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Riddles

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Camilla Miller commonplace book of riddles and charades

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034381974]
Identifier: MS-0897
Abstract

The collection consists of a small handwritten book of puzzles, charades, and riddles in morocco binding with gilt detail. A stamp on the title page includes the date of 1820 and styles the creator, Camilla Miller, a "baronnes."

Dates: 1820

Edward Cruse commonplace book

 Collection — Box BW-5: [Barcode: 31151030141711]
Identifier: MS-0759
Abstract

This item is a commonplace book with original writing by Edward Cruse, including riddles, conundrums, acrostics, rebus, and charades written in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 1867. There is currently no biographical information on the creator Edward Cruse.

Dates: 1867

Johns Hopkins University collection of games and toys

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0843
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of vintage games and toys is an artificially assembled collection of materials purchased and selected by the curators of Special Collections. It spans from 1796 to 2020.

Dates: 1796 - 2021

Literary rebus set

 Collection — 1: [Barcode: 31151033396916]
Identifier: MS-0768
Abstract

This item is a set of rebuses made from collages of image cut-outs pasted onto cards and contained in a box. It was created approximately in the 1910s. There is currently no biographical information on the creator.

Dates: undated, approximately 1910