Dedicated Jack Harris, 86, had been painstakingly piecing together the puzzle since 2002, when he was given the jigsaw as a Christmas present.
But when he put the last piece in place and stood back to admire his work, he was horrified to spot a tiny hole in the middle of his 'finished' jigsaw, where the missing piece should be.
The puzzled pensioner has searched his home in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, for the elusive piece but his family fear it has gone for good.
They have even asked the puzzle's manufacturer if they could provide a spare - but Mr Harris has taken so long to complete the jigsaw that Falcon Games has stopped making it.
The family fear the missing piece has been thrown away by mistake, or eaten by one of Mr Harris' two pet dogs.
7 comments:
My old landlady had a cat that objected to her dong jigsaws. He'd steal pieces and hide them around the house to try and stop her doing them.
4,999 - Finally !
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aw, i hope some friendly internet soul who has the same puzzle sends it to him.
If they can figure out which piece it is...
7x365=2555. So the old man did (on average!) 2 puzzle-pieces a day. He seemed to have all the time in solving so now he can spend lots and lots of time in searching. Tssk, old people...
Did he look under the sofa?
You can cut the box out and replace the missing spot that way. I’ve done this a couple of times and no one notices it!
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