John Berkeley

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John Berkeley is a craftsman living in England. He has made four series of Classic Professor Hoffmann puzzles from the book, Puzzles Old & New, 1893. The book was republished twice by Edward Hordern with the last one having color plates of antique examples of the puzzles. The photograph below shows some of the Hoffmann puzzles in the Hordern collection.
 
The majority of the wooden mechanical puzzles in the Hoffmann book are turnings from boxwood. They are almost all in the take-apart category. The reproductions made by John Berkeley are all museum-quality works from rare and expensive exotic hardwoods.
The Arabi Gun
The Arabi Gun
Ball and Strings
Ball and Strings
The Balls and Chain
The Balls and Chain
The Barrel and Ball
The Barrel and Ball
The Cage and Ball
The Cage and Ball
The Cannon and Ball
The Cannon and Ball
The Cannon and Cord
The Cannon and Cord
Captive Coin
Captive Coin
The Churn
The Churn
The Dice Box
The Dice Box
Double Barrel and Ring
Double Barrel and Ring
The Egyption Box
The Egyption Box
The Invisible Gift
The Invisible Gift
The Jubilee Puzzle Box
The Jubilee Puzzle Box
Key and Ring
Key and Ring
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
The Money Box
The Money Box
The New Castle Money Box
The New Castle Money Box
The New Persian Puzzle
The New Persian Puzzle
Pear
Pear
The Puzzle Ball
The Puzzle Ball
The Sceptre
The Sceptre
The Screw Box
The Screw Box
Wedding Ring Box
Wedding Ring Box
The Zulu Box
The Zulu Box
 
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