How to amuse an evening party : a complete collection of home recreations .. (1869)
New York : Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 133
125 ANSWERS TO PUZZLES. 3 —ANSWER TO THE MAGIC OCTAGON. The pieces are put together in the following manner : … 4. — ANSWER TO BOARD AND BALL PUZZLE. Push the ball close up to the wood, and pull the loop of string down through, as much as it will come; then pass the end of the loop through the hole in the wood and over the pellet, as here shown. The two loops will then separate, and the ball can easily be…
Indoor games · Entertaining · Amusements
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