Disentanglement Puzzle, Three Rings Puzzle

Disentanglement Puzzle with Instructions, Three Rings Puzzle
Description:

This disentanglement puzzle consists of three intertwined metal rings. A paper card gives instructions on how to separate them. A mark on the card reads: No. 878. THREE RINGS PUZZLE. The text and figures, as well as the model number, correspond to those in a 1920 A.C. Gilbert catalog, hence the maker and rough date assigned.

Reference:

A.C. Gilbert Company, Book of Instructions for Use with Gilbert Puzzle Parties. . ., New Haven: A.C. Gilbert Company, 1920, p. 3. A copy of this booklet is online at gamearchives.org, accessed July 26, 2017.

Date Made: ca 1920.

Maker: A. C. Gilbert Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, New Haven

Subject: MathematicsMathematical Recreations

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Mathematics, Science & Mathematics

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Gift of Edith R. Meggers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MA.335293Catalog Number: 335293Accession Number: 314637

Object Name: puzzlePuzzlepuzzle

Physical Description: metal (overall material)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 cm x 12.25 cm x 12.15 cm; 25/32 in x 4 13/16 in x 4 25/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-2c44-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_694584

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