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Hi: I'm Verl Cook - a Jigsaw Puzzle Collector
I'm an avid jigsaw puzzle collector and specialize in wwii and depression era puzzles.I grew up in Remus, Michigan during World War II and solving jigsaw puzzles was one of my favorite pastimes. My mother and I constantly had a jigsaw puzzle on a cardtable. Two of my favorite jigsaw puzzles that I remember were both Jaymar cardboard puzzles. One was from a set of 4 Wild West Puzzles called "Custer's Last Stand" and the other was a Jaymar Hobby wwii puzzle called "P-51 Mustang". They were put together so many times that eventually they were both tossed in the garbage can because they had too many pieces missing. I searched for a long time, but I found both puzzles complete and they are now two of my favorite puzzles in my collection. I got away from puzzles while I was going to college, getting married and raising a family. However, about 20 years ago, I found some old puzzles at a Midland flea market, purchased them and have been an addict ever since. I currently own over 300 wwii puzzles including several Tuco's, Perfect Picture, Wilkie, Jaymar, Pressman, Whitman and Hart puzzles, along with others. I also actively collect several depression era puzzle series such as "Jig of the Week", "Every Week", "Picture Puzzle Weekly", "Muddle", "See America First", and "Jiggety Jig" puzzles. I have many duplicates of all of the above series so if you are interested in adding to your own collection, please let me know. I recently had about 60 wwii puzzles displayed at the Midland Center For The Arts Museum for about 4 months. I love the hobby and would be more than willing to share stories or information to anyone interested. Please feel free to contact me. (telephone (989) 513-2371) or by email at verlcook@chartermi.net.
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