Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 50
JtJ.ll.tHl/sC. g»-ffi^tro-» Fig. 38.The problem is to remove the counter from the cord. No. XIII.—The Two Balls. … Fig. 39. This consists of a flat piece of ivory or bone, from which,by means of a silken cord, two glass balls are suspended,one on each bight of the cord, as shown in Fig. 39.* The puzzle is to get both balls on the same bight of thecord. * Fig. 39 represents the puzzle, as sometimes sold, with…
Puzzles
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