I purchased another op-shop jigsaw puzzle:
It only cost $2, and as best I can tell was manufactured in the 1980s. The op-shop had identified puzzles that had all the pieces and this one was not included. This didn’t necessarily mean pieces were missing; just that they weren’t sure. There was only one way to find out!
So far so good, with all the border pieces intact. This is a 600 piece puzzle, twice as big as the one from last year, and a bit bigger than the size I prefer. The box was a bit beaten up, and some of the pieces showed signs of use. I’ll say it’s well-loved.
As kids we didn’t own many puzzles, but those we did own I made up many times. I wonder how many times this one has been assembled?
I worked on this in the evenings and mornings over two days. In total I’d say it took me about 4 hours, although I wasn’t as focused as I usually am when I make puzzles.
The subject of the puzzle is a medieval town in Italy named Grazzano Visconti. The clock tower is part of a 14th century castle which is rumoured to be haunted (aren’t they all?) and a popular tourist destination to this day.
And here we have the finished puzzle! In the end it was actually a 598 piece puzzle since two pieces were missing (I’ve circled them above), but perhaps the biggest mystery was that it came with an extra piece from another puzzle:
So an incomplete puzzle but it was still fun to assemble and absolutely worth the single coin I paid for it.
And if I had more time I probably would have purchased this one I saw today in an antique shop:
