The Effect
A finger ring is borrowed from a member of the audience and is vanished, only to impossibly appear on the stem of a rose that is sealed inside a tube.
The rose if removed and returned with the ring to the owner.
Cost
£50 from
http://www.mikedanatasmagicstudio.co.uk
Mike has a few of these in stock if you hurry as I'm fairly sure that other dealers featuring Five of Hearts effects are not keeping stock and have to order. Five of Hearts tend to make to order so expect a delay, particularly at this time of year
Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
1 - Self working and you only need the presentation skills
Review
I bought this a few weeks ago and I can't stop playing with it. I bought it for a stage show and it did exactly what it says on the box.
The props are first calss, as are all Colin Rose products. You get a plastic rose to practice with but as recommended in the instructions, swap this out for a real rose stem and this will wow any audience in a cabaret or stage performance. The tube, a magic wand and a giant silk completes the package.
The routine is actually very easy but gets a major reaction. The spec holds her own ring inside the hankie while you get the wand and then it simply vanishes from her grip, ending up on the rose stem which is some distance away.
You can also show your hands clean when the ring vanishes from her grip. What more could you want?
This isn't suitable for a close up performer but it's not selling itself as a close up routine so there isn't a problem with this as far as I'm concerned.
Overall
Love it - 10/10 and I think that it's very well priced. This will last a lifetime and will get you remembered.
Member of the Magic Circle & The 2009 British Isles Close-Up Magician of the Year
It's not really an optical illusion - it just looks like one!