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'''Robert "Bob" Hummer''' (1906--1981) was an eccentric magician who invented tricks like the [[Whirling Card]].
An eccentric magician who invented some very good tricks like the [[Whirling Card]].


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*Hummer's Magic Carpet (1949)
*Hummer's Magic Carpet (1949)
*Mathematical 3-Card Monte (1951)
*Mathematical 3-Card Monte (1951)
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 33, No. 3, May 1953, Bob Hummer in a 1944 picture from Frank Werner, p. 22
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 33, No. 3, May 1953, Bob Hummer in a 1944 picture from Frank Werner, p. 22
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* The New TOPs, Vol. 4, No. 9, September 1964, It's a Mystery to me (Part 3), by Clarke “The Senator” Crandall, page 14  
* The New TOPs, Vol. 4, No. 9, September 1964, It's a Mystery to me (Part 3), by Clarke “The Senator” Crandall, page 14  
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No.8, August 2008, CUTTING UP JACKPOTS by Bev Bergeron, The Whirling Card, page 62  
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No.8, August 2008, CUTTING UP JACKPOTS by Bev Bergeron, The Whirling Card, page 62  
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Revision as of 13:21, 3 August 2013

Bob Hummer
BornRobert Hummer
January 25, 1906
Easton, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 01, 1981 (age 75)
Baltimore, Maryland
CategoriesBooks by Bob Hummer

Robert "Bob" Hummer (1906--1981) was an eccentric magician who invented tricks like the Whirling Card.

Books

  • Half-a-Dozen Hummers (1940)
  • Six More Hummers (1941)
  • Six Tricks for 1944
  • Face-up, Face-down Mysteries (1946)
  • Three Pets (1953)

Marketed effects

  • Hummer's Great Discovery (1940)
  • Fantastric (1941)
  • Poker Chip Mystery (1941)
  • Hummer's Whirling Card (1943)
  • Hummer's Magic Carpet (1949)
  • Mathematical 3-Card Monte (1951)

References

  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 33, No. 3, May 1953, Bob Hummer in a 1944 picture from Frank Werner, p. 22
  • The New Tops, Vol. 4, No. 7, July 1964, It's a Mystery to me (Part 1), by Clarke “The Senator” Crandall, page 8
  • The New TOPs, Vol. 4, No. 8, August 1964, It's a Mystery to me (Part 2), by Clarke “The Senator” Crandall, page 12
  • The New TOPs, Vol. 4, No. 9, September 1964, It's a Mystery to me (Part 3), by Clarke “The Senator” Crandall, page 14
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No.8, August 2008, CUTTING UP JACKPOTS by Bev Bergeron, The Whirling Card, page 62