Tam Shepherds Trick Shop was a magic equipment shop in
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
, Scotland. It was established in 1886 and was the oldest joke and magic shop in the world. On 9 November 2024, the shop in Glasgow ceased to exist due to business costs being unsustainable.
Location
The shop was located at 33
Queen Street, Glasgow near the site of the former
Archaos nightclub.
History
The shop was opened in 1886 by Tam Shepherd before being operated by the Walton family.
It is the oldest joke and magic shop in the world.
In 2017, the shop was identified as Glasgow's favourite business at the ''Glasgow Business Awards''. In 2018, the shop hosted the ''Good £uck'' art exhibition as part of
Glasgow International 2018.
The shop was credited by
Jerry Sadowitz
Jerry Sadowitz (born June 1961) is an American-born Scottish stand-up comedian and magician.
Notorious for his controversial brand of black comedy, Sadowitz has said that audiences going to see a comedian should suspend their beliefs. He has i ...
for sparking his interest in magic.
It was owned by
Roy Walton
Roy Walton (11 April 1932 – 4 February 2020) was an English card magic expert.
Biography
First interested in magic at the age of eight, Walton was a world-recognised card magician creating hundreds of card effects, including his most famo ...
until his death in 2020.
Walton managed the shop from 1969 to 2019 before handing management over to his daughters Julia and Sarah.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://tamshepherds.com/
1886 establishments in Scotland
Economy of Glasgow
Magic shops
Shops in the United Kingdom
Retail companies established in 1886