The Nine


a.k.a. All Nine, Richter Anchor Stone Puzzle No. 1
F. Ad. Richter & Co., Germany, late 1890's / early 1900's
(cardboard box 2.7" x 4.4" x 1/2", 9 stone pieces, and booklet;
the Anchor Puzzle Book dates this puzzle as first made in 1899;
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 141 shapes to make,
the first of which is the star, which can be solved as shown above,
and where the last 16 pages are shapes made in combination with another puzzle)

The Nine, Continued


(cardboard box 2.7" x 4.4" x 1/2", 9 stone pieces, and booklet;
booklet has the same shape pages as the one on the previous page,
but no additional text pages;
back of the box lists other puzzles)