I hope you liked hearing about all of my detective work! I hope someone out there knows more about this puzzle so I can do a follow-up video one day. Don't forget that my Patreon is open and active, and there are all kinds of bonus videos up for you to watch, at just $3/month 🙌🏻
I love these investigation videos. Don't feel blue about not finding one yet -- they may only come along once in a blue moon but one will likely turn up out of the blue when you least expect it.
Karen have you tried contacting the owners of Serendipity 3? Sometimes promotional stuff is kept (or falls behind a storage shelf) and forgotten about. Maybe there's a copy or two hanging around. Love the search for Little Boy Blue Coming Home! I gotta know if you ever get your hands on it 🙂
I hope you find your “blue” puzzle! I will be helping you look for it; I collect New York Yankees memorabilia and have been able to come across some older items no one has heard about and fortunately got them for good price.
Hi! I've enjoyed watching you put puzzles together I had picked up a few and had loved working on them. I used to do these when I was a kid and had forgotten all about how fun they can be until I started watching your videos. I loved your advent calender idea splitting a puzzle up into bags for my child such an amazing idea! You are so enthusiastic and fun to watch!
Was I the only one hopping Karen will reveal at the end that she got her hands on this blue puzzle?!?! Great video. I love rabbit hole stories like that. Julie´s collection looks insane.
When she mentioned joining the Facebook groups and seeing “little boy blue” almost immediately I was like “wow that’s serendipitous” and then the restaurant the puzzle was used to promote is called “Serendipity”?!?! Crazy lol
So there’s a Gilmore Girls episode where Lorelai asks “Where did all the anvils go?” At a Friday night dinner… and now we know!! Your dad has them all!!! 🤣🤣 love your channel and congratulations on now being able to do it full time ☺️
On Rob’s website, he mentioned that there’s one called “Enchantment” that has a reflective surface. I assume it’d be a prismatic puzzle. Is that one even more rare? I would love to see what that would have looked like from the 1960’s.
I noticed this puzzle in the wrieup too and thought it was interesting that Karen didnt mention it in this video. Now I know why! Looking forward to seeing it in the nest video. Thanks, Karen!
I love tese types of videos! Listening about all these rare jigsaw puzzles and their history, in addition to all your detective work that goes behind, honestly amazing
I'm actually curious if Serendipity 3 would know anything about the puzzle. I've been there once only, and it's definitely very eclectic and kitsh inside. Unfortunately I don't know the history so I can't say if the ownership has passed hands at all since then
I’m fascinated hearing stories about peoples collection,even though I don’t call myself a collector (I have some things that people may call a collection though) It’s fun to hear what got people in to something very specific.
I only just discovered your account a few weeks ago, but you’ve quickly become one of my favorite RUclipsrs. I could listen to you talk about/watch you do puzzles for hours
There is this huge group on the website that is a book of faces called "Weird second hand finds that just need to be shared" (or something similar). I am currently not on said website, but I feel that if someone would share the video in that group, there would be a chance someone would find this blue puzzle for you within a week, lol.
Vintage puzzle are so cool. Half a year ago I wasn't really that interested in jigsaw puzzle in general, and now I'm going crazy when I see any more rare or old ones. My sister just bought me Ravensburgers Magic Ocean from Color Starline for something like 0,5$ and I'm so happy I need to tell this to everyone XD There is something special about having things like that
@@ThexBlackxKitty yes, exactly. They glow in different colors and are really pretty at night. I was a bit surprised that they still glow after this many years
I'm a Beatles fan, so there's a TON of rare items out there. I think the rarest thing I have is a set of four Beatles cuff links, still on the original sixties cardboard backing.
I really hope you will get your hands on the BLUE puzzle one day - fingers crossed! I know someone who collects the historical wedding/bridal cups - don't know if you ever heard of them. They are so beautiful and go way back and the idea is that both the bride and the groom can drink from one cup simultaneously. There are quite rare ones, e.g. from the 17th century and she is currently looking for a very specific one. The search for it reminds me of your investigation for the blue one! :) Love from Germany ❤️
I know I don't ever comment, but I wanted to say that even though I don't even do puzzles, I LOVE watching your videos, especially when I'm stressed, you always sooth me and help me focus, so thank you! And keep up the good work!
I'm into Cubing and there are this green metallic Ghost Cubes, from a designer called Mefferts that where kind of a "Price" to the Jade Club members and only a few copies where made and of course they are really valuable and rare. Great video as always Karen! Thanks!!
I collect vintage silk scarves produced by a company called Jacqmar. The scarves range in date from the 1940's onwards. Some of the really early scarves, particularly the WW II era ones, are priced waaaay out of my price range but quite a few of the later ones are not as pricey. They look and feel so beautiful, with gorgeous art work and lovely hand rolled hems. It's an obscure hobby but very satisfying so I totally get where you are with your collection of puzzles.
My first video ever on this channel, and I watched the whole thing. I never thought I would care so much about a puzzle I never heard of before. Great storytelling and research.
I’m an artist and there’s a lot of limited edition supplies that are near impossible to find, as well as ones that are still being made but in such limited quantity that it’s near impossible to get your hands on one without lots of money and some connections. There’s one antique paint that a few artists try to get their hands on because it’s such a unique color, but it hasn’t been made since the 1800’s because of the origins of the pigment: mummy brown, I am not one of those artists. But I’d happily get paint made with lapis lazuli, it’s a bright blue pigment made from a rare mineral found in only one mine. Also yin min blue is similarly rare and for similar reasons. It’s a lab-created pigment, but the minerals used to make it are also rare.
Your dad's anvil collection looks really impressive and interesting! It's great that he has a big garage to store them. Storage space is a big limiting factor for many collectors
Who knew that a puzzle investigator would be so exciting. It was meant for you, the world of your subscibers will be on the look out for any puzzles you are looking for. The power of the world on internet.
I collect Mold-a-rama figures, and there are a handful of molds that were created but were never installed in a place where people could buy them. They were vended for private events, or were made as art pieces with very limited copies made. Some of the mold sets have been confirmed as damaged or destroyed so there won't be any more made. I have a few of these in my collection and they are my absolute favorites.
Blue!! So excited for your Patreon and that this is your full time channel! This channel is such a good distraction from the world. We love you Karen! 💙🧩
Such a blue video. Loved it I think as a crocheter/knitter the most rare items are really expensive yarn. Also, there are hooks/needles that used to be used by literally royalty but those are in museums at least
My daughter and I used to collect little glass figurines. We had the most beautiful glass pyramid that would shine blue sparkles on the wall. I seriously thought you were going to pull that puzzle 🧩 out at the end of the video! Wow 😮 I wish I would have checked my Grandma’s puzzles better! She had a ton of puzzles we had to go through after she passed.
As a fellow puzzle lover, this elusive blue puzzle is fascinating. Your channel has rekindled my love for puzzles in a big way. I am in school and working at the same time so I don’t have lots of time for hobby/leisure activities anymore. Watching your videos, in a way, helps me still feel like I’m participating in the activity of puzzling, even if I don’t really have the time to complete any myself.
Very interesting Karen. I obtained an extremely rare and valuable pristine replica of monet sailboat on argenteuil from guild puzzle circa 1930s. It is valuable since the one at Irish museum was damaged by vandalism in 2014. I picked up a whole set of guild and Tuco puzzles last year from ebay which included some classic artwork. Would love to tell you about collection
Being a model railroader, I've had times when I've been searching all over for something that has once been popular but is now rare and hard to find. It's so great when you find that something that you've been searching for for so long. Almost like finding a gold mine. But don't be blue if you can't find it right away. It'll make you just appreciate it more when you do. :-)
I have a small collection of vintage knitting machines. One is actually "BLUE" with 8 buttons that replicate knitting patterns across the row. It was given to me by an elderly Japanese woman who said it had belonged to her mother-in-law.
In watercolor world, the elusive ones are paint from pigment that are no longer manufactured / produced. The problem with watercolor is that it's something that you consume (use up) the more you use it. Unlike a puzzle that can (theorically ) be re-used infinitely. And so even if you were lucky to be able to "stock up " on a pigment / paint before it'm was discontinued ... It's either you use it but will end end not having it anymore or not use it to keep it but that defy the whole purpose of having it in the first place! (Some colours are the original quinacridone gold, manganese blue )
Hey Karen, maybe you would like to hear about my own rare puzzle journey. In 2012 in the Uk there was a company called Home Town World, and they made jigsaws about various towns and counties around the UK. Out of the 12 made, I have 11. I am only missing Edinburgh, and I have never seen it come up for sale. The only evidence there ever was one is an Amazon listing from that time. I think my best moment was when a Singapore one popped up on Ebay, and I have never seen it before or since. I think it was a one off, because of minor differences in the print quality from the others I have. We'll keep searching!
This video made me want to watch the movie Serendipity again. How serendipitous was it that you and Linda emailed each other within minutes. And how serendipitious yet again that someone in the Facebook group you joined just happened to mention the elusive Blue puzzle. I really hope get your hands on one some day, or at the very least get to see it, or solve it. Best of luck!
This was such a fun video! I was feeling blue before watching it, but this video has nourished my soul with the sheer specificity of it. My hobby relates to fountain pens and there are indeed very rare and coveted pens in that world. The world of vintage fountain pen collecting is quite intense though, so I prefer focusing on the paper and ink part of the hobby
I would say my hobby is looking for golden age detective mysteries. I adore Agatha Christie, but because there are so many of her books I find very difficult to find Dorothy Sayers and Margery Allingham works where I'm from (and they are well-known, finding a Gladys Mitchell book would be a miracle around here) I did find two by Ngaio Marsh a few years back in an antique shop, and fortunately the seller didn't notice how happy I was because he sold them to me for very cheap 😂
Hello, Karen! My big hobby is stamp collecting, which has some pretty well-known rarities (none of which I own as far as I know). But I also collect foreign language instructional materials. I do much less than I used to, but I did run into an English/Swedish vest pocket phrase book from *1901*! 🤯 Imagine my surprise about 10 years later when I found the same thing (size, type, and publisher) in German (my college major and I'm still fluent)! I haven't found much information on these so maybe it's time to kick it up a notch
Karen if anyone can find this puzzle it is you. I really hope and pray you can find one. I am still constantly looking for the close up of the three bears one for you. We believe in you.
BLUE I loved this episode and I loved when you put on your detective hat! I’m just fascinated by these types of stories, I hope you’ll find more clues to the mystery 🧐
In that master spreadsheet (see 3:38), besides the Red Riding Hood (PA20), there's also another one with the same title (PZL6034). Similarly, with Little Boy Blue, there's the PA23 (Coming Home) you've been discussing, but also Little Boy Blue (PZL1091). I wonder what that latter one is and its relation to the one you're seeking.
I believe the other Red Riding Hood is the re-release in 1970, and Little Boy Blue is an unrelated puzzle that just happens to have a similar name. There are tons of pictures of that one online 🙂
Big it up for the Wayback Machine! I'm guilty of using a bookmarklet forcing many web pages I read onto the Wayback Manchine to ensure there are backups of them. This has proved vital for several projects I've worked on for myself, my workplace and for other people.
I like to read and collect manga and own a holographic volume one of the Naruto series. My mom saw it at a local bookstore for the sticker value ($8) and got it for me for Christmas many years ago and it turns out it was one of 5,000 printed and is extremely rare now. Love your videos!!
I hope you find the blue puzzle one day! I am into fountain pens, and there are certain ones that have become very hard to find. A lot of pen people have what we call a “grail pen,” which is usually hard to find and/or very expensive. One of mine was the 2011 Pilot Vanishing Point special edition in pink. I got one a couple of years ago, and paid about 3x retail 😳 but it was totally worth it!
I sew quite a bit and as a present my family restored a family heirloom of ours back to working order for me to use- a 1904 singer treadle sewing machine owned by my great great grandmother. And now I’m very tempted to start collecting some other vintage sewing machines that I could use.
I stopped puzzling on my current Springbok to watch your video.😂 Excellent detective work. I hope you find one of these elusive gems for yourself someday.
I love these deep dives in obscure collectibles!!!!! also you two mailing eachother this close to eachother was insane! I have a few hobbies myself, 2 big ones are magic the gathering (trading card game) and star wars my rarest magic the gathering cards are probally a few cards from a set that had "bad" printings so the whole print run was destroyed but a number of booster boxes (boxes that contain the card packs) had allready been shipped out, so there is very little out there they nicknamed the set summer magic if you interested in looking it up. My rare star wars thing is 3 signed sheets of the original production storyboards (1 of each of the original 3 movies) I had look on dutch second hand sites but expectably no little boy blue coming home showed up but it was worth a shot, i will keep an alert set up just in case one pops up.
i got really into dice for tabletop rpgs and got down a rabbit hole of a specific collection of dice from chessex that used to have a different glitter in it that they now can no longer use as some component of the glitter is apparently used in the production of Euro money so they cant use it anymore. the older glitter looks different so they are really sought after :D really enjoyed this deep dive tho!
Moral of the story is to always archive websites that have valuable informations on them! Nothing is permanant on the internet, so if you have a good source of info, go and archive it! There are plugins for web browsers and it's very easy to do!
I actually have two collections, though I don't know that they are as obscure as Little Boy Blue. When I was able to travel often I had started collecting guitar pins from Hard Rock Cafes in each city that I visited. Most of them are fairly common, but one I bought in New Orleans was a tomato shaped guitar in honor of their local tomato festival and the clerk told me it was 1 of 500 made, which if true is probably one of the rarest things I own. My other collection (more like obsession) is comics, specifically comics with female leads. One comic I have that is really rare afaik is what's called an incentive variant cover for Batwoman #23, and the reason its so rare is that the series was not doing well at the time. An incentive variant is an extra copy of a single issue comic that is sent with an order of a certain amount of the same comic to comic shops. For instance, if a new Batman #1 were to come out, and a store bought 100 copies, then they would get 1 copy of the variant cover as an incentive for buying so many copies. Batwoman was a niche series to begin with, but due to the main creative team leaving and the new team doing an extremely poor job, less and less copies of each issue were being printed. So when Batwoman 23 came around, less people were buying, which meant shops were buying less and less copies, so the incentive variant was in *extremely* low numbers, to the point that the only copy on eBay for years was asking for $400+. I was lucky enough to find a copy at a comic convention and haggled the price down (with bundling other books, etc) to $200. So it is likely the rarest book I own. Sorry for the wall of text.
Interesting video. Vintage puzzle collecting isn't something I would have thought was even a thing till I started watching your channel. That BLUE puzzle will be very difficult to find by the sound of it. I hope you get a copy at some point. Good luck.
Oh man I hope this person that has it will let you film it some day! It would be great to see, even if we never know how they got it or where it is. Thanks for all the detective work, I love hearing the stories of tracking these rare items down.
Hey Karen , I like your Blue shirt. I enjoy your videos when you go on a big research project about a jigsaw puzzle. I wish I could help you on your search for the Blue puzzle. I’ll keep an eye peeled for it. I hope someone can locate it for you.
I have the only copy of the DVD of Hellblock 13, starring Debbie Rochon and Gunnar Hanson, in existence signed by Gunnar Hanson. Gunnar is, obviously, most famous for playing Leatherface in the original classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I know this because when I met him, he told me he had never signed a copy of Hellblock 13 before. I said, "That's cool. Will you please make sure it's the only one you ever sign?" He replied, "Yes." I said, "Thank you." Another completely unique, one of a kind item I have is on an issue of Cinefantastique. The cover subject was Debbie Rochon promoting he film, American Nightmare. In that movie, she plays a character named Jane Toppan. I have that issue signed by both Debbie, and Debbie signing in character as Jane. It's the only copy of that magazine she has signed as Jane and she promised me it will be the only one.
If you haven’t, you should do a poll of how many of your subs do and don’t enjoy putting puzzles together! It would be fun to see as someone who isn’t really into them but I LOVE your vids and puzzle info! Good luck finding your BLUE unicorn ✨💙✨
Karen, I hope you find a copy to buy one day! I'm a big fan of the writer Nancy Mitford, and back in the 80s and early 90s I was always trying to find a copy of one of her novels that was never reprinted after the first edition. That was before the internet, and my chances of finding it in New Zealand, where I lived at the time, were slim. I kept trying, and managed to get all her other books along the way, but never that novel. A few years ago her estate decided to republish it, and I just walked into a shop and bought it. So many decades of wanting it, and it was so easy in the end that it took all the excitement away. I even have an ebook copy of it now, in a "collected works". Sometimes the thrill of the chase is actually the best part.
You could still search for a first edition. First editions of books from popular authors are sometimes worth a considerable amount of money, so collectors often look for them even if the book is still in print.
I hope you liked hearing about all of my detective work! I hope someone out there knows more about this puzzle so I can do a follow-up video one day.
Don't forget that my Patreon is open and active, and there are all kinds of bonus videos up for you to watch, at just $3/month 🙌🏻
I love these investigation videos. Don't feel blue about not finding one yet -- they may only come along once in a blue moon but one will likely turn up out of the blue when you least expect it.
Karen have you tried contacting the owners of Serendipity 3? Sometimes promotional stuff is kept (or falls behind a storage shelf) and forgotten about. Maybe there's a copy or two hanging around.
Love the search for Little Boy Blue Coming Home! I gotta know if you ever get your hands on it 🙂
I hope you find your “blue” puzzle! I will be helping you look for it; I collect New York Yankees memorabilia and have been able to come across some older items no one has heard about and fortunately got them for good price.
Hi! I've enjoyed watching you put puzzles together I had picked up a few and had loved working on them. I used to do these when I was a kid and had forgotten all about how fun they can be until I started watching your videos. I loved your advent calender idea splitting a puzzle up into bags for my child such an amazing idea! You are so enthusiastic and fun to watch!
All of this is very fascinating! I hope you find this BLUE puzzle one day! I joined the Patreon today, looking forward to see your content there!
Was I the only one hopping Karen will reveal at the end that she got her hands on this blue puzzle?!?! Great video. I love rabbit hole stories like that. Julie´s collection looks insane.
I wish! Hopefully that will be follow-up video one day!
Cannot wait! Let’s hope internet is showing its magical powers!
We all hoped so
No,I kept waiting for her to Spring~the~bok on us!
I’ll see myself out now 🤪
I’d love for Karen to do an interview with the springbok collector. That would be epic.
6:54 We need an interview with Julie. We want to know her story.
i second this
Agree!
When she mentioned joining the Facebook groups and seeing “little boy blue” almost immediately I was like “wow that’s serendipitous” and then the restaurant the puzzle was used to promote is called “Serendipity”?!?! Crazy lol
So there’s a Gilmore Girls episode where Lorelai asks “Where did all the anvils go?” At a Friday night dinner… and now we know!! Your dad has them all!!! 🤣🤣 love your channel and congratulations on now being able to do it full time ☺️
Karen’s dad ought to get cast in The Music Man at the local dramatic society…cast as the Anvil Salesman!
I love that your dad has his anvils, you have jigsaw puzzles and your sister has 3D puzzles. Does your mom have any collections?
On Rob’s website, he mentioned that there’s one called “Enchantment” that has a reflective surface. I assume it’d be a prismatic puzzle. Is that one even more rare? I would love to see what that would have looked like from the 1960’s.
I actually just got that one and I'll show it in my next video! It's somewhat rare, but they show up every so often.
12:46 it is in the pile. Below the little red riding hood one.
I noticed this puzzle in the wrieup too and thought it was interesting that Karen didnt mention it in this video. Now I know why! Looking forward to seeing it in the nest video. Thanks, Karen!
I was puzzling most of the day today, and watching your videos (again) 🤩🧩😆
I love tese types of videos! Listening about all these rare jigsaw puzzles and their history, in addition to all your detective work that goes behind, honestly amazing
I'm actually curious if Serendipity 3 would know anything about the puzzle. I've been there once only, and it's definitely very eclectic and kitsh inside. Unfortunately I don't know the history so I can't say if the ownership has passed hands at all since then
That's a good idea. I wonder if they still have some of the promotional materials from over the years. Some restaurants keep history items like that.
I'm still searching for my childhood Springbok puzzles. You've given me some good resources.
I’m fascinated hearing stories about peoples collection,even though I don’t call myself a collector (I have some things that people may call a collection though) It’s fun to hear what got people in to something very specific.
I only just discovered your account a few weeks ago, but you’ve quickly become one of my favorite RUclipsrs. I could listen to you talk about/watch you do puzzles for hours
Somehow, you've made videos about puzzles, one of the most interesting things to watch on RUclips. That deserves a 👏.
There is this huge group on the website that is a book of faces called "Weird second hand finds that just need to be shared" (or something similar). I am currently not on said website, but I feel that if someone would share the video in that group, there would be a chance someone would find this blue puzzle for you within a week, lol.
LOL! I just joined that Facebook group thanks to you!!
Vintage puzzle are so cool. Half a year ago I wasn't really that interested in jigsaw puzzle in general, and now I'm going crazy when I see any more rare or old ones. My sister just bought me Ravensburgers Magic Ocean from Color Starline for something like 0,5$ and I'm so happy I need to tell this to everyone XD There is something special about having things like that
Is it the glow in the dark kind? I've been wondering what it's like in real life but I'd have to order it and they are really expensive
@@ThexBlackxKitty yes, exactly. They glow in different colors and are really pretty at night. I was a bit surprised that they still glow after this many years
I'm a Beatles fan, so there's a TON of rare items out there. I think the rarest thing I have is a set of four Beatles cuff links, still on the original sixties cardboard backing.
I love this kind of stories about niche rare items that nobody usually care about, you make it sound very appealing !
I really hope you will get your hands on the BLUE puzzle one day - fingers crossed!
I know someone who collects the historical wedding/bridal cups - don't know if you ever heard of them. They are so beautiful and go way back and the idea is that both the bride and the groom can drink from one cup simultaneously. There are quite rare ones, e.g. from the 17th century and she is currently looking for a very specific one. The search for it reminds me of your investigation for the blue one! :) Love from Germany ❤️
Wow, I hope she finds it!
I know I don't ever comment, but I wanted to say that even though I don't even do puzzles, I LOVE watching your videos, especially when I'm stressed, you always sooth me and help me focus, so thank you! And keep up the good work!
I'm into Cubing and there are this green metallic Ghost Cubes, from a designer called Mefferts that where kind of a "Price" to the Jade Club members and only a few copies where made and of course they are really valuable and rare. Great video as always Karen! Thanks!!
I'm still looking for an Eitans Star
@@iiiiii-w8h Like the one sold at HK Now Store?
I do have all of the puzzles from Meffert’s. Nice ones to maintain brain habilitiez
I collect vintage silk scarves produced by a company called Jacqmar. The scarves range in date from the 1940's onwards. Some of the really early scarves, particularly the WW II era ones, are priced waaaay out of my price range but quite a few of the later ones are not as pricey. They look and feel so beautiful, with gorgeous art work and lovely hand rolled hems. It's an obscure hobby but very satisfying so I totally get where you are with your collection of puzzles.
My first video ever on this channel, and I watched the whole thing. I never thought I would care so much about a puzzle I never heard of before. Great storytelling and research.
Thank you!
When I'm feeling BLUE I come and watch videos you do! 💙 thank you Karen. 😊
Your passion is amazing. You are awesome.
I’m an artist and there’s a lot of limited edition supplies that are near impossible to find, as well as ones that are still being made but in such limited quantity that it’s near impossible to get your hands on one without lots of money and some connections. There’s one antique paint that a few artists try to get their hands on because it’s such a unique color, but it hasn’t been made since the 1800’s because of the origins of the pigment: mummy brown, I am not one of those artists. But I’d happily get paint made with lapis lazuli, it’s a bright blue pigment made from a rare mineral found in only one mine. Also yin min blue is similarly rare and for similar reasons. It’s a lab-created pigment, but the minerals used to make it are also rare.
The original Indian yellow is a similarly hard to source pigment, just second to mummy brown.
Your dad's anvil collection looks really impressive and interesting! It's great that he has a big garage to store them. Storage space is a big limiting factor for many collectors
I don't know why I'm so invested in this story but here I am
Well, this is just the kind of thing the internet loves to solve. You’ve activated a powerful force in the search for something old and blue!
Love all your content.. I have started my own collection of puzzles have 25 in one year. Have done them all.. ty again keep doing what your doing
This is fascinating! Blue. Can't wait for next weeks video on solid colored puzzles. Your essay sounds delightful
Who knew that a puzzle investigator would be so exciting. It was meant for you, the world of your subscibers will be on the look out for any puzzles you are looking for. The power of the world on internet.
I collect Mold-a-rama figures, and there are a handful of molds that were created but were never installed in a place where people could buy them. They were vended for private events, or were made as art pieces with very limited copies made. Some of the mold sets have been confirmed as damaged or destroyed so there won't be any more made. I have a few of these in my collection and they are my absolute favorites.
Good luck on finding Little Boy Blue Coming Home. I look forward to seeing you put it together.
The fact that you found those extremely rare puzzle sets. Miss Marple and Nancy Drew who?
Blue!! So excited for your Patreon and that this is your full time channel! This channel is such a good distraction from the world. We love you Karen! 💙🧩
Such a blue video. Loved it
I think as a crocheter/knitter the most rare items are really expensive yarn. Also, there are hooks/needles that used to be used by literally royalty but those are in museums at least
And vintage patterns from older prints too!
That was some solid sleuthing. I'm surprised you weren't already running some FaceBook Puzzle group 😆
I love the colour of the blue!! It's so gorgeous. Crossing my fingers and toes for you that you find it!!
My daughter and I used to collect little glass figurines. We had the most beautiful glass pyramid that would shine blue sparkles on the wall.
I seriously thought you were going to pull that puzzle 🧩 out at the end of the video! Wow 😮 I wish I would have checked my Grandma’s puzzles better! She had a ton of puzzles we had to go through after she passed.
I really thought you were going to tell us you had one. Fingers crossed you get your BLUE puzzle!
Yess Karen u know I love the research videos honestly I could listen to u talk about these subjects all day 😂
As a fellow puzzle lover, this elusive blue puzzle is fascinating. Your channel has rekindled my love for puzzles in a big way. I am in school and working at the same time so I don’t have lots of time for hobby/leisure activities anymore. Watching your videos, in a way, helps me still feel like I’m participating in the activity of puzzling, even if I don’t really have the time to complete any myself.
Very interesting Karen. I obtained an extremely rare and valuable pristine replica of monet sailboat on argenteuil from guild puzzle circa 1930s. It is valuable since the one at Irish museum was damaged by vandalism in 2014. I picked up a whole set of guild and Tuco puzzles last year from ebay which included some classic artwork. Would love to tell you about collection
Being a model railroader, I've had times when I've been searching all over for something that has once been popular but is now rare and hard to find. It's so great when you find that something that you've been searching for for so long. Almost like finding a gold mine. But don't be blue if you can't find it right away. It'll make you just appreciate it more when you do. :-)
I have a small collection of vintage knitting machines. One is actually "BLUE" with 8 buttons that replicate knitting patterns across the row. It was given to me by an elderly Japanese woman who said it had belonged to her mother-in-law.
I love the tongue-in-cheek names of these puzzles. So funny and clever!
In watercolor world, the elusive ones are paint from pigment that are no longer manufactured / produced.
The problem with watercolor is that it's something that you consume (use up) the more you use it. Unlike a puzzle that can (theorically ) be re-used infinitely.
And so even if you were lucky to be able to "stock up " on a pigment / paint before it'm was discontinued ... It's either you use it but will end end not having it anymore or not use it to keep it but that defy the whole purpose of having it in the first place!
(Some colours are the original quinacridone gold, manganese blue )
Hello from Brazil!! Great video! I’m new in the puzzles’ world and the history behind those rare ones are very interesting…
Hey Karen, maybe you would like to hear about my own rare puzzle journey.
In 2012 in the Uk there was a company called Home Town World, and they made jigsaws about various towns and counties around the UK. Out of the 12 made, I have 11. I am only missing Edinburgh, and I have never seen it come up for sale. The only evidence there ever was one is an Amazon listing from that time.
I think my best moment was when a Singapore one popped up on Ebay, and I have never seen it before or since. I think it was a one off, because of minor differences in the print quality from the others I have.
We'll keep searching!
Wow, love that! I hope you find it!
@@KarenPuzzles if you know of anyone who has one for sale, let me know! :)
Such a fun video! The blue puzzle is adorable.
I can't wait for next week. And I hope someone finds you the BLUE puzzle.
Loved the story of your research!
This is so interesting. I love your passion for puzzle history. I hope you find your blue puzzle one day.
I loved when you pulled out the detective hat. 😁 Blauw, Blue in Dutch.
This video made me want to watch the movie Serendipity again. How serendipitous was it that you and Linda emailed each other within minutes. And how serendipitious yet again that someone in the Facebook group you joined just happened to mention the elusive Blue puzzle. I really hope get your hands on one some day, or at the very least get to see it, or solve it. Best of luck!
This was such a fun video! I was feeling blue before watching it, but this video has nourished my soul with the sheer specificity of it. My hobby relates to fountain pens and there are indeed very rare and coveted pens in that world. The world of vintage fountain pen collecting is quite intense though, so I prefer focusing on the paper and ink part of the hobby
you had a lot of coincidences through this journey :O so fun when that happens
I collect things that have something to do with coelacanths (blue endangered fish) because I absolutely love them.
Love the new background with the plants 🪴
I would say my hobby is looking for golden age detective mysteries. I adore Agatha Christie, but because there are so many of her books I find very difficult to find Dorothy Sayers and Margery Allingham works where I'm from (and they are well-known, finding a Gladys Mitchell book would be a miracle around here)
I did find two by Ngaio Marsh a few years back in an antique shop, and fortunately the seller didn't notice how happy I was because he sold them to me for very cheap 😂
This was so interesting. Thanks for sharing. I hope you one day get your hands on that little boy blue puzzle.
Hello, Karen! My big hobby is stamp collecting, which has some pretty well-known rarities (none of which I own as far as I know). But I also collect foreign language instructional materials. I do much less than I used to, but I did run into an English/Swedish vest pocket phrase book from *1901*! 🤯 Imagine my surprise about 10 years later when I found the same thing (size, type, and publisher) in German (my college major and I'm still fluent)! I haven't found much information on these so maybe it's time to kick it up a notch
such an amazing episode, Karen! love how passionate you are about jigsaw puzzles :D
Karen if anyone can find this puzzle it is you. I really hope and pray you can find one. I am still constantly looking for the close up of the three bears one for you. We believe in you.
BLUE I loved this episode and I loved when you put on your detective hat! I’m just fascinated by these types of stories, I hope you’ll find more clues to the mystery 🧐
In that master spreadsheet (see 3:38), besides the Red Riding Hood (PA20), there's also another one with the same title (PZL6034). Similarly, with Little Boy Blue, there's the PA23 (Coming Home) you've been discussing, but also Little Boy Blue (PZL1091). I wonder what that latter one is and its relation to the one you're seeking.
I believe the other Red Riding Hood is the re-release in 1970, and Little Boy Blue is an unrelated puzzle that just happens to have a similar name. There are tons of pictures of that one online 🙂
@@KarenPuzzles Thanks! Happy puzzling!
That's a great story! Got me inspired to look for more vintage puzzles as well. Also saw that we have the same Krypt Puzzle in hot pink :)
Loved this video, Karen. You're only getting better at this RUclips thing!
Very cool! I'm not a fan of solid colored puzzles, but it's fascinating to hear about your hunt for Little Boy Blue.
Blue. The Adventures of the Intrepid Puzzler KarenPuzzles and her never ending search for puzzle nirvana. 🤩
Big it up for the Wayback Machine! I'm guilty of using a bookmarklet forcing many web pages I read onto the Wayback Manchine to ensure there are backups of them. This has proved vital for several projects I've worked on for myself, my workplace and for other people.
Fun to see all your detective work for this blue puzzle. My only collection is Fiesta Ware dishes. I have a few "sort of" rare pieces but that's it.
You need the brown and blue puzzles in your life.....I hope the elusive pieces/puzzles can found one day.
When I saw the broken link I immediately screamed 'wayback machine'. Nice that you found the site there.
Makes me blue that I didn't save more of my old Springbok puzzles. I sold a lot before moving cross country over 30 years ago.
I like to read and collect manga and own a holographic volume one of the Naruto series. My mom saw it at a local bookstore for the sticker value ($8) and got it for me for Christmas many years ago and it turns out it was one of 5,000 printed and is extremely rare now. Love your videos!!
Here's hoping you can get a hold of it and the brown one too :)
I hope you find the blue puzzle one day! I am into fountain pens, and there are certain ones that have become very hard to find. A lot of pen people have what we call a “grail pen,” which is usually hard to find and/or very expensive. One of mine was the 2011 Pilot Vanishing Point special edition in pink. I got one a couple of years ago, and paid about 3x retail 😳 but it was totally worth it!
I sew quite a bit and as a present my family restored a family heirloom of ours back to working order for me to use- a 1904 singer treadle sewing machine owned by my great great grandmother. And now I’m very tempted to start collecting some other vintage sewing machines that I could use.
I stopped puzzling on my current Springbok to watch your video.😂 Excellent detective work. I hope you find one of these elusive gems for yourself someday.
I love these deep dives in obscure collectibles!!!!! also you two mailing eachother this close to eachother was insane!
I have a few hobbies myself, 2 big ones are magic the gathering (trading card game) and star wars my rarest magic the gathering cards are probally a few cards from a set that had "bad" printings so the whole print run was destroyed but a number of booster boxes (boxes that contain the card packs) had allready been shipped out, so there is very little out there they nicknamed the set summer magic if you interested in looking it up.
My rare star wars thing is 3 signed sheets of the original production storyboards (1 of each of the original 3 movies)
I had look on dutch second hand sites but expectably no little boy blue coming home showed up but it was worth a shot, i will keep an alert set up just in case one pops up.
i got really into dice for tabletop rpgs and got down a rabbit hole of a specific collection of dice from chessex that used to have a different glitter in it that they now can no longer use as some component of the glitter is apparently used in the production of Euro money so they cant use it anymore. the older glitter looks different so they are really sought after :D really enjoyed this deep dive tho!
I can just imagine one sitting in a dusty barn or storage unit somewhere that hasn't been touched in 30+ years.
Great video blue is my favorite color.
Moral of the story is to always archive websites that have valuable informations on them! Nothing is permanant on the internet, so if you have a good source of info, go and archive it! There are plugins for web browsers and it's very easy to do!
When Karen says, “Buckle up!” in reference to puzzle research, I buckle up and get ready! I hope you find Blue!
I actually have two collections, though I don't know that they are as obscure as Little Boy Blue. When I was able to travel often I had started collecting guitar pins from Hard Rock Cafes in each city that I visited. Most of them are fairly common, but one I bought in New Orleans was a tomato shaped guitar in honor of their local tomato festival and the clerk told me it was 1 of 500 made, which if true is probably one of the rarest things I own. My other collection (more like obsession) is comics, specifically comics with female leads. One comic I have that is really rare afaik is what's called an incentive variant cover for Batwoman #23, and the reason its so rare is that the series was not doing well at the time. An incentive variant is an extra copy of a single issue comic that is sent with an order of a certain amount of the same comic to comic shops. For instance, if a new Batman #1 were to come out, and a store bought 100 copies, then they would get 1 copy of the variant cover as an incentive for buying so many copies. Batwoman was a niche series to begin with, but due to the main creative team leaving and the new team doing an extremely poor job, less and less copies of each issue were being printed. So when Batwoman 23 came around, less people were buying, which meant shops were buying less and less copies, so the incentive variant was in *extremely* low numbers, to the point that the only copy on eBay for years was asking for $400+. I was lucky enough to find a copy at a comic convention and haggled the price down (with bundling other books, etc) to $200. So it is likely the rarest book I own. Sorry for the wall of text.
tomato shaped guitar pin sounds super cool!!!
Blue, blue & more blue - it is my favorite color for sure 🥰👍
The Wayback Machine is a fantastic resource!
Interesting video. Vintage puzzle collecting isn't something I would have thought was even a thing till I started watching your channel. That BLUE puzzle will be very difficult to find by the sound of it. I hope you get a copy at some point. Good luck.
4:50 The Deer Stalking Cap is on point 🔥
BLUE
Stamp collecting is a classic example of finding rarities.
Oh man I hope this person that has it will let you film it some day! It would be great to see, even if we never know how they got it or where it is. Thanks for all the detective work, I love hearing the stories of tracking these rare items down.
I hope they at least send her a picture of it. Strange that they didn't even do that.
Hey Karen ,
I like your Blue shirt.
I enjoy your videos when you go on a big research project about a jigsaw puzzle.
I wish I could help you on your search for the Blue puzzle.
I’ll keep an eye peeled for it. I hope someone can locate it for you.
I have the only copy of the DVD of Hellblock 13, starring Debbie Rochon and Gunnar Hanson, in existence signed by Gunnar Hanson. Gunnar is, obviously, most famous for playing Leatherface in the original classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I know this because when I met him, he told me he had never signed a copy of Hellblock 13 before. I said, "That's cool. Will you please make sure it's the only one you ever sign?" He replied, "Yes." I said, "Thank you." Another completely unique, one of a kind item I have is on an issue of Cinefantastique. The cover subject was Debbie Rochon promoting he film, American Nightmare. In that movie, she plays a character named Jane Toppan. I have that issue signed by both Debbie, and Debbie signing in character as Jane. It's the only copy of that magazine she has signed as Jane and she promised me it will be the only one.
If you haven’t, you should do a poll of how many of your subs do and don’t enjoy putting puzzles together! It would be fun to see as someone who isn’t really into them but I LOVE your vids and puzzle info! Good luck finding your BLUE unicorn ✨💙✨
Good detective skills. I hope you can find the puzzle!
Karen, I hope you find a copy to buy one day! I'm a big fan of the writer Nancy Mitford, and back in the 80s and early 90s I was always trying to find a copy of one of her novels that was never reprinted after the first edition. That was before the internet, and my chances of finding it in New Zealand, where I lived at the time, were slim. I kept trying, and managed to get all her other books along the way, but never that novel. A few years ago her estate decided to republish it, and I just walked into a shop and bought it. So many decades of wanting it, and it was so easy in the end that it took all the excitement away. I even have an ebook copy of it now, in a "collected works". Sometimes the thrill of the chase is actually the best part.
You could still search for a first edition. First editions of books from popular authors are sometimes worth a considerable amount of money, so collectors often look for them even if the book is still in print.
Blue and looking at that lady’s puzzle collection I felt the same way as you and was like I would be in heaven.