Impronti Edizioni is an Italian brand that I seldom see, in fact, I think I’ve only ever done two of their puzzles. Unfortunate, as the quality was great. It’s possible that there was no English title on the box (I don’t have this anymore) since I’ve only recorded the Italian title, Divinitá nel vestibulo.
The gods in question look to be Osiris (white hat), Anubis (jackal’s head) and Isis (sun disk on top). In between is presumably the deceased pharaoh. Definitely genuine ancient Egyptian art.
This puzzle was brought in to work by a colleague, and a lot of people worked on it. It’s an old Schmidt puzzle, I would say probably from the ’70s. The cut is different from the current puzzles, the tabs on the pieces were smaller and less round. The border was a pain, otherwise not as difficult as it looks.
I didn’t make a note of the title, it’s probably not Dancing Ducks.
This was a joy from start to finish. I’ve previously done only one D-Toys puzzle (a Romanian brand) and wasn’t impressed then, but either things have improved or I was too harsh 10 years ago because this was excellent. No problem with pieces fitting where they don’t belong, good grid cut with enough variation and nice print. The puzzle is part of a series called Vintage Posters, but the individual puzzles are not named on the box.
The poster is an advertisement for the Great Western Railway from 1876.
I’m now on my way to Hamburg, where I will remain until Thursday evening, so there will be no more puzzling until the weekend. Unfortunately, the trip is work, not pleasure. I have enough old puzzle photos, so there will be a new post every day.
This puzzle has wooden pieces, but very thin ones. The fit was too tight, and I would definitely have preferred cardboard. The puzzle cost no more than a cardboard puzzle, and I don’t think it’s possible to produce a good wooden puzzle and sell it at a profit for such a price.
My first Jumbo in a very long time. Unfortunately, the pieces still fit where they don’t belong, and that’s why I stopped doing Jumbos. I’m not saying I’m never doing another, but the image would have to be pretty interesting and there can be no large, monochrome areas. Two pieces missing, but I think I know where they can be found…
I had an accident on the way. A lot of the pieces ended up under the chest of drawers, and I spent quite a while fishing pieces out from under it. When I finished the puzzle there were four pieces missing, so I went back and managed to find two of them. The chest of drawers is really heavy and has a TV and lots of other stuff on top, so I’m not moving it for this puzzle, but I’m pretty sure the final two pieces are still there.
Also known as as That’s Life! Part II. Another entertaining Degano puzzle, unfortunately my photos aren’t good enough for close-ups. I actually had Part I as well (there are just the two parts), called The Labyrinth, but for reasons I am no longer able to understand I let it go. Oh well.
A round Ravensburger with the Zodiac. This was more difficult than expected, and I bought it mainly for the cirular form. The cut is remarkably regular, with only the odd wonky piece because of the shape.
I’ve continued working on Paradise Sunset, and it’s coming along nicely. The narrow strip of water at the bottom is pretty much done, and the butterfly is connected to the bottom.
Only one of the parrots is still not connected to a larger area.
The seagulls are also connected.
There’s a charity shop near where I live in Helsinki. They hardly ever have good puzzles, but I check about once a month. I guess it was only a matter of time… I am seriously running out of space, I really need to stop buying puzzles. I only paid 6,50 EUR for all of these, so at least it was cheap. Also, I really like all of them, the cat was even on my wishlist.
Unfortunately, I only have a very small photo of this puzzle. The manufacturer, Dino, is from Eastern Europe, and the puzzles are affordable, but unfortunately the quality is not all that good. Pieces fit where they don’t belong. Also, they don’t name their puzzles, I made up the title.
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