Bamberg Magical Dynasty

He used hidden magic lanterns that threw pictures on a smoke screen in a darkly lit room.

[2][4] Jasper projected the light off of a revolving mirror on a spindle giving those attending an eerie feeling.

[3] Following the French Revolution, on February 1, 1793, France declared war against Holland, England, and Spain.

Due to the explosion of a powder keg, one of his legs was badly injured and had to be amputated, after which he was discharged from duty.

He performed in the streets of Leyden, in taverns and public squares, and also at the homes of wealthy patrons.

(Modern versions used a small felt or crepe satin bag and produces and vanishes just one egg.)

David was the first in the Bamberg family to add the trick to his repertoire using his own method to produce the eggs and hen.

After his return, Papa Bamberg performed at the Holland Royal Palace, where he was named court mechanician in 1870.

[6] In his performances, Tobias originally wore a Japanese kimono so as to more easily hide objects for his magic tricks.

He adopted the stage name "Okito," an anagram of Tokio (the spelling of Tokyo at the time).

Later, he switched to Chinese robes, finding them more convenient than the kimono, but since he was already well-known as Okito, he kept the name.

His oldest was David Tobias Bamberg (1904–1974), who was known as "Fu Manchu" and toured the world with his own illusion show.

He completed his education in the United States and went to England to continue his studies, but instead began training to be a professional magician.

With the backing of a friend, David created his own show and toured the world as Fu Manchu.

David's only son, Robert, never became a professional magician, thus ending the magical dynasty of the Bambergs.