BruceWhitehill 33
Sunbeams Rainbow Puzzle
11 colorful sliding blocks need to be moved to the color arrangement shown on one edge of the plastic tray; two blocks have half a sun on them, which need to be together, "high in the sky," in the end. Blocks are fixed into the plastic base. The instructions are molded into the base on the underside, showing you the start and end positions. The entire unit fits into a clear plastic bottom and has a clear plastic top.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ chec...
22.00
21 bids
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BruceWhitehill 33
Tower Puzzle (name not shown)
Fine wood puzzle consists of 5 rotating rings with 4 slots in them and 19 wood balls in 4 colors. Object is to move the rings and change the position of the balls so that all balls of one color are lined up in the same slot.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
7.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
The Moving Puzzle, United Van Lines
Standard 9-piece wood sliding block puzzle. Advertising premium for United Van Lines, St. Louis, Missouri office. This is the exact same puzzle as the Bekins Moving and Storage one except the copyright date of inventor Frederic Aaron here is 1941, not 1927 shown on the Bekins puzzle.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
3.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
The Flying Puzzle
Standard 14-piece wood sliding block puzzle with nice airplane illustration on cover. Sticker for "Daddy & Jack's Joke Shop" of Boston covers logo for Standard Trailer Co., Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Illustration and instructions are on the cover; inside the cover is stamped information about where to send a request for the solution.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
5.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
The Presidential Puzzle -- Roosevelt & Hoover
Rare 13-piece wood sliding block puzzle with political theme and silhouettes of 1932 Presidential candidates Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt on the cover, along with "May the Best Man Win." Puzzle illustration and instructions are inside the cover.In this double puzzle, you can win either by sliding either the large Hoover block OR the large Roosevelt block into the White House corner.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
85.00
9 bids
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BruceWhitehill 33
Roadside Rescue Brainteaser Puzzle
Plastic vehicles attached to different sized bases are in three lanes of traffic. The puzzle booklet shows you different set-ups for 42 different challenges. The object is to slide the blocks so that your three emergency vehicles -- police car, ambulance and fire truck -- end up where they are supposed to be to come to the rescue. Simple and fun, from the same people that did Rush Hour, and along the same principles as that earlier classic. Comes with a "Challenges" booklet and a cloth "Roadside...
8.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
"GI" Nut Cracker
Standard 9-block sliding block puzzle with military theme. Picture of soldier ("GI") on the front working the puzzle. Blocks are plain (unmarked) wood.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
35.00
23 bids
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tomjolly 119
Magic 16 - 16 piece sphere puzzle - plastic
Magic 16 - a plastic sphere with imbedded magnets and 16 outer shell pieces (with magnets), from CHH Games. And, you will be ecstatic to learn that this has The National Parenting Center SEAL OF APPROVAL! Wow! Anyway, an interesting puzzle, amusing but not particularly difficult. It weighs 10 ounces. In original packaging, with solution sheet.
3.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
Puzzler sliding block puzzle
Standard 9-block sliding block puzzle, the object being to slide the large square block from one corner to another. Blocks are plain wood. Box bottom sheet with photograph illustrating the table cover company product.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
3.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
The Moving Puzzle
Standard 9-block sliding block puzzle, the object being to slide the large square block (the piano) from one corner to another. Blocks are wood, marked as pieces of furniture: piano, rug, mat, lamp, clock, sofa, table and two chairs. Solution sheet included. This puzzle is a premium from Greyvan (moving and) Storage and pictures an early trailer-van on the cover.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
3.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
Pronto Poker Game
This unique object is hard to classify -- maybe because it's not really a puzzle. The Pronto Poker Game is subtitled, "Can you shake a Royal Flush?" The square cardboard object has 5 holes and a series of round disks inside, each showing a card suit, 10 - Ace, plus joker. Shake the card and then hold it so that the discs slide down into the opening and reveal a poker hand. Can be played by one or more. Wonderful gambling item! Patented 1924.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or ba...
7.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
Merlin's Puzzle Pastimes
1986 Dover book edited by Charles Barry Townsend contains 56 pages of puzzles and solutions, copiously and wonderfully illustrated.(Note - You can pay in dollars or euro, by PayPal or bank transfer, or by $ check in the U.S.)
61.00
9 bids
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tomjolly 119
DaVinci's Secret
DaVinci's Secret was #1 in a series of puzzles (the first 4 are all listed here) that were to lead to a larger meta-puzzle through clues given with each puzzle (scrolls and markings and so on). This is manufactured by Family Games in Ontario, part of their "Sacred Myths and Legends" series. This weighs a massive 3.7 pounds, so buyers beware; it will be costly to ship.
10.00
1 bid
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tomjolly 119
Legend of the King
Legend of the King was #3 in a series of puzzles (the first 4 are all listed here) that were to lead to a larger meta-puzzle through clues given with each puzzle (scrolls and markings and so on). This is manufactured by Family Games in Ontario, part of their "Sacred Myths and Legends" series. This weighs a massive 3.5 pounds, so buyers beware; it will be costly to ship.
10.00
1 bid
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tomjolly 119
Enigmatic Temple, #4 in Sacred Myths and Legends series
Enigmatic Temple was #4 in a series of puzzles (the first 4 are all listed here) that were to lead to a larger meta-puzzle through clues given with each puzzle (scrolls and markings and so on). This is manufactured by Family Games in Ontario, part of their "Sacred Myths and Legends" series. This weighs almost 2 pounds without packing materials, so buyers beware; it will be costly to ship.
10.00
1 bid
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tomjolly 119
The Equation, #2 in Sacred Myths and Legends series
The Equation was #2 in a series of puzzles (the first 4 are all listed here) that were to lead to a larger meta-puzzle through clues given with each puzzle (scrolls and markings and so on). This is manufactured by Family Games in Ontario, part of their "Sacred Myths and Legends" series. This weighs almost 2 pounds without packing materials, so buyers beware; it will be costly to ship. This one is basically a tray puzzle with a restriction (2 colors of pieces), interesting to solve.
10.00
1 bid
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Stickmanbox 11
Stickman No. 6 Puzzlebox (Grandfather Clock)
This Stickman No. 6 Puzzlebox is crafted from oak, with bloodwood inlays and intricate wooden gears that actually make the clock hands turn. This puzzle is identical to the one that Jerry Slocum received at IPP for his retirement present.
The puzzle requires manipulating its internal gears and levers until that the clock reaches midnight, after which two more unique moves are required to access its single hidden drawer. Figuring out how to manipulate these gears is half the fun. Once the ...
2,049.00
55 bids
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Stickmanbox 11
Stickman No. 24 Puzzlebox (Little Game Hunter)
This Stickman No. 24 Puzzlebox is filled with personality and takes the classic style Kumiki puzzle to the next level. It is a must have for those who appreciate such puzzles. The puzzle must be partially solved to access the two hidden compartments in its base, but after that can be entirely take apart (even the base) into 26 pieces that are quite challenging to re-assemble. In all, it requires a minimum of 25 steps to fully solve.
The puzzle is crafted from Mahogany, Paduk and Maple, me...
586.00
27 bids
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Stickmanbox 11
Stickman No. 20 (Lighthouse)
This Stickman No. 20 Puzzlebox is handcrafted from purpleheart, with intricate diamond shaped maple inlays. Its rocky cliff base is carved out from walnut, leopardwood and paduk.
The unique aspect of this puzzle is that the decorative bricks on the corners of lighthouse tower also serve as screw-threads. As it rotates, this external disk will move up and down the tower shaft upon these threads. At certain positions, this thread action changes in mechanical output and will also cause s...
1,838.00
55 bids
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Stickmanbox 11
Stickman No. 2 Puzzlebox
Stickman No. 2 Puzzleboxes were made in several different wood type variations. This particular puzzle was hand crafted from red oak. Like all versions, it has the intricate inlay of a tree on its top (picture). The puzzle requires a minimum of 55 moves and is of moderate difficulty to solve all 4 of its hidden compartments.
The puzzle is in perfect working condition, (though some of its moves are just a hair on the tight side, and could possibly be even be tighter in exceptionally ...
1,657.00
49 bids
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