Katzenjammer
| Date 1900 |
| Designer Frederick A. Schossow |
| Patent US646463 |
The original Instant Insanity puzzle
Pattern
These are a subcategory of Assembly but for these, it's usually easy to put the puzzle into its desire form. The hard part is making sure a set of rules is followed, such as placing 8 queens on a standard chess board so that none are being attacked - it's easy to place 8 queens on a chess board, but not so easy to make sure that none can attack another.
McLaughlin's Coffee XXXX
| Ad McLaughlin's Coffee XXXX |
The "Four-Allies Puzzle"
| Maker from England |
WWI. British, French, Russian, Belgian flags. Same as Instant Insanity, except for 2 opposite faces flipped on one cube.
Naef Campanile
| Date 1988 |
| Maker Naef |
| Designer Manfred Zipfel, Cordula Von Tettau |
Copyright 1979. Box stamped 02/88 so I assume made in 1988.
Skitzo
Footsie
| Date 1980 |
| Maker Onsworld Limited |
LifeSavers
| Maker Synergistics Research Corporation |
The Nine of Swords
| Date 1971 |
| Maker Gametime, Inc. Marketed by Reiss |
Switch
Instant Indecision
| Date 1972 |
| Maker The Green Gate Company |
Chaotic Cube
| Maker Nintendo |
before Nintendo was known for video games
On the Level Puzzler
| Maker Magnif |
Instant Insanity
| Date 1967 |
| Maker Parker Brothers, Inc. |
Vess Soda Bottle
| Ad Vess |
Vess Soda Cap
| Ad Vess |
uncut
Hunt's Perfect Baking Powder Puzzle
| Date circa 1900 |
| Maker The Tablet & Ticket Co., Chicago and New York |
| Ad Hunt's Perfect Baking Powder |
| Designer Bertram H. Saunders |
| Patent US557895 |
Appears to be Pres. McKinley
Pel-Freeze
| Ad Pel-Freeze |
Grandpa's Soap
| Ad Grandpa's Soap |
The Magic Egg Puzzle
| Ad Champagne Baking Soda |
BP edge matching
| Ad BP |
St. Nicholas Trade Card
| Date 1892 |
| Ad St. Nicholas Children's Magazine |
Vanishing Leprechauns
| Date 1968 |
| Maker W. A. Elliott Co. |
| Designer Pat Lyons |
Configurations Game
A-Treat Ginger Ale
Farmers Puzzle Bone Ferilizer
Chambers Motor Horse & Rider
Hunter Baltimore Rye Horse & Rider
The Lost Jap
| Date 1897 |
| Ad Metropolitan Life Insurance |
| Designer Sam Loyd |
2 Witch Hazel Mail Advertisement
| Ad Witch Hazel |