Jack and Harry – The Magical Bellhops (Attaboy) by Abbott’s, Jack Hughes

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), Clatter Box (1951) and many more. He also invented this beauty, Attaboy, c. 1937. Both of these versions were made by Abbott’s in Colon, …

Mysto Card Frame (Card Go) by Joe Berg, Jack Hughes

The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer, Jack Hughes, invented this item c. 1938 when he was building magic for Davenport’s. This version is Joe Berg’s Mysto Card Frame c. 1945.  But it was the same method as Card Go even though according to the ads at the time it was a new method which …

Card Go (Improved) by Jack Hughes

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 version. It works with …

Ghost Glass (Ghost Card) by Jack Hughes

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 age of the unit …

Card Go by Jack Hughes

The legendary British Inventor, Craftsman, and Dealer, Jack Hughes, invented this item c. 1938 when he was building magic for Davenport’s. This is a very rare find and the first time I have seen a genuine Jack Hughes original – if you look closely on the base, you can clearly see the name “J. Hughes” …

Visible Coins in Glass by Jack Hughes

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 this beauty (or an earlier version of it at least) Coins in Glass (before Copenetro)  even though …

Review by Andy Martin for The Elusive Rabbits by Davenport's

4 out of 5 The Elusive Rabbits or Hippity-Hop Rabbits was invented by The Great Norman (Norman Hazeldene) c. 1947. Norman sold the rights to Harry Stanley when Harry was in partnership with Jack Hughes and Arthur Dowler and they released the first version in early 1947. The effect was a big success. Davenport’s released …

Mystic Numero by Magic Wagon, The Great Norman

This effect was invented by The Great Norman (Norman Hazeldene) from England and sold by Supreme Magic c. 1972 as the effect Discus. What was particularly interesting about this method is that although the effect was similar to Jack Hughes’ Attaboy, the method used by Attaboy can be ruled out because of the motion of …

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