Recognition research
Puzzles Under Research
Browse verified puzzle names that the identifiers can recognise even though a complete Crafty Puzzles solution page has not yet been built.
Browse research recordsLost puzzles and recovered instructions
Archive Detectives
Follow the evidence used to identify discontinued puzzles, trace lost instruction pages and verify recovered solutions.
Cross-source solution research
The archive cross-checks surviving Crafty Puzzles material against manufacturer libraries, historical retailer catalogues, collector records, Pinterest leads and Wayback captures. Exact matches strengthen identification; conflicting piece counts or dimensions are kept as explicit variant warnings instead of being silently merged.
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How We Recover Discontinued Instructions
A transparent workflow using names, photographs, catalogue clues, archived pages and independent verification.
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Open investigation
The Motor Cross Investigation
What the surviving photograph and product record reveal, what evidence has been checked and what is still needed.
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Open investigation
The Rifle Puzzle Investigation
A case file for the wooden rifle construction puzzle, including identification clues and submission guidance.
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How Recovered Solutions Are Verified
A four-level evidence system separates original instructions, manufacturer sources, strong matches and provisional identifications.
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The Motor Cross and Rifle pages still need complete, verified instructions. Photographs of original sheets or a clear assembly sequence would be especially valuable.