Original box for jigsaw puzzle
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
127 mm (length); 171 mm (width); 26 mm (height)
Place of origin
Raphael House
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666879
Summary
A cardboard box for Tuck's Zag-Zaw picture puzzle. The lid is covered with red paper with black printing ink. The base has red paper on the sides and white on the base. Inside the lid of the box is a black and white printed advertisement for Tuck products. On the outside of the base is a stuck on label with red printing ink and a hand written note reading 'The Bathers by P. Read 50 7x5'. Printed on the box lid is 'Tuck's Zag-Zaw Picture Puzzle, A Most Fascinating Recreation Used By Royalty Society and The Great Public'. Total number of items is 2.
Makers and roles
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd , maker