Jacob's Ladder
$5.00
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Jacob's Ladder
$5.00
A Jacob's Ladder is a traditional kinetic folk toy made of wooden blocks and ribbons that creates an optical illusion of cascading blocks, or a classic string-figure hand game, or a challenging carnival ladder-climb game.
How it works: You hold the top block and gently rotate your wrist to make the blocks flip and flop over each other in a clacking, cascading motion.History: Dating back centuries, it was historically allowed as a "quiet Sunday toy" for children due to its biblical reference to Jacob's dream of a ladder to heaven.