Cracker Jack Parrot Puzzle

Parrot Puzzle

This paper Parrot Puzzle is marked "C. Carey Cloud" and is dated "1946", the year it was distributed as a Cracker Jack prize. It measures approximately 3 3/8" by 2 3/8"overall, and is printed on card stock paper. The instructions are printed on the back:

Parrot Puzzle Instructions

Like Cloud's Cowboy Puzzle that came before it, the Parrot Puzzle is derivative of Sam Loyd's Trick Mules. See the Cowboy Puzzle page for more information about the Trick Mules puzzle and Cloud's clever use of Loyd's concept, and for an idea of how to solve this puzzle.


© Jim Davis 7/20/02