Original box for jigsaw puzzle
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1920
Materials
Cardboard.
Measurements
110 mm (width); 39 mm (height); 185 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662822
Summary
An empty cardboard box for a jigsaw puzzle entitled 'Under the Shady Oak' (circa 1920). It is covered in blue-mottled paper with a blue-veined patterned label on the lid which reads 'Playtime Picture Puzzle, W.P. and S London'. The pattern on the top and sides of the box, except for the parts rarely exposed to the light, are very faded. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
On the underside of the box base: '82 pieces/ 1 missing/ Ross/ 2'/'6'