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Jack Lippincott
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| Jack Lippincott | |
| Born | John Wright Lippincott October 14, 1909 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Died | October 15, 1994 (age 85) |
Jack Lippincott was an amateur magician and professor of psychology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Lippincott invented a device for vanishing or producing a small object known now as "The Lippincott Box." It was first marketed by the Max Holden Magic Shop in 1949 as "Quarter Go."
He was a long time member of the IBM, served as president of Ring 1 in 1946, and was a large part of the 18th annual IBM convention in St. Louis that year. Jack wrote various articles for the Linking Ring.[1]
References
- ↑ IN MEMORIUM (lists date of death), Linking Ring, September, 1995
