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John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 – 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices. He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant , and many of his illusions are still performed today.
May 14, 2024 · John Nevil Maskelyne (born December 22, 1839, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England—died May 18, 1917, London) was a British magician whose inventions and patronage of new performers greatly influenced the development of the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand. Trained as a watchmaker, Maskelyne became famous in 1865 when he, aided ...
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His proposers were John Playfair, John Robison and Dugald Stewart. On 21 August 1784 Maskelyne married Sophia Rose, then of St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex. Their only child, Margaret (25 June 1785 –1858), was the mother of Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823–1911) professor of
Maskelyne was born in 1863 Cheltenham (bapt 22 July 1863) to stage magician John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) and his wife Elizabeth née Taylor (1840-1911). Following his father's death he assumed control of Maskelyne's Ltd. In wireless telegraphy he was the manager of Anglo-American Telegraph Company which controlled the Valdemar Poulsen patents.
John Nevil Maskelyne. Director: Solar Eclipse. Nevil Maskelyne born in Cheltenham in 1839. Famous magician and illusionist who teamed up with George Alfred Cooke' together they presented a unique entertainment of magic, billed as 'Maskelyne and Cooke' they became highly popular at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London from 1873, here they completely transformed the art of conjuring into a ...
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May 17, 2024 · John Nevil Maskelyne was born on the 22 nd of December 1839. He had acquired many titles during his lifetime like “Magician” and “Inventor” although he was famously known for being a world class magician. He is credited as the one who invented the pay toilet in London where one had to drop a coin to be able to use the service.
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Maskelyne, John Nevil (1839-1917) Famous British stage magician who was a strong opponent of fraudulent Spiritualism. Born at Cheltenham, Gloucester-shire, December 22, 1839, he was the son of a saddlemaker. As a boy he was fascinated by an entertainer who demonstrated spinning plates and practiced this feat himself.
