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Antique Advertising Puzzle: Numerical Mind Reader Puzzle, Patented in 1904
USD 91.00
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| s****t (30 ) | USD 91.00 | 09/24/2023 17:53:55 |
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Description
The Numerical Mind Reader is a sophisticated take on the classic BINARY puzzle, often referred to as magic age cards or "guess the number" puzzles. Instead of merely choosing a set of cards on which a person's age appears, the Numerical Mind Reader, has the "victim" go through several machinations with cards of various window patterns cut in them, until the correct number is the only one left appearing through the stack of windows. Martin Gardner refers to this trick as "window cards," and has a section on them in Chapter 6 of his classic, Mathematics Magic and Mystery.
This particular version of the "window cards" advertises Cresota Flour and its Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company from Minneapolis. As indicated on the instruction card, the Window Card patent was issued in 1904, and patents expire after twenty years, so this puzzle is likely approaching 100 years old. Still, it is in PRISTINE condition!
I will ship within the US at the lowest ground advantage (new terminology
replacing "first class") package rate for around $5.25 (Regrettably, the package will be too thick to ship as a letter.), or if preferred, at
insured priority mail pricing
(likely from between
$10.20 and $12.55, depending on postal code). I am happy
to ship
internationally at cost --- typically around $17.10 for a small item like
this --- but I cannot always guarantee that overseas
packages can be insured or tracked.
Specifications
- Designer
- The J.B. Carrool Co, Chicago, 1904
- Craftsman / Manufacturer
- The Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co.
- Material
- Cardstock
- Unit of Measurement
- Inches
- Size
- 3.25 x 4.75
- Grade
- (A) Collector: Flaws must be very minor, subtle, and difficult to identify.
- Cosmetic Issues
- None
- Function
- (1) Perfect: Neither loose nor tight, no binding or alignment issues, moves smoothly.
- Functional Issues
- None
- Repairs
- No
- Packaging
- N/A
- Documentation
- N/A
- Assembly
- Disassembled
- Smoke-free home
- Yes
Payments & Returns
- Payment Methods
- PayPal
Postage & Shipping
- Item Location
- 49006-3265, Michigan, United States
- Ships To
- Worldwide
- Shipping Instructions
- I will ship within the US at the lowest ground advantage (new terminology replacing "first class") package rate for around $5.25 (Regrettably, the package will be too thick to ship as a letter.), or if preferred, at insured priority mail pricing (likely from between $10.20 and $12.55, depending on postal code). I am happy to ship internationally at cost --- typically around $17.10 for a small item like this --- but I cannot always guarantee that overseas packages can be insured or tracked.
- Returns Accepted
- No