Coloured Square
Puzzle
1970's (published)
1970's (published)
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| Place of origin |
John Waddington Limited was a leading producer of playing cards and card games in the UK during the period 1922-1995. The company had been founded in the nineteenth century by Mr John Waddington and Wilson Barratt as Waddingtons Ltd. It was renamed John Waddington Ltd in 1905. The original Mr John Waddington resigned in 1913. From 1905 to 1923 John Waddington Ltd developed from a very small printing establishment with practically all business obtained from the theatre, into a nationally known firm. They were famous for, among many other games, Monopoly, Cluedo, Lexicon and Bucaneer. The company was bought by Hasbro in 1994.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Coloured Square (manufacturer's title) |
| Brief description | Boxed puzzle game Coloured Square, published by John Waddington Ltd, England in the 1970's. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Norman Andrews |
| Object history | Part of the Mnd Bender Series Game Instructions: Make a perfect square from out of the 12 coloured pieces. None of the same coloured pieces may touch. |
| Summary | John Waddington Limited was a leading producer of playing cards and card games in the UK during the period 1922-1995. The company had been founded in the nineteenth century by Mr John Waddington and Wilson Barratt as Waddingtons Ltd. It was renamed John Waddington Ltd in 1905. The original Mr John Waddington resigned in 1913. From 1905 to 1923 John Waddington Ltd developed from a very small printing establishment with practically all business obtained from the theatre, into a nationally known firm. They were famous for, among many other games, Monopoly, Cluedo, Lexicon and Bucaneer. The company was bought by Hasbro in 1994. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.147:1, 2-2004 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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