In the maker's words
Long before Wil Strijbos became famous for puzzles like the First Cross, Lotus Puzzle, and his legendary lock designs, he created his very first puzzle box. Originally designed around 1984, only six examples of this puzzle were ever produced. Those rare copies found homes with some of the most important puzzle collectors and historians of their generation, including Jerry Slocum, Nob Yoshigahara, Dick Hess, Edward Hordern, and James Dalgety. Decades later, Strijbos revisited the design and transformed it into the stunning metal version you see today. For collectors, this is more than a puzzle. It is a piece of puzzle history. Your Mission The objective appears almost laughably simple: Remove the rod. There are no hidden magnets. No tapping. No external tools. Just you, the puzzle, and a challenge that is far more complex than it first appears. As you begin exploring the box, subtle clues and unexpected discoveries gradually reveal themselves. Small openings invite investigation. Hidden relationships between components emerge. What starts as a straightforward mechanical challenge evolves into a rewarding journey of sequential discovery. Like the best Strijbos puzzles, every breakthr
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