(Exeter, England: 1906 - 31st December 1981)
Inspired at age 20. Self-taught from Hoffmann's Modern Magic. A cabinet maker by trade, he made wooden props for Goldston 1936-37 and Davenport's. In British Army in WW II. Then pro dealer and prop maker, initially as co-founder-owner (with Harry Stanley and Arthur Dowler) of Unique Magic Studio April 1946 - May 1948. Then founded own "Maker of Magic" shop in London, moving it to Kings Lynn in Norfolk in mid-1970s. Father of Bernard "Zelka" Hughes.
Invented Television Frame (1936-37), Attaboy (late 1930s), Coins in Glass=Copenetro (1939), Chair Suspension, How Much (1947), Percy the Penguin (1948), Giant and the Dwarf (by 1950), Clatter Box (by 1963), etc.
Edited Hughes News as house organ 1953-59 (12 issues). See Derek Lever, The Jack Hughes World of Magic trilogy.
Coauthors: Derek Lever
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Jack Hughes List of Magic (used)Jack Hughes | 2020 / 1 / 9 | $5.00 to wish list | ||
Jack Hughes List of MagicJack Hughes![]() Dear Mr. Magician, | 2018 / 10 / 6 | $5.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile | ||
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Jack Hughes World of Magic Volume 1Derek Lever & Jack Hughes![]() Every item is carefully described in terms of its effect, apparatus, and performance. Nevertheless, the emphasis is on the prop with detailed drawings and dimensions to allow anybody handy to replicate these wonderful magic tricks. (The drawings are not blue-print type construction drawings, but rather sketches and illustrations with the main dimensions... | 2013 / 12 / 2 | $45.00 to wish list |
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