Jigsaw puzzle
G. J. Hayter & Co. Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, paper and cardboard
Measurements
Jigsaw - 220 mm (length); 157 mm (width), Box - 255 mm (length); 186 mm (width); 22 mm (height)
Place of origin
Bournemouth
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667039
Summary
A 'Victory' 24-piece jigsaw puzzle made of wood with coloured paper. The puzzle is in its original box. It shows a group of pixies dressed in red with white aprons and chefs hats, making and decorating cakes. In the background is a van bearing the sign 'Pixieland Bakery, Special Birthday Cakes' and another sign reads 'Special Today Birthday Cakes'. The box lid is made of white glossy cardboard, covered in yellow paper patterned with blue outlines of jigsaw-piece shapes, with a picture of the completed jigsaw on top. The box base is made of cardboard with white glossy paper covering the sides. There is some Sellotape holding the base corners together, but only one corner of the lid, the rest being broken (a piece is missing along one side). Total number of items is 26.
Makers and roles
G. J. Hayter & Co. Ltd, maker