Since the mid 1960s my family was aware that the Cadaco Company had marketed a specially re-titled version of the Animals Cluster Puzzle within its "religious line" of products.  These were products destined to be sold in gift stores and other outlets that specifically catered to religion themed items.

All we knew was that the title "Noah's Ark Animals" had been applied to the puzzle.  We never actually saw one or knew what the packaging looked like.  During recent meetings with Cadaco management I had asked if anyone remembered these or if any sales literature describing them ever existed.  I already knew that the "Noah's" titled puzzle never appeared in any of the standard Cadaco catalogs of the time.

No one I talked to had any first-hand knowledge of the item but suggested that a simple label may have been added to the standard "Animals" puzzle product to perform the transformation.  Now, about 40 years later and after searching eBay listings daily for more than a year, I've acquired the Noah's Ark Animals puzzle pictured here.

In fact a simple metallic gold finished label applied to the box top, proclaiming the new title and carrying a biblical reference, was all that differentiated this rare version of the Animals puzzle.

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