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Bob Hummer
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| Bob Hummer | |
| Born | Robert Hummer January 25, 1906 Easton, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | April 01, 1981 (age 75) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Categories | Books 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