Jigsaw puzzle
John Waddington
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1968
Materials
Cardboard.
Measurements
238 mm (width); 376 mm (height)
Place of origin
Kirkstall, Leeds
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662823
Summary
A jigsaw puzzle of 203 pieces, entitled 'Queen Victoria's Dolls' (circa 1968). It shows twelve wooden dolls arranged on a stand in the shape of a varnished wooden spiral staircase. The puzzle is made up and is held on a card by a plastic sheet. On the back of the card is an information sheet from the London Museum giving details of Queen Victoria's dolls, who they are dressed to represent, and the maker of the jigsaw puzzle. Total number of items is 204.
Marks and inscriptions
On the sheet packed with the puzzle: 'LONDON MUSEUM/ JIGSAW PUZZLE/ QUEEN VICTORIA'S DOLLS/ The mark the occasion of the celebration/ Two Hundred Years of Jigsaw Puzzles [details of puzzle]/ Jigsaw printed and made by John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd.'
Makers and roles
John Waddington , maker