History of Jigsaw Puzzles

We invite you to step back, for a moment, into quieter, simpler days, before television or computers, when people relaxed and entertained themselves by sitting around a table or on the floor, working jigsaw puzzles. They would talk as they worked, about the puzzle before them, or about events of the day, or about their dreams and their memories. Join those of us who still pursue this relaxing, stimulating, and wholesome pastime.

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"Jigsaw puzzles still lots of fun without batteries", by Ross Atkins
"The puzzling attraction", by Judy Lowe
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RECORD-BREAKING PUZZLES

Box Styles

Glossary

Artists

Most Difficult

Best Puzzles

STORIES

LINKS

LISTS

THEMES

FAQ

The Puzzles

The Tuco Section(incl. DUBL-THIK)

Milton Bradley(incl. BIG BEN)

American Pub. Co.

Arrow Games

Battle Road Press

BePuzzled

Big 10

Big Star

Bits & Pieces

Buffalo Games Inc.

Built Rite

Burt

Cape Shore

Ceaco

Chad Valley

Clementoni

Colorforms

Colorphoto

Eaton

Educa

Einson-Freeman

F.X. Schmid

Fairchild

Falcon

Fine Arts

Fink

G.A.P.F.

Hallmark

Harett-Gilmar

Hart

Heye

Hoyle

J.S. Publishing

Jaymar

Jig of the Week

Jiggety Jig

Jumbo

Kodacolor

Larsen

Madmar

Mammoth

Marlboro

Master Pieces

Mattel

Mayfair

McLoughlin

Miloy

The Muddle

Nordevco

Par

Parker Bros.

Perfect Double

Perfect Picture

Piatnik

Picadilly Jig

Picture Puzzle Weekly

Platt & Munk

Playtime House

Rainbow Works

Ravensburger

Regent

Rose Art

Saalfield

Sheffield

Shmuzzles

Sifo

Somerville

Spilsbury

Springbok

J.K. Straus

Sun's Out

Tower Press

Victory

Waddington's

Warren

Wentworth

Whitman

W.H. Smith

Wilkie

Williams Ellis

Windsor

Wrebbit

Yanoman

Tuck's Zag-Zaw

Other

WOODEN

Paul Detlefsen

Frank M. Hamilton

Heronim

Hy Hentermeister

Pauline Jackson

Charles Wysocki

Map Puzzles

Military Themes

Lighthouses

Promotional

Media - TV & Radio

Stage & Cinema

Puzzles of Canada

British Puzzles

Puzzles of Japan

Puzzles of Germany

Puzzles of Italy

Puzzles of Spain

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· Master Pieces, the Art History of Jigsaw Puzzles --
Chris McCann's beautiful book about the artwork of jigsaw puzzles, and how to get it.

This is an independently owned website, providing a forum for learning about and appreciating jigsaw puzzles. We welcome advertisers and sponsors, but we are not owned by, or affiliated with, any one puzzle manufacturer or retailer. Most of the puzzles you see here are not for sale, but for your enjoyment and reference. However, there is now 14 pages of VINTAGE puzzles which are FOR SALE. Let us know what new features or puzzles you would like to see on the site.
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