Himber Ring/Linking Rings Routines

36 entries in Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Himber Ring/Linking Rings Routines
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Zum Ringspiel linking borrowed finger rings, one or two have slits, no details on routine, then linking two ungaffed finger rings with secret thread (not really linked)
 		May 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 5) 75
Horace E. Bennett The Ringer spectator's finger ring joins performer's ring on wand, then they link and unlink
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 175
Al Mann Permutation of Matter - A Solid Through Solid Effect safety pins link together, three phases
Part I - three pins link in spectator's hand
Part II - safety pin links with finger ring, phase with Andrus Linking Pin gimmick
Part III - pins are magnetized (inspired by Rink's Acrobatic Paperclips)
Inspired byRelated to 1977 Psycho-Mentisis 3
Horace E. Bennett Improved - Simplified Ring on Wand ring on wand, then performer's ring link and unlink with spectator's ring
 		1978 On Your Feet 13
Roland Hurley Ring Opening two rings link, not with borrowed rings, two permanently linked together
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1979 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 2 No. 12) 283
Karrell Fox Elimaswitch "A 'Foxy' Routine for the Linking Finger Rings"
no switches required
 		1979 Another Book 287
Jeff Busby Credit Information on linking finger rings
 		1983 Two Perfected Professional Routines 1
Richard Osterlind The Linking of Three Borrowed Finger Rings
Related to 1983 Two Perfected Professional Routines 5
Roland Hurley Ring Opening two rings link, not with borrowed rings, two permanently linked together
Also published here 1984 Magic with Finger Rings 52
Tommy Wonder Himber Ring Set-Up
1984 Epoptica (Issue Yearbook) 311
Unknown The Himber Ring brief description of different types
 		1984 Magic with Finger Rings 5
Unknown Routine for the Himber Ring performer's ring links with borrowed ring, also onto cord
 		1984 Magic with Finger Rings 5
Steve Dusheck Reputation Ring performer's ring links with borrowed ring, slit
 		1984 Magic with Finger Rings 7
Ron Wilson The Finger Rings that Link three rings, with a pencil
 		1987 The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson 111
Roger Klause Ringmaster with Himber ring
  • The Link
  • The Confirmation
  • The Unlink
  • The Encore
Variations 1991 Roger Klause: In Concert 217
Alexander de Cova Himberring Routine using two Himber rings
 		1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 77
Karl Fulves Card to Wallet & Himber Ring credit information on Himber Ring and linking finger ring effect
 		1993 Verbatim (Issue 4) 32
Tom Stone Gold Wielder including Stone's showing of the rings to the three spectator
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 The Warpsmith Returns 27
Max Holden, Glenn G. Gravatt, U. F. Grant Quotes from the Sphinx
  • Ring Spin (1927)
  • Linking Finger Rings (1921)
  • Tell The Truth Telephone (presentation for the princess card trick, 1927)
 		1996 The Fine Print (Issue 4) 92
Tommy Wonder Auto-Link handling fragment for the Himber Ring
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 1 297
David Devant Linking Finger Rings "Unsolved Mysteries"
description of classic effect, posed as problem
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, August 1956
 1997 The Fine Print (Issue 5) 120
Richard Bartram, Jr. Deep Fried Himber Rings rings on a ribbon
 		1997 Trephine 129
John Graham The Magic Link only two rings are linked
 		Mar. 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 3) 2766
Bruce Kalver Borrowed Ring on Brandy Snifter after Himber Ring routine, spectator's ring on stem of glass
 		1998 Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7) 9
Barrie Richardson A String and Two Borrowed Rings two borrowed rings and a loop of cord link and unlink a few times, with paper cup
  • Phase One: The Rings Link
  • Phase 2: The Ring Off Cord
  • Phase 3: The Rings On Cord
Also published here
  • Club 71, Halloween 1993
 1999 Theater of the Mind 139
Ben Harris Slink two thin finger rings link and can be examined in linked condition, made from "Russian wedding rings", multiple phases
 		2001 Slink 4
Nicholas Einhorn The Linking of Three Borrowed Rings - Method Two especially for larger audiences
 		2004 World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 3 10
Nicholas Einhorn Introduction on the linking finger rings effect
 		2004 World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 3 3
Nicholas Einhorn The Linking of Three Borrowed Rings - Method One
2004 World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 3 4
William Larsen A Variation of the Linking Rings multiple borrowed finger rings linked together
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, April 1922
 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 292
Karl Fulves Linking Finger Rings credit information
Related to 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 292
Glenn G. Gravatt, McFaddan Ideas effect given without method
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Dec. 1921
 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 292
Trevor Lewis Himber Ring Routine combination of ring on stick and Himber linking rings
 		2009 Routines Matter 95
Tom Stone Gold Wielder
Inspired byAlso published here 2010 Vortex 227
Karl Fulves Linking Finger Rings Okito, credit information
Related to
  • Okito On Magic
 2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 564
Ben Hart The Matrix Rings
  • The Staging: Onstage or Amongst the Audience?
 		2020 The Darkest Corners 264