Stuck in Time by Tom Yurasits

A borrowed ring vanishes and appears inside an hourglass.

Effect: The magician borrows a ring from a spectator, places it in a black velvet ring box, and asks the spectator to hold onto it for safekeeping. He goes on to explain that the hand is quicker than the eye and that his hands are the fastest around, and he would like to prove this to the audience. He removes another ring box just like the first, except this one is covered in red velvet. He shows it to be empty and places it on the table. He then brings out an hourglass timer that he says has only enough sand in it to time up to ten seconds. He places it on the table. He asks the spectator to turn over the timer whenever she wants, and he will then have only 10 seconds to make the ring vanish from the black ring box that is in her hand and re-appear in the red ring box on the table.

The spectator turns over the hourglass, and the magician makes a magical pass over the black ring box, then makes a magical pass over the red ring box. “Done,” he explains. He asks the spectator to open the black ring box, but the ring is gone. He then asks her to open the red ring box and show the ring to the audience. She opens the red ring box but is shocked to see an empty ring box. The magician explains that something went wrong, and the ring must have gotten “Stuck In Time.” He then points to the hourglass on the table, which is inside the borrowed ring. He explains there are two ways to get it out. One, by breaking the glass, which is a little messy, or two, he can unscrew the three little nuts on top and take it out. The magician unscrews the top three nuts and has the spectator reach into the hourglass and remove her borrowed ring!

Includes the following:

• Beautiful wood and brass storage box

• Elegant hourglass

• Black ring box

• Red ring box

• Original print instructions

• DVD with additional performance details and routines

Condition: Very good. Some tarnishing on the hourglass.

Note: In the first image, there is a sponge in the lower part of the hourglass to keep the sand in place during storage and transport.

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