(USA: fl. 1930s - 50s)
Publisher. Semi-pro magician. A notable eccentric. Invented Hummer Card Mystery (by 1940), Fantastric (by 1941), Parity Principle, Whirling Card (by 1944), and Poker Chip Trick (by 1947).
Wrote Half-a-Dozen Hummers (1940, 12pp), Six Trix for 1944 (1944, 7pp), Little Stranger (c1945, 4pp), Thotography (c1945, 4pp), Mathematical 3-Card Monte (1951), Three Pets (1953), and Face-up Face-down Mysteries (c1945, 3pp). Tricks in Jinx and Ireland's YB: 1952. See Karl Fulves (ed), Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets (1980, 109pp).
Coauthors: Devin Knight
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Poker Chip MysteryBob Hummer![]() Just the thing for parties, get-togethers, and bars, while... | 2020 / 8 / 22 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Hummer's Great DiscoveryBob Hummer![]() May be repeated as often as desired. No sleight of hand, markings, duplicates or guess work. Work it with a borrowed deck. Highly endorsed by Le Paul, Carl Lyle, Frazee, Lu Brent, and others. Only in this revised and expanded edition do you not only get three... | 2020 / 3 / 16 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Another Dozen HummersBob Hummer![]() From the brilliant mind of Bob Hummer comes this tasty second helping of mental and magic effects using cards, coins, a magazine and even an ungimmicked Bible. These offerings were originally sold in manuscript form and are now out of print. Now you can get them all in this updated and corrected compilation. Each of these miracles seems utterly impossible, yet they work every time. CONTENTS
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Three PetsBob Hummer![]() Personality Test - This is a nice "ice breaker" effect with cards that sets the stage for the mental demonstrations yet to come. Captures your spectator's attention and leaves her hungry to see more. The 'Snappy' Thirteen-Cent Trick - Who knew that thirteen cents could be this much fun? A spectator sets out two nickels and three pennies... | 2019 / 6 / 8 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
A Baker's Dozen HummersBob Hummer![]() CONTENTS
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The Whispering SpiritBob Hummer![]() An entertaining mental feat with a borrowed deck of cards. From the brilliant mind of Bob Hummer comes a divination mystery that seems impossible, yet you do it every time. The performer takes the spectator on an adventure with a borrowed deck and a dead person's age (which is furnished by anyone in the room). In some uncanny manner, the "Whispering Spirit" aids the performer in solving the mystery. The performer does not need to touch the deck while they are in the spectator's hands. There are no setups, stacks or cyclical rotations. The cards may be borrowed. The cards are not marked.... | 2018 / 12 / 1 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Improved Little StrangersDevin Knight & Bob Hummer![]() Next, he takes a few more cards from the remaining deck, the number to correspond the number of red cards in his right pants pocket. If he placed 7 cards there, he would remove from the deck face... | 2018 / 2 / 10 | $7.00 to wish list | ||
FantastricBob Hummer![]() A spectator shuffles the cards as much or as little as she desires. She deals a number of cards onto the table (a free choice). The performer does not need to touch the deck while they are in the spectator's hands. The performer now turns his back, or leaves the room entirely. The spectator removes any number of cards from the pile on the table and places them in the card box, out... | 2018 / 1 / 16 | $6.00 to wish list |
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