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Tex Murphy: Overseer Hints
How do I retrieve the item from the cog and lever device?
1 of 5: You'll need to arrange the cogs in such way that the red dots on the cogs are aligned with the red dots above them.
2 of 5: This can be done by pulling and pushing the levers in the correct sense.
3 of 5: There is more than one solution to this puzzle.
4 of 5: The shortest one I found is given in the next hint.
5 of 5: Click above the left lever once, then above the middle lever three times.