Magic Egg
(same pieces but different shapes than Richter 3 Egg Of Columbus)



a.k.a. Miracle Egg, Richter Anchor Stone Puzzle No. 16 (sometimes 17)
F. Ad. Richter & Co., Germany, early 1900's.
(cardboard box 3.1" x 4.1" x 9/16" with wood inserts, 9 stone pieces, and booklet;
the Anchor Puzzle Book dates this puzzle as first made in 1912;
booklet has 48 pages with the same 106 shapes to make
as the puzzle on the following page, but without the other pages of text)

Magic Egg, Continued


Richter & Co., Germany, circa 1890's / early 1900's.
(cardboard box 3.1" x 4.1" x 9/16" with wood inserts, 9 stone pieces, and booklet;
also made with the similar box top but without "No. 17",
the inside of the cover shows how to pack the pieces into the box;
the booklet has multi-language text inside the covers and on pages A to Y at the front,
and 48 pages with the same 106 shapes to make as puzzle in preceding page;
the first page of shapes has written "Copyright Nachdruck verboten";
all shapes use only the 9 pieces of the puzzle;
the booklet names each shape in pages A to Y)