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Welcome to the
Collective
The Pieces
of Eight Continuum®
There are eight categories of involvement . . .
What's your interest in jigsaw puzzles?
The Pieces of
Eight Continuum®
The Pieces of Eight Continuum® is
simply a collective of jigsaw puzzle aficionados . . . the area within our website that categorizes the various "players"
in the jigsaw puzzle industry. This "Collective" comprises
eight divisions of jigsaw puzzle involvement, wherever jigsaw puzzles are produced,
marketed and consumed, and are reflected below.
Division 1.
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MANUFACTURERS Division
| Manufacturers are those in
the jigsaw puzzle industry that are the original source, either physical or virtual, of
both proprietary ("trade name"
or "brand name"
specific) and custom jigsaw puzzles. They
incorporate the entire procedure of making jigsaw puzzles . . .
from onset to
the finalization. |
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Division 2.
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RESELLERS Division
| Resellers are those in the
jigsaw puzzle industry that purchase, inventory, merchandise, catalog and/or market, for
the sole purposes of resale, the products of any jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. |
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Division 3.
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COLLECTORS Division
| Collectors
are those in the
jigsaw puzzle industry that comprise the entire "user" base,
i.e., collectors, gift givers,
school teachers,
consumers and of course, "not
for profit" (non-commercial)
web sites. |
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Division 4.
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MEDIA Division
| Media are those printed publications, magazines,
books and instructional supplies, as well as
television programs
that address the arts & crafts, education, graphic arts and leisure markets . . .
insofar as they're connected
(pardon the pun) to jigsaw puzzle interests. |
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Division 5.
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ACCESSORIES Division
| Accessories
are products that
can complement jigsaw puzzles, especially our line of blank, already together
Compoz-A-Puzzle®
jigsaw puzzles. Accessories include,
but are not limited to . . . rubber stamps, stencils,
markers, scrapbooking supplies, paints,
protective coatings, etc. |
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Division 6.
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SUBSTRATES Division
| Substrates are those in the
jigsaw puzzle industry that supply the raw materials
that ultimately become the final jigsaw puzzle, viz., cardboard
sold by the paper houses and/or mills, wood,
plastic, magnetic
sheeting . . . whatever. |
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Division 7.
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PRINTERS Division
| Whether jigsaw puzzles are proprietary or custom, they first must be
printed (unless, of course, they're
blank
jigsaw puzzles). The Printers
division
includes graphic illustrators and those
linked to the jigsaw puzzle industry via screenprinting
(serigraphics),
lithography
(offset printing), calligraphy,
sublimation
(heat
transfer),
letterpress
or hot stamping, to make jigsaw puzzles. |
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Division 8.
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TOOLING Division
| Tooling
are those in the jigsaw
puzzle industry that manufacture converting equipment,
those that make steel rule dies and/or
molds . . . and those that mount
(laminate) the printed materials to the substrates, make-ready
(set up) their diecutting presses with the steel rule jigsaw puzzle cutting dies and then diecut
(convert) the substrate into jigsaw puzzles . . .
like a magician . . . before your very eyes. |
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