There are a large number of historical jigsaw puzzles from around the world (mostly the USA and Europe) that are certainly interesting and unusual in terms of their theme or the method of cutting. I collect the more modern puzzles (1930s onward) that I find particularly unique. Here are some of them, from every decade from the 1930s on, plus a lovely Valentine’s puzzle from 1909.
Chinese Puzzle Pagoda, Jig-Rig-Jig Saw in Three Dimensions; 139 pieces, 3-D height over 14"
Contour Jigsaw Puzzle, Bavarian Street Scene, 1968, Milton Bradley; 500+ pieces; raised surface on pieces gives three-dimensional effect
Jaymar 3-D jigsaw puzzle, 1950s, Mickey Mouse High Diver, Jaymar 3-D; children's puzzle
Plaza Section, New York, 1932, Ruth Collins, R.C.K. Map Series of Cities; image drawing makes it appear three-dimensional
Torso, 2000s, 3-D jigsaw, Spain
Motorcycle, 2000s, 3-D jigsaw puzzle
Squarecut Puzzle, Random Harvest, 1942, NYC; 500+ pieces; uniform square pieces fit into frame; MGM movie stars Greer Garson, Ronald Coleman
Squarecut Puzzle, Random Harvest, in progress
Squarecut Puzzle, Random Harvest, completed
Rotato Chips, 1930s, Murray Grumette Co. Brooklyn; by the inventor of Geometricks; circular puzzle pieces and circles within circles fit in frame
Cluster Puzzle #1, 1965 or '66, Unlikely Story, The Amazing Discovery of Alec Zandimer Plerp, Tek Method Co, Chicago
Cluster Puzzle, Jumble-Fits No. 2, Figments, 1966, Cadaco; with hint card
Cluster Puzzle, Jumble-Fits No. 5, Doodles, 1966,
Cracker Jack mini Jig Saw Puzzle, 1950s or '60s; Campfire Marshmallows
Looks like Pizza! Smells like Pizza! Tastes like Cardboard!, 1984, Great American Puzzle Factory, NY; scratch-n-sniff
Old Pal shoes with cut-out box of map of the U.S., 1960s
Valentine Puzzle, 1909, by Marion Cable, Parker Brothers
WordamaJig, 1995, Ceaco; 200 pieces plus 4 crossword puzzles; Sandy Beram Creation, art by Michael Palan
Photomosaics, Neuschwanstein Castle, by Robert Silvers, 1999, Buffalo Games-BGI; 1000 pieces
Waffle, Circle Art Puzzle, 1990s±, Morphoto, PA; anamorphic jigsaw, 91 pieces
Paradox by J.B. Smyth, 2000s, 3D jigsaw consisting of 3 layers stacked; 540 pieces
Paradox; 3D jigsaw, 3 layers stacked
Post Pack Puzzle, Souvenir of the 1931 Transatlantic Flight made by Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis in the monoplane Liberty, NY, from Newfoundland to Copenhagen
Post Pack Puzzle, description on back
For more information about the historic flight of the German photographer and his Danish pilot, click on “Spirit of Liberty,” the name of their plane.
Puzzle Pieces, Kevin Michael Young, 1985, MOMA; 513 pieces
Slip Slide puzzle, 1933, NRA eagle logo; 15¢; paper strips slide into frame
Organ puzzle, 3D, German magazine supplement
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