Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 30
a little fillip with the right thumbagainst the bottom of the box, just below the marble; when,if your degree of force and angle of inclination have beendiscreetly calculated, the marble will jump over the screenand rest on the seat of the chair. No. VIII.—The Tire Em Out Puzzle (LEnervant). This… … Fig. 8. A marble, half an inch in diameter, is laid upon the salver,and the operator is required to work it into the pit in thecentre.* * Our young readers can construct a home-made version of thispuzzle in a rough and ready way, by gluing a ring of stout cardboard(say one inch in external, and…
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