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hugmagic Inner circle 7695 Posts 
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I decided that I need to post this in the open section for other members to see. This will give you the basics of how to use a heat lamp to reopened closed up blooms on a feather flower bouquet or prop. I have been instructing this way to open the blooms for over 45 years. There is so much misinformation that has been told over the years. This is the best way I have found, as taught to me my mentor, Horace Marshall the leader in feather flower magic, to open up closed blooms. Enjoy and feel free to write me if you have any questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anUdOYK8SO0&t=81s.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
Darkwing Inner circle Nashville Tn 1850 Posts
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Richard, this is an excellent video on opening feather flowers. Thank you for the link.
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Dan Ford Special user Illinois 770 Posts
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Richard is the flower man!!
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David Todd Inner circle 2496 Posts
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Thank you for sharing this valuable information, Richard.
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Rainboguy Inner circle 1918 Posts
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Richard, my friend:
Just curious about how many feather flower blooms/bouquets have you seen over the years that were severely rusted/discolored and otherwise damaged or destroyed by those who decided to "do things on their own" <like STEAMING them>? The reason I ask this question is that it seems to me, at least, that for many magicians who own feather flowers that perhaps it is at least as important for them to know what NOT to do to care for their feather flowers, and you, more than anyone I know, are especially qualified to give them your advice. Extremely well-made Feather Flower bouquets are not getting any less expensive, and while nothing lasts forever, taking care of your props properly will help them last for decades so that they look great onstage and are "Troupe-Worthy". |
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Dan Ford Special user Illinois 770 Posts
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I have in my collection of feather flowers from the 70's, and they are just as nice now as then, because I took care of them. Mine came from Abbotts but do not know if they made them. My blooming bouquet is perfect as the day it was made. They have been used extensively.
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David Todd Inner circle 2496 Posts
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On Jun 13, 2023, Rainboguy wrote: Quote:
On Jun 13, 2023, Dan Ford wrote: The usual rap against feather flowers is that they don't look like real flowers, they look like "a unicorn barfed on a feather duster" , clownish ... and sadly that is true in most cases. BUT well-made and well-maintained feather flowers are fantastic theatrical props. Unfortunately it is the case that probably 90% (or more) of magicians use the cheap "feather dusters". But just for those who don't know, there were bouquets made by Marshall, Abbott, Thayer, Owen , and currently Richard Hughes , which look good. I am particularly partial to the "roses" and "carnations" bouquets, which from stage distance read as realistic flowers. (these are not intended to be viewed close-up) I believe these are Abbott rose bouquets (from collection of Tim Wright; the tables are by Walt Sheppard) -   Abbott carnation bouquets -    Richard Hughes rose bouquet for refurbished Thayer Flower Growth Supreme -   Richard Hughes rose production -   Richard Hughes rose bouquets -  I believe these are Hughes (or Marshall) bouquets (magician is William Rauscher) -  Marshall bouquets -   Thayer Growth of Flowers from the collection of David Charvet. I am not sure if these are original Thayer bouquets or if these were refurbished ? -   . |
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David Todd Inner circle 2496 Posts
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One more.
Flower bouquet (maker unknown) from collection of Bill Schulert -  |
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hugmagic Inner circle 7695 Posts
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The ones you have identified as Abbott's that Tim Wright has are Marshall. The ones identified as Marshall are Abbott. Charvet's bouquet could be an older Marshall or something John Pomeroy made. I say Marshall because of the pot which Marshall used in things. Baffling Bill's are older Abbott bouquets.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
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David Todd Inner circle 2496 Posts
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On Jul 6, 2024, hugmagic wrote: Thanks for the corrections, Richard. I've saved these photos from various online postings on magic forums ,auctions, catalogs, so the ID's are based on what I wrote down when I saved the photos, but it is certainly possible that I wrote down the information incorrectly, or it was incorrect information to begin with. At any rate I appreciate the corrections . Unfortunately I can't edit my post. But based on what you wrote , I hope these are now correct: These are Marshall bouquets (incorrectly ID'd as Abbott bouquets in my first post above. These are from the collection of Tim Wright) - These bouquets are made by Abbott (incorrectly ID'd as Marshall bouquets in my first post) - Richard Hughes believes this bouquet (unidentified in my first post) is likely Marshall, or could be John Pomeroy, but probably Marshall based on the style of the pot. These flowers (unidentified in my post above) are Abbott's , from the collection of Bill Schulert - . |
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hugmagic Inner circle 7695 Posts
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OK, I relooked at something those were Marshall though they do not look like they were made by Marie Marshall. (third photo from the end). They are identified by the rounded outer symetrical petals and curled inner centers. If you knew where you saw the photo, I might be more positive in whether I made them or Marie. It looks like a blooming bouquet. Which means it could have been made by my expartner after he and I split and he retained the Marshall name.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
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David Todd Inner circle 2496 Posts
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On Jul 7, 2024, hugmagic wrote: Hi, Richard - I saved the photo from a post on a Facebook group which listed it as Marshall -  . |
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hugmagic Inner circle 7695 Posts
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Steve would have known as he is an old Marshall customer but these where most likely made by the expartner as I previously state. He made blooming bouquets but never the automatic blooming bouquets only the manual version. Horace nor I never made a blooming rose bouquet with dart holders on it.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
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David Todd Inner circle 2496 Posts
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Hi, Richard,
Ok, thanks for clarifying. So my original post on Jul 6, 2024 10:52 am had the correct ID's , EXCEPT for the first two photos (from Tim Wright's collection, with the bouquet sitting on the Walt Sheppard tables) which I mis-identified as Abbott's , but are actually Marshall's. The other photos were ID'd correctly by me in the first post, and you added the ID of the Thayer Growth of Flowers (David Charvet collection) bouquet as probably Marshall (maybe John Pomeroy) and added ID of the last set of bouquets (Bill Schulert collection) as Abbott's. (which was also confirmed for me by Bill Schulert on Facebook). Here's a video that Bill Schulert posted of himself performing with the Abbott bouquets (flanked on either side by Marshall bouquets) -  . |
FrankFindley Inner circle 1078 Posts
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On Jul 8, 2024, David Todd wrote: The ones flanking Baffling Bill are two pots from a Marshall Triple Floral Cylinders production. |
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David Todd Inner circle 2496 Posts
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If anyone is interested , all of the flower photos I posted above (and a few more) are in this Photo Album -
http://tiny.cc/NoFeatherDusters ------ Illustrations from the Abbott's catalog. (However , note the bad advice at bottom right side of page: "Holding flowers in steam from a boiling kettle will freshen them" , which is precisely what Richard Hughes recommends NOT to do. (because steam introduces moisture and will cause the wires to rust). Watch the video posted at the top of this thread and notice that Richard recommends using heat from a light bulb to refresh and re-form the flowers.  - |
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