Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 48
zontal slit, the slit would be left open, andwould afford an exit for the coin. But the top stops justshort of this point, and the coin remains imprisoned untilthe open sesame is discovered. There is a large class of puzzles in which the task to beperformed consists of the removal of a ball or ring… … Fig. 36.This is a miniature boxwood cannon, a couple of inches in 26 Puzzles Old and New, length. There is a perpendicular slot, starting at the touch-hole and traversing the whole length of the gun. A loopof cord, with a small ball on its opposite end, is threadedthrough the touch-hole. To prevent…
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