SOLD Another Vintage Charles Perry Brass Ball Puzzle fish knife Stimmel quickly turned up George

Stimmel quickly turned up George Stimmel

and very usable still

and most have come partially or all the way loose--making them all the easier to frame

I do hope Ada came home eventually

the corrected swap of "Adam to Saul" and "Twelve Apostles") and these rows of gold and pink stickers (the crescent moons on their sides and crosses most of all) just satisfies my soul

SOLD Another Vintage Charles Perry Brass Ball Puzzle fish knife Stimmel quickly turned up GeorgeI found one of these a couple months ago, and just went back to the NH dealer who sold it to me to scoop up the other he had, both purchased from the same collection. This "ball" puzzle, comprised of interlocking solid brass pieces, was designed in 1967 by Charles O. Perry (American 1929 2011), a sculptor and designer best known for monumental structures composed with mathematical complexity. There is one "key" piece that spring locks into place to