Liberty Puzzles

Liberty Puzzles was founded in 2005 by Christopher Wirth and his business partner Jeffrey Eldridge, after Wirth’s family inherited several hand-cut wooden puzzles from the 1930s. Surprised by the value of hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles (which can sell for more than $1,000 each), Wirth decided to start a business using modern cutting technologies, with a goal of producing puzzles in the $100 range. Wirth is the son of former Colorado senator Tim Wirth. Sales show a strongly seasonal pattern, with peak sales occurring at the end of November, during the Black Friday shopping phenomenon. Liberty Puzzles experienced a surge in popularity during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, they had a backlog of 10,000 orders == Designs ==

The company offers over 650 different puzzle images. The image selections have an emphasis on fine art, vintage prints and Asian art. The puzzle designs are modeled after the puzzles popular in the early-twentieth century. Liberty's puzzles include a relatively large number of whimsy pieces (pieces shaped recognizably, for example, as storks or swans), reaching over 20% of the pieces in some puzzles. Most Liberty Puzzles include the company's signature whimsy piece in the shape of an eagle. ==References==