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A Jigsaw Puzzle manufacturer is a wonderful, creative and rewarding thing to be. Their history covers a fascinating period of time stretching back to the late 1800s.
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Jigsaws give you a great way to relax. Lose yourself in the challenge and keep that brain moving. They are a great way to socialise. Nothing beats that feeling of success when you finish. Gaze at the final puzzle with pride. More benefits....
__________________ Get the family together and have a great puzzling time. Talk, laugh and play together, you will feel closer.
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__________________ Keep that great brain moving. Socialise with old friends and family over a jigsaw. Enjoy the challenge and the successful completion. There are brilliant large piece puzzles if you need them.
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Famous Puzzlers There are many famous jigsaw puzzlers. The Queen, Bill Gates Stephen King and Albert Einstein. I think jigsaws are great for relaxing, and losing yourself in a great puzzling time.
Jigsaw puzzles are the best game ever!
Solve Jigsaws
How to solve jigsaw puzzles by sorting, looking for shapes and patterns. Getting started through to gluing the final puzzle.
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__________________ Early indications in the history of jigsaw puzzles are of puzzles from European Map Makers in the 1700s who dissected maps. These would have been rudimentary Jigsaw Puzzles as we know it today. Many believe John Spilsbury, a London map maker, was the person who created the first puzzle from a map of Europe cut along country boundary lines.
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Kids can learn so much from jigsaws. Shapes, colors, alphabet and numbers, amongst many others. Play with your kids and let them feel special!
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__________________ Have a great family or friends party night with a fantastic jigsaw to bring you all together. Jigsaw invites and favors too.
There are a few things worth checking off:
- Good Food
- Music
- Good Lighting
- Tables for puzzling
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__________________ You can be a real jigsaw puzzle maker. Make cardboard, wooden and even computer jigsaw puzzles.
Find out more at make your own jigsaw puzzles.
__________________ Jigsaw Puzzles can be a magical, creative pursuit. Lots of fun for all, what creative ideas do you have?
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__________________ | How To Solve Jigsaw Puzzles | Simple tips on how to solve jigsaw puzzles. Starting with organising your table and lighting, getting those edges, followed by colours, shapes and patterns. Also glue as you go if you are keeping the puzzle for display.
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From the famous Parker Brothers who started making puzzles in about 1887, Platt and Munk, to Springbok who started in the 1960s, Ravensburger, Wrebbit and Heyes. There are also some excellent smaller scale outfits producing superb jigsaw puzzles both pre boxed and personalised.
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There is a jigsaw puzzle manufacturer in many countries including USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain.
There are also many alternatives to the pre produced puzzles. This gives you the chance to own beautiful puzzles by renowned artists and photographers and made of simply gorgeous to touch, and look at, wood.
Also a really fun way is to load up your own images to an online jigsaw puzzle manufacturer and share them with your friends and puzzle enthusiasts.
You can also have traditional cardboard puzzles made for you, using images you choose. Perhaps you have a favourite photograph that you would like to have as a puzzle.
Jigsaw Puzzle Manufacturer
Creative companies providing continuing great ranges of puzzles.
Bits And Pieces
Click here for fabulous Bits And Pieces jigsaw puzzles.
Learn all about Bits and pieces!
RavensburgerClick here to learn all about the massive manufacturer
Ravensburger
and see some of their great puzzles.
Springbok
Click here for a great selection and also for
Springbok history
Wrebbit
Click here for facts, puzzles and great info on Wrebbit
Each Jigsaw Puzzle Manufacturer has a great story to tell. Some brilliant manufacturers are:
Buffalo Games
Buffalo Games jigsaw puzzles make the world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle. This was their start as a jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. This double sided puzzle is just great to do, be prepared to be challenged!
The company was formed in 1986 and they have been a jigsaw puzzle manufacturer since 1996. They are based in Buffalo, New York.
They have great licenses for their artwork including Disney, Simpsons and the excellent Pirates of the Caribbean. There are over 100 jigsaw puzzles in their range with number of pieces of 2,000, 1,000, 500 and 300.
There is a great website for the company which lets you see their history, a gallery of their puzzles, information on their products and also an associated online store. The information for this page was largely researched at their site. Great to have this access to a great jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. You can also:
- Download instructions and solutions to puzzles
- Get Product announcements
- View company news
Click here to link to Buffalo Games history.
CEACO
CEACO (pronounced see-co)are a fantastic, creative American jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. CEACO are based at 70 Bridge Street, Newton, MA 012458.
They have a really creative and imaginative range of puzzles for adults and kids.
Jigsaw Puzzle manufacturer CEACO have a range which includes the brilliant Sunset Glow puzzles which glow (in the dark) in orange, blue and yellow.
Contributing artists for this jigsaw puzzle manufacturer include great names such as Thomas Kinkade, Gale Pitt, Bev Doolittle, Hideki Yoshioka, Nancy and Larry Eifert, and Jane Wooster Scott.
For Kids they have the brilliant Happy Feet! Also the excellent Pieceless Puzzles. The puzzles are effectively one long piece which is a challenge to fit together. It is also two sided. Never lose a piece!
Brilliant titles from this jigsaw puzzle manufacturer:
- Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, by Larry and Nancy Eifert
- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming by Larry and Nancy Eifert
- Ice Cream Shoppe by Joan Steiner. In this Can You Find? range complete the jigsaw puzzle and then find the everyday objects masquerading as something else. For example see the lamp that is actually made of a salt shaker and a coffee creamer!
- Marauders Of The Sea by John Pitre - stunning sunset glow picture of two olden ships, turn off the lights and see it glow!
- The Heart of San Francisco by Sharie Hatchett Bohlmann, part of the City Lights series
Click here for lots more Ceaco puzzles and company details.
ClementoniClementoni jigsaw puzzles was started in 1962 by Mario Clementoni and continues to thrive as a jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. Mario Clementoni wished to have games with educational value for memory and stimulating intelligence. The jigsaw puzzle manufacturer develops, tests and produces in Recanati, Italy. They state that they market “innovative, cutting edge puzzles”. A jigsaw puzzle manufacturer with a clear purpose. I am intrigued by the founder. A quote from him on his approach is “Games are fundamental to the happiness and balanced development of the individual. They accompany us through all the phases of our lives and we should never stop playing, especially when we grow up". He also took the 2000 Quality of Life award for “ability to mix growth of his own company with a programme of support for culture, art, the environment and social affairs”. Clearly this is a caring company. Quality materials are used for a perfect fit and pieces number range from 30 to 13,200. Clementoni use “Supercolor” to give brighter than life colours. This jigsaw puzzle manufacturer has a great site at
Clementoni,
where most of the research for this page was completed. You can get full details on Mario Clementoni, the company history and their range of products. If you have lost a piece the site guides you through sending a postcard to get the right replacement.
Educa BorrassThe company was formed in 2001 by the joining of Educa (dating back to 1967) and Borrass Plana (dating back to 1894). Educa is a great jigsaw puzzle manufacturer with a strong and popular range. According to their website they value creativity, safety, variety and quality. They are based in Spain.
Sky Roads Jigsaw Puzzle 1000pc Educa From PuzzlesUSA
Click here for Educa facts and puzzles.
Gibsons
The forerunner to Gibsons Games jigsaw puzzles was started in 1903 by Harry Gibson. The company originally supplied card games and postcards from its Aldergate Street, London location.
The site was destroyed in the 1940 London blitz. Harry’s sons Robert and Harry jnr rebuilt the business after World War 2, selling family games and pastimes.
However in late 1980 Gibsons Games joined the illustrious ranks as a quality jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. They now have over 100 titles.
Importantly they use deluxe materials in keeping with a quality company.
They use traditional scenes, including paintings by British artists, Mike Jupp, Kevin Walsh and Garry Cartwright.
More on Gibsons Games history.
The research for this page was mainly carried out on Gibsons website. This gives great news, new products and contact details for this UK jigsaw puzzle manufacurer.
Great to keep up with the innovations at Gibsons.
Great American Puzzle Factory
Multi award winning jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. Awards from Parents Choice, Dr Toys, National Parenting Honours, Oppenheim and Family Fun Toy Award.
Started in 1976 and based at
Great American Puzzle Factory, Inc.
16 South Main Street, South Norwalk, CT 06854
800-922-1194
Award winning puzzles:
- 1-2-3 Whale Floor Puzzle
- 3d Undersea Jigsaw Puzzle
- Bugs!, My Beautiful Balloon Jigsaw Puzzles
- Rescue Squad 4-1 Giant Shaped Floor Puzzle
- Faces and Places USA MAP Jigsaw Puzzle
- Peek and Seek Jigsaw Puzzle Playground and Seasport
- Young Explorers Jigsaw Puzzles
I have to say I love the puzzles, Tutti Frutti 24 piece puzzle (age 3+) which is a Scratch and Sniff puzzle.
Also the Race Car Make Em Move Puzzle, 24 pieces, (3+), where the wheels of the race car spin, the flag goes up and down and the driver’s scarf waves.
Great American Puzzles are the only jigsaw puzzle manufacturer that can make movable jigsaw puzzles.
Click here for lots more Great American Puzzle Factory puzzles and company details.
Heye
Jigsaw puzzle manufacturer Heye have intriguing, detailed and hilarious designs.
The company was formed by Friedrich W Heye Verlag in 1962. Although he died in 1982 a vibrant company lives on.
These most brilliant puzzles are cartoon images designed to give you a real great laugh. Indeed the very distinctive triangular packaging gives a clue that this is an unusual and very interesting puzzle.
Jigsaw puzzle manufacturer Heye use great artists. Loup, Prades and Mordillo design brilliant and very funny cartoon jigsaw puzzles.
Quality is assured by the high quality European Green Board backing used in all heye precision cut puzzles. The die cut comes from only the sharpest high quality, high pressure die cut presses.
As an example Heye have a puzzle called SOS Puzzle Series – Hansi. In this puzzle you complete the very detailed and fun jigsaw then try help the Snoop family find their missing pets such Hansi the budgie and Oscar the dog. They are very hard to find.
White Mountain
White Mountain Jigsaw Puzzles are outstanding large pieces puzzles illustrating brilliant American scenes from maps, educational puzzles on states and regions, historical and inspirational jigsaws. A great jigsaw puzzle manufacturer.
White Mountain make their puzzles at Jackson Falls Marketplace, Box 818, Jackson, NH 03846, proudly made in USA.
My favourites of this excellent jigsaw puzzle manufacturer are:
- America, U.S History - a collage of those important people in USA history, a truly detailed and excellent 1000 piece puzzle.
- Civil War - including key states and people, 1000 pieces.
- Naples, Florida - great detail and features of this resort, 1000 pieces
- Rainbows over Fenway Park - 550 pieces from their Boston Globe puzzles
- Christmas Glow - 550 piece puzzle, fabulous winter scene capturing a moonlit Lighthouse
So many of these puzzles are excellent, in fact I would say fabulous. The range is expensive and includes Stadiums, Scenes by The Sea, National and Historic, Resort and City puzzles.
What I do love is the send a postcard feature. You can e-mail to a friend a copy of a puzzle you would like or a one you have proudly completed.
SunsoutA great American jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. Sunsout are based at 1539 Baker, Costa Mesa, California. They have a complete range from 48 to 6000 piece puzzles for adults and kids with a range of large piece puzzles. Sunsout are famous for shaped puzzles and also the fabulous artists they use. You can find shaped puzzles of Butterflies, Lions, cats, Dogs, Wolves and a Nativity Scene , and a Harley david son amongst others. Their contributing artists include great names such as Tom Du Bois, Josephine Wall, Greg Olsen and James Christiansen.
Seaside Shaped Jigsaw Puzzle Sunsout From PuzzlesUSA
Thunderbird Maiden Jigsaw Puzzle 500pc Sunsout From PuzzlesUSA
I have to admit to a few favourites of this jigsaw puzzle manufacturer: - Balloon Glow by Nicky Boehme
- Thrill Ride by Helen Flint - classic American cars outside a funfair
- White Water by James Meger - beautiful scene of an eagle swooping over white water
- Grand Canyon Freedom by Jim Todd - Bald Eagle soaring over the Grand Canyon
- Golden Gate View by Alexander Chen - 1000 piece beauty of that San Francisco landmark
- Moonlight and Lace by Roberta Wesley- dark but beautiful colonial style mansion
Click here for lots more Sunsout facts and puzzles.
BriarpatchBriarpatch have a great website and truly award winning toys and puzzles. They have a long list of awards (more than 275) which is excellent for a jigsaw puzzle manufacturer that started in 1992. The website lists some brief but informative detail on the company. Briefly they were started in 1992 by husband and wife team, John Donofrio and Martine Redman. For kids I just love the A Little Golden Book and I Spy ranges.
Melissa And DougAnother excellent small jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. They have a real flair for producing kids jigsaws that educate and stimulate.
Briefy starting 20 years ago in Doug's parents garage. Check out their website. They have 30, 60, 100, 200, 300 and 500 piece jigsaws. My daughter loves their 30 piece barnyard puzzle.
They have excellent floor, cardboard and wooden jigsaws.
------------------------------- I admire this excellent group of people who spend a great deal of time getting the right materials, choosing fabulous images for the puzzles, producing the jigsaws and getting them to us. The choice of jigsaw puzzles is astonishing thanks to each jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. Legendary Jigsaw Puzzle Manufacturer of the PastEach legendary jigsaw puzzle manufacturer broke new ground and rode the wave of puzzle mania early in the last century. Jigsaw Puzzle Manufacturer history goes back to the 1800s. There are many names I knew of such as the Parker Brothers, Par, Ravensburger, Waddington and Springbok. However there are so many other wonderful and creative puzzle makers. Below I have covered a number of the names in detail, identified where you can get more information and where you can ask for help in any detailed search or indeed any other jigsaw information you may need. Puzzles from each jigsaw puzzle manufacturer are generally highly sought after, particularly the wooden ones. Clearly the original credit goes to map maker John Spilsbury for arranging puzzle pieces in the 1700s and this grew into the fascinating marketplace we know today. Parker BrothersThe brothers came together in 1887 became a jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. They cover a fascinating period of time stretching back to the late 1800s. This continued well into the last century. Par PuzzlesManufacturing from 1930s, often called the Rolls Royce of puzzles making fine, wooden jigsaw puzzles. G J HyterStarted in 1920s, making puzzles under the name of Victory. WaddingtonsA fantastic collectors puzzle. In 1930s Waddingtons imported the American know how to produce jigsaw puzzles for a fraction of the then manufacturing cost. Intesrestingly they later reversed that by helping Springbok to get set up. They produced the rather excellent Jig Map puzzles illustrating various maps. The brand is owned by Hasbro and they still produce the limited edition Xmas puzzles. This comes with a limited edition certificate and coin - truly a collectors item. I think Waddingtons are a great name in jigsaws. Platt & MunkA wonderful puzzle maker from the 1920s. Other great names are Perfect PicturePicadilly JigSifoTucks Zag ZawMcLoughlin BrothersJK Strauss (1930s)Perfect Double (from 1930s)Playtime House (1940s)Whitman (1930s)There are 2 rather excellent avenues in which to find out a lot more about jigsaw puzzle manufacturer history.
Firstly there is the book by Anne Williams which is a seminal work and excellently written. This is called The Jigsaw Puzzle - Piecing Together a History.
Also the amazing puzzlehistory site.
Click on the link to the puzzlehistory site (This will open a new page which you can close to return to this site).
This contains, as well as details on each jigsaw puzzle manufacturer: Jigsaw Puzzle historical factsAstonishing pictures of old puzzlesA forum to ask questions and share informationThanks to each intrepid early jigsaw puzzle manufacturer there is a thriving industry today. Enjoy viewing the puzzles of each jigsaw puzzle manufacturer.
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