Back at the end of 2016 I purchased Volume I - III of the Mysterious Package Company's Curios & Conundrums.
I loved it! I still do. However the one thing that I hated about getting the "catch-up" issues of Volumes I & II were that the "Curios" were not included....and the curios are necessary to solve some of the hidden puzzles. In order to work my way through the puzzles I had to reply on photographs that other people had posted on the internet.
So a few weeks ago I decided that I was going to attempt to reproduce some of the curios. I gathered supplies and set to work. I ended up re-creating 32 of the curios (or 38 if you include a curio that had sub-parts to it.
My desk was littered with an odd assortment of tools for a while. A wood burning tool, a small hammer, steel pad, metal stamping kit, a UV pen, a couple bottles of ink, a glass dip pen, markers, scissors, rulers and paper corner cutter punches - just to name a few. I think I used at least a dozen different kinds of paper too.
The photos below are the results of my labor. Most of the curios came about beautifully...some others....they are "ok" but nothing to be wowed about.....but at least I have physical objects to go with the issues and that can be used to solve the puzzles.
I made three sets of these. One for the set I already solved, another to use when I gift the extra copy I bought to someone, and a final set to give to a puzzler friend of mine.
It is probably a violation of copyright/intellectual property to make and sell these so I won't do it..... But I am curious to know.... What would you be willing to pay?
Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve or make additional curios, please let me know.
UPDATE: 5/23/18