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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the Boot Puzzle. Please contact me if you know
any of this information is incorrect or if you have any
other information that should be added. Thank you. There is a separate page for The Cherries Puzzle, a closely related design. ********** 1887 As far as I know this version of the puzzle first appears in as 'The Boot Puzzle' in 'How? Or Spare Hours Made Profitable for Boys and Girls' by Kennedy Holbrook, which was published by Worthington Co in New York in 1887.
********** 1922 Another similar variation, called 'The Liberty Bell', first appeared in 'Houdini's Paper Magic', which was published by E P Dutton and Company of New York in 1922.
********** The same puzzle appears: 1936 As 'The Boot Puzzle' in 'More Things Any Boy Can Make' by Joseph Leeming, which was published by D Appleton-Century Company in New York and London in 1936.
********** 1939 As 'The Paper Boot Puzzle' in 'Fun with Paper' by Joseph Leeming, which was published by Spencer Press Inc in Chicago in 1939.
********** 1962 As 'The Magic Clothes Hangar' in 'Kirigami: The Creative Art of Paper Cutting' by Florence Temko, which was published by Platt and Munk in New York in 1962.
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