Untitled
R. Journet & Co.
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1910
Materials
Wood, paper and glass
Measurements
148 mm (length); 67 mm (width); 20 mm (height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661086
Summary
A rectangular wooden box with a glass top which enables one to see the inside of the puzzle; called 'The Furrows Puzzle'. The sides and base of the box are covered in blue paper. On the inside of the box is a furrowed (i.e. concertina folded) strip of striped coloured paper and five rods. Each rod is a different colour (red, blue, green, orange and purple). Instructions inside the box tell the user to ‘get the rods into their respective coloured burrows’ to win the game. Made by R. Journet.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Joy Eccles in May 1990.
Marks and inscriptions
Coloured strip of paper inside box: "THE// FURROWS// PUZZLE// R. JOURNET, LONDON. BCM/PUZ// DIRECTIONS// GET THE RODS INTO THEIR// RESPECTIVE COLOURED FURROWS// BRITISH MANUFACTURE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED." Underside of the base of the box: "The R.J. Series of 41 Popular Puzzles'// MADE BY R. JOURNET, LONDON, ENGLAND BCM/PUZ "
Makers and roles
R. Journet & Co., maker