Lewis Ganson

Rings Supreme: Aldo Colombini’s Presentation Of The Linking Rings

Ganson’s Magic Teach-In Series

The Supreme Magic Company (1978)

booklet

24 pages | Great Britain | eng

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Genre

Conjuring

Subject

Magic tricks

Plot

Ganson, Lewis: Colombini's Rings Supreme
Ganson's Magic Teach-In Series
©1978 The Supreme Magic Co. Ltd, Photographs by Aldo Colombini
Paper, stapled, 24 pages

Comments: Aldo Colombini's Rings Supreme routine utilizing three large rings (two standard, one key). Also requires a silk handkerchief or scarf. Lewis Ganson states, "the Colombini routine would be difficult to better", referring to routines utilizing 3 rings (he feels Dai Vernon's Symphony of the Rings is the best 6 ring routine).

Contents:

5 Introduction: Lewis Ganson
7 Requirements
7 The Count: The Three Rings are Displayed
8 The Twisting Move: The Circumference of Each Ring is Shown
8 The Snap Linking: Two rings become linked when snapped by a finger
9 Spinning the Rings: Two rings spin linked to each other
9 Revolve Unlink: One ring is revolved around the other and comes free
10 Thumbs Link: The rings link as the thumbs are brought together
11 Throw and Unlink: A ring becomes unlinked as it is tossed into the air
11 The Crash Linking: One ring is crashed down onto another and becomes linked
12 Slow-Motion Link: the third ring sinks slowly down between the other two and becomes linked
13 Fly Up Unlink: A ring jumps up, becomes unlinked and flies into the air
14 The Gag Link: You fail to link the rings with the forefinger but are successful with the thumb
15 Rings Over the Arms: a ring is unlinked
16 Unlink and Penetration: A 2nd ring is unlinked but the first becomes linked again
17 Spin Unlink: One ring is spun around another and flies off
18 Ring and Silk: A ring penetrates a silk
18 Two Rings and a Silk: The silk is tied to one ring but the ring penetrates the silk and becomes linked to the other ring
20 Three Rings and a Silk: The silk, knotted on one ring, comes free as the three rings become linked
21 Unlinking Three Rings: all three rings become unlinked
23 Conclusion: Lewis Ganson

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Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	4357
Added Date	Jul 01, 2017 03:06:54
Modified Date	Apr 06, 2026 14:22:06

Value

Book Condition	Very Good

Notes

Lewis Ganson
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Lewis Ganson

Cover of Genii (1974)
Born Lewis Jack Ganson
April 15, 1913
Burford Arms, Startford Market, London, England
Died December 22, 1980 (age 67)
Hampshire, England
Categories Books by Lewis Ganson
Lewis Ganson (b.1913-d.1980) was one of the most prolific writers in magic with over sixty books to his credit.

Contents
1 Biography
2 Awards and Honors
3 Books
4 References
Biography
He was a professional close-up magician, except for his time in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1939-1958.

For years, Ganson was editor of Harry Stanley's magazine The Gen and contributor to the Magigram magazine. He was a vice president of the British Ring of the IBM and a founding member of the Portsmouth and District Magic Circle.

Awards and Honors
Academy of Magical Arts' first Literary Fellowship in 1968.
Books
Expert Manipulation of Playing Cards (1948)
How Right You Are (1948)
Routined Manipulation, Vol. 1 (1950)
Routined Manipulation, Vol. 2 (1952)
Routined Manipulation Finale (1954)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic (1955)
A Magician Explains (1955)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic II (1956)
Dai Vernon Book of Magic (1957)
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic III (1958)
Dai Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1959)
Magic from the Mind (1959)
Dai Vernon's More Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1960)
The Magic of Slydini (1960)
Dai Vernon's Further Secrets of Card Magic (1961)
Malini and His Magic (1962)
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig (1963)
Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic (1967)
The Art of Close-up, Vol. 1 (1967)
The Art of Close-up, Vol. 2 (1969)
Ganson Teach-In Series (1977-1987)
The Ganson Book (1983)
The Complete Ganson Magic Teach-In Series (2010)
References
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Cover Genii 1974 December
Magic Circular, Vol. 75, No. 812, January 1981, Obituaries, LEWIS GANSON, page 27
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The Linking Ring, Vol.61, No. 3, March 1981, Our Side of the Pond by PETER WARLOCK, page 93, LEWIS GANSON, page 117
M-U-M, Vol. 70, No.10, MARCH 1981, Broken Wands, LEWIS GANSON, page 39
Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 73, No. 1896, May 1982, Tribute to Lewis Ganson, page 676
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Magicana, Vol. 30, No. 176, July-August 1982, TRIBUTE TO LEWIS GANSON EVENING – 17 MAY 1982 by EDWIN HOOPER
The Magic Circular, Vol. 100, No. 1075, February 2006, A Tribute to Lewis Ganson – Alexander Crawford by Peter Altman, page 63
Lewis Ganson - Dai Vernon book of Magic bibliography