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'''Thomas William Tobin''' (1844-1883) was a chemist, architectural apprentice and scientific lecturer at London's Polytechnic Institution that created and patented many illusions.  
[[Thomas William Tobin]] (1844-1883) was a chemist, architectural apprentice and scientific lecturer at London's Polytechnic Institution that created and patented many illusions.  
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Illusions:
 
Illusions:
 
* [[Cabinet of Proteus]], a forerunner of many box illusions was patented in 1865  with [[John Henry Pepper]]
 
* [[Cabinet of Proteus]], a forerunner of many box illusions was patented in 1865  with [[John Henry Pepper]]
 
 
* [[Sphinx Illusion]] in 1865 which [[Colonel Stodare]] presented.  
 
* [[Sphinx Illusion]] in 1865 which [[Colonel Stodare]] presented.  
 
 
* [[Oracle of Delphi]] in 1865 with Pepper.
 
* [[Oracle of Delphi]] in 1865 with Pepper.
 
 
* [[Palingenesia]] in 1872 which a spectator is dissected and then restored.
 
* [[Palingenesia]] in 1872 which a spectator is dissected and then restored.
  
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Revision as of 20:10, 16 February 2012

Thomas Tobin
Born1844
Died1883

Thomas William Tobin (1844-1883) was a chemist, architectural apprentice and scientific lecturer at London's Polytechnic Institution that created and patented many illusions.

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