ROAD SIGN Puzzle
Puzzle
late 1950s (manufactured)
late 1950s (manufactured)
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The Road Sign puzzle was bought for the donor for Christmas in the late 1950s. The donor said that as the puzzle required a huge amount of patience & sitting still, her parents hoped the puzzle would keep her quiet and occupied. The puzzle requires the manoeuvring of the pieces to form a picture with the 8 wooden pieces.
Robert Journet started with a toy shop in 1878 near Paddington. Robert died in the 1930s and his son Frederick continued to expand the Company until taken over by Abbey Corinthian Games in 1965. R. Journet and Co designed more than one hundred innovative dexterity puzzles beginning in 1891 and continuing through the 1960s. According to Robert William Journet, "a good puzzle should be simple in idea. It should explain itself without any long instructions and it should look attractive." (1927).
Robert Journet started with a toy shop in 1878 near Paddington. Robert died in the 1930s and his son Frederick continued to expand the Company until taken over by Abbey Corinthian Games in 1965. R. Journet and Co designed more than one hundred innovative dexterity puzzles beginning in 1891 and continuing through the 1960s. According to Robert William Journet, "a good puzzle should be simple in idea. It should explain itself without any long instructions and it should look attractive." (1927).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | ROAD SIGN Puzzle (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glass and wood |
| Brief description | Puzzle, positional, blue frame with a red and black background, 'Road Sign Puzzle', R. Journet & Co. Ltd, England, late 1950s. |
| Physical description | Rectangular glass topped blue wooden box containing 8 illustrated pieces of a road sign puzzle which fit into red illustrated card structure. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Jean Carley |
| Object history | This object belonged to Jean Walker, born 17th April 1949. With this particular object, the donor remembers that both she and her brother were given a similar puzzle at Christmas, assuming that her parents bought them for the children to keep them occupied during the long winter days, since they require a huge amount of patience and sitting still. This object was found, along with others, in the loft of the donors parents home having survived two house moves. |
| Summary | The Road Sign puzzle was bought for the donor for Christmas in the late 1950s. The donor said that as the puzzle required a huge amount of patience & sitting still, her parents hoped the puzzle would keep her quiet and occupied. The puzzle requires the manoeuvring of the pieces to form a picture with the 8 wooden pieces. Robert Journet started with a toy shop in 1878 near Paddington. Robert died in the 1930s and his son Frederick continued to expand the Company until taken over by Abbey Corinthian Games in 1965. R. Journet and Co designed more than one hundred innovative dexterity puzzles beginning in 1891 and continuing through the 1960s. According to Robert William Journet, "a good puzzle should be simple in idea. It should explain itself without any long instructions and it should look attractive." (1927). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.300-2010 |
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| Record created | May 9, 2011 |
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