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* [[New Phoenix]] N° 330 Sept. 22, 1955, page 129. Combination by Horace Bennett.
* [[New Phoenix]] N° 330 Sept. 22, 1955, page 129. Combination by Horace Bennett.
* Genii Nov 1958,
* Genii Nov 1958,
* [[The Art Of Close-Up Magic]], Vol. 1 by [[Lewis Ganson]] (1968), page 369, Chapter 15 : Jardine Ellis Rediscovered.  
* [[The Art Of Close-Up Magic, Vol. 1]] by [[Lewis Ganson]] (1968), page 369, Chapter 15 : Jardine Ellis Rediscovered.  
* [[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.
* The [[Pentagram]], Vol. 8, N° 10-11-12 & Vol. 9, N° 1, 1954, [[John Howie]]'s Routine with the Jardine Ellis Ring.
* The [[Pentagram]], Vol. 8, N° 10-11-12 & Vol. 9, N° 1, 1954, [[John Howie]]'s Routine with the Jardine Ellis Ring.

Revision as of 06:19, 7 November 2008

The Ellis Ring was a gimmicked ring developed by Jardine Ellis to perform the Ring on Wand effect.

It is usually a brass ring and can be used to:

  • penetrate onto a borrowed handkerchief -- while the ends are being held
  • pass through ropes
  • penetrate a spectator's thumb

Books

Routines

  • The One True Ring by R. Paul Wilson
  • Ellis Ring on Shoelace
  • My Jardine Ellis Routine, page 25, book On Your Feet by Horace Bennett (1978).
  • New Phoenix N° 330 Sept. 22, 1955, page 129. Combination by Horace Bennett.
  • Genii Nov 1958,
  • The Art Of Close-Up Magic, Vol. 1 by Lewis Ganson (1968), page 369, Chapter 15 : Jardine Ellis Rediscovered.
  • 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.
  • The Pentagram, Vol. 8, N° 10-11-12 & Vol. 9, N° 1, 1954, John Howie's Routine with the Jardine Ellis Ring.

Variations

  • Joe Porper's Wedding Band Ellis Ring
  • Gemini Ring: A variation made from black plastic