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John Nevil Maskelyne

John Nevil Maskelyne
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Birth date22 December 1839
Place of birthCheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Date of death18 May 1917(age 77)
Death placeLondon, England
Occupationmagician, escapologist, inventor, and paranormal investigator

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John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 - 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with many other Victorian-era devices. His door lock for London toilets required the insertion of a penny coin to operate it, hence the euphemism to "spend a penny".

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Marataízes--Já na 2ª Guerra Mundial, Jasper Maskelyne, (1902 - 1973), neto do grande mágico -John Nevil Maskelyne- (1829 - 1917), ajudou muito a Grã-Bretanha com seus ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:43:05 GMT+00:00

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