The Shrinking Box (2003) - KCG (Karakuri)

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USD 650.00

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m****r 25	USD 650.00	08/17/2025 06:19:32

Description

Way back in 2003 Karakuri introduced a set of boxes called the “Creative Secret Box Series”. Now very hard to find, there were a total of nine Creative Secret puzzles, each with innovative solution mechanisms and a similar-styled almost fireworks-like pattern on some of the faces. This one requires a surprising, unintuitive, and utterly delightful solution step.

Karakuri product description:

Karakuri Creation Group is creating "Creative Secret Box Series". We aim to develop "Secret Box" that is one of the Hakone Works. Please enjoy the world of "Creative Secret Box".
I think the motion of Traditional Secret Box is "to outside". Now, I was aware of a new motion that is "to inside". This box shrinks, or make the size smaller. I think the motion is the first motion for us. In the motion this is the opposite of "M & W". To say about the quantity of the shrink, it was the limit for me this time. If the new idea can be found, the next one which shrinks more and more will be created. These three boxes are the same in the mechanism.

Specifications

Designer: KCG
Craftsman / Manufacturer: KCG
Material: walnut, magnolia, etc.
Unit of Measurement: Centimeters
Size: 12 x 8 x 6 cm
Grade: (A) Collector: Flaws must be very minor, subtle, and difficult to identify.
Cosmetic Issues: -
Function: (1) Perfect: Neither loose nor tight, no binding or alignment issues, moves smoothly.
Functional Issues: -
Repairs: No
Packaging: Yes
Documentation: Yes
Assembly: Disassembled
Smoke-free home: Yes

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Item Location: 14850, New York, United States
Ships To: Worldwide
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