Neff, William. Bill Neff's Linking Rings. American, ca. 1950. Set of heavy chrome plated rings owned and used by Bill Neff, the famous magician and spook show performer, for his own version of the classic feat of linking and unlinking hoops of solid steel. One chain of three, one chain of two, one key ring, and eight solid singles. In the original painted chest with a built-in mechanism for switching the gimmicked rings for an ungimmicked and examinable set. 10" rings, possibly manufactured by Merv Taylor. Chest measures 14 ½ x 12 ¾ x 9 ¾". Formerly on display at the Mini Museum of Magic in Watertown, Mass. Neff was a native of Indiana, Pennsylvania and early in his career worked with another hometown boy, actor Jimmy Stewart, in a double-act magic show.