







Keychain S-rings
Keychain Star Shuttle
Keychain Keys
Happy Cube
Bent Nails For those of you who would like an idea of how hefty they are : a 16d galvanized nail is very close to being .168" (2.68/16") in diameter . These bent nails are slightly thicker (probably 20d) : .208" ( 3.33/16") thick steel nails, bought off a friend who got it from a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Derry, NH .
IQ Circle A plastic tangram with its own case .
Satan's Stirrups This puzzle is one of many 'tavern puzzles' originally made by Dennis Sucilsky, "a museum trained traditional blacksmith who is able to use his knowledge of iron-working and tool making for the production of these metal puzzles." "The earliest Tavern Puzzles® are based on designs centuries old. New styles are added on a regular basis; some of these are original designs, others are new versions of classics."
"Tavern Puzzles® evolved from reproductions of hand-forged artifacts that Dennis Sucilsky came across while researching architectural ironware."
One can view the full line of these great metal wonders here at www.tavernpuzzle.com .


The following puzzles have all been purchased at a retail puzzle shop called Piece Time Puzzles in Northwood, NH, operated by a very friendly husband/wife team -- Rose and Mark Stevens -- since 1996. It is located in a large barn in the midst of Northwood, NH’s “Antique Alley”, a stretch of antique shops, galleries, and restaurants on Rte 4 .
Sticked Triangles made by The Mandalay Box Co.
. . . pieces ( 8 triangles - 12 dowels )
A little more complicated ( more pieces ) than DownUnder's version called Ball in a Tepee . Actually, my puzzle makes up exactly two of the 'Ball in a Tepee' . . . intertwined . All the triangles are the same . . . four were placed on opposite sides to show contrast between entry and exit points of each hole, drilled approximately at a 58° angle .
4 Ts . . . from Binary Arts .
There are two sides to this puzzle . The other being slightly smaller in square area .
The T puzzle was used to advertise White Rose Ceylon tea in 1903 .
Double Square from Aha Brainteaser Classics, the Thinkfun people at Binary Arts .
This puzzle is a two-parter . First, this one using 4 pieces (3" square) . The next picture shows the same puzzle using a fifth piece (a miniature square) making the second large square ( 3 1/4" square ) . One source for this puzzle can be viewed at education.puzzles.com
Double Square
The fifth piece (a small square) has been added .
Jigsaw Jewel from Aha Brainteaser Classics, the Thinkfun people at Binary Arts .
Very well made .
Jigsaw Jewel . . . pieces
Jigsaw Ball from Aha Brainteaser Classics, the Thinkfun people at Binary Arts .
Jigsaw Ball . . . pieces
2 Triangles / U
miniature
This is the first in a series of the next 5 miniature copies of the full-size Tavern Puzzles . Made in China by Out Of Bounds . Designed & distributed by Robmar Corp. of Manchester, NH .
Heart / Dogbone miniature
Also known as Uncle's Sweetheart and Puzzletts Heart .
Cross_U_Triangle miniature
Known elsewhere on the web as Uncle's Gingerbread Puzle and Conestoga Playmate .
Butterfly miniature
Anomoly miniature
Horseshoes . . . elongated miniature
This was acquired at a local yard sale .
Radius . . . made by The Mandalay Box Co.
A 4-tiered cylinder puzzle that resembles Pandora's Box on my E-Bay page . Also known as Cylinder Puzzle at the WingsToys.com site .
Pieces
4pc tapered jigsaw Looks simple, but cunning !
. . . made by Binary Arts

4pc Pyramid . . . made by Binary Arts .

. . . . . 4 identical pieces

Elephant Spinout . . . made by Binary Arts .
As with the Chinese Puzzle Rings, The Brain and The Tower of Creation, this is based on the binary system for solving .

. . . closeup
There is only one place - on the left - where the individual elephants can make their turns; and also across the track - the curved edge on the right - used as a stop for those not turned .

. . . reset
The closed end of the track is hinged, and readily opens to allow the entire race of elephants to be taken out, or to reset their orientations and be re-inserted back into the track .
Horse . . . . . 25 pieces
Gorilla. . . . . 26 pieces
Bear. . . . . 22 pieces
Walrus. . . . . 23 pieces
Dolphin . . . . . 43 pieces
Internal Combustion
This puzzle is made out of solid aluminum . It was sold by Bits & Pieces until recently, which they now have discontinued .
Besides getting this puzzle at Piece Time Puzzles. . . . . as I did, other sources for purchase can be found at Games & Puzzles and the 'Executive Metal' section of Puzzles DownUnder . Also at Mr Puzzle of Australia .
An exquisitely aesthetically-pleasing wood version, known on the web as: Nightmare Box
. . . . . (formerly Shuffle Box ) . . . . . which is made out of Thailand's own beautiful “Raintree” wood, and according to its website, is "a non endangered and renewed tree from northern Thailand that has the grain structure and appearance of Teak", can be viewed for purchase here at Creative Crafthouse .
pieces .
Not as easy as you may think .
the Shell
Lunatic Lock
Brushed aluminum . Made by Puzzle Makers International . Currently also sold on Bits & Pieces .
. . . . . pieces
A tricky mechanism if you have no idea how or where to start . Although I have given you a rare viewing of the innards' mechanism, there are still some steps to be done outside the scope of what you see, which I will keep secret .
Man The Torpedo
Aluminum and brass . Made by Puzzle Makers International . Currently also sold on Bits & Pieces .
Starting the solution
If you can get to this point, which starts the solution, you've got it made .
Free The Key
Aluminum key with brass ring . Made by Puzzle Makers International . Currently also sold on Bits & Pieces .
Crossteaser
Another Rubik's type sequential puzzle .
. . . . . closeup of cross-armed pieces
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Double W
This was acquired at a local yard sale for $1.00
Known as 'Cast Devil' by the Hanayama people.
Other packaging titles are 'Twin Tangle' -- 'The Match -- 'MW Puzzle' -- 'Menace'.
The solution can be seen here .
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Fractus
An interesting study of aesthetic geometry from the good folks at Frik - n - Frak .
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Six identical pieces form a facsimile of two pyramids intersecting.
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Tripod . . . . . from elog IQ
"Toys that exercise your brain!"
~ solve for COLORS -- solve for LETTERS -- solve for ARROW COLORS ~
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. . . an entire side turns, as well as each knob at the extremeties .
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Magnetic Globe
. . . . . designed by Albert J. Hall, Patent # 5826872 .
The text on the black plastic base reads: "Mind Walk Inc" .
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. . . . . a partial look inside
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. . . . . 32 pieces
(20 large hexagonal )
(12 small pentagonal )
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Rubik's Ice Cube
Bought at Toys-R-Us .
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6 Tabbed Planks
Bought from Pavel's Puzzles .
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pieces
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