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ANTIQUE #SA829287

Antique Puzzle Ball - With Original Paper Solution

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

This is an antique puzzle ball, described by Pinto as a Chinese Globe Puzzle, a jigsaw formed as a ball. It must have been as difficult to make as it is to assemble. What is really unusual is that it comes with its original rules/ solutions to the puzzle.
 
Desribed as The Mysterious Ball,both interesting and exciting, a parlour puzzle.
 
At the bottom of the solution it says that this one was made in 1909 at the Scottish Village, Shepherds Bush.
 
Page 227 Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones.
 
It measures approx 7.5cm w.
 
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA829287
Dateline of this antique is Edwardian
Height is 7.5cm (3.0inches)
Width is 7.5cm (3.0inches)
Depth is 7.5cm (3.0inches)
Antique SA829287 shown on this page was made in the Edwardian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
Edwardian
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
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Opus Antiques
Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD