How’s this for a nostalgia bomb to kick off the Countdown to Halloween…
Raise your hand if you remember building this puzzle as a kid on rainy October days.
Springbok puzzles captured a good bit of my youth, and this House on Haunted Hill puzzle from 1973 was one of the best. Memories of this puzzle were tucked away in a dark corner of my brain before I stumbled upon it in a thrift store a few months ago. You can’t put a price on nostalgia, but I got a hefty dose of it for 25 cents.
Since this puzzle falls a little outside my range of collecting interests I opted to put this up on eBay–apparently it’s a pretty popular item–so if you want to add it to your shelf, here’s a link to the auction.
That’s beautiful!
Don’t recall seeing it before but that’s one I’d glue down and frame.
THAT. PUZZLE. IS. AMAZING.
Oh man, I had this puzzle when I was about 5 years old. It was my absolute favorite!
Damn,just missed the auction.Been looking for years.Back in the 70′s my friend’s parents opened up a Hallmark gift shop in my hometown.While it wasn’t a terribly exciting store for kids,we all became addicted to the Springbok puzzles.My fave 2 were a dinosaur puzzle and this Haunted House puzzle.True, as soon as the cold damp Fall weather began ,out came the puzzles.We had bigger Puzzles for snow days, our favorite being a big tray full of Hamburgers,Hot dogs,and Pizza.
Great story! I too have fond memories of cold days spent with Springbok puzzles. My favorites were the Christmas and Santa themed ones.