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Her house is a puzzle...

Posted by vp19 on 2009.10.09 at 00:00
Current mood: restlessrestless
...literally.



The Fort Wayne, Ind. house where Jane Alice Peters -- the girl the world would eventually know as actress Carole Lombard -- was born 101 years ago this past Tuesday (and is now home to a popular bed and breakfast) has been immortalized as a jigsaw puzzle.

According to the seller,

"This heirloom puzzle is approximately 8" x 6" and has 151 exquisitely cut pieces along with a decorative irregular edge and figural pieces as can be seen in the pictures." The 151 pieces are wooden, made in the U.S. and laser-cut, while the figural pieces are shown below:



It's defined as a "level 3" difficulty puzzle, meaning "More difficult. Requires some thought, patience and time. Undoubtedly includes a little “trickery”. Likely will have irregular edges."

Sounds quite interesting, if you're into that sort of thing -- and apparently some people are, because two bids have been made as of this writing, topped at $12.50. Bidding closes at about 6:55 p.m. (Eastern) on Sunday. If you want to try to snare this puzzle, go to http://cgi.ebay.com/GoAnywhere-Wooden-Jigsaw-Puzzle-Carole-Lombard-House_W0QQitemZ230384718214QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a3ffd186.

Wonder if one of the bids was from a rather cavernous fictional mansion in Florida?


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