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Mr Puzzle - We know puzzles!
Original selling
price AUD85.00 Oskar van Deventer (inventor of Oskars Cube) designed this
puzzle in Holland in 1985. He nearly always designs his puzzles
in his head before completing detailed drawings for craftsmen
to work from. He usually never makes the finished product himself. This puzzle was originally
made with 12 aluminium pieces but here MR PUZZLE has created
a beautiful wooden version from Queensland Silver Ash. The unusual pattern in
which the 4 x 4 x 4 pieces are offset makes it an extremely difficult
puzzle. Original selling
price AUD200.00 The puzzle is to exchange
the positions of the two white knights with the two black knights.
The starting positions of each knight are inlaid on the board. It was thought this puzzle
was devised in Russia, but recent advice is that it's origins
are unknown. However, it was adopted and further developed into
it's current form by Ili Kaufmann in Israel. It was
presented by Edward
Hordern at the
Gathering for Gardner, Three in January 1998. The board is made from
Queensland Spotted Gum NOTE: Original
selling price in USD was 56.70. In April 2007 one of these puzzles
sold at Baxterweb Puzzle Auctions, Featuring the John Ergatoudis
Collection Phase 12 for USD 281.00.
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