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Puzzles old and new (1893)

Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 62

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Fig. 59. is in this case a mere make-believe, the true open sesame lying in another quarter, and being very ingeniously. con-cealed. No. XXXIV.—The Surprise Match-box, This (see Fig. 60) is much like the last-mentioned inappearance, though quite different in its working. It re- … Fig. 60. sembles the Touch-Me-Xot in the fact that any one in-cautiously pressing the stud in front pricks his finger. 4° Puzzles Old and New. No. XXXV.—The New Brass Puzzle Match-box. This, sometimes described as the Egyptian Match-box,is fashioned like Fig. 61, being a ribbed cylinder of brass,

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