Object Details
Description
This puzzle, which was made in Taiwan, is a small version of a Rubik’s Cube that is attached by a short chain to a key ring. The edges of this puzzle are about half the length of those of a standard size Rubik’s Cube.
This puzzle is accompanied by its original cardboard box, which looks like a Rubik’s Cube. It was made in Taiwan in the early 1980s and is among Rubik’s Cube related items from the Cube Museum, which operated in Grand Junction, Colorado, from 1988 to 1991. For more information about the Rubik’s Cube and other twisting puzzles that use the same or similar mechanisms see 1987.0805.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Cecil Smith
Date made
1980s
date made
early 1980s
ID Number
2006.0061.03
catalog number
2006.0061.03
accession number
2006.0061
Object Name
puzzle
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm; 1 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in
Place Made
Taiwan
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Science & Mathematics
Twisting Puzzles
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematical Recreations
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1301115