John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician (died 1917)

John Nevil Maskelyne

English inventor and stage magician (1839–1917)

John Nevil Maskelyne was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices. He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his illusions are still performed today. His book Sharps and Flats: A Complete…