Winston Freer Explained

Winston Freer
Birth Place:St. Albans, Vermont, United States
Occupation:Magician

Winston Freer (August 10, 1910 – April 21, 1981) was born in St. Albans, Vermont. In 1926, at the age of 16, Freer saw Howard Thurston perform and became interested in magic.[1] He grew up to be one of magic's cleverest inventors.[2]

In the 1930s, Freer worked at Abbott's Magic in Colon, Michigan and performed under the name Alladin and later Doc Maxam.

Freer gained a reputation for performing effects like freezing ice in his bare hand. He also startled magicians by performing a suspension while standing in the middle of a floor entirely surrounded.[3] It was captured on the cover of The Linking Ring, August 1941.[4]

Freer also published his classification of magical effects in The Linking Ring.[5]

Freer also fancied himself a mathematician. One of his most impressive creations was his Tile Puzzle. What makes it so interesting is that neither the pieces nor the frame change shape or size in any way.[6]

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  1. Web site: Biographies Page FG.
  2. Web site: The Adventures of Winston Freer CD.
  3. Web site: Fitzkee - The TRICK BRAIN - chapter 14. https://web.archive.org/web/20070107175331/http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/fitzkee/TB14.html . dead . January 7, 2007 .
  4. Web site: Winston Freer's MagicPedia entry.
  5. Scott. Myron E.. January 1942. Hocus Pocus Parade. The Linking Ring. 21. 11. 36–53. subscription .
  6. Web site: Grey Matters Videos: Winston Freer Tile Puzzle.