Jigsaw puzzle
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Painted and varnished wood
Measurements
85-125 mm (width), 90-117 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672198.2
Summary
Six jigsaw pieces to fit into the frame catalogued as 672198.1 showing a painted and varnished image of multi coloured tulips.
Provenance
Part of a large collection of handmade toys and puzzles donated to the Museum of Childhood in 2019 by Nigel Briggs. They were made by John Doble, father of the donor's wife Hanne. He had worked with Nancy Catford (of the Nursery Schools Association), the designer of the toys, during the Second World War. Together they produced paper patterns that people could use at home as templates for thin ply patterns which could in turn be used to make their own wooden toys. Other toys were made from dowels and empty cotton reels.