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ESCAPE FROM FRAMES

[The following is a list of the Rose Art puzzles featuring the art of Harry (Heronim) Wysocki (brother of Charles Wysocki). I have all of these. There may be more that I don't know about. -- Ed Tabor.]

An alphabetical list of HOME TOWN COLLECTION puzzles by HERONIM.:
[We have put this together with the help of several people, including "LC", "AM", "RL", "TS", "KR", and Ed Tabor.]

Adirondacks, 2003, small box
Amish Harvest, 2002, large box
Amish Harvest, 2002, small box

Barn Raising, 2006, small box
Bayberry Junction, 1999, large box
Be Mine, 2005, small box
Beautiful Bridges, 2006, small box
Bird in Hand Quilts, 1996, large box
Bird in Hand Quilts, 2001, large box
Bird in Hand Quilts, 2002, small box
Boat Parade, 2007, small box

Cable Cars, 2005, small box
Camden’s Independence Day Parade, 2007, small box
Candlelight Inn, 2001, small box
Candlelight Inn, 2005, small box
Car Show, 2005, small box [2007, also?]
Castle Country, 2004, small box
Central Park, 2008, small box
Check In, 2005, small box
Cherry Blossom Festival, 2003, small box
Chester County Fair, 1996, large box
Chester County Fair, 2001, large box
Chester County Fair, 2002, small box
Cider Time, 1996, large box
Cider Time, 2001, large box
Cider Time, 2002, small box
County Fair, 2002, large box
County Fair, 2002, small box
Cozy Kitchen, 2005, small box

Deck the Halls, 2005, small box
Delta Queen, 1999, large box
Doe See Doe, 2005, small box
Down By the Boardwalk, 2005, small box

Fabulous Farmer's Market, 2005, small box
Farm Store Delivery, 2006, small box
Firehouse Fun, 2005, small box

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines, 2008, small box
Grand Central Terminal, 2007, small box
Grand Peacock Hotel, 2002, small box
Grauman's Chinese Theatre, 2007, small box
Great Balloon Race, 2001, large box
Great Balloon Race, 2005, small box

Harvest Moon Dance, 2001, large box
Harvest Moon Dance, 2005, small box
Holiday at the Beach, 2007, small box
Homecoming [2003?]
Honeymoon Bound, 2004, small box

Keystone Capers, 2005, small box
Kite Flying at Recess, 1999, large box

Ladies of Lancaster, 1999, large box
Lazy Summer Days, 2005, small box
Library, 2006, small box
Los Altos Mail Train, 1999, large box

Maple Sugaring, 1996, large box
Maple Sugaring, 2001, large box
Maple Sugaring, 2002, small box
Maple Sugaring II, 2002, small box
Mattei's Tavern, 1996, large box
Mattei's Tavern, 2001, large box
Mattei's Tavern, 2002, small box
Mom’s Apple Pie, 2007, small box
Morning in Maine, 2001, large box
Morning in Maine, 2005, small box
Mount Rushmore, 2003, small box
Mushroom Farm, 2001, large box
Mushroom Farm, 2005, small box

New England Christmas, 2007, small box
New England Clambake, 2004, small box
New England Light House, 2002, large box
New England Lighthouse, 2002, small box

Owlhead, Maine Lighthouse, 2007, small box

Pine River Lodge, 2004, small box
Playland, 2007, small box
Point Bonita, 1996, large box
Point Bonita, 2001, large box
Point Bonita, 2002, small box
Port City, 2000, large box
Pumpkin Picking, 2000, large box

Rainbows, 2006, small box
Rampart Street Parade, 2000, large box
Rampart Street, 2006, small box
Round Barn, 2003, small box

Saguaro Dude Ranch, 2007, small box
Sam's Barber Shop, 2006, small box
San Francisco, 2006, small box
Santa Cruz Holiday, 2004, small box
Sausalito Water Front, 2007, small box
Seattle, 2001, large box
Seattle, Washington, 2005, small box
Sixteenth at Cypress, 1999, large box
Skater's Waltz, 2000, large box
Snowman Contest, 2003, small box
Southern Mansion, 2002, small box
Sunday in the Park, 2007, small box
Swan Boats in Boston Park, 2000, large box

Valentine's Day, 2000, large box
Vet Hospital, 2008, small box

Weather Outside is Frightful, 2004, small box
White House Easter Egg Hunt, 2008, small box

We believe that the large box was used approximately 1996-2002, and the small box has been used from about 2002 to the present.

3007 Ladies of Lancaster , 1000 pieces
3008 Fourth of July , 550 pieces
3009 Harvest Dance , 1000 pieces
3010 Candlelight Inn , 550 pieces
3110 Apple Village (leaf shaped) , 1000 pieces
3439 Spring in Rhode Island , 550 pieces
3440 Fall in Portland Maine , 550 pieces, 1998, Lighthouse Collector Series
5033 Summer in Cape Cod , 550 pieces
5034 Winter in Rockland Maine , 550 pieces
5042 Skaters Waltz (christmas tree shaped) , 1000 pieces
5044 Spring Melody (flower shaped) , 1000 pieces
5046 Summer Carnival (shell shaped) , 1000 pieces
5195 Boat Parade , 1000 pieces

Nob Hill , 100 pieces
White House Easter Egg , 100 pieces
Amish Church , 100 pieces
Cambria Milk and Eggs , 100 pieces
Snowman Lighthouse , 100 pieces
Gay Head Lighthouse , 100 pieces

02-0320 Lighthouse Links , 1000 pieces
02-0321 Fox Hunt , 1000 pieces
02-0360 Sausalito Ferry , 1000 pieces

Boat Parade , a lighted puzzle.

[Q&A 882]from "JP"-12 January 2003:
RE: Cat in the Heronim's "Cider Time" puzzle
Supposedly there is a cat hidden in the picture - looking at me. Where is it? I can't put this puzzle away until I find it.
Thanks,
"JP"
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from Jim McW--14 January 2003:
We have taken a look at this puzzle:
"Cider Time", ROSE ART HOMETOWN AMERICATM, 1996.
We were unable to find a cat. Does anyone know the answer?
Thanks,
Jim McW
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from "D18"--18 January 2003:
I, too, have been unable to find this cat and it's maddening. JP, or anyone else, if you find it, PLEASE post it's location...
"D18"
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from "JP"--27 January 2003:
Thank you for getting in touch with me. I have now moved this puzzle to a guest bedroom since I am determined to find the "cat" before putting it back into the box. I also bought another puzzle by the same artist...."Quilt Time" and found the cat immediately, peeking around a quilt. I am somewhat happy to hear that the cat is eluding someone else......but really hope that someone can give me the answer. Do you know if this artist is still alive? Maybe I can go to the source.......
Thanks again!
"JP"
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[994]from "RJD"-2 May 2003:
RE: # 882-Cat in Heronim Cider Time puzzle
I just found this website through Google, because I, too, have been frustrated to death by this puzzle! I have gone over it piece by piece and still have been unable to find the cat. I have 3 other Heronim puzzles, and the cats are readily visible on the small cover picture, but no luck with Cider Time! I'd love to know the answer too.
"RJD- Wilmington, MA"
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[1191]from "HAO"-8 February 2004:
RE: inquiry 882 - where's the blasted cat?? [Page 60]

Hi all,

My mom got this puzzle for christmas last year, which it looks like you all did too since your inquiries are all from a year ago...well, we just got around to putting it together, and we too have been unable to find the cat. and yes, it is driving us nuts too. Mom is about to start a new puzzle, and is equally determined to find the cat before this one goes back into the box.

Did ANYONE find it??? come on, someone has to have resolved this!!

thanx,

"HAO"
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[1292]from "MP"--5 July 2004:
RE: question #882, 994, and 1191 - Cider Time Hidden Cat
Hi there. It's been a long time since I've been to your site and it has taken quite a while to catch up on all the questions and answers. You must devote a lot of time and effort to keeping up with everything and this is surely appreciated by all who find puzzles interesting and fun.

Re the hidden cat. I think you are all looking too hard. If you lean or stand back from the puzzle you can see the cat's head which fills nearly the whole picture. It is sort of a picture behind the picture. He is looking to the left and the ears are the house to the left of the lighthouse at the top and the church steeple a little bit right of the lighthouse. The dark tree line between the lighthouse and the church is the top of his head and the long slanting roof line of the house and garage in the middle toward the bottom is the jaw line.

If you put a piece of tissue paper over the puzzle and draw these lines out you can see where the outline is a little better and when you look at the puzzle itself the cats head will pop right out at you. Hope this helps and good luck.

Regards,
"MP"
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[1310]from Jim McW--7 August 2004:
We received a letter from "LB", expressing bepuzzlement at not being able to find no. 1293, which we had cited as having a clarification of the question of finding the cat in a Heronim puzzle.
It turned out that we had made several errors:
First, the number should have been 1292 !
Secondly, we inadvertently dropped two or three entries from Page 81 for a few days. We have put them back, so, if you're looking for the cat, see No. 1292, Page 81.
Thanks,
Jim McW
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[1416]from "LB"--3 December 2004:
Hi Mr. McWhorter,

Not sure if you remember me.... I finally have photos to send.... I'm hoping you'll find at least one you can use.

Thank you,

"LB"
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from "BK"--11 January 2005:
I have four Heronim puzzles and can't find the cat on Cider Time. Do you know of an e-mail address for Harry Wysocki, or a puzzle chat room where I can get someone to tell me where to find the cat?

Thanks,

"BK"
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from "LO"--18 January 2005:
RE: question #882, 994, and 1191 - Cider Time Hidden Cat and #1292 from "MP:

I wonder why he didn't just paint a black cat, like the other paintings. If you look at the squares just above the water wheel, there is a stylized outline of a cat. Could that be his cat?

"LO"
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from Jim McW--22 January 2005:
Here's one of "LB"'s pictures:
"Cider Time" (in a different box than the one above).
I, too, have looked and looked, and I could never see a cat. Just now, I looked again, near the water wheel. I didn't see a cat above the water wheel, but now I see one in the water, between the water wheel and me!

However, it is not black. In fact, it doesn't look much like a cat, really....
Are the cats in the other puzzles always black? Might it help to discuss the other cats and their appearance in the other puzzles?
Thanks,
Jim McW
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from "Minnesota Puzzle-makers"--23 January 2005:
RE: Black Cat Mystery
My husband and I discovered your website after we unsuccessfully searched for the black cat in the puzzle "Cider Time". Is it possible that when the original picture was cropped for puzzle-making, the cat was cropped off? In the extreme lower right-hand, bottom corner of the picture, there is a black part that looks like the head of a cat. Or is it possible that the artist is "playing" with us and has put the black cat on a black roof or in a black doorway, where the cat cannot be distinguished?
Minnesota Puzzle-makers
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from "BK"--23 January 2005:
I have three Heronim Hometown Collection 1000 piece puzzles. Two of them, Maple Sugaring and Cider Time, have a free offer to order a gift-quality pin depicting the charming playful cat that secretly adorns each Heronim painting, by mailing a proof of purchase and $.95 shipping. The offer ended 12/31/04.

My problem is that I can't find the location of the cat in the Cider Time puzzle. In Maple Sugaring and The Round Barn, the cat is clearly on a tree branch. I have asked six other people to look for the cat and we have concluded that Heronim left the cat out.

Thank you for responding. I appreciate your help.
"BK"
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from "Minnesota Puzzle-makers"--24 January 2005:
RE: Black Cat Mystery
Okay--I just wrote an email to the Warren Company in Lafayette, Indiana and asked them about the black cat. (That's the company listed on the side of the puzzle box). I usually have good luck getting information online from companies--and I will let you know as soon as they send any information about the elusive cat to me!

(I asked them if the cat is always black, too!) We are doing a puzzle now called "Pine Ridge Lodge" and my husband found a tiny black cat on the beam of the ski lift. We've done a number of Wysocki puzzles, but until the "Cider Time" puzzle we didn't know there were black cats lurking in the puzzles.

Thanks!
Minnesota Puzzle-makers
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from "Minnesota Puzzle-makers"--26 January 2005:
RE: Black Cat Mystery
Hi! No word yet from the puzzle company.

"Pine Ridge Lodge" is a Heronim puzzle. It is in the Hometown Collection manufactured by the Warren Industries. It is number 09200. We bought the puzzle at Target last weekend. Maybe there are more "new" Hometown puzzles--the copyright on this one is 2004.

The cat in "Pine Ridge..." is walking on a beam. He is a scrawny little guy, almost like a stick figure. Now, when we look at the "Cider Time" puzzle we are wondering if the top of the weathervane (which has a lot of random-looking lines) might not be a stick-figure cat. Maybe Heronim has a sense of humor and knows cat behavior! (Cats love climbing to the highest limit and watching the action from there).

When puzzle-makers look at the picture of the cat on the side of the "Cider Time" box, they are looking at a picture of the cat pin. It is a realistic, natural-looking cat. But figures in Heronim's paintings are more simple, so it would make sense that his cats are simple too.

Have you tried "Cider Time"? Do you have a theory?

Have a good day!
Minnesota Puzzle-makers
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from "Minnesota Puzzle-makers"--27 January 2005:
RE: Black Cat Mystery
Hi, Jim! A rep from Warren Industries [said] "...Hi ______,
We believe that this painting may have been produced before the cats were in every Heronim picture. However, we have had other opinions on what could have happened to the cat. In the puzzle process, we may have cropped in too close on the painting and lost the cat in the process. Perhaps the ink is just too dark in the painting to see the cat. I have had customers tell me that they think the cat is in the pumpkins, either in the barn or beside it.

I myself have not been able to say for sure where the cat is located in the picture. All the other Hometown Collection puzzles we carry do contain a cat visible somewhere in the picture.

Thank you for your feedback!

_____
Customer Service
Warren Industries
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from "JH"--24 January 2005:
I was wondering if there is a new list of Heronim puzzles for the year 2005. Has he got any new ones?
"JH"
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from "LB"--3 April 2005:
Hello Mr. McWhorter,

Sorry it has taken so long to respond....

In response to your queries, yes, all of the cats I've seen in the other Heronim puzzles except "Cider Time" are small and black. I'm attaching a few picture examples. In the completed puzzle, they are about 3/4 of an inch long.

Regarding the special offer, yes it has to do with the cat. The offer was for a small pin representation of the cat that appears in his works. As an aside, I'm not sure why the offer refers to Harry Wysocki, since the artist is Heronim, unless Mr. Wysocki was somehow involved in the making of the pin. At any rate, the offer expired last year. I'm also including a picture of the offer that appears on the box. Of course feel free to use what if anything might be useful.

From reading the updates on your Heronim page, it appears that folks either didn't find the cat in "Cider Time" (like myself) or believe they found a representation different from in the other works. Makes for good conversation, anyway!
"LB"
" Skater's Waltz "?, by Heronim, ROSE ART.
" Skater's Waltz "?, cat detail.
" County Fair "?, by Heronim, ROSE ART.
" County Fair "?, cat detail.
cat explanation, from side of box.
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from Jim McW--4 April 2005:
Well, of course, we understand Heronim to be the pseudonym for Harry Wysocki, brother of the late Charles Wysocki.
Thanks for the pictures,
Jim McW
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from "BJS"--13 March 2007:
Looking for the cat in the Hometown Collection, " San Franciso ". Please Help!!
"BJS"
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