This is a 12-Piece checkerboard puzzle from England, likely from the 1030's-1940's, produced by Frederick Warne & Co. in London.  The pieces are made from sturdy wood covered in paper, and each square is 1 x 1 inches.  The pieces are in excellent condition, and are slightly miscut.  The box is in nice condition other than minor adhesion marks from where a previous owner used tape.  The puzzle has only ONE solution.  I will send a sealed copy of the solution to the winning bidder.

The Famous Banzee Island Checkerboard Puzzle is one of the more prolific designs listed in Jacques Haubrich's "A Century of Checkerboard Puzzles."  However, this particular advertiser, Lyle. D. Ewing Realty, is not among the thirteen envelopes listed, and is thus new to the puzzle world!  The puzzle dates from the 1940's or 1950's.  Each square is 1/2 x 1/2 inch; the puzzle consists of 12 thin cardboard pieces, and has 11 solutions.  The winning bidder will receive an UNOPENED (sealed envelo...

This is a 14-Piece checkerboard puzzle, likely from the 1930's, produced by the D&S Novelty Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  The pieces are to be punched out of a sturdy cardboard folder, and each square is 7/16 x 7/16 inches (10 x 10 mm).  The puzzles are intact and in NEAR MINT condition.  THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECEIVE TWO COPIES OF THE PUZZLE --- one to keep intact for collecting purposes, and one with which to play.  Both puzzles come with their original glassine envelopes!  The ...

Trapped by Haym Hirsh and crafted by Tye at Nothing Yet Designs. Pack the pieces into the rotating restricted "window".A little about myself and the puzzles. I am a solver / collector. I try to collect various types of puzzles from various designers / makers. I rotate new ones in to the collection and like to pass along puzzles to others. All the puzzles I sell are solved at least once by me. My home is smoke free and pet free. I keep the humidity where the puzzles are between 40-50% with the av...

Sachiko by Frederic Boucher and crafted by Osho. 5 Yen coin included. A little about myself and the puzzles. I am a solver / collector. I try to collect various types of puzzles from various designers / makers. I rotate new ones in to the collection and like to pass along puzzles to others. All the puzzles I sell are solved at least once by me. My home is smoke free and pet free. I keep the humidity where the puzzles are between 40-50% with the average being approximately 48%.Buyer will pay shi...

From woodwonders.com:So here is another of Laszlo's great packing puzzles. This just seems too easy! Large triangular openings on both sides of the box should make this one a quick solve right? Wrong! If you like packing puzzles, you should give this a try. It is also a great puzzle to hand to a novice puzzler. By looking at it they will be confident they can solve it quickly. Then you can enjoy watching their frustration grow as they fight to find a solution.

Dizzy Ducks by Haym Hirsh. Pack the pieces into the restricted opening.A little about myself and the puzzles. I am a solver / collector. I try to collect various types of puzzles from various designers / makers. I rotate new ones in to the collection and like to pass along puzzles to others. All the puzzles I sell are solved at least once by me. My home is smoke free and pet free. I keep the humidity where the puzzles are between 40-50% with the average being approximately 48%.Buyer will pay shi...

“I have to say up front that I am totally addicted to Alexander's designs! There is something truly special about them. He has taken the type of puzzle designed by Osanori Yamamoto and added a whole new dimension of fun to them. This consists of an Acacia box which has a plus shaped opening on the top and a minus shaped opening on the opposite side and 4 rather interesting but fairly simple shapes (made from Wenge) to be placed inside such that the opening is completely covered. Straight away ...

From woodwonders.com:I thought this appeared to be rather easy, until I tried to solve it. My mind just doesn't work like I need it to for a puzzle like this. Although the number of moves is not at all high, I think it still provides a nice challenge! Moves: 1.3.2.3.2.4

Packing puzzle and Apparent cube in oneWait for final invoice with shipping to pay.

Back by popular demand, 4L is one of our favorite designs. This diabolical packing puzzle seems simple, yet the solution is anything but - 4L is FAR trickier than it looks. The goal is to pack the four L-shaped pieces into a very simple box. There are two different types of L pieces (fat and thin) and several possible configurations. The solution is creative and devious and earned Mr. Hashimoto an honorable mention at IPP 2015************************************************************These p...

Perennial puzzle exchange participant Henry Strout's exchange puzzle from IPP29, held in San Francisco California in 2009.  Beautifully made in cherry by Henry in a beautifully designed box.  The object of the puzzle is to remove the pieces (a triomino, six tetrominoes, and a pentomino) from the box and to then repack them through the tiny opening in one of the sides.  Some manipulation of the pieces, once inside the box, is required.  The little flag which comes with the puzzle may be helpf...

Melting Block (Redstone Box) designed by Thomas H. O'Beirne, crafted in red oak by Jerry McFarland. Bottom of box has stamped number "16" next to "JM 90" written in pencil. From the estate of Dr. Benjamin Muckenhoupt.Puzzle can be assembled with either 8 or 9 pieces. John Rausch writes:"The puzzle is usually presented as shown in the second photograph with the "extra" block not assembled into the puzzle. The pieces in the box create a regular rectangular solid with no internal voids. In the thi...

A very difficult Latussek packing puzzle.  Read Kevin Sadler's comments at https://www.pelikanpuzzles.eu/detail/dufour/

Lucky 13 by Alexander Magyarics and made by Nothing Yet Designs. Pack the pieces into the tray.A little about myself and the puzzles. I am a solver / collector. I try to collect various types of puzzles from various designers / makers. I rotate new ones in to the collection and like to pass along puzzles to others. All the puzzles I sell are solved at least once by me. My home is smoke free and pet free. I keep the humidity where the puzzles are between 40-50% with the average being approximat...

From cubicdissection.com:Six Slabs is a unique packing puzzle reminiscent of the Hexahedroom design. Six uniform "slabs" must be packed into the box, which has three openings in a non-symmetrical pattern. This is complicated by two fixed blocks inside the box. With a level 1.1.9.3.2.3 solution, Six Slabs is non-trivial to solve.Crafted from Curly Maple (box) and Wenge (pieces). Great care was taken during construction, with Wenge accents on the box corners and extremely precise dimensions. Ext...

The artisan half hour puzzle cube (STC-29) by Stewart Coffin. Produced by Eric Fuller at Cubicdissection. This is a pretty straight forward puzzle. The goal is to build a cube. And of corse it was originally named 1/2 hour cube because that’s how long it would take the average person to solve it. Furthermore I will mention that this puzzle doesn’t come with any box or documentation but I did email Eric fuller before listing and I confirmed that it’s and authentic CD half hour cube.

Shuttle by Alexander Magyarics made by wood wonders.  Everything in the photo is included. Ships from USA.

Hide The Gold designed by George Sicherman made by Wood Wonders.  Make a shape to hide the gold colored pieces without using the surface the puzzle sits on. Everything in the photo is included. Ships from USA.

Three unique pieces must be packed into a box with a restricted entry. Designed by Goh Pit Khiam and made by Tom Lensch..... 'nuff saidI need to reluctantly release some puzzles back into the wild, to free up space (and funds). All puzzles are kept in a pet-free room at 68 - 73 F, and 40 - 50% humidity.(Standard Puzzle Hamster/SPH not included)