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the vikings

Puzzle
1928 (published)
Place of origin

Design: chromolithograph mounted on plywood and cut into interlocking pieces; blue card box with pictorial label
No. of Pieces: 366


Object details

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Object type
Titlethe vikings (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
The Vikings; English, about 1928
Physical description
Design: chromolithograph mounted on plywood and cut into interlocking pieces; blue card box with pictorial label
No. of Pieces: 366
DimensionsSize: 12 3/8in x 7½in x 2¼in ; 20in x 15½in
Object history
Chad Valley produced a wide range of puzzles for GWR using their railway posters and illustrations. Sometimes there were holiday places, maps, events and interesting buildings as well as locomotives and the inside of the GWR Swindon works. GWR - Great Western Railway.

Signed Percy Spence 1928
Historical context
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: picture shows men and boats
box label shows a map of southern England, 2 crests and the initals GWR with THE VIKINGS, hand written across a space with 375 pieces Jigsaw Puzzle printed below
Production
chad valley co. ltd
Collection
Accession number
MISC.131-1977

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
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