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cover of sphinx -lrb- oct. 1906 -rrb- westlawn-hillcrest nebraska memorial , 5701 center street , omaha , june 12 , 1934 falls city , nebraska september 22 , 1863 magician , author and inventor davidpabbottmagician.jpg david abbott -lrb- magician -rrb-
 david phelps abbott
david abbott -lrb- magician -rrb-

david phelps abbott -lrb- 1863 -- 1934 -rrb- was a magician , author and inventor who created such effects as the floating ball , later made famous by okito .
the best known of his books is `` behind the scenes with the mediums '' -lrb- 1907 -rrb- considered to be one of the best exposures of the tricks used by mediums .
one exposure being the `` spirit portrait paintings '' by the bangs sisters .
