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'''Ring on Wand''', or '''Ring on Stick''', is a trick in which the magician causes a ring to penetrate a magic wand, usually while its ends are held by members of the audience. The trick was a favorite of many of the great magicians of the twentieth century, including [[Charles Bertram]], [[Nate Leipzig]], and [[Dai Vernon]]. An old trick, it has been adapted more recently using a pencil, a pen, and a spoon.
 
'''Ring on Wand''', or '''Ring on Stick''', is a trick in which the magician causes a ring to penetrate a magic wand, usually while its ends are held by members of the audience. The trick was a favorite of many of the great magicians of the twentieth century, including [[Charles Bertram]], [[Nate Leipzig]], and [[Dai Vernon]]. An old trick, it has been adapted more recently using a pencil, a pen, and a spoon.
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== Publications ==
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* '''Faire passer un anneau d'un mouchoir dans un baton''' [[Jean Prévost]], [[La Premiere Partie des subtiles et plaisantes inventions]] (1584, page 25)
  
 
* '''To Pass a Ring Invisibly Upon the Middle of a Wooden Wand, the Ends Being Held by Two of the Spectators''': [[Professor Hoffman]], ''[[Modern Magic]]'' (1876, pp. 230-231).
 
* '''To Pass a Ring Invisibly Upon the Middle of a Wooden Wand, the Ends Being Held by Two of the Spectators''': [[Professor Hoffman]], ''[[Modern Magic]]'' (1876, pp. 230-231).
  
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* '''To Pass a Ring from a Handkerchief on to a Wand Held at Each End''': [[Edwin T. Sachs]], ''[[Sleight-of-Hand]]'' (1877, pp. 31-32; 1895, pp. 51-53).
  
 
* '''A Ring Passed on to Stick''': [[C. Lang Neil]], ''[[The Modern Conjurer]]'' (1902, pp. 273-274).
 
* '''A Ring Passed on to Stick''': [[C. Lang Neil]], ''[[The Modern Conjurer]]'' (1902, pp. 273-274).
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* '''Three Methods of Working the Finger Ring on Wand Trick''': [[U. F. Grant]], ''[[Secrets]]'' (1928).
 
* '''Three Methods of Working the Finger Ring on Wand Trick''': [[U. F. Grant]], ''[[Secrets]]'' (1928).
  
* '''The Ring and the Wand''': [[Jean Hugard]], ''[[Close-Up Magic for the Night Club Magician]]'' (ca. 1938, pp. 10-12).  
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* '''The Ring and the Wand''': [[Jean Hugard]], ''[[Close-up Magic for the Night Club Magician]]'' (1934, pp. 10-12).  
  
 
* '''Oriental Ring on the Stick''' ([[John Platt]]): ''[[The Sphinx]]'', Vol. 45 No. 4 (June 1946, p. 106).  
 
* '''Oriental Ring on the Stick''' ([[John Platt]]): ''[[The Sphinx]]'', Vol. 45 No. 4 (June 1946, p. 106).  
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* '''The Ring on Wand''': [[Bill Simon]], ''[[Sleightly Sensational]]'' (1954, pp. 35-37).
 
* '''The Ring on Wand''': [[Bill Simon]], ''[[Sleightly Sensational]]'' (1954, pp. 35-37).
  
* '''The Ring on Stick''': [[Hans E. Trixer]], ''Conjuring Trix and Jardine Ellis Ring Effex'' (1955, pp. 15-20).
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* '''The Ring on Stick''': [[Hans E. Trixer]], ''[[ConjuRING Trix and Jardine Ellis Ring Effex]]'' (1955, pp. 15-20).
  
* '''The Ring off Stick''': Hans E. Trixer, ''Conjuring Trix and Jardine Ellis Ring Effex'' (1955, pp. 21-24).
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* '''The Ring off Stick''': Hans E. Trixer, ''ConjuRING Trix and Jardine Ellis Ring Effex'' (1955, pp. 21-24).
  
 
* '''The Ring on the Wand''': [[Peter Warlock]], ''[[Book of Magic]]'' (1956, pp. 19-21).
 
* '''The Ring on the Wand''': [[Peter Warlock]], ''[[Book of Magic]]'' (1956, pp. 19-21).
  
* '''Ring on Wand''': [[Harry Blackstone]], ''[[Secrets of Magic]]'' (Revised 1958, pp. 161-162).
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* '''Ring on Wand''': [[Harry Blackstone]], ''[[Blackstone's Secrets of Magic]]'' (Revised 1958, pp. 161-162).
  
* '''New Ring on Wand''': [[Harry Blackstone]], ''Secrets of Magic'' (Revised 1958, pp. 162-163).
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* '''New Ring on Wand''': [[Harry Blackstone]], ''Blackstone's Secrets of Magic '' (Revised 1958, pp. 162-163).
  
* '''Ring On Stick''' ([[Nate Leipzig]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[Dai Vernon's Tribute To Nate Leipzig]]'' (1963, p. 149).
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* '''Ring On Stick''' ([[Nate Leipzig]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig]]'' (1963, p. 149).
  
 
* '''Lend Me Your Ring''' ([[Amedeo]]): [[Frank Garcia]] and [[George Schindler]], ''[[Amedeo's Continental Magic]]'' (1974, pp. 60-61)
 
* '''Lend Me Your Ring''' ([[Amedeo]]): [[Frank Garcia]] and [[George Schindler]], ''[[Amedeo's Continental Magic]]'' (1974, pp. 60-61)
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* '''Improved-Simplified Ring on Wand''': [[Horace Bennett]], ''[[On Your Feet]]'' (1978, pp. 11-16).
 
* '''Improved-Simplified Ring on Wand''': [[Horace Bennett]], ''[[On Your Feet]]'' (1978, pp. 11-16).
  
* '''Your Pencil-–My Ring!''' (Ron Bauer): ''[[The New Tops]]'', Vol. 20 No. 8 (August 1980, pp. 24-26).
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* '''Your Pencil-–My Ring!''' ([[Ron Bauer]]): ''[[The New Tops]]'', Vol. 20 No. 8 (August 1980, pp. 24-26).
** '''''The Cursed Ring''''': Ron Bauer, ''[[Ron Bauer Private Studies Series]], No. 8'' (1998; 2000).
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** '''''[[The Cursed Ring]]''''': Ron Bauer, ''[[Ron Bauer Private Studies Series]], No. 8'' (1998; 2000).
  
 
* '''Ring off Pencil''': [[Al Schneider]], ''[[Al Schneider on Close-up]]'' (1980, pp. 90-95).
 
* '''Ring off Pencil''': [[Al Schneider]], ''[[Al Schneider on Close-up]]'' (1980, pp. 90-95).
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* '''Ring on Stick''' ([[Roy Benson]]): [[Levent]] and [[Todd Karr]], ''[[Roy Benson by Starlight]]'' (2006, pp. 401-408).
 
* '''Ring on Stick''' ([[Roy Benson]]): [[Levent]] and [[Todd Karr]], ''[[Roy Benson by Starlight]]'' (2006, pp. 401-408).
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== Gimmicks ==
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* [[Ellis Ring]]
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[[Category:Effects]]

Latest revision as of 20:55, 5 June 2015

Ring on Wand, or Ring on Stick, is a trick in which the magician causes a ring to penetrate a magic wand, usually while its ends are held by members of the audience. The trick was a favorite of many of the great magicians of the twentieth century, including Charles Bertram, Nate Leipzig, and Dai Vernon. An old trick, it has been adapted more recently using a pencil, a pen, and a spoon.

Publications

  • To Pass a Ring Invisibly Upon the Middle of a Wooden Wand, the Ends Being Held by Two of the Spectators: Professor Hoffman, Modern Magic (1876, pp. 230-231).
  • The Ring off Stick: Hans E. Trixer, ConjuRING Trix and Jardine Ellis Ring Effex (1955, pp. 21-24).
  • New Ring on Wand: Harry Blackstone, Blackstone's Secrets of Magic (Revised 1958, pp. 162-163).
  • Ring Ware (Edward Marlo): Jon Racherbaumer, Arcade Dreams (1997 p. 122-124).
  • Wandering (Romaine): Genii, Vol. 68 No. 4 (April 2005, pp. 54-55).

Gimmicks