Ralph W. Hull (July 5, 1883 – May 20, 1943) was born in

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and grew up to be an

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(specialty card magic) and magic author who invented a number of commercial effects, including the Mirage Deck (1934), and the Mental Photography Deck / Nudist Deck (1934). He was also involved in his family business, the

Hull Pottery Hull pottery began production in 1905 in Crooksville, Ohio, under the leadership of Addis Emmet (A.E.) Hull. The Hull Pottery Company's early lines consisted of common utilitarian stoneware, semi-porcelain dinnerware and decorative tile. The compan ...

manufacturing company out of

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. He is best known for the mechanical decks he developed using his rough and smooth principle. Ralph W. Hull was also a performer at

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as the

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headliner.

Published works

* Eye-Openers (1932) * More Eye-Openers (1933) * Modernism in Pasteboards (with Nelson C. Hahne) (1934) * Smart Magic (with Nelson C. Hahne) (1935) * Fifteen Minutes With A Rope (1937) * The Testament of Ralph W. Hull by Trevor Hall (1945)

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Discussion of the Ralph Hull's Tuned Deck
American magicians 1883 births 1943 deaths Sleight of hand Card magic American vaudeville performers People from Perry County, Ohio {{magic-stub

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