Puzzle Research

Community Resources

• Reddit wiki: r/jigsawpuzzles wiki

Research

• OldPuzzles.com – Bob Armstrong
  • related Resources: https://www.oldpuzzles.com/related-resources
• Specific Puzzle Companies
  • Pastime Puzzles – Terra Rodgers @ Chestnut and Hemlock
  • Rafael Tuck Jigsaw Puzzles by Geert Bekkering
  • Par and Hoyt Puzzles, R. Hoyt
• Museum of Play, NY Archives –
• Anne D. Williams Collection of Jigsaw Videos
• Big Game Hunter – books
• Jigasaurus – David Shearer, collector & historian
• I Collect Puzzles / Joe Seymour – collector & historian
• Custom Puzzle Craft / John Stokes III

History

• Tina Lerne, “A Puzzling History of Jigsaw Puzzles”, Los Angeles Public Library, 2021
• Anne D. Williams, “History of Jigsaw Puzzles”, PuzzleWarehouse.com

• Francene and Louis Sabin, The One, The Only, The Original Jigsaw Puzzle Book (1977)
• Anne D. Williams, Jigsaw Puzzles: An Illustrated History and Price Guide (1990)
• Anne D. Williams, Cutting a Fine Figure: The Art of the Jigsaw Puzzle (1996)
• Tom Tyler, British Jigsaw Puzzles of the 20th Century (1997, 2006)
• Chris McCann, Master Pieces: The Art History of Jigsaw Puzzles (1999)
• Anne D. Williams, The Jigsaw Puzzle: Piecing Together a History (2004)
• Carrie Franzwa, The History and Craft of Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles. From Historical Source Instructions to Modern Tools & Techniques (2010)

Memoirs

• Margaret Drabble, The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws (2010)