Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments (1922)
Matthews, William Henry, 1882- · London, New York, etc. Longmans, Green · leaf 295
ofa series of concentric interrupted circular walls, the inner-most of which constitutes the goal into which the playerstrives to roll all the marbles—usually three in number—which are seen through the glass cover (Fig. 144).This toy was patented by A. Brentano in 1889. Someskill is required to get… … Fig. 144.—Maze Toy byA. Brentano. (After PatentSpecification.) rolls a ball or a globule of mercury from the point markedA to that marked B, or vice versa. This was patented byS. D. Nix in 1891. A somewhat similar arrangement, but with the addi-tion of magnetism as the motive force, is that devised…
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