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Puzzles old and new (1893)

Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 44

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Fig. 28. the bung and spigot being represented by movable plugs ofebony. The barrel contains three little dice, and the puzzleis to get them out. No. Ill—The Churn. This is another boxwood puzzle. It is in the shape of alittle churn (see Fig. 29). There is a small hole in the top, … Fig. 29. from which projects the handle of the plunger. Closer in-spection, however, discloses the fact that the handle is a 22 Puzzles Old and New. handle only, being a mere ping of ebony, as shown at a,quite unconnected with anything in the interior. The churn contains a bone or wooden counter,…

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