SOLD Another Vintage Charles Perry Brass Ball Puzzle fish knife including carefully carved and painted

including carefully carved and painted eyes

which features a bunch of old writing on it in a child's hand

Stimmel quickly turned up George Stimmel

I do hope Ada came home eventually

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

SOLD Another Vintage Charles Perry Brass Ball Puzzle fish knife including carefully carved and paintedI 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