Review by Andy Martin for Clatter Box by Jack Hughes

4 out of 5 Jack Hughes invented the Clatter Box c. 1949 and it appears in his World of Magic Vol. 2.  It has been copied without permission by many magic dealers throughout the world over the years 🙁 The original Clatter Box was quite small and was made of metal. Jack changed the style …

Review by Andy Martin for Snake Basket by Jack Hughes

5 out of 5 Russell Swann introduced and probably invented the Snake Basket c. 1939.  Jack Hughes released his amazingly inventive Snake Basket c. 1949.  That was about forty years before Collectors’ Workshop created their wonderful Khyber Kobra.  But what is really amazing about the Jack Hughes Snake Basket is how much action he gets …

Review by Andy Martin for Ghost Glass (Ghost Card) by Jack Hughes

4 out of 5 This is another rare Jack Hughes classic and is a great way to finish Card Go. It is a great idea, but I found this a little tricky to do smoothly but we’ll see how it looks in the video after I’ve had some more practice.  It could easily be the …

Review by Andy Martin for Card Go (Improved) by Jack Hughes

5 out of 5 The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer, Jack Hughes, invented Card Go c. 1938 when he was building magic for Davenport’s.  This is a very rare find and the first time I have seen this improved version from Jack Hughes. This is even better and smoother than the original Jack Hughes …

Review by Andy Martin for Visible Coins in Glass by Abbott's, Jack Hughes

5 out of 5 Jack Hughes, the legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer who invented many staples in magic that we take for granted today (including: TV Card Frame (1936), Attaboy (early 1930s), Clatter Box (1951) and many more. He also invented the first visible coins to glass c. 1937, way before Copenetro, even though …

Review by Andy Martin for Fifi The Card Pecker by Jack Hughes

5 out of 5 First there was Otto, then Jo-Anne and Gwendolyn, and along with many others I finally have tracked down Jack Hughes’ wonderful Fifi 🙂  Fifi is bold and beautiful and quite a lot larger than the modern day standard duck: Warren Hamilton’s Jo-Anne, though they both weigh about the same (approximately  1 …

The Amazing Ankh Penetration by Thomas Pohle, Jack Hughes

For 2020, Thomas Pohle has created a group of very pretty items known as the Egyptian Series, and this item is a beauty.  The Amazing Ankh Penetration is Thomas Pohle’s version of Jack Hughes’ Think-A-Bell which itself was based on Norman’s Exclusive Triangles.  It uses the same basic method, but Thomas flipped around when the …

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