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The Zen Puzzle original brass puzzle by Charles Perry
The Zen Puzzle original brass puzzle by Charles Perry

The Zen Puzzle original brass puzzle by Charles Perry

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Item Location: Australia

A$100.00

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A vintage puzzle from the 1980s by American sculptor, architect, and designer Charles Perry. The website says these puzzles were made in 1987 but the card has copyright: 1983 on it.

Goal: Remove the 5 brass pieces and put them back inside the Delrin base.
Size:  Diameter 60mm x height 28mm
Materials: Brass pieces and Delrin base.

Condition:  I took the puzzle to the shed and polished the flat exposed surfaces of the brass pieces so they are shiny for display. But I did not buff the cylinders inside the puzzle, rather leaving the original patina.
The puzzle comes with it’s original velvet bag with the original card with the solution on the back attached.  The card is a bit discoloured with age; you can view in the photo.

General Information:

This is Brian Young from Mr Puzzle in Australia selling some doubles as a result of merging Ray Mead’s collection into my own existing collection.

If you have any questions you can email me separately at mrpuzzle@mrpuzzle.com.au  But please don’t email and ask to discontinue the auction. All auctions will run their duration. It’s the fairest course for everyone.

Prices are in Australian Dollars (not US Dollars).
We much prefer payment via Wise or other bank transfer. PayPal is also possible.
After the auction please message me first to let me know if you would like standard or express postage.
Do not pay until I send you the invoice for the full amount
Cost to ship this puzzle Standard:  Australia AU$15 - NZ AU$28 - US/Canada/Asia  AU$35 - UK/EU/Scandinavia AU$40   
Cost to ship this puzzle Express:  Australia AU$18 - NZ AU$45 - US/Canada/Asia AU$53 - UK/EU/Scandinavia AU$58
Other countries please request a quote.

If you buy more than one item I will be happy to combine ship and quote postage based on exact weight. Usually unless a very heavy puzzle is involved it won’t be much different to the single item.

Import duties/tariffs are not included in the final price.  The import duty or tariff rate may be different for every country so please check the rate that applies to your own country.  It is usual practice that import duties or tariffs are paid by the buyer at the point of import or delivery in your own country. 
USA is the exception. This puzzle is made in USA and so when imported to USA there is no tariff.

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A$75.00
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A$50.00
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Sonneveld’s 3 piece burr made by Tom Lensch
An original interlocking burr given and made for IPP20in LA in 2000 by Tom Lensch. The design is by Dic Sonneveld.Goal: The object of the puzzle is to assembled the 3 identical pieces into a pleasing, geometrically highly symmetrical shape.When it’s together it will have symmetry on all axis.Size:  each piece is 43x43x43mmMaterials: Walnut wood.Condition: Perfect condition inside a plastic container which includes original card from IPP21.  Doesn’t look like it’s ever been played with.Ge...
A$40.00
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