Magic tricks set
David Nixon
Category
Toys
Date
1950
Materials
card, brass, copper and paper
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672022.4
Summary
A David Nixon Magic trick called 'THE DISAPPEARING COIN' part of a David Nixon Junior MAGIC BOX. The box contains specially selected magic tricks by David Nixon (1919-1978) the famous Radio and Television Star. This trick consists of a piece of green card, a copper spring, a pink and white dotted paper cover for the spring, a brass coin with a hole in the centre dated 1935 and a instruction sheet.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Mike Nixon in 2016. The Magic box was owned by the donor and his brother.
Makers and roles
David Nixon , inventor