Notes from Puzzle Palace

Monday, January 3, 2022

On the ninth day of Christmas

 My true love gave to me 9 Shadow Boxes

The boxes themselves are sold by Michael's in the USA.  These are used to store baseball bats.  They work perfectly for the oversized snuff boxes and others.  All of the puzzles in both Puzzle Palace and the Puzzle Palace Museum are on display with easy access.  These boxes are an excellent way to keep the puzzles from damage, while still allowing for them to be played with. 

8 Toyo glasses

7 Karakuri's

6 Old jigsaws

5 Advent Boxes

4 Chapman puzzles

3 Escape ro-oms

2 Timeless lovers 

and a Dragon by Rick Irby  


Sunday, January 2, 2022

On the eighth day of Christmas

 My true love gave to me 8 Toyo glasses

These too are a part of the Hordern-Dalgety collection. They were put out one each year.  I've tried to solve a few of the 'puzzles' on them and have come to believe they are just the zodiac animals.  I'm probably wrong though.

7 Karakuri's

6 Old jigsaws

5 Advent Boxes

4 Chapman puzzles

3 Escape ro-oms

2 Timeless lovers 

and a Dragon by Rick Irby  


Saturday, January 1, 2022

On the seventh day of Christmas

 My true love gave to me 7 Karakuri's

Here we are. Yes, I opened these when they first came to the house.  We ordered from all 7 designers this year. I must say, I'm a bit disappointed that there weren't more but I'm still happy with 7. After missing a year or two I'm glad we got back into these.  They are cute designs that will have a nice home in the museum. 

6 Old jigsaws

5 Advent Boxes

4 Chapman puzzles

3 Escape ro-oms

2 Timeless lovers 

and a Dragon by Rick Irby  


Happy New Year everyone!