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The [[Ellis Ring]] was a gimmicked ring developed by [[Jardine Ellis]] to perform the [[Ring on Wand]] effect.
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The [[Ellis Ring]] was a gimmicked ring developed by [[Jardine Ellis]] to perform the [[Ring on Wand]] effect. Presented for the first time at Magic Circle Grand Séance of 1921. (See [[The Magic Wand]], Vol. 13, no. 123, november 1924, page 155.)
  
It is usually a brass ring and can be used to:
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It is usually a brass ring and, in addition to a magic wand or stick, it can also penetrate:
* penetrate onto a borrowed handkerchief -- while the ends are being held
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* a borrowed handkerchief -- while the ends are being held
* pass through ropes
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* a rope or string
* penetrate a spectator's thumb
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* a spectator's thumb
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* John Howie's [[Routines with the Jardine Ellis Ring Magic]] (1955)
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* [[A Few Jardine Ellis Secrets]] by [[George Johnson]] (1925)
* [[Mohamed Bey's Routines for the Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick]] by [[S. Leo Horowitz]] (1952)
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* [[John Howie]]'s ''[[Routines with the Jardine Ellis Ring Magic]]'' (1955)
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* ''[[Mohammed Bey's Routines for the Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick]]'' by [[S. Leo Horowitz]] (1952)
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* ''[[ConjuRING Trix and Jardine Ellis Ring Effex]]'' by [[Hans E. Trixer]] (1955)
  
 
== Routines ==
 
== Routines ==
* The One True Ring by R. Paul Wilson
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* ''[[Pentagram]]'', Vol. 8, No. 10-11-12 & Vol. 9, No. 1, 1954, [[John Howie]]'s Routine with the Jardine Ellis Ring.
* Ellis Ring on Shoelace
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* ''[[New Phoenix]]'' No. 330 Sept. 22, 1955, page 129. Combination by [[Horace Bennett]].
* The [[Pentagram]], Vol. 8, No. 10-11-12 & Vol. 9, No. 1, 1954, [[John Howie]]'s Routine with the Jardine Ellis Ring.
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* ''[[The Art of Close-up, Vol. 1]]'' by [[Lewis Ganson]] (1968), page 369, Chapter 15: Jardine Ellis Rediscovered.
* [[New Phoenix]] No. 330 Sept. 22, 1955, page 129. Combination by [[Horace Bennett]].
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* '''A Routine with the Jardine Ellis Ring''' by [[Charlie Miller]] in ''[[Genii 1976 October]]'', vol. 40, No. 10, page 660.
* [[The Art of Close-up, Vol. 1]] by [[Lewis Ganson]] (1968), page 369, Chapter 15 : Jardine Ellis Rediscovered.
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* '''My Jardine Ellis Routine''', page 25, book ''[[On Your Feet]]'' by [[Horace Bennett]] (1978).
* ''A Routine with the jardin Ellis Ring'' by [[Charlie Miller]] in [[Genii 1976 October]], vol. 40, No. 10, page 660.
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* '''The Jellis Ring''' by [[Ron Bauer]] in ''[[Genii 1982 April]]'', Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 237-239.
* ''My Jardine Ellis Routine'', page 25, book [[On Your Feet]] by Horace Bennett (1978).
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* ''[[Close-Up File]]'' by [[Jerry Mentzer]] (1994), page 27, '''Ellis Ring - A New Beginning''' and page 30, '''My Jardine Ellis Ring Routine''' by Horace Bennett.
* [[Close-Up File]] by [[Jerry Mentzer]] (1994), page 27, ''Ellis Ring - A New Beginning'' and page 30, ''My Jardine Ellis Ring Routine'' by Horace Bennett.
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* '''The One True Ring''' by [[R. Paul Wilson]]
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* '''Ellis Ring on Shoelace'''
  
 
== Variations ==
 
== Variations ==
*Joe Porper's Wedding Band Ellis Ring
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* '''Jellis Ring''': an Ellis Ring made by '''J'''ohnson Products
* Gemini Ring: A variation made from black plastic
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* [[Joe Porper]]'s '''Wedding Band Ellis Ring'''
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* '''Gemini Ring''': A variation made from black plastic
  
 
[[Category:Gimmick]]
 
[[Category:Gimmick]]

Latest revision as of 18:21, 22 March 2015

The Ellis Ring was a gimmicked ring developed by Jardine Ellis to perform the Ring on Wand effect. Presented for the first time at Magic Circle Grand Séance of 1921. (See The Magic Wand, Vol. 13, no. 123, november 1924, page 155.)

It is usually a brass ring and, in addition to a magic wand or stick, it can also penetrate:

  • a borrowed handkerchief -- while the ends are being held
  • a rope or string
  • a spectator's thumb

Books

Routines


Variations

  • Jellis Ring: an Ellis Ring made by Johnson Products
  • Joe Porper's Wedding Band Ellis Ring
  • Gemini Ring: A variation made from black plastic