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Holtzapffel

Widely regarded as one of Britain's, and possibly the World's finest commercial puzzle producers who manufactured wooden puzzles from various London premises in the early-mid twentieth century, generally featuring very high quality artwork. One of their most highly-prized ranges are the spectacular Figure it Out puzzles, featured here within their own dedicated sub-album.

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Africa
- 430 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from Holtzapffel of London.
- Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
- Images: 5
- Views: 1264
- Tags: Maps
Among the Gorse
- 375-piece, solid wooden jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel.
- Date: Thu 23 May 2024
- Images: 2
- Views: 291
- Tags: Trees, Landscape, Farming, Sheep
Ancient Citadel, An
- 528 piece Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle from c1932.
- Date: Mon 1 Jul 2013
- Images: 8
- Views: 1525
- Tags: Trees, Churches-Cathedrals, Eastern
At the White Hart
- 505 piece plywood jigsaw from a beautiful, Harry Eliott painting
- Date: Sat 10 Apr 2010
- Images: 3
- Views: 2863
- Tags: Period, Hunting, Horses, Dogs, Landscape, Birds, Humorous, Coaching
Augustine Preaching before King Ethelbert.
- 624 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from English manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Mon 10 Jun 2013
- Images: 9
- Views: 3439
- Tags: Historical, Dogs, Royalty, Religion
Battle of Trafalgar, The
- Approximately 350 piece early 1900's, solid wood puzzle from this excellent London based manufacturer.
- Date: Sun 2 May 2010
- Images: 3
- Views: 1456
- Tags: Historical, Maritime, Ships-Naval, Battles
Best of the Litter, The
- 438 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel of London.
- Date: Wed 25 Sep 2013
- Images: 8
- Views: 2620
- Tags: Children, Hunting, Dogs
Charles I
- 600+ piece Holtzapffel wooden jigsaw puzzle from c1932.
- Date: Thu 22 Aug 2013
- Images: 9
- Views: 1634
- Tags: Historical, Royalty
Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
- 1000 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle from Britain's finest manufacturer.
- Date: Sat 11 Sep 2010
- Images: 1
- Views: 2736
- Tags: Trees, Fashion, Children, Eastern, Seasons
Conflagration of Moscow
- Superb 747 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
- Date: Sat 3 Jul 2010
- Images: 5
- Views: 2895
- Tags: Historical, Portrait, Battles, War
Country Life in China
- 1000 piece plywood puzzle, cut in a later semi-interlocking cut.
- Date: Sat 11 Sep 2010
- Images: 6
- Views: 1426
- Tags: Military, Children, Horses, Maritime, Ships-Sailing, Ships-Rowing, Bridges, Eastern
Croydon Aerodrome
- 601 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel, dating from the 1930's.
- Date: Sat 16 Oct 2010
- Images: 1
- Views: 1232
- Tags: Promotional, Fashion, Aviation, Planes-Civil
Dante's Dream
- 500 piece, solid mahogany Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle from c1907-1910.
- Date: Sun 29 Dec 2013
- Images: 2
- Views: 1063
- Tags: Historical, Fashion, Beauty, Romance
Daughter of the Nile, A
- c1920s semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Fri 18 Aug 2023
- Images: 3
- Views: 1070
- Tags: Beauty, Films-Theatre, Eastern
David Copperfield Leaving Margate
- 350+ piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle by Holtzapffel of London, probably Britain's best quality producer.
- Date: Sat 31 Mar 2012
- Images: 5
- Views: 2677
- Tags: Period, Horses, Coaching, Dickensian
Defeat of the Pirates, The
- 402 piece, semi-interlocking, solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel of London.
- Date: Sat 15 Apr 2017
- Images: 9
- Views: 1272
- Tags: Maritime, Films-Theatre, Adventure
Eastern Gateway
- 500 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel.
- Date: Thu 30 May 2013
- Images: 6
- Views: 1279
- Tags: Churches-Cathedrals, Bridges, Eastern
Eastern Street Scene
- Superbly cut 700 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel
- Date: Tue 23 Jul 2013
- Images: 9
- Views: 2770
- Tags: Sheep, Eastern
Egyptian Scene. Blue Star Line Mediterranean Cruise Poster
- 900+ piece c1931 Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle.
- Date: Wed 12 Mar 2014
- Images: 6
- Views: 2433
- Tags: Promotional, Fashion, Maritime, Eastern
Election at Eatanswill, The
- Early 20th century, 410-piece semi-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle by top British manufacturer Holtzapffel and Co.
- Date: Sun 6 Aug 2023
- Images: 3
- Views: 1014
- Tags: Dogs, Humorous, Coaching, Dickensian
Embarkation of Henry VIII
- 365 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
- Date: Fri 12 Apr 2013
- Images: 7
- Views: 1430
- Tags: Royalty, Maritime, Ships-Naval
England and Wales
- 400+ piece semi-interlocking plywood map puzzle from Holtzapffel.
- Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
- Images: 3
- Views: 912
- Tags: Maps
Europe
- 400 piece plywood map puzzle from Holtzapffel.
- Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
- Images: 5
- Views: 1122
- Tags: Maps
Falling Leaves
- 400 piece solid-mahogany jigsaw puzzle, believed to be by British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Sun 9 Aug 2020
- Images: 6
- Views: 1077
- Tags: Trees, Fashion, Beauty, Seasons, Glamour
Figure=It=Out
- Highly prized range of top-quality puzzles, always outline cut around the subject and made extremely challenging by the abundant colour line-cutting used throughout.
- Date: Wed 24 Dec 2008
- Albums: 40 & Images: 212
- Views: 6635
- Tags: Range
Forest, The
- A large (800 piece) puzzles of a forest scene made by Holtzapffel
- Date: Thu 27 Jul 2023
- Images: 3
- Views: 770
- Tags: Trees
French Soldiers (Zouave Encampment, A)
- 150 piece solid wood push-fit puzzle from Holtzapffel.
- Date: Sat 7 Apr 2012
- Images: 4
- Views: 2494
- Tags: Military, Historical, Horses
Glorious Company The Flower of Men, A
- 700 piece, semi-interlocking, solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle from top British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Thu 22 Oct 2015
- Images: 4
- Views: 1047
- Tags: Promotional, Military, Historical, Famous Buildings, Royalty, Ships-Sailing
Good Catch (Seascape), A
- 400 piece semi-interlocking Holtzapffel wooden jigsaw puzzle of c1910s manufacture.
- Date: Thu 23 May 2024
- Images: 2
- Views: 321
- Tags: Fishing, Seasons, Fish, Ships-Fishing
Hiawatha's Wedding Journey
- 250 piece plywood puzzle from Holtzapffel.
- Date: Sat 16 Oct 2010
- Images: 1
- Views: 954
- Tags: Fashion, Wildlife, Romance
Hotel Stable Yard
- Wonderful 700 piece example of the top-class workmanship of the London-based manufacturers Messrs. Holtzapffel and Co.
- Date: Wed 6 Mar 2013
- Images: 7
- Views: 1679
- Tags: Horses, Dogs, Birds, Humorous, Coaching, Dickensian
Japanese Coloured Prints
- A selection of jigsaw puzzles from Holtzapffel which feature Japanese coloured prints and are not individually titled.
- Date: Sun 22 Jun 2014
- Albums: 3 & Images: 8
- Views: 2418
- Tags: Series
King John Signs Magna Carta
- 600+ piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from top-British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Sat 25 Apr 2020
- Images: 9
- Views: 1594
- Tags: Historical, Dogs, Royalty
Light of Eventide
- 300 piece solid mahogany wooden jigsaw puzzle by top British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Sun 27 Sep 2020
- Images: 5
- Views: 1078
- Tags: Trees, Landscape, Farming, Sheep
Literature
- Pamphlets and details of the puzzles available through this top London manufacturer.
- Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
- Albums: 3 & Images: 17
- Views: 1664
- Tags: Literature
Lost Scent (Version 1)
- Excellent colour line-cutting has made a superb puzzle from this quality Arthur Wardle painting, featuring mostly push-fit pieces within an interlocking border.
- Date: Fri 10 Apr 2009
- Images: 4
- Views: 1324
- Tags: Hunting, Horses, Dogs, Landscape
Lost Scent (Version 2)
- 505 piece semi-interlocking and colour line-cut plywood Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle.
- Date: Thu 23 May 2013
- Images: 10
- Views: 1579
- Tags: Trees, Hunting, Horses, Dogs
Mission Boat, The
- 700 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
- Date: Fri 17 Jan 2014
- Images: 4
- Views: 888
- Tags: Trees, Maritime, Rivers
Mission Doctor
- Unusually-cut 700 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be by Holtzapffel.
- Date: Thu 3 Oct 2013
- Images: 7
- Views: 2746
- Tags: Children, Birds, Eastern
Muleteer, The
- 400 piece, solid wood Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle.
- Date: Sun 22 Dec 2013
- Images: 3
- Views: 1516
- Tags: Fashion, Horses, Birds, Romance
News of Waterloo
- 300 piece solid mahogany backed wooden jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel.
- Date: Mon 13 Feb 2023
- Images: 3
- Views: 855
- Tags: Historical, Fashion, Horses, Dogs, Birds, Coaching
Old Cairo
- 500 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from a painting by David Malcolm.
- Date: Sat 24 Apr 2010
- Images: 5
- Views: 1954
- Tags: Trees, Landscape, Eastern
Old Pirates
- 602 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
- Date: Mon 10 Jun 2013
- Images: 9
- Views: 1198
- Tags: Maritime, Ships-Sailing
On an Indian Farm
- 700 pieces Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle from c1932.
- Date: Thu 1 Aug 2013
- Images: 5
- Views: 2550
- Tags: Children, Landscape, Farming, Cows
Outside a Mosque
- 519 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by top-British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Thu 22 Aug 2013
- Images: 7
- Views: 1455
- Tags: Churches-Cathedrals, Eastern
Queen Mary, The
- 610 piece, semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by top-London manufacturer Holtzapffel.
- Date: Wed 27 Nov 2013
- Images: 4
- Views: 2620
- Tags: Maritime, Ships-Passenger
Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest
- 908 piece solid wood Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle.
- Date: Thu 9 Jan 2014
- Images: 7
- Views: 1247
- Tags: Trees, Wildlife, Humorous, Music, Legend
Salome Dances Before Herod
- 1000 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by British manufacturer Holtzapffel
- Date: Tue 20 Oct 2015
- Images: 3
- Views: 860
- Tags: Historical, Beauty, Eastern, Religion, Dance