Archive - Bill’s Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles

44. Maya Gupta and the history of Artifact Puzzles

Artifact Part 1 of 3: An essay about Maya Gupta, the Artifact Puzzle company's founder, the history of the company, its Ecru line, and the Hoefnagel…

Feb 19 •

November 2024

43. Vintage Victory puzzles – Part 3

Relatively recent Victory Artistic and Gold Box series puzzles, another Super-Cut one, and conclusions from this recent vintage puzzle binge. (about…

Nov 8, 2024 •

October 2024

September 2024

June 2024

38. "Newer" vintage Victory puzzles – London landmarks

Reports on two puzzles from the G.J. Hayter's Victory brand's later years, updated and expanded from my 2022 postings about them on Facebook. (about…

Jun 28, 2024 •

May 2024

January 2024

35. Balalaika Part 3: The artist, cubism, and the painting

Information about cubism and the artist Thorvald Hellesen, his 1916 painting Balalaika, and my attempt to understand the image (about 4600 words; 18…

Jan 31, 2024 •

34. Balalaika Part 2: Mary Lee Smyth – puzzle-maker

How Mary Lee Smyth got into wooden puzzle-making at the top, returned to it later as a hobby, and began to again do it professionally during the Covid…

Jan 26, 2024 •

33. Balalaika Part 1; assembly and review

Illustrated in-depth review and assembly journal of a hand-cut puzzle made by Canadian cutter Mary Lee Smyth with an image by cubist painter Thorvald…

Jan 22, 2024 •

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