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- | The first description of this trick was in 1729, in a book from Japan: the second volume of Tawaguregusa (“Book of Games”) by Kiyu. It's name there was 通い玉 Kayoidama: loosely, “back-and-forth balls,” referring to the spherical beads on the ends of the cords. There is no evidence that knowledge of the trick traveled outside Japan. | + | The first description of this trick was in 1729, in a book from Japan: the second volume of Tawaguregusa (“Book of Games”) by Kiyu. It's name there was 通い玉 Kayoidama: loosely, “back-and-forth balls,” referring to the spherical beads on the ends of the cords. |
- | A remarkable example of independent reinvention appears to have occurred roughly 180 years later in England. Around 1912, Chris Van Bern created a pocket version of the trick, which he called the Rod and Beads. 1912 is an approximation based on a comment in a letter by John B. Ward, paraphrased by Brunel White in the July 30, 1938, issue of //The World’s Fair// (p. 12). | + | A remarkable example of independent reinvention appears to have occurred roughly 180 years later in England. Around 1912, Chris Van Bern created a pocket version of the trick, which he called the Rod and Beads. 1912 is an approximation based on a comment in a letter by John B. Ward, paraphrased by Brunel White in the July 30, 1938, issue of // |
- | In 1927, Will Goldston published the trick, under the title “A String Problem”, in //Further Exclusive Magical Secrets//. Goldston begins the write-up with: “For the secret of this ingenious little trick I am indebted to Mr. William Jeffrey.” This is the only link between the trick and Jeffrey, and Goldston' | + | In 1927, Will Goldston published the trick, under the title “A String Problem”, in //[[https:// |
- | The trick was first marketed circa 1935 as the " | + | The trick was first marketed circa 1935 as the " |
- | When Louis Histed published his version of the trick, " | + | When Louis Histed published his version of the trick, " |
- | Circa 1938, Abbott' | + | Circa 1938, Abbott' |
Assuming that Histed knew nothing of the Japanese origin of the trick, he may have been referring to " | Assuming that Histed knew nothing of the Japanese origin of the trick, he may have been referring to " | ||
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