VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 ? 1992). Dai Vernon's Gold Himber Rings. [New York, 1950s]. A set of two 10-karat signet-style gold finger rings bearing an engraved Verner family crest, the first a gaffed Himber Ring and the second a matching ?front," both manufactured for and owned by Dai Vernon, the legendary close-up magician. Offered together with the original metal engraved mold or pattern for the creation of the crest, and a second signet-style Himber Ring, also made in 10-karat gold, with the capital letter ?R" engraved on it. Also included is a folded manilla envelope bearing Vernon's name (inked in his own hand), and the name of the maker, Willie Schneider; a lengthy explanatory letter from Jim Patton, the magician and Magic Castle stalwart who was a confidant of Dai Vernon and Bruce Cervon, tracing the creation and provenance of the rings and molds. Patton writes, in part, ??these rings were subsequently given to Vernon as a gift from Mr. Schneider ?."; and a letter of provenance from Linda Cervon.Schneider was a New York-based jeweler and amateur magician who made Himber Rings for Tannens Magic Shop. He was also a stalwart of the New York magic scene and played host to countless magic lectures and may have sponsored Vernon's first lecture for magicians in the 1940s. These rings were made for Vernon before his relocation to California in the 1960s, when he took up residence at the Magic Castle not long after its founding.