Tavern Nail and Wire Puzzles

Untangle iron rings off a horseshoe or loop, or balance a dozen nails on one nail head (the nail balancing challenge) by sliding or hooking parts.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Germany, United Kingdom.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.