Patience (wood)
| Date 1990s |
Tanglements
The goal is to take the puzzle apart and put it back together. Typically putting it back together is at least as hard as taking it apart. While many would call these Disentanglement puzzles, I like the term "Tanglement" because it is a reminder that to truly solve the puzzle you need to put it back to it's original unsolved state, so Disen-tanglement and Reen-tanglemnt are both needed. These puzzles usually don't have any hidden parts. Everything is laid bare for you to see, yet it is still very challenging to take them apart. I like that aspect of these puzzles, because it allows you to reason about the puzzle (as opposed to fumbling around to try to find some hidden mechanism).
Wit's End
| Maker Reiss company (distributor) |
Solomon's Seal
| Date 1969–1984 |
| Ad Southwestern Bell |
Date estimated from the logo
Iron Heart Metal Puzzle
Jordan's Journey
| Maker Fiddl'Widdit |
Flight Test
| Maker Wireworks Puzzles |
Mystic Maze
| Maker Wireworks Puzzles |
The Wringer
| Maker Wireworks Puzzles |
Death Valley
| Maker Wireworks Puzzles |
Wireworks Unknown Name
| Maker Wireworks Puzzles |
Dead End Pocket Puzzle
| Maker Puzzletts |
Freshman College Course Puzzles
| Maker Dick Hess |
Sophomore College Course Puzzles
| Maker Dick Hess |
Junior College Course Puzzles
| Maker Dick Hess |
Senior College Course Puzzles
| Maker Dick Hess |
Chain Gang
| Date 2025 (purchased) |
| Maker Puzzle Master |
| Designer Dick Hess and Alan Stein |
Originally developed by Dick Hess and called Outrageous Rings. Adapted for Puzzle Master by Alan Stein. String version created by Markus Götz.
Vintage Handmade Wire
Vintage Handmade Cross Wire
Vintage Handmade Hearts
Vintage Handmade Horseshoes
Vintage Handmade Captured Hearts
Vintage Handmade Cross and Rings
Vintage Handmade Spring and Ring
Barket
| Date 1927 |
| Designer Joseph A. Barket |
| Patent US1649054 |
Tags say: JOS. A. BARKET | PAT. 11-15-'27 | POTTSVILLE, PA
Folk Art Chilian
Possibly hand-made. Ring added.
Spiral and Bent Sword
Spiral and Sword
Possibly from 1915 German set (Slocum's New Book of Puzzles, page 86). Purchased in same lot as a Journet puzzle set.
The Who #305
| Maker Wally Lee |
The Snail #607
| Maker Wally Lee |
Jayne's Expectorant
| Ad Jayne's Expectorant |
Missing string
Champion Spark Plug K-Line
| Ad Champion K-Line Spark plugs |
Houdini
| Date 2014 |
| Maker ThinkFun |
| Designer Nicholas Cravotta and Rebecca Bleau |
Town Tavern
| Ad Town Tavern Straight Rye Whiskey |
The New Hunter Puzzle
| Ad Hunter's Distilleries Co. |
Fairmont Creamery Puzzle
Shoe
| Ad Foot, Schulze, and Co. Playfield Shoes |
Tennessee Jed's Lariat
| Date 1946 |
| Ad Tip-Top Bread |
On February 4th, the Tennessee Jed program made an offer of a free lariat puzzle. At the close of the 10-day offer period, it received close to 9,000 requests.
Butter Nut Bread
| Ad Butter Nut Bread |
Red Goose Shoes Card and String
| Ad Red Goose Shoes |
Violin
| Ad Van Houten |
Tug-o-war
| Ad Van Houten |
Van Houten Magic Square Puzzle
| Ad Van Houten |
Pieces appear to be sealed in original packaging.
Patience (metal)
Rowland & Clark Horseshoes
| Ad Rowland & Clark's Arcade Theatre |
Dog and Collar Puzzle
Valspar
| Date 1922 |
| Ad Valentine & Company (Valspar varnish) |
| Designer Ernest A Stoppel |
| Patent US1484849 |
I think made of Aluminum.
Trapeze Acrobat
| Maker Germany |
The Wonder of the Age: Houdene Puzzle
| Maker possibly L.L. Young and Co. or Percy K. Ewing |
Referred to as Jack and Dick in an LL Young directions sheet.
Bootlegger and Flask
| Date 1927 |
| Maker W.R. Maxwell |
| Designer John S Allen |
| Patent US1635022 |
88 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn, N.Y. Patent Apl'd
Bootlegger (Boot and Hand)
| Date 1924 |
| Designer Oscar R Preuss |
| Patent US1519702 |
Stamped Pat Pending. Patent issued in 1924
Royal Ryede Watch Fob and Key Ring Puzzle
| Maker Western Puzzle Works |
| Designer Adolph Rydquist |
| Patent US787796 |
Rydquist was the president of the Ryede Specialty Company and designer of the Ryede vendors.
Ryede Perfection
| Maker Western Puzzle Works |
Atlanta Exposition Key Ring
| Date 1895 |
| Designer James Madison Matthews |
| Patent US510280 |
Move key into each area, including removing.
Shoe Button Hook
| Ad Marott's Shoe Shop |
Needs a second button hook to complete the puzzle.
Hugh's Double Square Knob Puzzle
SQUARE KNOT PUZZLE PAT.MCH.7.99
Coca-Cola Nails
| Ad Coca-Cola |
Old Shackles
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1981
Iron Heart
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1981
Patience Puzzle
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1984
Dirty Dog
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1985
Devil's Stirrup
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1985
Sneaky Pete
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1990
Tinker's Bell
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1992
Long Island Catch
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1995
Self-Restraint
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1996
Traveler's Woe
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1997
U-Turn
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 1998
Black Jack
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 2000
Freedom's Ring
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 2002
Wise Guy
| Maker Tucker-Jones House, Inc. |
Released in 2003
Electro No. 1
| Maker Tenyo |
Computer Puzzler #1
| Maker Tenyo |
Computer Puzzler #2
| Maker Tenyo |
Computer Puzzler #3
| Maker Tenyo |
Computer Puzzler #4
| Maker Tenyo |
ryede-like square puzzle
| Maker Charles Richard |
Uncle's Rope
| Maker Uncle's Puzzles |
Same as Ball and Chain
Double Treble Clef
| Maker Pentangle |
| Designer James Dalgety |
Devil's Halo: The Infernal Puzzle
| Date 1974 |
| Maker Pentangle |
| Designer James Dalgety |
U.K. Registered Design No. 967536/1974. Deliberate attempt by James Dalgety to invent a puzzle similar to the Chinese Rings but with a non-binary solution
The Hello Puzzle
| Designer William J. Akin |
| Patent US896344 |
An advertisment from 1909 says 'Can You Ring Off? You simply can't drop it until you have removed the steel ring from the celluloid disk.'
Butterfly
| Designer Ruan Genquan |
Bunny
| Designer Ruan Genquan |
Fish
| Designer Ruan Genquan |
Teapot
| Designer Ruan Genquan |
Wheel
| Designer Ruan Genquan |
Horsehoes
| Designer Ruan Genquan |
Longevity
| Designer Ruan Genquan |
A-B-C Puzzle
RD 577846 (1911)
A-B-C Sico Toys Puzzle
| Ad Sico Toys |
RD 849365 (1947)
WJ Wolf 2 Ring Puzzle
Missing the connecting piece
Trilby
Link the Link
| Date early 1900s |
| Designer Edward S Mowry |
| Patent US732954 |
Faint engraving, but I believe it says Link The Link, Pat July 7 '03
VIM
| Ad VIM cleanser and polisher |
Baroq
| Maker Hanayama |
| Designer Akio Yamamoto |
Three Ring Horseshoe
| Maker Bits & Pieces |
| Designer Jean Claude Constantin |