Ring on Wand

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.

• 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 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).

• The Ring on the Wand (Elbert Adams): T. Nelson Downs, The Art of Magic (1909, pp. 331-332).

• 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 (1934, pp. 10-12).

• Oriental Ring on the Stick (John Platt): The Sphinx, Vol. 45 No. 4 (June 1946, p. 106).

• Ring and Stick (Jack Miller): Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 8 No. 7 (December 1950, p. 735).
  • Martin Gardner, Martin Gardner Presents (1993, pp. 44-45).

• The Ring on the Wand (Four Methods) (Dai Vernon): Stars of Magic, Series 6 No. 1 (1950; 1961, pp. 84-88).

• Paquette's Baguette! (M. Paquette): The Phoenix, No. 271 (Dec. 26, 1952, p. 1084).

• 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).

• 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).

• Ring on Wand: Harry Blackstone, Secrets of Magic (Revised 1958, pp. 161-162).

• New Ring on Wand: Harry Blackstone, 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).

• Lend Me Your Ring (Amedeo): Frank Garcia and George Schindler, Amedeo's Continental Magic (1974, pp. 60-61)

• The Ring on Stick: Patrick Page, The Big Book of Magic (1976, p. 173).

• 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).
  • 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).
  • Al Schneider, Al Schneider Magic (2011, pp. 193-214).

• On Off Again (Oscar Weigle and Sol Stone): Apocalypse, Vol. 4 No. 11 (November 1981, pp. 559-560).

• Ring on Wand Routine (Karl Norman): Bill Miesel, Fork Full of Appetizers (1982, pp. 59-61).

• New Easy Ring Load (Tom Craven): Apocalypse, Vol. 7 No. 1 (January 1984, p. 874).

• Ring On Wand: Magic Manuscript, Vol. 6 No. 2 (September-October 1984, p. 49).

• Ring off Wand (Ken Brooke): Derek Lever, Ken Brooke and Friends (1986, p. 113).

• The Professional Ring On Stick: Billy McComb, The Professional Touch (1987, p. 97).

• Ring on Spoon: Leo Behnke, Magic For Bartenders - Encore! (1992, pp. 71-73).

• Clear Through: Tommy Wonder and Stephen Minch, The Books of Wonder, Vol. 2 (1996, pp. 65-68).

• Ring on Stick (Edward Marlo): Jon Racherbaumer, Arcade Dreams (1997 p. 116-121).

• Ring Ware (Edward Marlo): Jon Racherbaumer, Arcade Dreams (1997 p. 122-124).

• Four Methods for Ring on Wand (Germain): Stuart Cramer, Germain the Wizard (2002, pp. 241-242).

• Ring on Stick (Ross Bertram): Genii, Vol. 66 No. 3 (March 2003, pp. 51-55).

• Ring on Stick 2004 (Reed McClintock): Genii, Vol. 67 No. 1 (January 2004, pp. 24-25).

• Wandering (Romaine): Genii, Vol. 68 No. 4 (April 2005, pp. 54-55).

• Ring on Stick (Roy Benson): Levent and Todd Karr, Roy Benson by Starlight (2006, pp. 401-408).