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* [[Super chair suspension|Chair Suspension]] (1937) | * [[Super chair suspension|Chair Suspension]] (1937) | ||
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* Cats and Chickens | * Cats and Chickens | ||
* Pro-Van Cabinet | * Pro-Van Cabinet | ||
* Run Bonzo Run | * Run Bonzo Run | ||
* Dove Carousel | * Dove Carousel | ||
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* Clatter Table | * Clatter Table | ||
* AttaBoy (1946) | * AttaBoy (1946) | ||
| − | * Cuban Release | + | * Cuban Release (1951) |
| − | * Dippy Duck | + | * Dippy Duck (1948) |
* Neck Spiker | * Neck Spiker | ||
* Copenetro (1939) | * Copenetro (1939) | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 15 September 2015
| Jack Hughes | |
 Cover of Genii (1978) | |
| Born | 1906 Exeter, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 1981 |
| Known for | Magic Apparatus & Inventions |
Jack Hughes (1906-1981) was a cabinet maker, magician, inventor and magic dealer.
Contents
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 (1949)
- Cats and Chickens
- Pro-Van Cabinet
- Run Bonzo Run
- Dove Carousel
- Clatter Box (1951)
- Clatter Table
- AttaBoy (1946)
- Cuban Release (1951)
- Dippy Duck (1948)
- 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.
