Patience Prover


a.k.a. Richter Anchor Stone Puzzle No. 4
F. Ad. Richter & Co., Germany, 1890's / early 1900's
(cardboard box 4.1" x 3.1" x 9/16", 8 stone pieces, and booklet;
the Anchor Puzzle Book dates this puzzle as first made in 1896;
similar in construction to the Anchor Puzzle Tangram;
the inside of the cover shows how to pack the pieces into the box;
booklet has multi-language text inside the covers and on pages A to Q at the front,
and 48 pages with 130 shapes to make,
where the directions state that the first is the square using only 6 pieces,
the second is the right triangle of 3/2 the height of the square using only 7 pieces,
all others use all eight pieces,
and where the last 16 pages are shapes made in combination with another puzzle)

Patience Prover, Continued


(cardboard box 3.1" x 4.1" x 1/2", 8 stone pieces, and booklet;
similar booklet with the same shapes as the version on the previous page)

Patience Prover, Continued


(cardboard box 3.25" x 4.1" x 9/16", 8 stone pieces, and booklet;
same problem pages as the versions on the preceding pages,
but with no front or back matter, except for a loose double sided page
tucked under the cover - front and back shown above)