An antique circular puzzle game illustrated with the inscription "Take me!" The game involves guiding a metal ball into the opening on the small central hatch while manipulating the movable mouse-shaped figure. This type of miniature skill game, very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was often sold as a small countertop toy or inexpensive gift. The simple mechanism, combining a movable ball and a hinged element, required precision and patience to complete the challenge.
✦ Period: Circa 1900 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 5 cm ✦ Condition: signs of use, patinated rim, internal cardboard slightly displaced making handling more difficult but functional, ball present.
A small, old-fashioned skill game typical of miniature toys from the Belle Époque, appreciated today for its simple mechanism and naive graphics.
