Title

The Lincoln Checkerboard Puzzle

Creator

Lincoln Publishers

Files

Creator Role

publishers

Description

The object is a puzzle created in the likeness of the puzzle Abraham Lincoln completed while serving as storekeeper at New Salem. The item features fourteen pieces that when complete form a perfect checkerboard square. It is accompanied by a solution card.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

6 X 4 1/2 inches (folded)

Materials and Techniques Display

card stock

Inscription

recto: THE LINCOLN / CHECKERBOARD PUZZLE / Note: / This Puzzle is sup- / posed to be the same / as the one worked by/ Lincoln when store- / keeper at New Salem. / Interesting! / Looks Easy! / How quickly can you solve it? / Many different solutions / possible! / Solution No. 1 sent for 25 cents / ADDRESS / HISTORICAL PUZZLES DEPT. / THE LINCOLN PUBLISHERS / SHIPPENSBURG, PENNA.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

puzzle (recreational artifact)

Class

toys & games

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6069.1

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.