Richard Valentine Pitchford was born in Wales on 24 November 1895, in the Mumbles, in Swansea.His artistic name was CARDINI.Among his many acclamations was the New England Magic Society‘s proclamation of Cardini as the “greatest exponent of pure sleight of hand the world has ever known” He died on 13 November 1973 in Gardiner, New YorkI mounted it over a wooden lacquered base with a plaque, and painted the PLA white with laquer. It has 6 inches highYou can fix the top hat or place it without fix it.