THE OFFICIAL UK PUZZLE CLUB - Jigsaw Puzzles
THE OFFICIAL UK PUZZLE CLUB - Jigsaw Puzzles
THE OFFICIAL UK PUZZLE CLUB - Jigsaw Puzzles
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18 Fascinating facts about <strong>Jigsaw</strong>s<br />
Children’s corner<br />
Best of 2011 (so far)<br />
Official Puzzle selected <strong>Jigsaw</strong>s<br />
Winning Ways<br />
18 Fascinating Facts<br />
About <strong>Jigsaw</strong>s<br />
In the <strong>UK</strong> more people enjoy jigsaws each year than any other<br />
table game.<br />
The Stave Company of America holds the record for the most<br />
expensive jigsaw – it was made in 1993 and was sold for over<br />
£8,000. Stave makes many jigsaws each year that are eagerly<br />
snapped up at prices of over £3,000 each.<br />
The most expensive (and most prized) jigsaws are still made out of<br />
wood and cut using a jigsaw. A skilled operator can cut up to 100<br />
pieces per hour.<br />
Some believe the fastest way to do a jigsaw is to sort all the<br />
different colours into groups before you begin. The real “Experts”<br />
stand up all the time because sitting cramps their style!<br />
For a 1,000 piece jigsaw it will take you about 30 minutes to get all<br />
the pieces sorted the right way up with the “Straight edge” pieces<br />
separated out. You need to double this time to sort all the pieces<br />
in rough groupings of colour.<br />
Although it may seem odd, it will take you four times as long<br />
to do a 1,000-piece jigsaw as it will to do a 500-piece jigsaw.<br />
This is because each time you double the number of pieces you<br />
quadruple the difficulty. Before you start a 4,000 piece jigsaw, bear<br />
in mind that it will take you SIXTY FOUR times longer to complete<br />
it than it takes you to complete a 500 piece one!<br />
<strong>Jigsaw</strong>s lost popularity for a while but are now making a<br />
resounding comeback. Possible reasons for this are:<br />
Better production techniques have led to better puzzles<br />
Quality puzzles appreciate in value and make good<br />
family heirlooms<br />
All members of the family can participate<br />
They “Take your mind off” an otherwise exhausting lifestyle<br />
They “Fit in” around everything else that has to be done.<br />
Wooden jigsaws are attracting a growing number of enthusiasts<br />
because laser and water jet technology have brought retail costs<br />
down to reasonable levels.<br />
The Educa Company of Spain did have the distinction of producing<br />
both the smallest and the largest commercially available jigsaws.<br />
Ravensburger have produced a massive 32000pc jigsaw<br />
Many thanks for all your best wishes and birthday cards. We couldn’t have<br />
got this far without you and your continued support.<br />
This newsletter has been put together as a reminder of some of the<br />
exciting products you may have missed during the last year and, to let<br />
you know about a bonus scheme available to you all during October.<br />
Read on for further information<br />
ISSUE 73<br />
October 2011<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>OFFICIAL</strong><br />
<strong>UK</strong> <strong>PUZZLE</strong> <strong>CLUB</strong><br />
There are a number of companies who will take a photograph<br />
supplied by you and make it into a quality jigsaw.<br />
Craftsmen are constantly developing ways to make it more<br />
difficult to solve jigsaws.<br />
Another name for jigsaw players is “Dissectologists”<br />
In 1989 Stave released a jigsaw puzzle with no solution – much<br />
to the rage of the many puzzlers who unknowingly strove to<br />
complete it!<br />
The most pieces ever assembled together in a single jigsaw was<br />
209,250 at the Grand Formosa Regent Hotel in Taiwan<br />
The word “<strong>Jigsaw</strong>” is so ingrained in the English language that over<br />
140 registered companies contain it in their trading title.<br />
The first jigsaws (called “Dissected maps”) were cut nearly two and<br />
a half centuries ago<br />
In the late 19th century a good puzzle cost 1-2 pounds – more<br />
than many people earned in a week.<br />
Although a 500 piece cardboard jigsaw can now be manufactured<br />
in the twinkling of an eye, it takes about four and a half weeks for<br />
a craftsman to assemble the form that cuts it.<br />
R17838 Double Retrospect - Keith Haring, 32000pc (with trolly) £200.00
READERS LETTER & JIGS CORNER – BACK NEXT MONTH!<br />
Great Gifts Ideas For Family, Friends Or To Indulge In<br />
All At 10% Off Listed Price (Whilst Stocks Last)<br />
AS AN EXTRA BONUS –SPEND £50.00 (excluding p&p) – SELECT A JIGSAW<br />
(up to 1000 pcs) OF YOUR CHOICE FROM THIS ISSUE FOR JUST £3.50<br />
Children’s selection - Ages 6-99 - Sizes 66-500 pcs<br />
C39134 Winnie Pooh - Panoramic - 1000pc £14.00<br />
JK002 The Kiss - Robert<br />
Bissell - 300XXL £10.00<br />
JK003 Jungle Beasts - David<br />
Sheskin - 300XXL £10.00<br />
JK006 Biodiversity - Charles<br />
Harper - 300XXL £10.00<br />
FJ17081 Neighbours<br />
(JVH)-XXl - 252pc £10.00<br />
GE0101 Europe Educational<br />
58 shaped pcs £15.00<br />
R12673 The Christmas<br />
Fair-200 xxl - pcs £8.50<br />
500pc <strong>Jigsaw</strong>s<br />
R11429 Children’s World<br />
Map - 180pc £22.50<br />
R11460 Sunset in Desert<br />
Triangular 240pc £15.00<br />
R14161 Doctor Who<br />
500pc £8.00<br />
CS29761 100 Cats<br />
& a Fish - 750pc £5.00<br />
GE0111 World - 68<br />
shaped Pcs £15.00<br />
C30399.1 Summer Fayre £9.00<br />
FJ10991 Antique/Book Shop<br />
2 x 500 £12.00<br />
C30226 Great Wall, China<br />
£9.00<br />
C30398.4 Hunsett Mill, Norfolk,<br />
England 500 £9.00<br />
R16286 Natural Impressions in Sand, 3x500pc £15.00<br />
R16283 Natural Impressions in<br />
Green, 3x500pc £15.00<br />
1000pc <strong>Jigsaw</strong>s<br />
AA678<br />
Arrival, Earl of<br />
Manchester<br />
£13.00<br />
C31412 Bal du Moulin de la<br />
Galette – Renoir £12.00<br />
AA422 Emilie Flöge<br />
Klimt £13.00<br />
C31229 Old Map £12.00<br />
C31469<br />
Greatmuse<br />
Klimt - Three Ages<br />
of Woman £12.00<br />
AA666 The Voice of the<br />
CityJoseph Stella £13.00<br />
C39014.4 Banff National<br />
Park £12.00<br />
WINNING WAYS Issue 73<br />
A Favourite: How many words can you make from? <strong>OFFICIAL</strong> <strong>UK</strong> <strong>PUZZLE</strong> <strong>CLUB</strong>. Our winner will receive a 1000 piece<br />
jigsaw of their choice. Please include your selection with your entry. By 30th November please.<br />
WINNING WAYS COMPETITION-ISSUE 71 - Winner<br />
Our winner for competition 71 is Karin Callis - from Emsworth, who receives a LE print by Kevin Walsh. Congratulations
C39076 Panorama Beagles £14.00<br />
C39073 La Havana £12.00<br />
C39071 Sunset Dolphin £12.00<br />
C39084 O Dream Lost<br />
in Silvery Land £14.00<br />
C39085 O Dream the<br />
Beauty of Brocade<br />
£14.00<br />
C39128 Afternoon<br />
Stroll £14.00<br />
G6050 Out of Harms Way £13.00<br />
G506 The Evacuees £13.00<br />
FJ10990 Travel by Rail £10.00<br />
H09138 Wild Flowers & Summer<br />
Wine-Stephen Darbishire £14.50<br />
O58883 In the Garden £13.00<br />
G6062 The Homecoming £13.00<br />
R19173 Ed Hardy<br />
Geisha £13.00<br />
R19033 Dappy Dogs<br />
Grooming Parlour £13.00<br />
R19034 The Cove £13.00<br />
1000pc Fantasy<br />
R19017 Me to You,<br />
Bathtime £14.00<br />
H09129 Hathaway Best £14.50<br />
O58881 Homegrown<br />
Sq £13.00<br />
C39165.3 Egyptian Tripych-Panorama £14.00<br />
C39182.0<br />
Fairies - Herald<br />
of Spring £14.00<br />
C39113 Nihi Acre £14.00<br />
1000pc Comedy<br />
C39111 The Secret of<br />
Bleakdale Abbey £14.00<br />
R15092 Believe the Dream - Lassen<br />
1000pc Panoramic £12.00<br />
C39184.4<br />
Fairies - Touch<br />
of Gold £14.00<br />
C39183.7 Fairies - Spellbinder<br />
Portrait £14.00<br />
DT05 Skiing £13.00<br />
FJ13219 Wasgij 18 Uproar at the<br />
Vets £12.00<br />
OPC Lectrr Europa<br />
1000pc £10.00<br />
CS33275 Junk Drawer- £8.00<br />
CS33272 Little Mermaid £8.00<br />
CS33277 Puss In Boots £8.00<br />
DT03 Egypt - Building the<br />
Pyramids £13.00<br />
DT04 The Acropilis £13.00<br />
Christmas (Various Sizes)<br />
DT07 Christmas £13.00<br />
FJ13225 Wasgij Christmas 7<br />
Christmas Stuffing £12.00<br />
O57425 Christmas<br />
Holidays 1000pc<br />
£13.00<br />
SO19224 Christmas Cottage<br />
500pc £10.00<br />
TG408 Yuletide - 500pc £10.00<br />
FJ10091 Christmas Wishes<br />
2 x 1000 - £20.00 O56715 The Night before<br />
Christmas £13.00<br />
R19016 Which Way<br />
Santa - 2011 LE<br />
£14.00
<strong>OFFICIAL</strong> <strong>PUZZLE</strong> <strong>CLUB</strong><br />
SELECTED JIGSAWS<br />
Christmas Wishes - Nostalgic view of<br />
Christmas from Gibsons Collection<br />
1000pc Available at £13.00<br />
Home for Christmas<br />
2 x 1000pc <strong>Jigsaw</strong>s from Falcon/Jumbo<br />
Limited availability at special price of<br />
£16.00<br />
Holiday Baubles from<br />
the Ravensburger<br />
Collection1000pc available at<br />
£13.00<br />
To order Christmas Wishes and/or Home for Christmas and/or Holiday Baubles or any of the other products<br />
featured in this issue complete the order form below and send with your remittance payable to: The Official <strong>UK</strong> Puzzle<br />
Club The Official <strong>UK</strong> Puzzle Club, PO Box 3351, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2WE. (If you don’t want to spoil your<br />
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