SYMINGTON'S PUZZLE
Positional Puzzle
1930s (made)
1930s (made)
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open ended slip case, card printed in dark blue and white on pale blue to show the title, maker's details and instructions; plain card tray
contains four card cube shaped boxes, printed in colours to show four products made by the company - SOUPS, GRANULATED GRAVY, IDEAL TABLE CREAM and JELLY CRYSTALS; the boxes are not all printed with the same combination but all show at least one of each
contains four card cube shaped boxes, printed in colours to show four products made by the company - SOUPS, GRANULATED GRAVY, IDEAL TABLE CREAM and JELLY CRYSTALS; the boxes are not all printed with the same combination but all show at least one of each
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | SYMINGTON'S PUZZLE (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | card, printed in colours |
| Brief description | Four card boxes for a positional puzzle advertising Symington's foodstuffs made in England in the 1930s Outer box sleeve for a positional puzzle advertising Symington's foodstuffs made in England in the 1930s Inner box base for a positional puzzle advertising Symington's foodstuffs made in England in the 1930s |
| Physical description | open ended slip case, card printed in dark blue and white on pale blue to show the title, maker's details and instructions; plain card tray contains four card cube shaped boxes, printed in colours to show four products made by the company - SOUPS, GRANULATED GRAVY, IDEAL TABLE CREAM and JELLY CRYSTALS; the boxes are not all printed with the same combination but all show at least one of each |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 3d. EACH (under the title; printed) |
| Credit line | Given by Anne Purse |
| Object history | This is a promotional game used for advertising a company's products The aim of the game is to arrange the cubes in any order so that a Soup, Cream, Jelly Crystal and Granulated Gravy appear on all four sides. The company would send a key if requested. The game belonged to the family of the donor's father and was passed onto her to play with. |
| Production | It maybe that the company arranged for a printer or publisher to actually produce the puzzle. Attribution note: published Reason For Production: retail |
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| Accession number | B.267:1-1999 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2000 |
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