2020-02-29

Finished 29th February 2020 ** M.C. Escher

1000 Pieces

"House of Stairs"
A lithography by M.C. Escher, 1951

A Selegiochi jigsaw puzzle

Pedalternorotandomovens Centroculatus Articulosus

This (...) (curl-up) came into existence (spontaneous generation), because of the absence, in nature, of wheel shaped, living creatures with the ability to roll themselves forward." (M.C. Escher; source)




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2020-02-24

Development process of a 1000-pcs.-jigsaw puzzle "M.C. ESCHER" - updated 29th February 2020

On the 16th February I started assembling this jigsaw puzzle

"Maison d'escaliers"/"House of Stairs"
Artist: M.C. Escher
Manufacturer: Selegiochi
1000 Pieces



 I had to move from a plate to a table




Finished 21st February 2020

500 Pieces

Bad Kreuznach
49° 51′ N, 7° 52′ O


Bad Kreuznach is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in the world with buildings on it.

A vintage MB jigsaw puzzle with a wonderful water colour painting of Bad Kreuznach



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2020-02-15

Finished 14th + 15th February 2020 ** Traffic

  500 Pieces

© Interlitho de Cologne GmbH, Germany
A Schmidt Puzzle

assembled during a marathon within exactly 3 hours



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500 Pieces

London Buses up to 1945
Illustration by Trevor Mitchell
Developed and designed in the UK by Ravensburger
including a 20x30cm leaflet




 1910 B-Type

1920 NS-Type

1930 STL-Type

 1930 T Type Single desk

1930 Trolley bus

1945 G-Type Utility

 assembled during a marathon within 3,5 hours





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Finished 14th February 2020 ** another german castle

1000 Pieces

Ahrensburg Castle, Germany

A vintage MB jigsaw puzzle




2020-02-12

Development process of a vintage MB jigsaw puzzle

 The jigsaw puzzle shows Ahrensburg Castle in the northeast of Hamburg, Germany.
53° 40′ 48,4″ N, 10° 14′ 24,5″ O

I've been there in 2012: 


Isn't it nice? The castle was built in the late 16th c. 
and re-built on my table in 2020:




2020-02-02

Finished 1st February 2020 ** Bavarian castle

1200 Pieces

Linderhof Palace by night
F.X.Schmid jigsaw puzzle

Some more news about the Palace here and here

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