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i remember seeing tommy cooper come on stage carrying a table. as he walked on the front legs fell off. he looked worried, then two comedy human legs flipped down to replace them.
any one know where i can buy such a table?

you can pick up a jack hughes legs table now and again if you know where to look.but a warning. They are very, very expensive, as they are almost all 1950's originals.



I would not recommend that you use this in the streets. they are quite delicate, and will not last long.

hi daleshrimpton
thanks for the info. geuss its back to the drawing board. Maybe I'll have a go at making one myself

Supreme also put out a version in the 80s or so (in fact I think Tommy Cooper used a Supreme one) - might be some of them floating around slightly more cheaply?

they are still being made .. though i dont think there is anybody in the uk.Supreme magic versions may well be dearer by the way.

http://www.fairchildmagic.com/fairchild_magic_010.htm

such a nice one on here.. not for sale but wow!!

http://hocuspoc.wordpress.com/page/2/

I'm fairly sure you can get a similar type thing built into a chair, the legs are attached via electro-magnets, and are fine when the magi moves the chair, but fall of when a spectator does. Something like that wouldn't be too hard to put together.

phil's talking about a clatter, or breakaway stool. Again, its something supreme carried.

But then Supreme carried just about everything

this, is not supreme... the supreme was basically a box.

http://www.magicworks.co.uk/Magic4Sale/ ... stool.html


nice though!

daleshrimpton wrote:this, is not supreme... the supreme was basically a box.

http://www.magicworks.co.uk/Magic4Sale/ ... stool.html


nice though!

if you have a fall apart stool, cut back on the fibre...

electro magnets..... Not quite medieval, but then as long as it looks the part' and the boss is none the wiser, what the hell, why not.
All joking aside, Im inpressed, i got a lot more info than i thought i would.
Thanks guy
Oh and Iain, loved your input, pmsl

Made to measure magic make these to order.

Give David a call he's a very nice guy.

http://www.madetomeasuremagic.co.uk/Gen ... _table.htm

I think it was first used on the Halls by Arthur Dowler in the 50's.
Later he was in partnership with Jack Huighes & Harry Stanley--leading to the Unique Magic Studios.

If you can borrow a copy of The World of Jack Hughes, Volume 3, by Derek Lever, you will find it on pages 83 to 85. One page of description and 2 of illustrations showing the mechanism.

Derek used to manufacture it so you could always try him.

Allen Tipton

I have permission off Derek Lever to build these tables. If you are at the IBM convention next week come along to my stand and you can try one.

David.

www.madetomeasuremagic.co.uk