Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 47
New. tower, about two and a half inches in height. It differsfrom it, however, in one important particular—viz., that ithas not any slit at the top, nor indeed any visible openingwhatever. A coin is placed in the box, and the puzzle is toextricate it. To an outsider the task seems hopeless, but… … Fig. 31. described, and in outward appearance as depicted in Fig. 34.A coin is dropped in through the slit at top, and the puzzleis to extract it. No. IX.—The Captive Sixpence. This is a puzzle of American origin. It is a neat littlenickel-plated box, of very small size, being only an inch in
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