Dissected puzzle
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1870
Materials
Tin, wood and paper
Measurements
Tin – 145 mm (length); 90 mm (width); 45 mm (depth), Puzzle Piece –35 mm (width); 60 mm (height), Assembled Puzzle -243 mm (width); 213 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662107
Summary
A thirty-one piece wooden jigsaw in a metal toffee tin. The jigsaw depicts 'The History of Joseph and his Brethren' (circa 1870). There are three rows and sixteen coloured pictures with writing underneath each. One piece is missing on the bottom row. The black metal tin has coloured nursery rhyme characters on the lid and sides. Total number of items is 32.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Rev. David Fountain in October 2002.