METAL PUZZLES

TAVERN OR PIONEER PUZZLES
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The puzzles below are produced by an American blacksmith who began his production of metal puzzles by reproducing hand-forged artifacts that he came across while researching architectural hardware. He has used his knowledge of iron-working and tool making to produce both traditional and original designs. Museum trained and with a specialty in 18th and 19th century architectural hardware, Dennis Sucilsky established Tucker-Jones House as a family business in 1975.

6TH ANNIVERSARY Iron Gifts = Sixth-Year Wedding Anniversary! The perfect wedding anniversary present for year six might be based on the traditional gift of iron (modern alternative is wood). Be creative and give an iron puzzle from those below!

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a)b) c)d)	Antique Replicas, Simple These are reproductions of antique designs and have only a few, simple steps. Very familiar designs. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) IRON HEART: Simple and often made by apprentices. This is based on a description by a Ukranian shoemaker. Remove the heart from the loop. The Iron Heart puzzle is a very popular item for 6th year wedding anniversary gifts! It should delight the gift recipients and entertain them for years! Also a popular Valentine's Day puzzle. b) $22.00 b) SHACKLES: An old favorite often made from horseshoes. The real test is getting the ring back on. Remove the ring from a pair of shackles. c) $22.00 c) CONESTOGA PLAYMATE: The original artifact of this puzzle is in a museum in Landis Valley, PA, the birthplace of the Conestoga covered wagon. Remove the large ring. d) $22.00 d) BOTTOMS UP: Remove the large ring. Solve it one way, then turn it over and solve it a different way
a)b) c)	Few Step Solutions, Simple These have simple solutions and take only a few steps to solve. They are fun and easy to learn. Original designs by Tucker Jones. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) BLACK JACK: A 21st C design. Remove the shuttle from the puzzle. b) $22.00 b) IRON MAIDEN: Remove the ring from the puzzle. c) $22.00 c) PAINTED LADY: Remove the ring from the puzzle.
a)b) c)d)	Direct Solutions, Easy Intermediate More complex with multi-step solutions but straightforward and easy to teach and share. Remember, each puzzle is mechanical in nature. Removal of the object piece does not rely on force nor trickery Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) LYON'S LOOP: The original of this is in a private collection. It's named after a 19th century blacksmith, Patrick Lyon. Remove the ring from the loops. b) $22.00 b) TRAVELER'S WOE: Remove the curved shuttle from a tortuous spiralling path. c) $22.00 c) CLEF HANGER: Remove the large ring. d) $22.00 d) TINKER'S BELL: The tinker was a traveling rural handyman of sorts, repairing pots and kettles, and often entertaining children when his work was done. Remove the large ring.
a) b) c) d)	Interactive Solutions, Advanced Intermediate More multi-step puzzles, but the moves are more interactive. They are fun to demonstrate if you know how to manipulate the pieces! Remember, each puzzle is mechanical in nature. Removal of the ring or shuttle does not rely on force nor trickery. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) BLACK BEARD'S REVENGE: Remove the shuttle from this anchor-shaped puzzle. b) $22.00 b) DIRTY DOG: Remove the shuttle from this 3 tiered puzzle that stumped a former president. c) $22.00 c) SATAN'S STIRRUP: The first of Tucker-Jones' own designs. Remove the shuttle from the stirrup of this puzzle. d) $22.00 d) WISE GUY: Remove the large ring.
a)b) c)d)	Perseverance Pays, Difficult Multi-step sequences with close tolerances mean these puzzles require more perseverence than luck. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) BIG KAHUNA: Remove the ring from the many loops. b) $22.00 b) DOUBLE BYPASS: Remove the heart from this 3 tiered puzzle. c) $22.00 c) ODD BALL: Remove the large ring. d) $22.00 d) U TURN: Remove the large ring.
a)b) c)d)	Beware False Steps, Difficult - Disentanglements may lead the puzzler towards false steps as they try to solve the layered solutions. For the true collector. Recombinations Elements in each puzzle can be combined with other puzzles in this group. These puzzles are designed to work in various combinations between themselves. So mix up the parts, recombine multiple pieces, and make new puzzles! Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) BIG SHOT: Remove the large ring. b) $22.00 b) TRI AGAIN: Remove the large ring. c) $22.00 c) DOOZIE: Remove the large ring d) $22.00 d) BEST EVER: Remove the large ring
a)b) c)	Chains and Concentration, Very Difficult These require a lot of concentration to master the large number of moves and to handle the flexible chains. For advanced puzzlers and true collectors! Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) DOUBLE TROUBLE: Named for the blacksmith's twin daughters. Remove the shuttle from a chain with rings between two twin loops. b) $22.00 b) LONG ISLAND CATCH: Remove the ring from the chain going through this fish. c) $22.00 c) MATCHED SET: The task most difficult for an apprentice blacksmith was to forge two pieces exactly alike. Remove the shuttle.
a)b) c)	Ultra Difficult Some of the most difficult puzzles made by Tucker Jones. For seasoned puzzle enthusiasts and real collectors! Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $22.00 a) FREEDOM'S RING: Remove the ring from the chained clapper of this bell shaped puzzle. b) $22.00 b) SNEAKY PETE: Remove the ring from the triangle chained to this puzzle. c) $22.00 c) YANKEE INGENUITY: Remove the ring.
	Oldest Known Puzzle - The oldest known puzzle design, Patience is probably of Chinese origin and was popular with 19th C sailors. Remove the shuttle from the many, many, many rings. Patience is surely tested! $22.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).

METAL HANAYAMA PUZZLES
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.	Bike (Hanyama Level 1 Easy) - Object: remove the ring from the bike frame. Keyword paths. Created and patented in the 19th century, this puzzle garnered a lot of attention in America back in 1898. Using gates similar to other puzzles, this one has the same kind of labyrinth-like flow. Since the manufacturer wasn't able to reference the original puzzle, the remake of this one took a considerable of time. They are confident that it is an accurate replica that's just as enjoyable as the original. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
.	Keys (Hanyama Level 2 Tricky) - Object: disassemble and reassemble the puzzle. Keyword enlarge. Two keys appear to be permanently linked and, no matter how you look at it, there is seemingly no solution to unlocking them. However, as a highly popular puzzle since its creation during the 19th century puzzle craze, the keys are in fact separable. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
.	Cuby (Hanyama Level 3 Challenging) - Object: disassemble and reassemble the puzzle. Keyword space. Designed a Dutchman, this cube is a maze through which a loop is interwoven. The position of the piece trapped inside can be changed by it being moved in a unique way. The dilemma is how to remove that piece. When first invented, the start point where the piece could be removed was not fixed. However over time, the furthermost position was made to resemble a face and a clear removal start point was thereby designated. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
.	O'Gear (Hanyama Level 3 Challenging) - Object: disassemble and reassemble the puzzle. Keyword teeth. The prizewinner from the 2001 1st Annual World Puzzle Design competition, this puzzle was designed by a young Dutchman considered to be one of the world's brightest creators. The gear exhibits a unique kind of movement. Once together in its final form of beauty, the gear fixed in place in the cubic box could serve as a desk decoration to satisfy a kind of soothing, intellectual curiosity. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
.	Baroq (Hanyama Level 4 Demanding) - Object: disassemble and reassemble the puzzle. Keyword music. This Japanese creation consists of two pieces fashioned after the image of intertwining Bach melodies. Following the dynamic build up is an inspirational finale when the two pieces elegantly release from each other. You may even want to choose a somewhat luxurious and relaxing ambience when attempting this puzzle. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
.	Chain (Hanyama Level 6 Mind Boggling) - Object: disassemble and reassemble the puzzle. Keyword chain. It can be solved three different ways. There's a whole world of wisdom wrapped up in this Dutch masterpiece. The three pieces can be separated and then joined again in their original form. What's special about this puzzle is that it can be solved three different ways, depending on which of the three pieces is chosen as the middle piece. Solving this puzzle requires an especially subtle kind of working of the pieces, the kind that often leaves the victim struggling in frustration. Keeping in mind its chainlike behaviour and using your feeling to your advantage is the best way to attack this. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
.	Enigma (Hanyama Level 6) - Object: disassemble and reassemble the puzzle. Keyword trust. Patented in America in 1975, the somewhat swirled pieces of this puzzle must be disjoined and then put back together. Simialr to a puzzle from 20 years, the manufacturers have made a new version maintaining the difficulty of the original and licensed it for this series. This is without a doubt among the most difficult of all puzzles. Don't use too much force...the pieces should just slide apart. $12.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).