Please find here an incomplete overview of the "ring on wand" routine...
hope this helps....
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Modern Magic
Professor Hoffman
co.1876
page ?? To Pass a Ring invisibly upon the Middle of a Wooden Wand, the Ends being held by two
of the Spectators
Magic
by Ellis Stanyon (1901)
page. 203 . The Ring on the Wand
The Art of Magic
By T Nelson Downs (1909)
Page 331 The Ring on the Wand
The Art of Modern Conjuring
By No Author
Published 1909
Page 190 Magic ring and wand
Later Magic
By Professor Louis Hoffmann
Published 1918
Page 115 The Climbing Ring
Page 191 To Catch Rings on the Wand
The Tarbell Course in Magic Vol 2
(c) 1927 Tarbell Systems
page 072 Rising Ring On Wand: A borrowed finger ring rises on command when placed on magician's wand.
Tarbell's Course In Magic Volume 6
D. Robbins & Co. 1927/1975
page 359 David Tobias Bamberg's Ring in Ball of Wool: includes ring on wand
Secrets of Magic
By Harry Blackstone
1929
Page 152 chapter 11. New ring on wand
The Hundred Best Tricks
By J. C. Cannell
Published 1932 by Hutchinson & Co, London
Page 123 A Ring of Ribbon and a Wand
Zauber im Gesellschaftskreise (German)
By Paul Neumann-Karlsberg
Published and Copyright 1933
Page...072 Ring und Stab
The Magic of Alan Lambie Vol 1
By Tony Taylor and Micky Hades
Published and Copyright 1970
Page 19 The 1946 Rising Ring on Wand
Hugard's Magic Monthly Vol 7 No 12 May 1950
page?? VERNON'S RING ON THE WAND
The Boys Book of Conjuring
Edited by Eugene Stone
Published and Copyright 1952
Page 168 The magic ring and wand
Bill Simon, Sleightly Sensational
Copyright 1954
35 The Ring on Wand
Conjuring Trix and Jardine Ellis Ring Effex
By Hans Trixer
Published and Copyright 1955
TRICKS WITH BORROWED RINGS
Page 15 The Ring on Stick
TRICKS WITH THE JARDINE ELLIS RING
Page 05 The Ring on Stick
Book of Magic
By Peter Warlock
First Edition (10,000 Copies) November 1956
Page 019 The Ring On The Wand
Close-Up Magic
-for the Night Club Magician-
By Jean Hugard
Published and Copyright 1964
Page 10 Ring and Wand
The Mad Mad Mad World of Bob Lynn
By Bob Lynn
Published and Copyright 1968
Page 08 Wand, Ring and Box
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
Albo Volume I
By Robert J. Albo
Written and Illustrated by Eric C. Lewis
This edition has been limited to one thousend numbered copies.
Published 1973
Page 100 Ring On Wand
Final Classic Magic With Apparatus
Albo Volume VI
By Robert J. Albo
Published 1973
Page 189 Ring on Wand
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
1975
page 307 Ring on Wand: a ring vanishes from a handkerchief and appears on a pencil pushed through a paper bag and held by a second spectator
Stars of Magic
(c)1975 Louis Tannen
page 84 Series 6, No. 1 (1950): The Ring on the Wand by Dai Vernon: 3 methods. Ring is removed from a wand even though the ends of the wand are held
Patrick Page, The Big Book of Magic
Copyright 1976
Page 173 .......... The Ring on Stick
Presto - Magic for the Beginner
By George Schindler, 1977
page 128 elevator ring illusion
Tarr, Bill: 101 Easy-to-Learn Classic Magic Tricks
copyright 1977
page 188 The Rising Ring * -- Ring on wand rises, alternately, the wand can rise instead.
On Your Feet
by Horace Bennett
Published and Copyright 1978 by Jerry Mentzer
Page 11 Improved Simplified Ring on Wand
Tom Sellers, Best Sellers
1980
Page 160 .......... Rising Ring on Wand
Oriental Conjuring and Magic
By Will Ayling
From an Index by S. H. Sharpe
Illustrations by L. Edmunds
Published and Copyright 1981
page 12. The Ring on Wand.
Bill Miesel
Fork Full of Appetizers, Book 1: From Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic
Copyright 1982
page 59 Ring on Wand Routine (Karl Norman)
Olson, Robert: Extra! Extra! Extra!
The Added Touch; 2 Hands, 3 Pockets, 4 Magic; Magic With Giant Coins
(c) 1984
page 32 Ring on Wand: References New Tops May 63 Rosini Ellis Ring Routine. Simple routine.
Magic Manuscript
Volume 6 Issue 2
September/October 1984
Page 49......... Ring On Wand
Apocalypse Vol 7 No 1 Jan 1984
page 874 New Easy Ring Load (Tom Craven): secret loading for finger ring on wand
Eldin, Peter: The Magic Handbook
copyright 1985
page 110 Ring On Stick--Ring penetrates wand under cover of hank.
Derek Lever, Ken Brooke and Friends
Copyright 1986
page 113 KEN BROOKE ROUTINE FOR 'RING OFF WAND'
The Professional Touch
by Billy McComb
Copyright 1987 by Martin Breese
Page 097 The Professional Ring On Stick
Martin Gardner Presents
by Martin Gardner 1993
page 44 Ring on Stick (Jack Miller)
Close-Up File
(c) 1994 Jerry Mentzer
page 139 DT Ring Flight (Dan Tong): A borrowed finger ring appears in the center of a magic wand. It then vanishes from a paper cone made from a dollar bill to be found in the performer's key case. Uses a commercial Ring Flight prop.
Parrish, Robert: Great Tricks Revisited, Thoughts on Classics
1995 David Meyer, Magic Book
page 63 To Have and Have Not: An effect using an Owen Brothers Watch Box, a glass, wand and shopping bag. A borrowed ring passes into a locked box on top of a tumbler. The box is placed in a bag and placed on top of the tumbler, wherein the ring drops into the tumbler. Finally, the ring is found back in the locked bag.
Ganson, Lewis: The Art of Close Up Magic - Volume 1
compiled by Lewis Ganson
(c)1996 L&L Publishing
page 195 The Ringer (Horace Bennett): A borrowed finger ring appears on a wand, then links to another ring, unlinks, and are inspected. Uses a more basic idea than the Himber ring.
Racherbaumer, Jon and Edward Marlo: Arcade Dreams, Marlo Without Cards
(c) 1997 Racherbaumer and Kaufman, Pub. by Kaufman and Company
page 92 When the Pull Snaps!: Borrowed ring travels to other hand, or onto wand, into wallet, etc.
page 116 Ring on Stick: requires duplicate or similar 2nd ring
page 122 Ring Ware: Ring and wand using a dinner knife and a borrowed ring
Levent and Todd Karr: Roy Benson by Starlight
(c)2006 The Miracle Factory
Page 25. The Ring on Stick
The Young Conjurer Part 1
By Will Goldston
Published and Copyright by Will Goldston (YEAR ????)
Page 33 The Ring On The Wand
Germain the Wizard
Edited by Todd Karr
Copyright (c) 2002 by The Miracle Factory
Chapter 11
Four Methods for Ring on Wand
The Life of Benson
Todd Karr
year 2005?
page?? Ring On Stick
Secrets - Malini, Leipzig, Vernon, Jarrow, ...
by U. F. Grant year??
Page 11 Three methods of working the finger ring on wand trick. Including the Leipzig Method.
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hope this helped...
i do miss some publishing years, see above...if you can update...it would be nice!
enjoy...
jacky
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