Thursday, July 24, 2008
Obscurity of the Day: Doesn't It Seem Strange

In the teens Sherman did a connect-the-dots feature for newspapers and even had a few books published of his puzzles. It got me to wondering about the origin of such puzzles (I assume they predate the 1910s) but I couldn't find any history online. Anyone know?
Please excuse the scan. This example, the only one in my collection, had a hunk missing from the corner. You can see' additional examples of this feature over on Barnacle Press.
Labels: Obscurities
Comments:
Allan - Clifford Leon Sherman, born in 1878, died in 1920, see American Art Annual, 17, (1920), p. 231. --Sara
The first Dot to dots were probably astrological. So going back a long way. Of the first published puzzle u could find no clue.
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