Wooden tray
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
184 mm (height) x 253 mm (width) x 10 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672201.1
Summary
Part of a teaching aid puzzle consisting of a wooden tray containing painted and varnished 'domino' style wooden jigsaw shapes which, when put together correctly show the same number of spots suggested by the number. The tray is made from wood stained green. The pieces are catalogued as 672201.2.
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.