Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 66
Fig. 66. No. XLIL—The Puzzle Purse. This (see Tig. 67) is a bag or purse of roan or moroccoleather, with two flaps, the inner one scored with longi-tudinal slits. What would ordinarily be the mouth of the … Fig. 67. purse, aa, is stitched right across, so that it has no visibleopening. A coin is placed in the purse by some one in thesecret, and the puzzle is to extract it. No. XLIIL—The Puzzle Pocket-knife. This is a very ingenious puzzle. It is a small single-bladed knife, with buckhorn handle, in…
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