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• Throughout this page, for ease of identification, the smaller puzzle dimension is listed first, and the larger dimension second. Which is the width, and which is the height, is dependent on the puzzle.
• With a few exceptions, each Thumbnail is taken from the puzzle corner with the most interesting cut.
• Confirmed Rectangular piece counts:
  F-Series: 259
  M-Series: 340, 345, 405
  PZL9000-Series: 625
  PZL4000-Series: 487, 502, 505, 509, 510, 511, 527, 544, 545, 625
  PZL2000-Series: 502, 503, 508, 509, 510, 511, 520, 527, 545, 547, 548, 566
  Bookcase-Series: 350, 351, 352, 355, 356, 380
  World of Wonder: 350, 351, 352
  American Beauty: 350, 352
  Sporting Holiday: 350
  

F-Series   M-Series   PZL9000-Series   PZL4000-Series   PZL2000-Series
Bookcase-Series   World of Wonder   American Beauty   Sporting Holiday
Fused Cut Variations   Notes

F-Series: Basic Cuts
DR259 Pieces: 259 Backing:  Pastel Yellow (1964) ,  Pastel Pink (1964) , or  Green (1964)  Confirmed Puzzles: 4 Size: 11-3/4" x 16-1/2"

M-Series: Basic Cuts
DR340A Pieces: 340 Backing:  Green (1964)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 11-1/2" x 19-1/4" * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR340B, but there are subtle differences. Some pieces are interchangeable, some are not.	DR340B Pieces: 340 Backing:  Green (1965)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 11-1/2" x 19-1/4" * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR340A, but there are subtle differences. Some pieces are interchangeable, some are not.	DR345 Pieces: 345 Backing:  Green (1964-1965)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 11-1/2" x 19-1/4" * See Note below on Squared vs Rounded Corners.
DR405 Pieces: 405 Backing:  Black (1965-1966)  or  Green (1965-1966)  Confirmed Puzzles: 4 Size: 13-1/2" x 19" * See Note below on Squared vs Rounded Corners.

PZL9000-Series, PZL4000-Series, PZL2000-Series: Basic Cuts
DR487 Pieces: 487 Backing:  Red (1969-1973) ,  Green (1972-1973) , or Confirmed Puzzles: 7 Size: 17-1/2" x 23-1/2" * Some of the puzzle boxes state a piece count of 486, but the true count is 487.	DR502A Pieces: 502 Backing:  Red (1968-1969)  Confirmed Puzzles: 9 Size: 16" x 22-3/4" * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR502B, but there are subtle differences, and the pieces are not interchangeable.	DR502B Pieces: 502 Backing:  Red (1968-1969)  or  Green (1969)  Confirmed Puzzles: 9 Size: 16" x 22-3/4" * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR502A, but there are subtle differences, and the pieces are not interchangeable.
DR503 Pieces: 503 Backing:  Red (1969)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 17-9/16" x 21-1/2"	DR505 Pieces: 505 Backing:  Red (1968)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 14-3/4" x 26-7/8"	DR510A Pieces: 510 Backing:  Red (1968-1972) , or Confirmed Puzzles: 9 Size: 18" x 22-9/16" * Fused Cut Variations: DR510AFP (509 pieces) DR510AFP2 (508 pieces) * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR510B, but there are subtle differences. Some pieces are interchangeable, some are not. In the thumbnail, note how the right border is slightly wider.
DR510B Pieces: 510 Backing:  Red (1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Size: 18" x 22-9/16" * Fused Cut Variations: DR510BFP (509 pieces) * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR510A, but there are subtle differences. Some pieces are interchangeable, some are not. In the thumbnail, note how the right border is slightly thinner. * Discovered by Irwin Feig	DR511 Pieces: 511 Backing:  Red (1968-1969)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Size: 17-9/16" x 21-1/2" * Fused Cut Variations: DR511FP (510 pieces) DR511FP2 (509 pieces) * Discovered by Richard Brown	DR520 Pieces: 520 Backing:  Red (1969)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 19-7/8" x 21-3/4"
DR527 Pieces: 527 Backing:  Red (1968-1970)  or  Green (1970)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Size: 14-5/8" x 24-3/4"	DR528 Pieces: 528 Backing: Confirmed Puzzles: 0 Size: 18" x 22-9/16" * Fused Cut Variations: DR528FP (527 pieces) * DR528 "probably" exists, but has yet to be discovered. A Fused Cut Variation, DR528FP, is shown below.	DR545 Pieces: 545 Backing:  Red (1967-1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 7 Size: 16" x 25" * Fused Cut Variations: DR545FP (544 pieces)
DR548 Pieces: 548 Backing:  Red (1968-1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 8 Size: 20" x 22-9/16" * Fused Cut Variations: DR548FP (547 pieces)	DR566 Pieces: 566 Backing:  Red (1968-1969)  Confirmed Puzzles: 3 Size: 20" x 22-9/16" * Discovered by Christopher Gilles	DR625 Pieces: 625 Backing:  Green (1967)  or  Red (1968)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Size: 16-3/8" x 34-5/8"

Bookcase-Series: Basic Cuts
DR350A Pieces: 350 Backing:  Dark Blue (1971)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 11-1/2" x 22-1/2"	DR352A Pieces: 352 Backing:  Dark Blue (1971)  Confirmed Puzzles: 3 Size: 13-1/2" x 19" * Fused Cut Variations: DR352AFP (351 pieces) * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR352B, but there are subtle differences, and the pieces are not interchangeable.	DR356 Pieces: 356 Backing:  Red (1971)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 12-1/2" x 20-1/4" * Fused Cut Variations: DR356FP (355 pieces)
DR380 Pieces: 380 Backing:  Red (1971)  Confirmed Puzzles: 4 Size: 14-1/8" x 18"

World of Wonder, American Beauty, Sporting Holiday: Basic Cuts
DR350B Pieces: 350 Backing:  Red (1972-1973)  Confirmed Puzzles: 17 Size: 13-1/2" x 19"	DR350BM Pieces: 350 Backing:  Red (1973)  Confirmed Puzzles: 6 Size: 13-1/2" x 19" * This cut is a mirror image of DR350B.	DR352B Pieces: 352 Backing:  Dark Blue (1972)  or  Red (1972-1973)  Confirmed Puzzles: 6 Size: 13-1/2" x 19" * Fused Cut Variations: DR352BFP (351 pieces) * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DR352A, but there are subtle differences, and the pieces are not interchangeable.

Fused Cut Variations

A fused piece occurs when a small piece of a puzzle die breaks. Each of these cuts is identical to its corresponding Basic Cut above, except for 1 or more fused pieces.

DR352AFP Pieces: 351 Backing:  Dark Blue (1971)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Size: 13-1/2" x 19" * Discovered by Richard Brown Photo: DR352A vs DR352AFP This cut matches DR352A exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs 4 rows in from the middle of the short border adjacent the die cut thumbnail). Note the fused pieces are Half-Fused.

DR352BFP Pieces: 351 Backing:  Red (1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 4 Size: 13-1/2" x 19" * Discovered by Irwin Feig Photo: DR352B vs DR352BFP This cut matches DR352B exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs fairly close to the corner diagonally opposite the die cut thumbnail).

DR356FP Pieces: 355 Backing:  Red (1971)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 12-1/2" x 20-1/4" * Discovered by Richard Brown Photo: DR356 vs DR356FP This cut matches DR356 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the upper left area of the puzzle) (or lower right area, depending on the orientation of the cut). Note the fused pieces may be Fully-Fused (upper right) or Half-Fused (lower right).

DR510AFP Pieces: 509 Backing:  Red (1969-1972) , or Confirmed Puzzles: 9 Size: 18" x 22-9/16" * Discovered by Christopher Gilles Photo: DR510A vs DR510AFP This cut matches DR510A exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs close to one of the corners). Note the fused pieces may be Fully-Fused (left) or Half-Fused (right).

DR510AFP2 Pieces: 508 Backing:  Red (1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 18" x 22-9/16" * Discovered by Christopher Gilles Photo: DR510A vs DR510AFP2 This cut matches DR510A exactly, except for 2 pairs of fused pieces (occurs close to one of the corners).

DR510BFP Pieces: 509 Backing:  Green (1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 18" x 22-9/16" * Discovered by Irwin Feig Photo: DR510B vs DR510BFP This cut matches DR510B exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the long border diagonally opposite the thumbnail).

DR511FP Pieces: 510 Backing:  Red (1968-1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 6 Size: 17-9/16" x 21-1/2" Photo: DR511 vs DR511FP This cut matches DR511 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs close to the middle of the short border opposite the die cut thumbnail).

DR511FP2 Pieces: 509 Backing:  Red (1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 4 Size: 17-9/16" x 21-1/2" * Discovered by Dottie Fitzwater Photo: DR511 vs DR511FP2 This cut matches DR511 exactly, except for 2 pairs of fused pieces (the bottom pair occurs close to the middle of the puzzle, on a direct line in from the top pair).

DR528FP Pieces: 527 Backing:  Red (1968)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Size: 18" x 22-9/16" * Discovered by Sue Ann Nichols Photo: DR528FP The fused piece occurs in the same corner as the die cut thumbnail. The parent unfused cut, DR528, has yet to be discovered.

DR545FP Pieces: 544 Backing:  Green (1967)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 16" x 25" * Discovered by Nancy McMahon Photo: DR545 vs DR545FP This cut matches DR545 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs close to the middle of the long border, diagonally opposite the die cut thumbnail).

DR548FP Pieces: 547 Backing:  Red (1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Size: 20" x 22-9/16" * Discovered by Dottie Fitzwater Photo: DR548 vs DR548FP This cut matches DR548 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs close to the middle of the puzzle, in the same quadrant as the die cut thumbnail).

Notes

Photo: DR345 Squared vs Rounded Corners DR345 Corners This cut is sometimes seen with squared corners, and sometimes with rounded corners. The cuts are otherwise identical, and the pieces are interchangeable. The cut with rounded corners has "whiter" pieces.

Photo: DR405 Squared vs Rounded Corners DR405 Corners This cut is sometimes seen with squared corners, and sometimes with rounded corners. The cuts are otherwise identical, and the pieces are interchangeable.

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