An Australian maze puzzle from August 1889
The "Sheep" (ball) sometimes just won't fit, and sometimes will just fit, between the nails. The difference is hard to judge by eye alone, so it makes for a good puzzle maze.
Simply constructed with nails in a round board with a tin edge.
It measures 6.5 inches (165mm) in diameter.
This very rare survivor from 19th Century Australia was part of the collection of the Rev. Henry Stanley Mercer who was resident in Australia in the 1880s and 1890s.
We do not know who the maker "R.J. & Co." of Melbourne and Sydney were.
Please help us if you can.
