Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Peas In The Pot” is a porcelain chamber pot and a few peas inside a glass jar with a sealed cork. The object of the puzzle is to get the peas inside the pot.
Manufacturer/Distributor: C. M. Crandall.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1889.
Condition: Very good – some age wear.
Description: “Pigs in Clover” was invented by Charles in 1899 and patented. The patent number is 410,956. The idea of the game is to put marbles inside the maze and then try to get a marble in each segment.
Manufacturer/Distributor: H. C. J. Deeks & Co., Patterson, New Jersey.
Country of Origin: unknown. .
Age/Date: 1906.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Puzzle Post Card” is a hologram that shows one scene when turned to the left and another when turned to the right.
Manufacturer/Distributor: E. S. Lowe Company, Inc., New York 10, New York.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Real Roulette” is a pocket roulette game.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Ring & Loop Puzzle” is a dexterity puzzle that requires you to take it apart and put it back together again.
Manufacturer/Distributor: The Engineering Service Corporation, Albany, New York.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Ring-Pin is a game puzzle that is played with multiple players. Each player tries for 1 minute to get the rings on the pin. After three rounds the highest scorer wins.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good.
Description: “Roulette” is a metal roulette wheel that spins when the lever on the side is pushed.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Three Snakes Puzzle” is a metal mechanical puzzle that requires you to separate the three snakes.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – some water damage.
Description: “Smile” is a card with a chain attached. The picture is of a milkman and the chain is attached to his face. You hold the card horizontally and tap it lightly so the chain changes shape. When it does it forms the front of the face.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good – small hole in envelope.
Description: “This — Spider Web Puzzle-Free” is a Spider Web puzzle that was apparently free in boxes of Cracker Jack or Checkers.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Spiral Puzzle” is a puzzle with two spiral ends that are twisted together and joined at the end of their stem. The object is to take them apart and put them back together again.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – some rust.
Description: “Star and Crescent Puzzle” is a mechanical puzzle where you must remove the stars from the crescent.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Star and Oval Puzzle” is a metal mechanical puzzle that requires you to separate the star from the oval.
Manufacturer/Distributor: John D. Boyle, “Puzzle,’ U.S. Patent 2,181,116, November 28, 1939.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1939.
Condition: Excellent – missing instructions.
Description: “Takitapart” is a puzzle that has a coin embedded in one of the wooden pieces. The object of the puzzle is to take the puzzle apart and retrieve the coin.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Creative Crafthouse, A Stewart Coffin design.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “The Cruiser” is a wooden puzzle with five pieces; the base and four inside pieces. The object is the put the four pieces inside the cut out rectangle.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Germany.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Fair – several pieces missing.
Description: “The Derby In The Pocket-Book” is a game where you ignite the red spot on a play card and it burns at various rates for each horse until one wins.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Germany.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “The Magic Screw” is a puzzle that challenges someone to take the ring off the screw. Instructions are included.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Sold in Johnson Smith & Company catalog.
Country of Origin: Germany.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “The Merry Widow” is a pinback that, when a string is pulled, flips up the girl’s skirt to show her panties.
Pages: 24 pages.
Date: 1912.
Condition: Very good.
Publisher/Distributor: Wehman Bros., Distributed by Johnson Smith & Co.
Notes: none.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “This — Question -Free” is a Question puzzle that was apparently free in boxes of Cracker Jack or Checkers.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “This — Two Ring Puzzle-Free” is a Two Ring puzzle that was apparently free in boxes of Cracker Jack or Checkers.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Three Ovals Puzzle” is a dexterity puzzle that requires you to take it apart and put it back together again.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Two Anchors Puzzle” is a puzzle with two pieces that vaguely look like anchors. The object is to separate the two pieces without breaking them.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Two Loops Puzzle” is a metal mechanical puzzle that requires you to separate the loops.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Two Ring Puzzle” is a dexterity puzzle that you take apart and put back together.
Manufacturer/Distributor: M. E. Farber, Waupun, Wisconsin.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Where There’s Smoke” is a gag box that has a metal cage and a cord inside. You are supposed to light the cord and attach it to the collar of an unsuspecting person. When the cord burns down it smolders inside the cage and produces smoke that makes it look like the person is on fire.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Japan.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Wooden Ball Puzzle” is a wooden ball with many pieces. The object is to take the ball apart and put it back together again.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Wooden Bottle & Peg Puzzle” is a wooden bottle with a peg inside. The object is to get the peg out of the bottle and free the tiny bearing inside.
Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – ball bearing missing.
Description: “Wooden Bottle and Peg Puzzle” is a puzzle about how to get the peg out of the bottle.
