YIDDLE
or the
PROBLEM of the ALLIES
Dexterity Puzzle from World War I. Must date from about 1916 as it mentions "Gas Attack".
The name Yiddle is unexpected. Yiddle is Yiddish for Riddle or Plaything, which seems very appropriate; however it seems remarkable that a puzzle made in England at this time would have a Yiddish title. Could it possibly be a forgotten nickname from the battlefields like "Wipers" for "Ypres"?
