"Das Kreuzspiel" Edwardian Block Puzzle

Das Kreuzspiel (EN: Cross Puzzle; FR: Le Problème de la Croix; NL: Kruisraadsel; DK: Korsgaade) puzzle set published by F. Ad. Richter & Co.

Contains seven stone tiles which can be arranged to resemble any of the 133 shapes illustrated in the instruction booklet.

This set was sold by A. W. Moran & Son - a shop in Wellington, New Zealand which sold imported American novelties, which operated at the address stamped on the back of the box between 1916 and 1923.

The final image is an ad for A. W. Moran & Son, advertising the Cross Puzzle. New Zealand Times, 29 March 1911. See our accompanying Instagram post for more details.