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Tenyo has been in the puzzle business for almost as long as any company in Japan. They now concentrate almost entirely on Disney puzzles, but have a huge range. For a little more history, see the manufacturers page.
Box contents
In days gone by you opened a jigsaw puzzle box, and inside were just the pieces! But Japanese puzzles come with various extra bits and pieces. The assumption is that you will only do the puzzle once, then glue it together for wall mounting, to impress your friends.
1 Most important - the pieces
2 Missing piece card (details on request)
3 Foil sachet of puzzle glue
4 Cardboard glue spreader
Doing the puzzle
Ignore the strict instructions to do the edge pieces first: put the bits together in any order you like. If you want to display the puzzle, you can use the glue to stick it together. Spread a sheet of clean but unwanted paper under the completed puzzle, with the puzzle the right way up. Then pour the glue over the front of the puzzle: spread it out with the sponge, so all the joints get neatly filled with glue. It should dry with a nice glossy finish.
Disclaimer: I have very limited experience of gluing puzzles - I usually break them up to do again some day. But I have had some success with trompe l'oeil murals!
Please note: Actual box contents may vary slightly - if you find any major discrepancies, please let us know.
Website
Website: Puzzle index
The Tenyo site is not too easy to navigate, as there are no thumbnails at the top level. Almost all of the catalog is Disney - you can may find this page useful: Latest Disney puzzles
Disney index - Mickey and Minnie - Mickey and friends - Disney Babies - Winnie the Pooh - Classic Pooh - Baby Pooh - Ariel - Snow White - Cinderella - Beauty and the Beast - Sleeping Beauty - Aladdin - Princess collection - All characters - The Villains - Toy Story - Nightmare before Christmas - Lilo & Stitch - Chicken Little - Other Disney characters
Disney puzzles by piece count: 144 pcs - 200 pcs - 300 pcs - 500 pcs - World's hardest puzzles 500 pcs - 950 pcs - 1000 pcs - World smallest 1000 pcs - 2000 pcs - 2000 small pcs - 4000 pcs - Other sizes
Identifying Tenyo puzzles
The Disney puzzle shown above has the code D-1000-301: the number after 'D' indicates the number of pieces. Occasionally there is an extra letter, and non-Disney puzzles generally have a 'T' in place of the 'D'. Imaginatorium Shop codes condense these: e.g. the above appears as TD10301.
Note Generally Japanese manufacturers show the exact number of pieces on the box, but the service card inside this puzzle states that although "1000 pieces", there are actually 1014 pieces.
