Wooden tray
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Painted and varnished wood
Measurements
315 mm (height) x 204 mm (width) x 12 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672204.1
Summary
Part of a teaching aid 'jigsaw' puzzle consisting of a divided wooden tray containing painted and varnished jigsaw pieces in one section which, when put together correctly, show a sentence describing the image painted inside the other section.The tray is made from wood stained green. Painted on the base is an image of a white jug containing red and yellow flowers. The 'sentence' jigsaw pieces are catalogued as 672204.2.
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.