Dan Dearing is a British Magician who moved to Italy in 1997. He has been very active in magic since the 1960’s and invents and builds some very beautiful and colorful props. He is a big fan of the great British Inventor J.F Orrin and has lectured on him on a number of occasions talking …
The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer, Jack Hughes, invented many staples in magic that we take for granted today (including: TV Card Frame (1936), Coins in Glass (before Copenetro) (1939), Attaboy (early 1930s), Clatter Box (1951) and many more. I grew up in the UK dreaming of owning some Jack Hughes effects. It was clear that the House of Hughes was producing some …
The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer, Jack Hughes, invented many staples in magic that we take for granted today (including: TV Card Frame (1936), Coins in Glass (before Copenetro) (1939), Attaboy (early 1930s), Clatter Box (1951) and many more. I grew up in the UK dreaming of owning some Jack Hughes effects. It was clear that the House of Hughes was producing some …
In 1939 the Englishman Harry Leat invented what became one of the best and most enduring children’s effect of all time, to read more about the routine for this classic effect click here. Before Chance Wolf there was Jack Hughes, the legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer who invented many staples in magic that we …
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 lb.), and I’ve included …
There have been many versions of the Card Duck over the years. It was invented by Laurie Ireland and marketed by him as Otto, The Automaton Duck. This is basically the same as Jack Hughes’ Fifi – The Card Pecker, with a different look. As far as I can ascertain this Card Goose was released …
The Cabinet of Foo is Abbott’s version of Jack Hughes’ amazing Spacious Production Box that Jack invented c. 1938 as detailed in World of Magic Vol. 1. Jack first released the box when he was in business with Harry Stanley c. 1946 and this version was released under license by Abbott’s c. 1947 as the …
I love this version of the Fantastic Figures of Foo from Jack Hughes that Jack created under license from Regow’s Magic Studio in the USA. The whole outfit packs away neatly in the beautifully made stand which acts as a carry case for the paddles and chalk as well as the stand during the performance. …
This effect was invented by Jack Hughes c. 1955 and it is described in his book World of Magic Vol. 1. This version was likely built by Abbott’s but it could have been someone else. _EF A three-sided frame is displayed. It has two hinged doors which are opened. It is fitted around the waist …
This wonderful and colorful effect was invented by Eric Lewis as Peacock Fantasy and was inspired by an effect written by Larsen and Wright called “How the Finch Got Her Colors” in a 1928 booklet called the L.W. Mysteries for Children. You can read full details of the original Lewis version in his book A …
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