Karakuri Gum Japanese Puzzle Box by Hideaki Kawashima — Puzzle Box World

Karakuri Gum Japanese Puzzle Box by Hideaki Kawashima

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Who it's for: for keepers of secrets and lovers of hidden mechanisms.
How hard: Not yet Wickscored — our normalized difficulty rating lands once this object is enriched.
Where in stock: Sold out at Puzzle Box World (last seen Jun 11, 2026) — the Wick Watch flags it the moment the wick relights.
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In the maker's words

The idea of this work is an automatic gum dispenser using long flat stick gum.. The mechanism is simple. You can put the chewing gum inside this box. This work was produced by Karakuri Creation Group’s craftsmen, from a selected idea of “5th Karakuri Puzzle Idea Contest”. Original idea by Takumi Horiguchi Hand-crafted by Hideaki Kawashima (Karakuri Creation Group) Created:06/2013 Measures approximately 5.94 x 1.97 x 1.57 inches or 151 x 50 x 40 mm. Materials used : Magnolia, Cherry, Maple and Purple Heart. Comes with original gift box and instructions.

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