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Tear Drop Dexterity Puzzle, from Nancy Alliegro

Tear Drop Dexterity Puzzle, from Nancy Alliegro

MonkeyPuzz 233

Item Location: United States

$80.00

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Bidder	Amount	Date
zackz115 50	$80.00	17.10.2022 14:46:58
Airride39 40	$75.00	17.10.2022 14:30:41
zackz115 50	$70.00	17.10.2022 14:30:26
Airride39 40	$69.00	17.10.2022 14:30:26
zackz115 50	$45.00	17.10.2022 13:21:18
Airride39 40	$40.00	17.10.2022 00:18:16

Description

Tear Drop was the exchange puzzle of Nancy Allegro at PP21 in Tokyo, 2001.

The goal of this puzzle is to capture the loop of the small floating blue sphere on the hook in the bottom of the glass teardrop. Skill, patience and perserverance are needed to solve this puzzle.

The glass teardrop is 8 cm high and 5 cm in diameter.
It is completely closed, trapping the sphere, liquid, and air inside.
The puzzle is packed in its original box with custom styrofoam packing, and comes with a sort of solution sheet?

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Tear Drop Dexterity Puzzle, from Nancy Alliegro

MonkeyPuzz 233

$80.00

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"Puzzling Adventures" by Mike Snyder - From the Estate of Bill Darrah!

RARE One-of-a-Kind Bill Darrah Prototype - 6-Piece Wooden Burr Puzzle - Estate Collection

All-Acrylic "Crystal" Hexagon Packing Puzzle by Bill Darrah - Estate Provenance & Original Hand-Drawn Solution!

Rare IPP 31 Exchange Puzzle: "One In A Trillion" by Steve Nicholls - Berlin 2011