I have never seen a puzzle like "6+6=CUBE!"  The 12 notched pieces can be assembled to form two 6-piece burrs simultaneously OR a cube (using all 12 pieces)!  I believe this to be a unique design.  "6+6=CUBE" was used by perennial Edward Hordern Puzzle Exchange participant Tsugumitso Noji for his exchange puzzle at IPP26, held in Boston in 2006.  It was designed by Kozy Kitajima, and manufactured by the famous Woodpecker HIKIMI company of Japan.  6+6=CUBE is complete in its original box wit...

1 - advertising Poll-Parrot Shoes, from around the 1950's, complete with envelope2 - from old magician's stock (separate on the perforated lines)3- advertising Hotel Koehler, likely from the 1920's (Hotel Koehler, from the best I can tell, existed from 1900-1929.), printing on both sides of the cards4 - a modern colorful commercial version of the puzzleSam Loyd's "Trick Mules" was one of the greatest puzzles ever invented, by America's greatest puzzle inventor!  It has been used world-wide hund...

Double Escape is a diabolical and sturdy disentanglement puzzle designed by the late great Markus Götz of Germany, and was Markus' exchange puzzle at the 26th International Puzzle Party (IPP23) held in Boston in 2006.  The goal is to remove the two dark rings from the puzzle.  The solution, as presented by Markus, requires 15 steps!The puzzle is as it was presented at IPP26 in 2006, complete in its original colorful display box with its original instruction sheet.  I will p...

"Intersections" is a LARGE (6" x 6" x 6", or 15 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm, weighing almost 2 lbs!), almost museum quality, interlocking AND sequential movement puzzle, on steroids.  Each of the 27 intersecting rods --- arranged in three 3x3 orthogonal and intersecting grids --- must be removed from the acrylic cube, and then reassembled in the cube.  In order to illustrate the intricacy of the puzzle, I've included in the second illustration a copy of the profiles of the 27 black acrylic rods which m...

Very nice dance combined with the always satisfyingly clack of Osanori's builds make this a great fun solve.https://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/333Box/Comet/1/Shipping calculated after auction - Combined shipping available.

This is the IPP32 puzzle exchange by Peter Hajek.The six pieces can construct 6 different shapes (the cube two different ways).Peter Hajek's notes:In 1961, Thomas O'Beirne described in his New Scientist column (224, 560-1) a fantastic cube dissection. Six irregular pieces formed a cube and five other different rectangular cuboids. Surprisingly, it went largely unnoticed, probably because of difficulties in making the set. O'Beirne did not include it in his 1965 book Puzzles and Paradoxes and it ...

This puzzle was designed by Osanori Yamamoto and made by Pelikan.It looks like a simple 2 burr pieces puzzle in a cage but is it more than that...The cage is composed of two identical separate pieces. So all the four pieces are moving together !moves: 17.6more info :https://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/4PieceBurr/BisectFrame2S/https://www.pelikanpuzzles.eu/detail/bisect-frame-2s/After the end of the auction the final shipping cost will be calculated.Besides PayPal, Wise payment solution is also an opt...

Another great design by Osanori Yamamoto and nicely made by Pelikan.5 pieces form a sort of cube surrounded by a belt, hence its name...The puzzle is not easy : 30.10.12.4 moves (with rotations of course !)more info :https://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/661Ring/NeoSaturn/https://www.pelikanpuzzles.eu/detail/neo-saturn/After the end of the auction the final shipping cost will be calculated.Besides PayPal, Wise payment solution is also an option.SEPA bank transfer is also accepted (EU countries) and fr...

A very unique designed puzzle by Osanori Yamamoto and made by Pelikan.It seems to be two plates linked together with a cylinder sliding between the two... But it is not.The center of the plates are composed of two pieces crossing the puzzle from top to bottom and through the cylinder.You have to find how to take the cylinder out and to put all pieces together...more info here : https://www.pelikanpuzzles.eu/detail/trap-r2/After the end of the auction the final shipping cost will be calculated.B...

A very nice puzzle designed by Osanori Yamamoto and made by Pelikan (2013).The four colored pieces have to find their way through a squared frame containing several obstacles.There are 17.5.2.4 moves with the famous Osanori's twist move...https://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/663Ring/MysteriousGalaxy/After the end of the auction the final shipping cost will be calculated.Besides PayPal, Wise payment solution is also an option.SEPA bank transfer is also accepted (EU countries) and free.

Another great design from the talented Osanori Yamamoto. Nicely made by Pelikan.2 identical pieces in a special frame.moves: 20.2https://www.pelikanpuzzles.eu/detail/wing-hangar/After the end of the auction the final shipping cost will be calculated.Besides PayPal, Wise payment solution is also an option.SEPA bank transfer is also accepted (EU countries) and free.

This 2D-packing puzzle is from Alexander Magyarics from Slovakia. There are six big hearts and six smaller hearts which have to be put inside a frame in a shape of a heart. As usual puzzles from Alexander are not easy to solve and always interesting. Made from Wood, new and unused.

The San Diego Puzzle is a 2-Dimensional tray assembly. It was Marcel Gillen's IPP38  exchange puzzle.Crafted from MDF. The puzzle has been stored in a display case within an air-conditioned, smoke-free home by the original owner.Buyer to pay the actual shipping cost to be determined after the listing.

HANAYAMA's CAST Hook and CAST Baroq, neither ever removed from their boxes, as new.  Both designed by famous puzzle designers: CAST Hook was designed by the great and prolific Finnish puzzle designer Vesa Timonen, and Cast Baroq was designed by the Japanese puzzle designer responsible for many "interestingly" shaped puzzles, Akio Yamamoto.  The opening bargain price of $13 is for BOTH puzzles!I will ship within the US as a first-class package (from between $6.15 and $6.55, depending on posta...

"Four Tress" is a "2-dimensional caged burr" puzzle, from the creative mind of prolific and popular puzzle designer Goh Pit Khiam.  It was beautifully laser cut and engraved by popular and prolific puzzle craftsperson Walt Hoppe (Laser Perfect), and used by Walt as his exchange puzzle for the IPP26 Puzzle Exchange at the Boston Puzzle Party in 2009.  The object of the puzzle is to remove all 4 pieces from the frame, which requires 15 steps.  The second illustration shows the state of the puzz...

This is the one of two politics-oriented vanish puzzles produced by the now defunct www.faerietalebooks.com.  When the inner disk is rotated clockwise, Osama bin Laden is beheaded; his body disappears, and Hillary Clinton is holding his head.  The puzzle is in mint condition, in its original plastic bag sleeve.I will ship within the US as a first class flat (likely around $5.50), and am happy to ship overseas at cost.Thank you for viewing my auction!

Bertha Shackman founded the famous B. Shackman novelty company in 1895.  The company's puzzle business began to flourish in the late 1940's after the founder's grandson and company manager, Daniel Jacoby, began importing items from Japan.  I am offering Shackman's "'WHAT IS YOUR SCORE' PUZZLES" from 1962 (or earlier --- pre zip code).  The puzzles are familiar to most puzzle collectors (a version of Dad's Puzzler;" a version of the Tower of Hanoi;" a 5-piece star puzzle; a 4-piece square puzz...

IMPROVED CORNER BLOCKThis is puzzle perfection, the fit and finish is beautiful and I’ve always considered it to be one of the nicest puzzles in my collection! The puzzle was crafted by Interlocking Puzzles which I believe to be Wayne Daniel’s company.  Made of polished Bloodwood with aluminum pins, there are two solutions to make these pieces into a cube, can you find both?Shipping from Canada using Canada Post, shipping will be calculated at auction close.  If you need a shipping estima...

LONG BEAMED STARThis puzzle was crafted by Viktor Genel and is a member of the Quad Squad Family, where pieces from different puzzles can be interchanged. The puzzle is crafted from Maple with Walnut interior pieces and is beautiful on display.Shipping from Canada using Canada Post, shipping will be calculated at auction close.  If you need a shipping estimate or have any questions just send me a message, many thanks!

THE PHARAOH’S SECRET The Pharaoh's Secret puzzle box was designed and crafted by Perry McDaniel and Norman Sandfield. This was the IPP18 Exchange puzzle from Norman Sandfield.  The pyramid is crafted from walnut, mahogany and padauk woods. Shipping from Canada using Canada Post, shipping will be calculated at auction close.  If you need a shipping estimate or have any questions just send me a message, many thanks!