Monday, May 31, 2010

Dutch Village Puzzle

At a garage sale this weekend, I found this great wooden puzzle. It was made in Holland by Simplex, I'm guessing around the 1950s, and has a diameter of 7 1/2 inches. It features a charming village scene, and the great thing is, the pieces are quite thick, and when removed, can stand up to make a three-dimensional play town. Just a really great, cheery-looking toy!

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  1. AnonymousMonday, October 15, 2012

    Wow nice, that was my grandfathers company (Simplex)which used to be in a town called "Aalst-Waalre" just below Eindhoven, he started it in the late 40's early 50's. Still amazing to find this around,

    Cheers

    JJ

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    1. TracyMonday, October 15, 2012

      That's fabulous! I'm so glad you found this little posting. I have a couple of other Simplex puzzles, very small ones (hand held size). One is little gnomes and a mushroom house, the other is cars. They're wonderful toys.

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  2. bklopstMonday, June 02, 2014

    Hi, there!
    Did you know these round simplex puzzles were made (since the 1950's) of rest material that was used for making radio speakers (by Philips)??

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    1. TracyMonday, June 02, 2014

      Hi, no I didn't know: that's fascinating! Thanks! I love these little puzzles.

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