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Jack Hughes
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Jack Hughes | |
Cover of Genii (1978) | |
Born | 1906 Exeter, England |
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Died | 1981 |
Known for | Magic Apparatus & Inventions |
Jack Hughes (1906-1981) was a cabinet maker, magician, inventor and magic dealer.
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Biography
He was renowned for his magical apparatus and inventions. Hughes made wooden props for Will Goldston and Davenports Magic Shop.
Hughes was co-founder and owner, with Harry Stanley and Arthur Dowler, of the Unique Magic Studio in the 1940s. He later owned the "Maker of Magic" and "House of Hughes" in London.
He published the "Jack Hughes' News-Letter" starting in 1949, which later became "Hughes' News".[1]
Inventions
- Chair Suspension (1937)
- The Giant and the Dwarf (circa 1950)
- Cats and Chickens
- Pro-Van Cabinet
- Run Bonzo Run
- Dove Carousel
- Clatter Box (circa 1963)
- Clatter Table
- AttaBoy (1946)
- Cuban Release
- Dippy Duck
- Neck Spiker
- Copenetro (1939)
Books
- Jack Hugues World of Magic, Vol. 1, 2, 3 written by Derek Lever
References
- ↑ Linking Ring, March 1982
- Genii 1978 October - Cover story.