Cobble Hedge (Pento Hex) was kunio Saeki's exchange puzzle for IPP16 in Luxemburg, 1996.Kunio Saeki was president of Toyo Glass.The puzzle consistsof a cylindrical glass that holds 10 x 5 glass marbles in specific color patterns.A plastic cylinder ensures that all marbles touch the cylindrical part of the glass.The puzzle goal is to  arrange the marbles so that each line of 5 marbles contains 3 marbles of the same color, and no marble touches a marble of the same color in an adjacent line.This ...

'Easy to play with' was Ray Meads exchange puzzle for IPP19 in London, 1999.6 equal pieces assemble into a burr, an 'offset board burr'No specific instructions were included, making finding the final shape part of the challenge.Two copies are vailable, listed separately. They are in equally good condition.

Dated November 2006. Signed. Number 8 in the set. 

Featured in a December 1991 article in Fine Woodworking Magazine. Described in Stewart Coffin's book The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections; here is some of what he says in the directions that came with the puzzle:"Special version - only one made. No half-pieces, so ignore puzzle problems that require half-pieces. The cube has only one solution in which all sides have matched wood and grain symmetry."

Pack pieces completely within the container.Description on the Pelikan website:  https://www.pelikanpuzzles.eu/detail/pincers/Buyer to pay Paypal fees, if any.Buyer pays actual shipping by whatever method he/she chooses.

Objective is to separate the floating red and blue pieces to opposite ends.Packaging is somewhat worn and faded.Buyer to pay Paypal fees, if any.Buyer pays actual shipping by whatever method he/she chooses.

This is an original design puzzle !Exchange puzzle entry from David Litwin at IPP 35.The goal is to open the razor blade and close it again.After the end of the auction the final shipping cost will be calculated.SEPA bank transfer is accepted (EU countries) and free. The PayPal fee will be added to the final price (4%).

Nine Squared - Tom LenschAll nine pieces have identical thickness but each has a different combination of length and width selected from discrete increments within a narrow range. When arranged correctly into the tray they simply drop in and out with no binding. Several incorrect packings seem like they should fit, if only you press down a little... wrong!

3 pieces to take part and put together.After the end of the auction the final shipping cost will be calculated.SEPA bank transfer is accepted (EU countries) and free. The PayPal fee will be added to the final price (4%).

Description from kelly snake facebook :"Granny's Tea Box - The Pinwheel - #4 in a series of 10 designs. Appropriatley enough there is a wheel and a pin and its all hidden inside, other than that I can't tell you too much, hehe... "A "4 moves to open" puzzle box.The puzzle is offer with the original description signed by Kelly Snake and the box is marked and seems to be numbered like you can see on the photo.Winner pays shipping cost and a part of paypal fees (4% paypal fees conversi...

The 3K was Liang Jen Wu's exchange puzzle at IPP 19 in London, 1999.This is a three-piece burr requiring one single coordinate motion to assemble.Does that make it a level 1.0.0 assembly puzzle?There is no paperwork or IPP19 exchange label, just the 3 nicely crafled and very smoothly sliding pieces.

Knot cube was Oskar ven Deventer's  exchange puzzle for IPP16 in Luxemburg, 1996.It consists of 8 cubes filled with differently colored fabric, and connected by wire hinges.The goal of the puzzle is to manipulate the cubes into one  larger cube shape, by rotating them along the hinges.This is more tricky than is sounds, i was glad to be able toout it back into its cube shape after taking the pictures!The acrylic cubes are still remarkably bright and transparent, no darkening or discoloring is ...

Amorium was Carlos Oliveira's exchange puzzle for IPP19 in london, 1999.This 'bird on a barrel' jug has no lid and no obvious opening to fill it.Trying to poor water from it the usual way will make you spill and create a mess.The puzzle goal is to find out how to fill the jug with water, and then how to drink the water without spiling it.

Pillar Puzzle was Kunio Saeki's exchange puzzle for IPP19 in london, 1999.The goal is to assemble the 21 fan-shaped pieces together to make a pillar (cylinder)The wooden pieces are very smooth and have comfortably rounded edges.

Geneva is the first new puzzle by William Hu in quite some time. Named after the clockwork mechanism that it's partially inspired by, the level 9.3.4 solution includes some very unique rotations and coordinate motions. During assembly, there's a fair amount of freedom, with a lot of dead ends to run into and circles to run around in. Geneva is a nice addition to any TIC collection.This puzzle is shipped disassembled.Precision wood puzzles can be damaged by environmental changes. Please read the...

**************************Important note, that this copy was returned to us. It is not a brand new puzzle and it has some scratches and wear, but it is still fully functional.**************************This is an impossible object: the puzzle is to decipher how it was made!The Monkeys Nuts is Two Brass Monkeys take on Scott Eliott's "Its Nuts" design. Originally only available in 3D print by Scott, our version is a beautifully crafted solid brass bolt with two nuts threaded on it. But all is not ...

2D packing puzzle made of precision cut stainless steel; which is very rare for a packing puzzle. This Jacques Haubrich's IPP31 design competition entry at the Berlin IPP.  Although only 4 pieces and the frame, this is a very DIFFICULT puzzle!! Don't let the looks fool you!For more info, check out the link - https://smallpuzzlecollection.blogspot.com/2011/10/four-to-square.htmlPLEASE NOTE - Winning bidder will be invoiced the total of the winning bid amount PLUS shipping cost (registered ma...

Sputnik in Cube was Carlo Gitt's exchange puzzle for IPP19 in London, 1999.It was designed by Marcel Gillen.It is also known as "Sputnik" or "cube in cube"The goal of the puzzle is to remove the inner cube from the cage.It comes in its original exchange puzzle packaging, which is a Bits & pieces cardboard box with three extra labels added by Carlo. 2 of these are shown in the pictures, the 3rd is not shown as is contains private address information.

Designed and first released at IPP in 2009, Surround is closely related to the 3/4/5 cubes designs by Ichiro. In this case, six pieces must be used to surround the solid cube in such a way that is self-supporting. Two solutions using magnets are possible, with another "rule-breaker" solution that does not use magnets and covers the cube completely! The finished shape is pleasingly symmetrical and displays well.Puzzle Pusher has an excellent blog review of this puzzle.Precision wood puzzles ...

Five is the magic number! This "Turning Interlocking Cube" has a level five solution, with five rotations and five different wood types. Designed by Andrew Crowell, these fascinating TIC's take it to the next level. Instead of straightforward linear moves, these designs require rotations during the solution process. Construction is outstanding, with shouldered joinery where side grain gluing is not possible, and detailed bevels which flow around the shouldered joints for a uniform appearance.Thi...