Featured Victorian Rebus Puzzle Cards - Hand Drawn

Discussion in 'Ephemera and Photographs' started by Bookahtoo, Oct 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM.

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  1. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    1. supereminent
    2. penmanship
    3. vinery
    4. ambiguity
    5. miller
    6. Man wants but little here below (quote from 1766 ballad by Oliver Goldsmith)
    7. paradise
    8. pennies
    9. Paradise Lost
    10. delighted
    11. arrayed
    12. ?
     
    Marote, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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    Marote Well-Known Member

    New set:
    6: Ohio (o high o)
    7: Respect (RE specked)
    11: Deceased?
     
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    Marote, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    12, Accident
    11, could be Decomposing
     
    daveydempsey, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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  4. Marote

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    That was my first thought as well, but what is that thingy after the T?
     
    Marote, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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  5. daveydempsey

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    Could be a cat, Accidentally ally-cat
     
    daveydempsey, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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  6. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    5: Aries? (A Rye E's)
     
    Marote, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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  7. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I think it's an awl - accidental.
     
    Bookahtoo, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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  8. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    4: Arrows? (R O's)
    9: Inquest
     
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    Marote, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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  9. Bronwen

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    I think this is a better reading of #3:

     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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  10. Bronwen

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    Be above meddling?
     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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  11. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The thoughtless: Ruler?

    The lady: Something __ess; countess?
     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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  12. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    A family should be above meddling between a man and wife?
     
    Bookahtoo, Oct 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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  13. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    #8 in second group: Arris - the main character in "A Lady of Quality" a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnet.
     
    Bookahtoo, Oct 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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  14. Bronwen

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    And was she an heiress? :joyful:
     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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  15. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Unless it is ___ after (that boat thing) Or 'following' or 'behind'.
     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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  16. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Annis (with the rebus simply being 'An S'?)
     
    Marote, Oct 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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  17. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Be above meddling with a man, family, wife?
     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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  18. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    #1, new set. Matrimony: mat+rye+money
     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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  19. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Or rules?
     
    Bronwen, Oct 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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  20. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Great work gang ! Lots o' brain teasers !
    @Bookahtoo ...... Outstanding !:happy::woot:
     
    komokwa, Oct 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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