Jigsaw puzzle
Tower Press
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and paper
Measurements
Jigsaw - 7309 mm (width); 487 mm (height), Box - 370 mm (width); 240 mm (height); 51 mm (depth)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670668
Summary
An interlocking jigsaw puzzle ('The Old Harbour'), made of colour-printed paper stuck on cardboard, in its original box, which depicts a view of a harbour containing fishing boats and yachts, with houses, shops and a church in the background with hills behind. The box consists of a base of cardboard covered in white paper and a lid which is colour-printed and includes a large reproduction of the image in the jigsaw. Also printed on the lid, is 'Imperial Over 1000 Pieces Jig-Saw By Tower Press'. Below the image is printed 'The Old Harbour'. Most of this information is also printed round the sides of the lid, along with the size in inches and 'Made in England by Tower Press, a member of the Guiterman Group, No. 4727'. The lid is quite dirty, faded, dogeared and sellotaped - areas of paper have been torn off, possibly by removing sellotape. Total number of items is 1008.
Makers and roles
Tower Press, maker