Miscellaneous Series
Two Jigsaw Puzzles
1920s (published)
1920s (published)
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Two jigsaw puzzles, chromolithographed paper mounted on wood and cut into 35 interlocking pieces each. The puzzles are contained in folded card envelopes printed with a line drawing illustration of a family with a dog and parrot, assembling a jigsaw at a table. It also has a decorated border.
The first puzzle depicts a black and white kitten and the second a ploughman driving a team of four horses in a pastoral landscape.
The first puzzle depicts a black and white kitten and the second a ploughman driving a team of four horses in a pastoral landscape.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper and card, wood |
| Brief description | Two jigsaw puzzles, pocket-size, Photochrom Co., Ltd, England, 1920s |
| Physical description | Two jigsaw puzzles, chromolithographed paper mounted on wood and cut into 35 interlocking pieces each. The puzzles are contained in folded card envelopes printed with a line drawing illustration of a family with a dog and parrot, assembling a jigsaw at a table. It also has a decorated border. The first puzzle depicts a black and white kitten and the second a ploughman driving a team of four horses in a pastoral landscape. |
| Dimensions | Size: 3½in x 5in |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'MISCELLANEOUS / SERIES. THIS PUZZLE CONTAINS / 35 PIECES - EVERY PIECE / GUARANTEED TO INTERLOCK. / EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHT. PRODUCTION / BY THE PHOTOCHROM CO LTD / LONDON & TUNBRDIGE WELLS' (Printed with in a rectangle in the lower right corner of the envelopes.) |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
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| Accession number | MISC.155:1&2-1986 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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