Barry mentions in the book that you need a well-made Jardine Ellis ring which can be placed onto the spectator's hand momentarily without detection. He uses a Perrier bottle but his book came out in 1999. Maybe their bottles have changed? I guess it also depends on which ring you have... I'll get a current Perrier bottle and give it a try.

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Is it possible to do the classic (but somehow forgotten or underestimated) "ring on the thumb" with the hexagonal ellis ring made by Kreis?

Here's a nice demo of the "One True Ring" routine from R Paul Wilson:

http://www.rpaulwilson.com/images/ring.rm

It reminds me a little of a demo I saw of the RingScape trick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMM1ha4nrDs

Does anyone have both the Ellis Ring and RingScape? How do they compare?

Ring Scape seems to me to be a variant of Jay Scott Berry's routine. It secretly uses a second ring.

I also use a Jardine Ellis ring routine but on a ring on stick like R Paul Wilson rather than on a ring on string and in Franklin Taylor's ring on thumb.

The only common point is the use of a ring looking more or less like curtain type.

Biblio/videography
Absolon, Karel: Street Magic. Lecture 23 pages includes Ring and Rope routines.

Allen, Bruce: How Magic Works by David Williamson p 16 Hope On A Rope

Andrews, Carl: The Strolling Magician: Includes: How to get into the business, How to introduce yourself, What material to perform, What to wear, How long to stay with a group, How much to charge. Effects (Performance only): Linking Rubber Bands, Ring on Rubber Band, Ring Flite, 2 Card Location, Card to Wallet, Short Hop, and Teach a Trick.
Avis, Jack: Vis A Vis (c) 1998 by Richard Kaufman. Houdini Ring.

Bagshawe, Edward. Novel Mysteries Part Three. Original Pocket Effects p 112 Threading the disk. The trick is probably an ancestor of the Jardine Ellis ring routine as it is a dark hexagonally cut piece of cardboard showing boxed zodiacal signs in a circle around its face and back. The hexagon has a fairly large hole cut into its centre. The effect is achieved thanks to a partial shell which is placed over the bottom of the hexagon. When a ribbon is placed over the disk, adding the shell makes it look like the ribbon has been threaded through the central hole. Dr Maxxam used a similar principle for his (now forgotten) linking ring routine. Interesting and original, the routine can include additional effects with moves invented later.

Balzerac, Frank. World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians: The secret of Ring On Rope DVD The Puzzle

Barnowsky, Larry: Kingdom of the Red. Wedding Ring Redux and Comedy Rope and Ring (Ch. 3) Comedy Rope and Ring: This routine combines some great ring and rope work with a logical and funny script. The props include the rope, 3 inch ring, blindfold, bell, and handcuffs. There are some well known moves and some original ones. The handcuff finale is outstanding. The routine is done initially solo and then you work with two spectators until the end. The moves are explained very clearly in the book but he shows them with different angles on the DVD. Excellent: a professional routine.

Bauer, Ron: Private Studies Series #8: The Cursed Ring. Approach to the Ring Off Wand classic that doesn't require a wand. Twice, the performer's ring suddenly vanishes, then reappears on his finger.

Bennet, Horace: On Your Feet p 13: Ellis Ring a New Beginning (reprinted in Close Up Files by Jerry Mentzer p 27); Improved Simplified Ring on Wand, and p. 25 My Jardine Ellis Ring Routine (reprinted in Close Up Files by Jerry Mentzer p 30), a routine which had appeared originally in a shorter and slightly different version in Jay Marshall’s New Phoenix (Sept 1955) and in Genii (Nov 1964). The props size make the routine perfectly adapted to the Dinh Van (famous jeweller) golden ring necklace (have your girlfriend carrying your props is cool).

Bey, Mohammed [Samuel Leo Horowitz]: Jardine Ellis Ring Routines

Blaisdell, Dr. Frank: Just Ropes, Rings and Ropes, Rope Escapes. Preparation of the ropes, 14 Ring and Rope Effects, 3 chair escapes. & More of Magic (Magic Ltd.). Cups and Balls routine, Wandering Silks, Gone, Sexy Dollars, Wooden Egg, Cut and Restored String, Yo Yo Penetration, Ring on Rope, Solid Through Solid, Through Windows, Tectile Sense, Spirit Box, A Hunch, Snap-It, False Cut, Eight Kings, Red Your Mind, Perplexing, Three Rope Interchanges.

Blake, George: Master Magic. 1974 by Hades Publication, includes ring and rope.

Blay, Mark: Ring Scape Marketed Item © 2009 by Mark Magick Blay, a routine made of elements borrowed for a large part from Jay Scott Berry’s routine.

Bordenave Richard. La fausse libération. Notes de conférence 1999 [Lecture Notes 1999] Shoot: Alcatraz trick: An original and very deceptive move.

Bossi, Vani. Pabular p.381 Vani Bossi with two coins with hole and a string.

Brooks, Robert L. Apocalypse Vol 3 No 10 Oct 1980 p. 399. Ring Through Rope: borrowed ring from rope, one method.

Cervon, Bruce: Hard-boiled mysteries. 192 pages. 52 effects including lots of cards as well as Ring Again! ring off rope routine.

Chazpro: Gemini Ring: A variation of the Jardine Ellis Ring. Machined from black plastic, and designed so you can flip the ring without revealing the secret. Plastic makes for nearly silent, scratch free use. Effects include Ellis Ring standards like Ring Off Rope and Ring Off Wand, plus Chuck Leach's multi-phase routine Get Loopy.

Clifton. Earl Nelson’s Art of Close Up and in French Revue Arcane The Clifton move or « Clifton Steal » is the most frequently used by French magicians to vanish a finger ring on a string. It is easy to perform and remains one of the best sleight for this effect.

Close, Mike: Workers 2. Ring Shoelace & Workers the video. 100 minutes. Dr. Strangetrick; The ring and shoelace routine.

Colombini, Aldo: Ringing Around Too! Five phase routine: A knot appears on the rope; loop penetration; almost visible melt-through; ring is placed onto a rope which has a knot tied in it; Suddenly the ring appears tied inside the knot! The ring is removed leaving the knot on the rope! World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians: The secret of Ring On Rope DVD. & Impact 1991 Hades Publications. 145 pages, Spiral bound.

Collins, Stanley. Deceptive Conceptions In Magic p 42 The Tale Of Till: threaded coins with an extremely original approach; p 49 Bovine Bunkum. The old effect where a coin with a hole attached to a string retains the other similarly bored ones to fall from a lopped string BUT the lower coin is not attached but threaded in the loop making the feat seemingly impossible. Very smart and forgotten.

Colombini, Aldo: The Close-Up Magic Of Aldo Colombini. 180 pages: 60 effects including Ringing Around. & Riging Around Too DVD When Aldo says that he has improved the effect by taking things off and adding things, we can believe him. This routine is much achieved.
Copperfield, David: Copperfield Little shoe © 2002 by David Copperfield. This is a nifty version of ring flight where the ring is actually tied or appears to be tied to the lace of a mini Jordan basket shoe that he brings out from his back pocket, not on the ear on the shoe lace: we can see the lace around the ring and he is even holding the ring dangling the little shoe in air.
Courcy, Ken de: Gen Vol 15 # 1 May 1959 p 27 Ringappear: A ring appears in the center of a rope and the audience doesn’t know from where

Cowl, Roy: The Magic Wand Vol XXXI N° 197 Mch May 1943 p 14 Wedding Ring And Ribbon: A finger ring off ribbon routine.

Craven, Tom: Crowd pleasers. Video. A ring on string routine including Rick Johnson’s Quicksilver effect.
Cyro: Gen Vol 15 # 2 June 1959 p 47 The Ceebee ring off string. A ring in a simple knot with the ends of the rope through a jacket is made free (duplicate in the jacket breast pocket and tied ring slid off the knot and dropped in inner pocket as the rope, after revealing the free ring, is pulled out of the sleeves with the knot still in the middle)
Davenport, Gus: My Best Close Up Trick by Harry Baron. Lyndon Books (1954 circa). Ring on string, which was at the time the last word in cheek effect.
Daytona Magic: Ring & String: This is a quality-machined product made from polished aluminum. Because of the straight sides of the ring it is almost self-working. Comes complete with illustrated instructions.
DeCamps, Eric: The Magic Classics (re-release of Lou Tannen’s Stars of Magic video tapes). Features Classic Ring and String Routine. & Apocalypse Vol 4 No 8 Aug 1981 p 525 Impossible Visual Link: 4" ring or bracelet and cord or string
DeSouza, Marc: DeSouza’s Deceptions, The Magic of Marc DeSouza by David Acer, 142 pages. Quad Ringle Plus. A borrowed finger ring frees itself repeatedly from a length of rope, at times unexpectedly, at times visibly, then finally, it vanishes, only to appear inside a card case that was resting on the table from the outset. Award Winning Close-Up Magic. Quad-Ringle Plus: The same multiphase routine. For the Climax the ring vanishes and appears inside a card case (rattle box), which has been in full view from the start (this Peter Kane idea could be adapted to a jeweler box with a lead rattling device under the silk or velvet part).
Dobson, Wayne: Dobson’s Choice. Includes Ring Flash 2 where a borrowed ring melts into a chain and then the ring appears on the chain in a flash of fire.
Dusheck, Steve: Coin and cord (Close Up Cavalcade Finale p 110) Can be performed with ring instead of coin. Uses a duplicate ring with a large slit and is performed with the rope tied up. Very interesting. The opposite logical approach to Tommy Wonder’s routine
Dyszel, Mitch. Apocalypse Vol 4 No 3 March 1981 p 464 Easy Ring Off Rope: finger ring off rope or cord.
Eggink, Peter. "EXIT" Marketed item. The performer borrows a key from a spectator and has it magically and visually disappear from his hands, only to be found CLIPPED onto a clasp on a lace, which is tied around the performer’s neck! It’s even KNOTTED right above it! The key is released from the lace and is given back the spectator! Yes, it’s the borrowed key, and it’s THAT direct! You can show both hands completely EMPTY before and after the vanish of the key. No duplicates. No switches. No sleight of hand required. Can also be done with a borrowed finger ring. http://www.magicmgmt.com/newmagicshop/featuredmagic.html
Eldridge, David. David Eldridge’s ring and rope routine DVD. This is a KILLER routine from David Eldridge and Brad Burt has just finished the conversion to DVD. A 5-inch plastic ring, a length of quality rope, and a DVD with one of the most magical and deceptive conjuring routines ever. This is a multi-phase routine with VISUAL penetrations that puts spectators‘ jaws on the floor. Dave has been trying and testing this for nearly 10 years. The routine is IDEAL for ALL performing situations. Can it be done close-up? YES! Can it be done in parlour situations? YES! Can it be done on stage? YES! Can it be done surrounded? YES! Is there audience participation? Yes! This is simply a "Yes!" routine! This is the proverbial "Packs Flat, Plays BIG" routine. This is a terrific routine.
Fedko, John: Fedko School of Magic Video Series 6 Rope Magic. Includes a Ring and Rope.
Fields Sean. Northbound DVD. Sean Fields demonstrates and explains his ring to necklace routine. A borrowed finger ring vanishes and reappears on the necklace that the performer has been wearing all along. Produced by S/F Productions. Original release: February 2006. Running time: Approximately 44 minutes.
Fleshman, Dan: The Commercial Magic of Dan Fleshman Volume 1. Sonata for Ring and String. Uses ring and shoelace.
Fleshman, Dan: Excellence of Dan Fleshman. Features Double Sandwich, Switchbox, Sandbox, Back and Forth Sandwich, Momma In My Wallet, Seing Double Switchbox, Transwitchposition, Miracle with a Signed Card, Triple Snap Change, Color Changing Deck, Coins to Glass, Coins to Purse, Bottomless Purse, Clean Up Spellbound move, Bottle Caps Across, Silver Flinger, Jokers Wild, Ring and String, A Shot for You, Cups and Balls with the Fleshman Flash.
Flip. World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians: The secret of Ring On Rope DVD. The Wishing Well A borrowed ring vanishes and reappears threaded at the bottom of a string placed in an envelope Revue Arcane.
Fraps, Thomas, et.al.: The Book, or Don't Forget To Point by Richard Kaufman.
Ganson, Lewis: The Art of Close Up Magic Volume 1. Illustrated by Dennis Patten, Hardcover, 401 pages. With a foreward by Fred Lowe. p 34 Bangle Dangle: Presents ring and rope or silk routines; p 34 Bangle Delight (Frederica and Rink): A ring becomes threaded on a rope and is subsequently magically removed. Uses a 36" length of rope and a bracelet sized ring; p 39 The Travelling Ring (Raymond Hafler): Ring jumps from knot to knot on a rope. Same props as above; p 42 Ring Transposition (Glen Gravett): A red ring on a yellow ribbon and a yellow ring on a red ribbon switch places under a handkerchief. Uses bracelet sized rings, 38-42" ribbons, and a handkerchief; p 47 Two Rings and a Silk (Glen Gravett): A yellow and red ring are tied on a silk. The ring selected by a spectator is instantly removed. Uses just two bracelet sized rings and a silk; p 50 Ring, Rope, & Silks (Ravelle and Andree): Silks are tied to a rope and ring. The center of the rope is dropped into a hat, and the ring is dropped in. The ring is pulled out, and is linked to the rope; p 369 Chapter 15: Jardine Ellis Rediscovered; p 369 Jardine Ellis Routine (Horace Bennett): Solid ring threads on and off a shoelace. Makes clever use of a finger ring for a surprising finish; p 374 Ken DeCourcy's Sheer Simplicity: Method for removing Ellis ring from a rope; p 375 Cylinder, Ring, and Cord (John Howe): Ring passes through a cord to appear under cylinder, then passes onto a wand. Two balls then appear from the cylinder. Inspired by J.G. Thompson Jr.'s routine in Top Secrets in Magic; p 385 Rope, Handkerchief and Ring Mystery (Ken DeCourcy): Handkerchief is tied to a silk rope and handed to spectator. A ring is vanished, and appears under the handkerchief; p 388 Tong's Trick (Horace Bennett): Ring appears on the center of a ribbon in two mysterious ways. Uses the Jardine Ellis Ring set in a different manner than usual; p 397 Ring Appear (Ken DeCourcy): Ring appears instantly on the center of a rope (again no gimmick required); p 400 Ringing the Change (J.B. Findlay): Ring vanishes and appears threaded on a napkin

Garcia Frank. Observez, regardez, écoutez. (Observe, look and listen) Revue Arcane. 1986. and The Close Up Magic Vol II. After one or two classic effects, Peter Kane’s climax allows to find the vanished finger ring into the card case. An original click pass acts as a convincer.

Garrett, Dan: CloseUp Connivery DVD. Faustus Ring. Two classic Ray Grismer unlinking (one with a presentation tip), then Dan’s smart way of linking the ring back in full view (allowing the already threaded ring to fall from the other hand). Consistent and casual. Notes de conférence Eurotour (Lecture Notes). The routine includes an excellent rethreading of the ring by the hanging lace in the opposite closed fist. A variant would be to retrieve the ring in woman’s well assorted rack.

Gertner, Paul: Steel And Silver Video - Volume Two (video) Ring On Hourglass (Opening). Steel and Silver. 20 coin routines, 16 card routines, and the Steel Cups and Balls (uses steel balls), triple giant die production, ring on the hourglass (Familiar Ring?)

Gloviczki, Peter: Lecture Notes 1985: The Magic of Peter Gloviczki. p 18 Variation on Anverdi's Ring and Rope Routine; Ring Off the Rope--Ring threaded onto rope, knot tied around ring, ring removed from rope.

Govan, Barry: Barry Govan's Ring Link: Borrowed finger ring on rubber band. 16pg manuscript.

Gravatt, Glenn: More Collected Writings of Glenn Gravatt (Magic Ltd.). Mentalism, coins, silks, ropes, ring and rope, cards, canes, dice, etc.

Grippenwaldt, David; Fraternal Ring - Grippenwaldt and Wilson moves. Very good video.
Grant, Ulysses F. Swing a ring.

Grismer, Ray: Loopy & Video Thru Video. One of the first moves with a finger ring and a shoe lace.

Guha, Goutam: Jardine Ellis ring

Grismer, Ray. Ring. Genii Magazine May 1971. & Close Up Cavalcade p18 & RRRR (Ray’s Rin on Rope Routines) video

Guinn, Scott: Great Scott! It's A Magic Lecture! Includes Great Scott's Symphony for Ring and String & My Best To You Vol 3 © 2009 by Scott Guinn, p 14 Jellis is a small act combining ring on string and ring on stick sequence with a C&Bs type of effect; p 26 Rings Off Rings On; p 31 Strung Out: p 46 (Stand Up) Rings Off Rings On Again.

Hermalin. Workable Wizardry. This is the effect where holed coins are threaded and retained by the lower coin which prevents them from falling. The effect, achieved the same way, is still presented (with a ring instead of coins) by Eric De Camps in his ring on string routine

Hollingworth, Scott: 14K Gold Ring and String: 4" Gold Ring repeatedly penetrates a red shoelace, even after the ring is removed from the shoestring. When the shoestring is knotted, the ring jumps magically back on the shoestring. Comes complete with high quality 14K Gold plated ring, Shoestring and photo instructions. Scott Hollingsworth

Howie, John: Routines with the Jardine Ellis ring (1955) Magic Wand Publishing Co

Hyans, Bob: Apocalypse Vol 3 No 7 July 1980 p.365: Ring A Ding. Finger ring off rope.

Inzani. Remo: Ring on wand. The Gen Vol 13 Number 4 p 10 A magician explains. Remo Inzani was Eddie Joseph’s (very gifted) pupil.

Ireland, Laurie L. Ireland writes a book Contents include Ring the Ribbon.

Johnson Products Jardine Ellis Ring: gimmicked ring allows ring off rope, ring off wand effects.

Johnson, Roy: Supa Rings Video. Uses 3 bangle bracelets and two cords. 45minutes. Includes Roy Johnson's version of Anverdi's Rope Through Borrowed Finger Ring. & Third Dimension p 32: Ring ‘N Rope. As always with Roy the routine is the one of a worker

Kam, Kurtis: Kurtis Kam's Deceptions in Paradise Video. Finger Ring and Rope routine.

Kaps, Fred: Magic Circle lecture audio tape. Ring Through Silk; Ring Off String.

Kreis Magic Hexagonal Ellis Ring This is an improved Ellis ring. Cross sectional shape is hexagonal. So Magician can show both side of ring. This ring has many possibilities. Comes complete with 2 hexagonal ellis rings (one gimmicked), rope and an illustrated instruction sheet that includes web links for additional performance and explanation video clips. http://www.MJMMagic.com

Johnson, Rick. Close Up Cavalcade p 34. Quicksilver. The ring is made to rise and penetrate the rope.

Kaplan, George G.: Ellis Ring on the thumb. The fine art of magic 1948
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Kaps, Fred: Kaps on Coins. 11pg. 12 routines: Edward Victor's Spellbound, Okito Box Routine, Coins Across, Silver & China Transposition, Hooked Coin Routine, Coin Thru Hand, Coin Vanish Under Card, Ring Off String, Coin Thru Handkerchief, Twin Coin Production from Card, Coins Thru Table, and Another Coin Vanish under card.

Lacerda, Pedro. La bague sur la cravate. (the ring on the tie) Notes de conférence Eurotour (Eurotour Lecture notes by the well known Portuguese Magician). Wonderful in Pedro’s hands, but not such an easy effect to perform.

Laconte, Jim. Apocalypse Vol 3 No 12 Dec 1980 p 429 Escape!: Large ring or bracelet off rope presentation.

Lefler, Mark: Apocalypse Vol 7 No 7 July 1984 Challenge for two. a different approach with a borrowed ring and a small gold chain. ***

Leveridge, Mark: The Ring Competition: Master Routine No.4 is ideal for cabaret as well as close up. A ring and cord routine with audience participation. 2 booklets (one for the text and one to follow with the photographs). & Ring and String Routine. Master Routine No.6. This is Mark Leveridge's award winning routine using a borrowed finger ring and a shoe lace. Natural moves create a strong visual effect. Booklets only & Mark Leveridge Master Routines - Master Routine #4 DVD The Ring Competition. Ring on rope using a length of rope and a 5" chrome ring plus some amusing audience participation & Borrowed Ring on Pencil: Master Routine No.9. In three increasingly impossible ways a borrowed finger ring penetrates an unprepared handkerchief and onto the centre of an examinable pencil. 2 booklets (one for the text and one to follow with the photographs). & Mark Leveridge Master Routines - Volume 2 Video: Master Routine #6 - The Ring and String Routine. Four strong ring on/off moves using a finger ring, which can be borrowed, and an examinable shoe lace. No duplicate rings used. & World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians: The secret of Ring On Rope DVD Mark Leveridge Magic 2 booklets with chrome ring and cord

Lorayne, Harry: Apocalypse Volumes 1-5. Includes several ring and rope, ring and string routines including: Sol Stone: Strung Coin; Jon Brunelle Strung Too, Bill Wisch Chain(R)ing; McGivern (Ring)Knot Really; Robert Brooks Ring Through Rope and Ring Strip; Warren Stephens Bnagle Dangle; Eric DeCamps Impossible Visual Link, Mitch Dyszel Easy Ring off Rope, Oscar Weigle and Sol Stone Off Again, and Jack Mitzman One Handed GH Release. & The Magic Book. A sound description of this impromptu trick, freeing a ring under the cover of a handkerchief.

Lorayne, Harry: Apocalypse Volumes 6-10. Includes several ring and rope, ring and string routines including: Peter Samelson Ring True, Tony Miler In-De-Pendant, Tom Craven New/Easy Ring Load, Mark Lefler Challenge for Two, Jack Mitzman Ring on Rope, Fred Baumann Steal Ring, Mark Sicher Through the Rope, Dr. Rajneesh Madhok The Uncanny Penetration, Eric DeCamps Snap Finger Ring Link, Gary Ouellet Boomerang (from Homing Ring).

McAllister, Bob: Ringo. 3" metal ring is threaded onto a shoelace. The ring is swung, and then plucked right off the ring. Virtually self-working. Comes with ring, very special shoelace and the full routine.

McDonald, Dr Dan. Close Up Cavalcade p 11.

Madhok, Dr. Rajneesh. Apocalypse Vol 10 # 5 p 1350 The Uncanny Penetrating Finger Ring.

MagicSmith Full Circle. Combo of Professor's Nightmare, visual rope moves, and solid ring effects. With rope, ring, and video.

Marcus. Triple libération d’une bague (Triple freeing of a finger ring) Revue Arcane n° 10 December 1977. Ray Grismer and Scott York technical explanation. Good bibliography for the time with numerous references.

Marini, Vinny. The Godfather. The Ring on the Flying Trapeze

Marlo, Edward. Marlo without cards video Radio Prim.

Marotta, Rich. Rich Marotta’s Comedy Magic 3 Volume DVD Set. Vol 2 includes Ring & rope & Poor Man’s Ring Flight ». Notes de conférence Eurotour (Eurotour Lecture Notes). A borrowed ring penetrates a rope in different ways. For the climax the vanised ring ends up on a finger in a box (the magician’s middle finger:Gag). The old gag where the bottom of the box has a hole allowing the finger to pass through it.

Martinez, Daryl. World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians: The secret of Ring On Rope DVD & Fooler Doolers DVD #3 & Greater Magic Video Library #7 - Daryl DVD

Mentzer, Jerry: Magic With Finger Rings. A collection of effects with borrowed finger rings. Over 25 effects.

Miller, Bob: Relentless Ring & String Routine video and book. Multi-phase routine includes four methods to put a ring on the string, the Fisher Ring in Knot Production (ring appears in a previously tied knot), four methods to release a ring, 2 tricks with a shoelace, 2 with just a ring, and more. Includes illustrated book.

Miller, Hugh (editor): Rink's Magic From Holland. Features Ring from Ropes (large ring) and Stringing the Ring (finger ring). Magic Wand Publication. & Rink's Rope and Rings. Harry Stanley, London, n.d. 32 p.

Millidge, Bertram : New move with the Jardine Ellis Ring magic. Unconventional Magic by Lewis Ganson. Also two splendid penetration effects using an ordinary ring and ribbon or silk.

Mitzman, Jack. Apocalype Vol 4 No 10 Oct 1981 p 545 One Handed GH Release: release of large ring from rope (2-3" ring or bracelet)

Nelson, Earl: Variations

Nyquist, Charles W. Jinx p 471: Sefalaljia & Phoenix. p 89 Sefalaljia Jr & My Best by J. G. Thompson Jr. 1945. Sefalaljia III the same without safety pin or handkerchief

Ouellet, Gary: The Homing Ring. Masters of Magic Series # 6. Ring-off-rope routine done with a borrowed ring and an ungimmicked rope. 28 pages. & Boomering. Apocalypse Vol 10 # 8 p 1387.

Page, Patrick. Pat Page's Secret Seminars Of Magic 6 Volumes DVD Set. Pat Page's Rope Magic is covered in Vol 4 Patrick Page Rope Magic Video Includes Rope & Ring Routine with Ring On Rope Move, Ring Off Rope Move, Rope Through Ring.

Porper, Joe: One of the true classics in the world of magic is the Jardine Ellis Ring. The basic concept is a metal harness ring with a fitted shell. Joe Porper has taken the principle of the Ellis Ring and made a precision version using a man's wedding band. Available in Gold or Silver plate, each ring comes with complete instructions for several routines unique to this size ring.
Many of the existing Ellis Ring effects are possible with this set. Little has been published recently, but one of the classic publications is John Howie’s fine book, Jardine Ellis Ring Magic. Copyright for this book belongs to Martin Breese, who has allowed Joe to re-write and publish material from that book .
Available in Gold or Silver plate, please specify color at time of order

Prunty, Gordon: The Gen Vol 25 N°12 p 334 The Ropes and Rings

Reymond, Patrick & Sanders, Richard. On foot. A borrowed finger ring vanishes to reappear on the tied shoelace on a shoe. Not for stiff back magicians. Camirand Academy of Magic inc. Canada

Richardson Barrie: Theatre Of the Mind © 1999 by Barrie Richardson, Hermetic Press, p 139 A String And Two Borrowed Rings

Rosenthal, Harvey: Melt Thru. Booklet.

Samelson Peter. Ring True A beautiful sleight. The ring is seen threaded on the lace up to the last moment Apocalypse translated in French by Armand Porcell in the magazine Apotecari Magic Magazine.

Sanders, Richard: Fiber Optics Extended DVD. Rope 7 routines 32 hyper visual rope moves plus Hyper Ring the visually impossible ring and rope routine & Interlace Marketed Item DVD + Gimmick. Borrow any finger ring from any spectator, wave a lighter under it and it's gone! The spectator looks down at your shoe and now, hanging from the loop of your shoelace is their borrowed ring! The ring is untied and slowly pulled off of the lace and given back to the spectator...no switches, no duplicate rings, no pulls or reels, and totally Angle Proof.

Sankey, Jay: SankeyTized 1 Video. Flying Shuttle Pass/Production; Sterling Silver impromptu ring on stick routine using borrowed ring and spoon; Back in Time in-the-hands triumph; Hop Spread Flourish; Top Card & Rubber Rise; Bound to Fool; Collect Me Not....Again; Leaving Home; Floater; Illogical Shuffle; Wichita Slip. $20

Schneider Al. the Al Schneider Technique Vol 2: Off. A repeat effect in Rene Lavand style (but not with as nice a patter) where a signet ring keeps getting off a rope but a dramatic lack of climax after such a perfection.

Scott-Berry, Jay: European Stars of Magic. Georges Proust. The routine with its very spectacular climax of catching a spinning ring with the hanging center of the rope.

Sheridan, Jeff: Original Magic. Instantaneous Ring on Ribbon

Sicher, Mark. Through the rope. Apocalypse Vol 10 # 5 p 1348

Skinner, Michael: Skinner's Classic Teach-In Volume 3, The Ring on Stick. Two commercial routines.

Solari, Bob: Ring Rapture: Man's gold tone black onyx ring is touched to a gold-tone necklace and visibly melts onto the necklace. All can be examined. Neither the ring nor the necklace are gimmicked. The only way to remove the ring is to manually unclasp the necklace.

Stephens, Warren. Apocalypse Vol 4 No 1 Jan 1981 p 441 Bangle Dangle: ring or bracelet on ribbon is cut off, but ribbon is whole (Clippo)

Swing A Ring: Two rings are fairly threaded on a shoelace. One of the rings is magically removed, leaving the other swinging from the lace. Give the lace a little swing, and the solid metal ring visually penetrates the lace and falls to the table, and more. The rings and shoelace may be examined. Comes with metal ungimmicked rings, lace and easy-to-follow instructions. http://www.hanklee.org/xcart/product.php?productid=2201

Tabary, Francis: Ring Master - moves of Francis Tabary: Rope magic. Greater Magic Video Library Magic from France

Taytelbaum, Eddie: Everyting is borrowed. The Gen Vol 13 Number 6 October 1957 p 167

Taylor, Franklin. The Fine Art of Magic by George Kaplan. The Jardine Ellis ring on thumb.

Tremain, John: John Tremain: Volume Three - Encores. Includes: Ring on Rope: Finger ring and rope; odds Advice on Close-Up Act, Close-Up Set Up and Tremain Prop Box.

Trixer, Hans E.: ConjuRING TRIX. Several effects using a Jardine Ellis ring

Tyler, Diamond Jim: Pockets Full of Miracles: Secrets from the Repertoire of a Professional Close-Up Magician. Finger Ring and String: A borrowed ring is made to vanish and reappear again repeatedly.

Vallarino, Jean Pierre. La corde et la bague (The Rope And The Ring). Notes de conférence 1992 (1992 Lecture Notes). Very pure freeing of a finger ring threaded on a rope. The cord and the ring. Close-Up Man Lecture ‘93’. An impossible penetration of a finger ring through a piece of rope

Vergilio, Ron: Offring 1976 manuscript for a single move

Viking Manufacturing Company Jardine Ellis Ring: In Brass. $18. Viking Manufacturing.

Wessel, Willi: Ring Routine: Close-Up Ring and Rope Routine. Seven effects, 3-5 minute routine. Ring seems to melt through the rope. 12 page booklet, and video. Taught by Joachim Solberg. Comes with specially-made 4" chrome plated steel ring, soft white cotton rope; booklet & Close up ring and rope routine. (video ****)

Willmarth, Phil: The Ring and rope A very thorough work with a large ring and a rope

Wilson, R. Paul: The One True Ring This is Paul’s professional Ring-on-Wand routine using a Jardine Ellis Ring. A solid ring passes visibly onto a solid wand then pops right off before their eyes. The audience actually sees the wand pass straight through the unbroken ring. Finally the Ring penetrates the wand in their hands. Looks like real magic and everything can be examined at the end. Includes a special bonus effect with the ring. Suitable for close-up, parlour and walk around.

Wilson, Greg: Ringleader Video. 6 phase ring and string routine. Familiar ring - The classic moves that started it all by such notables as Ray Grismer, Scotty York, Earl Nelson, Jay Scott Berry, Dan Garrett, and others. Gregory Wilson’s Ring leader. DVD. Very entertaining with a finger ring and a lace or ribbon


Wish, Bill: Apocalypse Vol 2 No 10 Oct 1979 p 257. Chain(R)ing.: finger ring magically threaded on a small chain.

Wonder, Tommy: The Books of Wonder

Mr. Biro,

John Howie did a whole series in one of the British journals as well as the book Etienne mentions. I will research it and get back to you sir.

Ahimsa,
Vlad

PS: It puzzles me what such a versatile prop seems to be somewhat overlooked these days. Considering that harness rings are recognizable, one could imagine all sorts of effects adding them to the Ellis Ring set.

Lawrence, is that all you could find? I'm sure there has to be more

You seem not to realize how imperfect such lists are and any comment or detail that helps completing or detailing it is really precious: publication date, whether it's a finger ring or a curtain ring if the rope is a rope or a lace...

Then magic can progress instead of reinventing itself on and on again.

Harness rings are not easily related to people, but, if you look at Dinh Van's catalog (a French Jeweller) you would see that he has been selling exactly this type of rings (without the [ naturally) in solid gold with colored leather laces as a necklace. Thus it's easy now to start the trick for a lady and to get her instant attention (believe me it speaks to them more than a curtain ring or a harness ring)

Now the beauty is that we don't have to break our piggy bank and spend thousands of $ at Dinh Van on 15 rue de la paix 75002 Paris for Viking sells 24 carats gold plated Jardine Ellis rings at a very reasonable price (with [ included).

I remember seeing Doug Henning on Carson using an Ellis ring. He threaded the ring onto a flat ribbon, laying the ribbon and ring down horizontally flat on a dark pad or close-up mat. Doug then just "touched" the ring and it was off the ribbon. Johnny was impressed!

Douglas M.

Oops, I must correct myself. Henning actually performed something called "Bewildering", a ring and cord effect by Doug Bennet.

Douglas M.

Lawrence, I salute you! Thank you for making it crystal clear!
I bought the KREIS one, two weeks ago and felt in love with it.
Impossible things are possible with it.brilliant!

Is it possible to do the Ring on Thumb with the Kreis version?

Yes antonuccio, it is possible with the Kreis version.

Which ellis ring would be ok for adult close up. cheers. message me.

Is there on better than johnson or kreis for a ring of wans / rope

Wally,
The Johnson Products set (called The Jellis Ring) is a high quality prop.

For anyone interested, Ron Bauer published a great Jellis Ring trick in the 80s in Genii. You can get it free on his website here: http://www.thinklikeaconjurer.com/inside......ring.htm

I know this is an old thread - but just wanted to say thanks so much to Lawrence for gathering all that reference material together. So helpful! Much appreciated. Now I'm off searching in my library