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Keep up to date on news from The Sam Loyd Company including new puzzle releases and other interesting items.
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The Sam Loyd Company has launched a new section to its website
dedicated to Sam Loyd In Puzzleland. In Puzzleland you will meet
characters such as King Puzzlepate, Princess Enigma and Tommy Riddles.
Each month you can join them in their adventures as they try to solve
some of the most challenging puzzles out there.
Click to visit Puzzleland today!
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The Sam Loyd Company has launched a new section to its website dedicated to Sam Loyd's Get Off the Earth Mystery Puzzle. Move your curser around the page until you find the missing 13th Warrior and the famous Get Off the Earth Puzzle will pop up.
Now you have the chance to play the greatest puzzle of all time.
Click to visit the Get off the Earth Puzzle Page Now!
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Sam Loyd's Get Off the Earth Puzzle in French
A copy of Sam Loyd's Get Off the Earth Puzzle in French was recently sold for 66 Euros. It is unknown if this is an authorised copy as there is no evidence Sam Loyd licensed his creation to anyone. This is reinforced in. In an article that was published in the Brooklyn Eagle on February 1897.
"Get Off the Earth" Pireted in Europe....."
The "Get Off the Earth" puzzle has broken out with great violence in England, France and Germany. The puzzle has been pirated so the only benefit derived by the inventor is an extension of his fame as the "great Yankee puzzlist."
The Sam Loyd Company has launched a new section to its website dedicated to Sam Loyd's Pony Puzzle. Move your curser around the page and found out about the history of this most famous puzzle.
Now you have the chance to play the greatest puzzle of all time.
Click to visit the Pony Puzzle Page Now!
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Sam Loyd's Our Puzzle Magazines Added to Archives.
The Sam Loyd Company is please to announce that is has acquired four original copies of Sam Loyd's Our Puzzle Magazine. The paper used to publish this magazine was not of the highest quality and most have not survived through the years. The Sam Loyd Company is dedicated to preserving these as part of their archives so that Sam Loyd's magazine maybe enjoyed by future generations.
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Families will enjoy this special event of puzzling and celebration at the Logic Puzzle Museum which will honor the famous 19th Century American Puzzle Maker, Sam Loyd.
He was born in Philadelphia in 1841, a mere 169 years ago, and his first puzzle was published in 1855 in a New York newspaper when he was just 14 years old. He created thousands of puzzles in his lifetime, many of which are still popular.
The public is invited to “ try your head & hand at some of his original puzzles along with 60 other hands-on brain teaser puzzles.”
Come celebrate Loyd’s birthday at the Logic Puzzle Museum on Saturday January 30 or Sunday January 31 in downtown historic Burlington. Ten of his thousands of puzzles have been selected to try, as well as sweet treats for his birthday celebration.
Visitors can learn the story of Sam Loyd, 1841-1911; how he was admired and how he fooled the world with fun and thinking. He is considered the greatest puzzle creator of all time, an authentic American genius.
He was thought to have invented the famous, classic 14-15 puzzles where 15 squares with numerals on them, are shifted about in a tray. “Learn who really invented this puzzle on your visit here,” noted Judith Schulz, director. The museum offers a variety of this type of puzzle to try out first hand during visits.
Loyd also liked optical illusion puzzles with disappearing images and a sample of one of these will be available to examine.
During this special event, visitors are invited to see and try to solve the puzzle that Loyd sold to Phineas T. Barnum, of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
And the try the sliding number 14-15 puzzle that he claimed to have invented, plus find out the story of this and the US Patent office and where it really came from.
Visitors can also try out museum's other 60 hands-on brain and mechanical puzzles, too! The exhibit has a private collection of sliding block puzzles, Chinese Checker Boards, Tangrams, Gilbert Puzzles, parlor puzzles and toys, burr puzzles, pyramid puzzles and others.
Each person may also may a set of two puzzles to take home for more fun later.
The 90 minute hands-on sessions are offered on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010, at 10 am, 11:30 am, or 1 pm with reservations. Sunday’s puzzle session is at 1 pm. Other times can be arranged for large groups of 20 or more people for this event.
The gift shop will offer a special selection of Sam Loyd Puzzles, as well as about 150 other kinds of mechanical and logic puzzles.
Reservations are required, as space is limited. The museum is for ages 5 - adult, though not younger. Admission is $6 per person, all ages, and children must be with an adult. Parking is free downtown
Call 262 763-3946 to make reservations, and visit www.logicpuzzlemuseum.org for more details. The non-profit, educational museum is at 533 Milwaukee Avenue, Burlington, Wisconsin.
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Grant Puzzle added to the Archives
The Sam Loyd Company is pleased to have added an original Grant Puzzle created by Sam Loyd.
The puzzle was created as an advertising giveaway for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. A reproduction will be available for sale shortly.
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Rare Trick Famous Trick Donkey Puzzle added to the Archives
The Sam Loyd Company is please to have added a rare Famous Trick Donkey Puzzle to the archives. The puzzle features images that are completely different to the standard version we know and also has Copyright 1906 by Sam Loyd which has never been seen before.
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Original Get Off the Earth puzzle added to Archives
We were recently approached by a lady living in the United States who told us a very interesting story. Her father living in the United Kingdom more then 8 years ago, was helping a friend clean out his attic when he came across an old dust covered book. After cleaning the cover he slowly opened the book to discover an original Get Off the Earth puzzle in great condition. He kept the puzzle and later gave it to his daughter who asked if would be interested in adding it to our archives. We jumped at the opportunity and so now this great puzzle has found a new home among other Sam Loyd treasures. We are always interested in adding items to our archives so if you think you have something original please contact us at info@samloyd.com
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Uncut Teddy and the Lions Puzzle Sheet sells for $359.99
An uncut sheet of Teddy and the Lions was recently sold on eBay for $359.99USD.
The sheet was found on the back of a tray and is a tiny version of the Sam Loyd original. The name has had an added 's' at the end as the original was called Teddy and the Lion not Lions. These sheets turn up now and then and we have one in our company archives. It was proberly a later version created by Sam Loyd junior for a promotion long after his father passed away. It just shows the incredible prices being paid for anything related to Sam Loyd even items such as these not created during his lifetime.
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The Sam Loyd Company is pleased to announce that it has acquired an original 1883 version of Sam Loyd's "Prize Tree" Puzzle. This puzzle has been added to the archives.
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The Sam Loyd Company is pleased to announce that it has acquired an original 1871 version of Sam Loyd's "P. T. Barnum's Trick Mules" Puzzle. This puzzle has been added to the archives. It is the first version of Sam Loyd's famous puzzle also know as Trick Donkey's.
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Sam Loyd story appeard in October 2008 Genii MagazineSam
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Sam Loyd story appeard in Magische Welt
in issue 6, Nov./Dec., Vol. 57. 2008
Download PDF file
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Sam Loyd's Puzzle of Teddy and the Lion - Classic Edition
Following on the success of his Get Off the Earth Puzzle and The Lost Man Puzzle, Sam Loyd's last vanishing puzzle was a tribute to the former United States President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt and was released in 1909. The Sam Loyd Company is proud to announce that we will shortly be
releasing the classic edition of this world famous puzzle.
Designed by Sam Loyd and first released it in 1909
this classic edition will be limited to 1000 puzzles world-wide.
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Famous Trick Donkeys - Classic Edition
The Sam Loyd Company is proud to announce that the classic edition of the Famous Trick Donkey puzzle will soon be available. This classic edition brings back the exact colours and images used by Sam Loyd when he first published the puzzle in 1871.
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Sam Loyd's Get Off the Earth Puzzle - Classic Edition
Sam Loyd released the Get Off the Earth Puzzle in 1896
and distributed over 20 million copies, many of those that survived
are today rare and expensive collector items.
The Sam Loyd Company is proud to announce that we will shortly be releasing the classic edition of this world famous puzzle.
Designed in the exact same way Sam Loyd first released it in 1896 this classic edition will be limited to 1000 puzzles world-wide.
It will also replace the commemorative edition previously published.
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Sam Loyd's The Lost Man Puzzle - Classic Edition
Following on the success of his Get Off the Earth Puzzle, Sam Loyd
went on to create and release The Lost Man Puzzle in 1897.
The Sam Loyd Company is proud to announce that we will shortly be
releasing the classic edition of this world famous puzzle.
Designed in the exact same way Sam Loyd first released it in 1897
this classic edition will be limited to 1000 puzzles world-wide.
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