The Lincoln Checkerboard Puzzle
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.