Pair of Himber Rings (1 Wedding and 1 Signet)

Description

From a magician’s estate purchase. Nice pre-owned condition. Makers not known but could be from Top Hat Productions. No instructions but see below.

Effect: This budget crafted finger ring is cleverly designed to allow you to link borrowed finger rings together! The routine: Ask three of your spectators to hand you their rings. You put all of them into your palm, close your hand, and when you open your hand again, the three rings are all linked to each other! Of course, you can unlink them again and return them to their owners, unharmed.

Several magic books and booklets provide dedicated instructions, history, and routines for the Himber Ring trick:

• Magic with Himber Rings by Jerry Mentzer: A 63-page softbound book covering the history and various styles of Himber Rings, care/maintenance, and over 20 routines and tricks (including routines utilizing two Himber Rings).

• Routines With The Himber Type Linking Finger Ring (by George Blake, Ken de Courcy, and Richard Himber): A classic 16-page booklet featuring Richard Himber’s original routine (Staggering / StaggeRING) alongside effects like Chinese Coins & Rings, Ring, Pin and Cord, BewildeRING!, A Ring and a Loop o’ String, and Sefalaljia-By Hand!.

• Magic With Finger Rings by Jerry Mentzer: Features a dedicated chapter breaking down the Himber Ring alongside routines from Steve Dusheck, Bill Kalush, Jim Ryan, and Scotty York.

• Himber Ring Magic by Bruce Kalver: An instructional text detailing maintenance, loose hinges, lubrication, the origin of linking three finger rings, Richard Himber’s original routine, and routines by Bruce Calvert, John Pomeroy, and others.