Obviously, many of the puzzles that are featured on the "bookshelf" would fall into this category. Here are some others that are singular examples of fine cutting or deserve special note for other reasons. This page could end up extremely long; looking at the boxes on the shelves, there are a lot of puzzles that could be considered a favorite for one reason or another. Whether it is the picture, the cut, the age, the story behind the puzzle or the story behind the acquistion, here is the beginning of the list of my favorites. As you can see, many of these are from unknown makers or by lesser known manufacturers.

  I had no idea, other than the title, of what the picture might be when I assembled these for the first time. I think I should let you open these one at a time.

Title	Manufacturer	Size(inches)	# Pieces
Gretchen	Zeitvertreib	9.5x11	156
The Old Dog Sees Them Off	Picture Puzzle Exchange	24.25x14.5	500
Washington at the Forge	unknown	16x11	400
The Princess	unknown	9.25x11.5	461
Movie Star	unknown	9x13	185
The Return of the Fishing Fleet	Leisure Hour	16x9.25	468
Leaving the Encampment	Milton Bradley	3.5x5.5	237
Thousand Islands	unknown	12x6	172
Land of the Midnight Sun	What Fun Picture Puzzles	16 x 22	502
"girl with flowers"	unknown	8.25x11	152
A Raise in the South	unknown	18x11.25	324
Ready for the Dance	unknown	15x11.5	264
Appeal of the Vagrants	Mary Underwood	8.25x16	264
a small reward ?	unknown	2.75x3	16