Jack Chanin

Jack Chanin (1907-1997) was born in the Ukraine fled to Poland, and finally immigrated to the USA in 1926. Besides being a manufacturer, creator and magic shop owner, he was also a performer and demonstrator. He would performed an Oriental act under the name Cha-Nin. He ran Philadelphia's oldest magic studio, Chanin's Studio of Magic, until 1981.

He had two different playing cards printed which were used for his promotions. A blue and gold bordered card featuring his Chinese act called Cha-Nin and a red and gold card titled "The Man With The Magic Hands" featuring photos of him performing manipulative routines.

Contributions

• Mesh Egg Bag

Books

• Seven in One (1928)
• Hello, Sucker! (1934)
• Cigar Manipulation (1937)
• Enyclopedia of Sleeving (1947)
• Chanin, The Man with the Magic Hands by David Haversat (2002)
• Jack Chanin: Classic Deceptions CD from Miracle Factory (2008)

External Links

• Magic History - Jack Chanin
• Radio Program interview with Jack Chanin
• Jack Chanin Bibliography
• The Magic Cafe Forums - Jack Chanin's little shop in Philly

This page incorporated content from Jack Chanin, a page hosted on Wikipedia. Please consult the history of the original page to see a list of its authors. Therefor, this article is also available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License