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Beverly is a youngish company, started in 1977. For some more details, see the manufacturers page.
Note that Beverly puzzles are very slightly smaller than those from most other manufacturers: 72 x 49 cm as opposed to 75 x 50 cm.
- Missing a piece from a Beverly puzzle? Help here
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 Postcard: instructions, and how to get a replacement for a missing piece.*
3 "Fan service" coupon: collect enough of them, and you get a free puzzle.*
* Both of these items are marked "This card is of NO USE outside Japan." But if you are missing a piece, ask, and I will see if I can get a replacement for you.
4 Bag containing sachet of puzzle glue and sponge
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. It is a good idea to practice on a small puzzle before you try this on a really large one.
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
The Beverly website (www.be-en.co.jp) is easy to navigate, with thumbnails: Puzzle index. Check for updates: Latest puzzles.
The following links go directly to the puzzles for each topic or artist; these are mostly rather broad categories, and there may be many pages in the category. Use the 'PREV' and 'NEXT' buttons to navigate through them. You can also use the piece-count buttons at the top ("108 300 500 1000") to narrow down to the size you are interested in.
The small numbers in parenthesis show the approximate number of puzzles in each category.
Main puzzle menu
Lassen (26) - Yuseki Miki (26) (Jizo and others) - Tiny pieces (269) - Bath puzzles (8) (Waterproof puzzles you can do in the bath!) - Tiny pieces (21) (with magnifying glass!) - Shape puzzles (24) - Military history (7) - Hiroshi Watanabe (13) - McKnight (7) - Art fantasy (17) (Artists Kazuha Fukami, Takaki) - Art collection (35) - Cartoon characters (155) (Chibi Gallery, Gundam, Monster Hunter, Suzy's zoo and more) - Traditional Japanese art (20) - Pets (41) - Thomas Kinkade (7) - Flowers and gardens (12) - Scenic puzzles (124) - Art classics (25) (heartful series) - Miscellaneous (13) - Magnifying glasses (2) (for tiny pieces!)
Icons used on the Beverly site for puzzle features
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(Updated January 2012)
Identifying Beverly puzzles
The Beverly product codes are of two types:
- 61-258, 31-331, 73-153, 45-298, etc: the second digit shows the number of pieces (1=1000, 3=300, 5=500), and the first digit is a price code; so any puzzles starting with the same two digits should be the same price.
- 030-112, 050-119, 100-134, etc: these are the budget-priced "Heartful" series, 300, 500, and 1000 pieces respectively.
Imaginatorium Shop item codes for Beverly all begin with 'B' followed by the code omitting the hyphen.
Note: I cannot guarantee the above information about prices, which is simply deduced from the Beverly catalog.
