Sleeper Stopper

[Johan Heyns]

That is the design that the Sleeper Stopper is based on.  See my first post with the extract where it is shown.

What I meant with the bolt and nust, is that the two bead are replaced by a bolt with a hole throught the center on one side and a nut on the other side.  The aim then is to either join them or seperate them. 

[Arc Light]

Very cool to see where the idea grew from.  Yes I like the Nut and bolt version you described, my wood version is just something I put together a while back    Funny that it also is a nut and a bolt 

[Canuck]

Is this a Stewart Coffin design?  I have a vintage puzzle I believe it was called "Strong Man" that uses the same principle  Here's a photo

Peter, that exact puzzle is well documented on page 114 of Jerry Slocum/Jack Botermans 'PUZZLES OLD AND NEW' (ISBN 0-295-96579-7)
apparently the puzzle is called 'The Jolly Nigger Puzzle', (it looks like you're missing the ball bearing that would have been in the middle) obviously the goal is to have both beads on the same side but the other puzzle is to remove the 'ball bearing'...

[Arc Light]

Thanks for the info.  I love old puzzles    I do have a ball (not the original) but I took it out for the picture.  It's a neat two puzzles in one.

[Canuck]

Folks, I have now confirmed this with Stewart Coffin : he only made the 'Sleeper Stopper' and 'Super Sleeper Stopper' with 'ONE BEAD'....

[Arc Light]

O.k. I know John Who actually Knows Stewart Coffin, That's two degrees of separation, and that's........Priceless 

[Arc Light]

Johan I did some digging on one of the links Matt provided in another post and I came up with this photo.  looks like what you described with the nut and bolt version.  Here's a photo

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