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Henry Hardin (1849 - ), born E. A. Parsons, was a musician and music teacher by profession in New Haven, Connecticut. | Henry Hardin (1849 - ), born E. A. Parsons, was a musician and music teacher by profession in New Haven, Connecticut. | ||
He is credited with inventing the [[Princess Card Trick]] (some time around 1905) along with many others. Some were described in a special issue of the [[Jinx]] | He is credited with inventing the [[Princess Card Trick]] (some time around 1905) along with many others. Some were described in a special issue of the [[Jinx]] No. 97, june 15, 1940*. He also has a few effects in [[Tarbell Course in Magic]] books. | ||
In the August 1899 issue of Mahatma (V.3, N° 2), Henry Hardin describes what may be the first description of the [[Change Bag]] in print called The Plush Bag. | * in which there is a Bio written by Ted Annemann with the help of Rudolph Reimer. | ||
In the August 1899 issue of The [[Mahatma]] (V.3, N° 2), Henry Hardin describes what may be the first description of the [[Change Bag]] in print called The Plush Bag. | |||
Henry Hardin may also have been the very first to discover the fact that a card might be concealed in the top of a trousers' pocket when it was pulled out to show its emptiness, publishing it in his "THE APPEARING CARD IN THE POCKET" manuscript. | Henry Hardin may also have been the very first to discover the fact that a card might be concealed in the top of a trousers' pocket when it was pulled out to show its emptiness, publishing it in his "THE APPEARING CARD IN THE POCKET" manuscript. | ||
Revision as of 07:00, 14 July 2008
Henry Hardin (1849 - ), born E. A. Parsons, was a musician and music teacher by profession in New Haven, Connecticut.
He is credited with inventing the Princess Card Trick (some time around 1905) along with many others. Some were described in a special issue of the Jinx No. 97, june 15, 1940*. He also has a few effects in Tarbell Course in Magic books.
- in which there is a Bio written by Ted Annemann with the help of Rudolph Reimer.
In the August 1899 issue of The Mahatma (V.3, N° 2), Henry Hardin describes what may be the first description of the Change Bag in print called The Plush Bag.
Henry Hardin may also have been the very first to discover the fact that a card might be concealed in the top of a trousers' pocket when it was pulled out to show its emptiness, publishing it in his "THE APPEARING CARD IN THE POCKET" manuscript.
He was still selling magic effects as late as 1915 in the Sphinx and the new magic society of New Haven stated in the Sphinx that they were trying to get Hardin to attend in 1923.