The boy's own book of indoor games and recreations : a popular encyclopædia for boys (1890)
Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910, Hutchison, George Andrew, 1841-1913 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 520
the threadthrough the loop and draw it tight, andfasten the ends to the knot joining thefour other threads (Fig. i). The puzzleis to get the ring off the threads withoutcutting them. Take the loop and pass it downthrough one of the corner holes underthe thread, and pull the bead downthrough the… … (2) The Card Bridge. — Take avisiting-card and bend it as in Fig. 2, sothat the parts bent up are half an inchhigh. Now place this card on a table,resting on the two bent parts. Thepuzzle is to blow the card bridge rightover on to its back. This will not be so easy a job as it appears.in blowing on…
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