Memory Box - Karakuri Idea Contest 2018

This is a very clever and well-made Karakuri. Made from maple, magnolia, cherry, padauk, keyaki(zelkova), rosewood and walnut, it is not just a puzzle to solve, but a puzzle in the sense of how it works. It has beautiful presence, relatively large for a Karakuri at almost 4" in every dimension. Original box and all packaging included.

Karakuri product description:

This is a new “memory type” item. There are four buttons on the top. They are the key to the drawer. When you push the buttons in the correct combination, you can open the drawer. However, this key combination can also be reset to a new locking combination. The last combination you used when closing the drawer will become the new combination lock. Using only 4 buttons you can create up to 16 different combination locking codes. This item is interesting and easy to play. Can you imagine the type of mechanism used?
This work was produced by Karakuri Creation Group’s craftsmen, from a selected idea of “10th Karakuri Puzzle Idea Contest”.

Original idea by Yosuke Tanaka
Hand-crafted by Hiroshi Iwahara (Karakuri Creation Group)

Size: 98×104×98mm

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