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Keyed Up - A 1/1 by Kel Snake (Kelly Snache) [and Oskar van Deventer]

Keyed Up - A 1/1 by Kel Snake (Kelly Snache) [and Oskar van Deventer]

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Item Location: United States

$661.00

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Bidder	Amount	Date
G****r 70	$661.00	10.07.2025 23:24:24
M****3 86	$651.00	10.07.2025 23:24:24
G****r 70	$635.00	10.07.2025 23:24:11
M****3 86	$625.00	10.07.2025 23:24:11
G****r 70	$560.00	09.07.2025 15:48:51
M****3 86	$550.00	09.07.2025 15:48:51
M****3 86	$495.00	09.07.2025 03:27:46
G****r 70	$485.00	09.07.2025 03:27:46
G****r 70	$400.00	04.07.2025 05:17:13

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In addition to crafting original puzzle boxes, Kel Snake is especially well-known for his distinctive, highly creative series of "retrofit" puzzle boxes made from vintage wood boxes. Keyed Up is distinctive in being a doubly retrofit puzzle box. First, the box is made from an old cigar box. Second, Kel took a classic Oskar van Deventer keymaze puzzle (one of the big, old ones, in metal) and figured out how to turn it into a locking mechanism for this puzzle box. According to Kel this is the only copy he ever made of this puzzle box.

Size: 112 x 100 x 147 (175 with key) mm

Condition: See photos (it's made from a used cigar box, but despite its intentionally vintage exterior the puzzle is in perfect working order)

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Keyed Up - A 1/1 by Kel Snake (Kelly Snache) [and Oskar van Deventer]

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$661.00

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Honeybee (2009) - Haroyuki Oka (Karakuri)

Dashi - Karakuri Idea Contest 2018

Stop the hot water! - Karakuri Idea Contest 2013

Creative Secret Type L (2003) - Akio Kamei / Tatsuo Miyamoto (Karakuri)