Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 65
openings, each about thesize of a sixpence, through which the snuff is visible; butany one inserting his thumb and finger only pinches thewoodwork between the holes, and not the snuff. The puzzle is, notwithstanding this obstacle, to take apinch of the snuff. This, of course, to be done in the… … Fig. 65. Fig. 65). A threepenny-piece or bonbon being inserted inthe ball, the experimenter is invited to extract it. No. XLL—The Ebony Puzzle Ball. This, sometimes known as the Indian puzzle ball, issomewhat larger, of unpolished ebony, ornamented with rose-cutting in various directions (see Fig.…
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