April Fool’s Day is “celebrated” in most countries today, but historians don’t know where or how it began. Remember calling the drugstore to ask if they had “Prince Albert in the can”? “Yes?” “Well, ...

This elaborately decorated puzzle pitcher was made in Budapest, Hungary. In 1839, Moritz Fischer bought a factory that had been operating in Herend, Hungary, since 1826. He started making dinner sets ...

It looks like someone's discovered an interesting resale use for destroyed antiques: 3D puzzles. Though almost certainly a fake (would that real Ming Vases break into such neat pieces), the beautiful, ...

With the smooth though speedy hands of a surgeon, Loubud’s co-proprietor Paul Hughes recently started hand-cutting jigsaw ...

Put some fun into your collections and start hunting for old or new figurines, plates and drinking mugs that were meant to be jokes. Puzzle mugs date back to the 1700s. They were popular in taverns.

BOULDER, Colo. — Walking into the factory of Liberty Puzzles in Boulder is like a buffet for the senses. Smells of freshly cut wood waft among the dozens of people operating machines, cleaning, ...

Puzzles and fine art have lots in common. Both reflect the genius of their creators. Both incorporate painstaking visual and conceptual detail. Most important, both spark questions and contemplation ...

WORCESTER - Bob Armstrong's post-retirement hobby puzzles some people. Some enjoy restoring old furniture or cars, while Mr. Armstrong, 81, who lives at the Briarwood Retirement Community, collects ...

CUMBERLAND -- At age 78, Donald Kaufman has decided it’s finally time to quit playing with toys. The founder of KB Toys is selling his massive antique toy collection -- all 7,000 pieces -- in what is ...