Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 372
d out squarely upon the table,and a shilling laid on its centre, required, so to pick up thehandkerchief as to bring it into a vertical position, theshilling still remaining in the centre, supported by the hand-kerchief only. No. XLVL—The Entangled Scissors. Pass the loop end of a piece of doubled… … Fig. 484. The puzzle is to disengage the scissors without untyingthe cord, or slipping the string off the stick. If preferred, the ends of the cord may be held by a secondperson, in which case the use of the stick will be unneces-sary. 356 Puzzles Old and Nezv. No. XLVIL—The Penetrative Penny. In a…
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