edit the original store then called the ireland magic company was located on 109 n. dearborn in the chicago loop . in 1963 the store was renamed magic inc. and moved to its long occupied location at 5082 n. lincoln ave. chicago illinois . 2 3 as of 2016 the store relocated to a new space at 1838 w. lawrence avenue in chicago . the company s store has been frequented by several magicians and illusionists such as penn & teller harry blackstone sr. & jr. and lance burton . 1 history edit in 1926 laurie l. ireland founded the original business the ireland magic company . soon after his death in 1954 james jay ward marshall married his widow frances ireland and took ownership of the magic shop . 2 in 1963 the company was relocated and incorporated as magic inc. by jay marshall and frances ireland marshall . 1 2 after spending her whole life with magic frances ireland marshall died at the age of 92 on may 26 2002 . 4 5 jay marshall would later die of a heart attack in 2005 . his son alexander sandy marshall is now owner of the company . 2 6 publications edit the company published several original titles in its early years and up to today continues to sell copies . the ireland magic company published match ic 1935 and 12 tricks with a borrowed deck 1940 by american mathematics and science writer martin gardner . 7 8 9 products & services edit the company sells a variety of magic products including books and pamphlets magic sets and accessories and collectibles . the company also has a staff of professional magicians who provide magic lessons for beginners and experienced magicians alike . 1 references edit a b c d magic inc. magic to boggle your mind about us . magicinc.net . retrieved 2015 07 05 . a b c d the columbia chronicle . web.archive.org . retrieved 2015 07 05 . magic inc. hours & directions open 7 days a week . magicinc.net . retrieved 2015 07 05 . magictimes news archives week of may 27 june 2 2002 . magictimes.com . retrieved 2015 07 05 . biographies page klm . magicnook.com . retrieved 2015 07 05 . the new york times . nytimes.com . retrieved 2015 07 05 . gardner m. ; tarbell h. ; mcmanus young collection library of congress 1940 . 12 tricks with a borrowed deck . l.l. ireland . retrieved 2015 07 05 . gardner m. 2007 . match ic . wildside press . isbn 9781434496522 . retrieved 2015 07 05 . staff view math ic brown university library . library.brown.edu . retrieved 2015 07 05 . external links edit magic inc. homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title magic company & oldid 743984835 categories entertainment companies of the united statesmagic illusion publishing companies of the united stateshidden categories articles needing additional references from april 2012all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 11 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view