Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 320
Fig. 430. No. III.—The Snake and Ring. The puzzle to which, this name is given consists of aspiral coil of wire securely fastened off at the two ends.Threaded on the wire is a brass ring (see Fig. 431), and theproblem is to disengage the ring from the spiral. … Fig, 431. This is one of the simplest, and at the same time cleverestpuzzles of the wire series. To any one taking up the puzzlefor the first time its solution seems an impossibility, and yetany one in the secret can disengage the ring in a singlesecond. 304 Puzzles Old and New. No. iv.—The…
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