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The Jigasaurus
Started as a means to catalogue a single collection, but now intended to grow to be a thesaurus of many collections
Date: Sat 12 Jul 2008
AB Billingsfors-Långed
AB Billingsfors-Långed
A series of c1950s-1960s, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzles promoting this Swedish paper mill.
Date: Sun 23 Sep 2012
'56 Billingsfors Kyrka
'56 Billingsfors Kyrka
384 piece, fully interlocking plywood promotional puzzle.
Date: Tue 25 Sep 2012
'63 Billingsfors Bruk
'63 Billingsfors Bruk
384 piece interlocking plywood puzzle promoting the Swedish paper mill
Date: Sun 23 Sep 2012
'64 Billingsfors Bruk
'64 Billingsfors Bruk
364 piece promotional plywood puzzle promoting the Swedish Company AB Billingsfors-Långed.
Date: Mon 5 Nov 2012
Abrahams, John
Abrahams, John
Very uncommon brand of British Made plywood puzzles.
Date: Sat 9 Feb 2013
Broke, H.M.S.
Broke, H.M.S.
30 piece postcard-sized interlocking plywood puzzle from the uncommon British Made John Abrahams brand.
Date: Sat 9 Feb 2013
Abydos
Abydos
A brand of British manufactured cardboard jigsaw puzzles made around the 1970's - 1980's.
Date: Sat 19 Oct 2013
Dial of the Astronomical Clock
Dial of the Astronomical Clock
200 piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from the limited production British Abydos brand.
Date: Sat 19 Oct 2013
Stately Homes Series
Stately Homes Series
A series of Abydos-branded card puzzles depicting views and features of British historic houses.
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle
An Abydos-branded 400-piece card puzzle of Arundel Castle.
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Chartwell
Chartwell
An Abydos-branded 400-piece puzzle of Chartwell .
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Michelham Priory
Michelham Priory
An Abydos-branded card puzzle of Michelham Priory in East Sussex.
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, Banqueting Room, The
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, Banqueting Room, The
An Abydos-branded 400-piece card puzzle of the Banqueting Room in Brighton Pavilion.
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, East Façade, The,
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, East Façade, The,
A 400-piece Abydos-branded card puzzle of the East side of Brighton Pavilion.
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, Great Kitchen, The
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, Great Kitchen, The
An Abydos-branded 400-piece card puzzle of the kitchen in the Brighton Pavilion.
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, Saloon, The
Royal Pavilion at Brighton, The, Saloon, The
An Abydos-branded 400-piece jigsaw of the Saloon in the Brighton Pavilion.
Date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Tree Puzzle-Beech and Sycamore
Tree Puzzle-Beech and Sycamore
200 piece cardboard jigsaw puzzle made by the British "Abydos" brand.
Date: Tue 14 Feb 2023
Alma, The
Alma, The
Very uncommon British manufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles, probably 1920's.
Date: Thu 26 Sep 2013
Flying Scotchman, The
Flying Scotchman, The
100 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the limited production British Alma brand.
Date: Thu 26 Sep 2013
Amber Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles
Amber Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles
The brand name of retired cutter Rob Garner
Date: Sat 2 Nov 2024
Christmas Rose
Christmas Rose
A puzzle of a vase of Christmas roses cut by Rob Garner in 2009.
Date: Sat 2 Nov 2024
Heaverham, Kent
Heaverham, Kent
A wooden puzzle cut by Rob Garner of a scene in Kent
Date: Sat 2 Nov 2024
American Puzzle
American Puzzle
Believed to date from the 1930's, these wooden jigsaw puzzles were manufactured in France.
Date: Tue 6 Apr 2010
American Puzzle Modern
American Puzzle Modern
Range of good quality plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Wed 7 Apr 2010
Bière blonde
Bière blonde
340 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Modern range of American puzzle from France.
Date: Fri 16 Dec 2011
Fin de journée
Fin de journée
Nicely cut semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Tue 6 Apr 2010
New American Puzzle
New American Puzzle
Range of good quality plywood jigsaw puzzles from France.
Date: Wed 7 Apr 2010
Caquetage
Caquetage
160 piece plywood jigsaw containing semi-interlocking pieces within interlocking border.
Date: Wed 7 Apr 2010
l'amazone
l'amazone
150 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from this scarce French manufacturer.
Date: Tue 1 Jun 2010
Leçon de Peinture, La
Leçon de Peinture, La
150 piece plywood puzzle in a patterned box with no guide picture.
Date: Thu 6 May 2010
Anglo-American
Anglo-American
Fascinating brand of plywood puzzles, marketed as Anglo-American and having clear links to the Pastime range of Parker Brothers.
Date: Sat 17 Dec 2011
Jeune Orientale
Jeune Orientale
Beautiful example of a "Silhouette-Puzzle" from the uncommon Anglo-American brand name, also associated with Parker Brothers.
Date: Sun 20 Aug 2023
L'occasion fait le larron
L'occasion fait le larron
255 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Anglo-American brand.
Date: Sat 17 Dec 2011
La Pêche
La Pêche
350 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the scarce Anglo-American brand.
Date: Sat 17 Dec 2011
Apperly, Mrs.
Apperly, Mrs.
Small-scale producer of fine quality wooden puzzles to support the charitable work of Mr Fegan's Training Farm for Boys.
Date: Sat 30 Jul 2011
So Peaceful
So Peaceful
200 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Mrs Apperly from Tunbridge Wells in south east England.
Date: Thu 1 May 2014
Surf Bathing
Surf Bathing
214 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from Mrs. Apperly of Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
Date: Sat 30 Jul 2011
Under the Pines
Under the Pines
286 large piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Mrs Apperly of Tunbridge Wells in south east England..
Date: Thu 28 Nov 2013
Arethusa-Training Ship Jig Saw Puzzles
Arethusa-Training Ship Jig Saw Puzzles
Amateur cut wooden puzzles sold to promote the work of the Arethusa Training ship.
Date: Thu 1 Nov 2012
Smoking His Pipe
Smoking His Pipe
255 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle manufactured to support the Arethusa Training Ship.
Date: Tue 18 Jun 2013
Vase of Wallflowers
Vase of Wallflowers
253 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle cut and sold in aid of the Arethusa Training Ship.
Date: Thu 1 Nov 2012
Army and Navy C.S.L.
Army and Navy C.S.L.
Uncommon brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles marketed by the Army and Navy Co-Operative Society.
Date: Sun 25 May 2014
Arm of the Law, The
Arm of the Law, The
125 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Army and Navy C.S.L.
Date: Sun 25 May 2014
Hunting Refreshment
Hunting Refreshment
250 piece Mosaic puzzle from Army and Navy C.S.L.
Date: Mon 16 May 2022
Arrow Games Ltd.
Arrow Games Ltd.
Major British games manufacturer which produced a large number of, mainly cardboard jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
UFO
UFO
Series of three cardboard puzzles promoting Gerry Anderson's 1970/71 TV series UFO.
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
2316. Untitled-SHADO men close in
2316. Untitled-SHADO men close in
320 piece interlocking cardboard puzzle by Arrow Games.
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
Art Gallery, The
Art Gallery, The
Series of plywood puzzles, cut to the Zag-Zaw style of Raphael Tuck and Sons.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
Edge of the Common, The
Edge of the Common, The
450 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle with figurals.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
In the Time of Delphiniums
In the Time of Delphiniums
50 piece push-fit plywood puzzle, made by Raphael Tuck and Sons for the Art Gallery series.
Date: Sun 4 Nov 2012
Literature
Literature
Literature found relating to these puzzles.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
Picture Puzzles Booklet
Picture Puzzles Booklet
Booklet found in the box of an example from this maker/series
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
Sunset's Golden Glory
Sunset's Golden Glory
100 piece push-fit plywood puzzle from the Art Gallery series.
Date: Sun 4 Nov 2012
Woodland Pastures
Woodland Pastures
150 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Art Gallery series.
Date: Fri 23 May 2014
Artifact
Artifact
Important American brand of high quality laser-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles, founded in 2009.
Date: Thu 11 Apr 2024
Bundi Palace Garden Miniature
Bundi Palace Garden Miniature
202-piece "Miniature" wooden jigsaw puzzle by Artifact in the USA
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Cape Cod Pier
Cape Cod Pier
Small laser-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from the USA Artifact brand.
Date: Sat 13 Apr 2024
Crystal Grove
Crystal Grove
Very colourful 357-piece laser-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from Artifact.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Ecru
Ecru
Range of plywood jigsaw puzzles produced by the American Artifact brand, promoted as "extra beautiful, with matte prints to reduce glare".
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Cypress Lights
Cypress Lights
c2018-2020 plywood jigsaw puzzle from American brand Artifact's "Ecru" range.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Nocturne
Nocturne
Small plywood jigsaw puzzle from America's Artifact brand, part of their "Ecru" range.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Forest (Diptych)
Forest (Diptych)
689-piece, laser-cut, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the American "Artifact" brand.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Kraken, The
Kraken, The
219-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from American brand Artifact.
Date: Sun 14 Apr 2024
Lady of Shalott
Lady of Shalott
High class, c2015 American plywood jigsaw puzzle by Artifact.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Literature
Literature
Literature examples relating to the American "Artifact" brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
c2015 promotional leaflet
c2015 promotional leaflet
c2015 flyer from Artifact.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
c2017 promotional leaflet.
c2017 promotional leaflet.
c2017 promotional leaflet for the Artifact brand of puzzles.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
c2023 promotional leaflet
c2023 promotional leaflet
c2023 promotional flyer for Artifact puzzles of the USA
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Monet Bridge
Monet Bridge
Small plywood jigsaw puzzle from Artifact Puzzles, USA.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Small Four Colour Map Puzzle
Small Four Colour Map Puzzle
Imaginative and very colourful interlocking plywood "Artifact" jigsaw puzzle from America
Date: Tue 30 Apr 2024
Van Gogh Sea at Saintes-Maries
Van Gogh Sea at Saintes-Maries
211-piece interlocking and laser-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle by American manufacturer Artifact.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Artistic Wonder, The
Artistic Wonder, The
Very limited production brand of British wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 3 May 2014
Untitled-Boy with Flowers
Untitled-Boy with Flowers
Simply cut 29 piece push-fit plywood puzzle from the scarce British Artistic Wonder brand.
Date: Sat 3 May 2014
Aunt Eva
Aunt Eva
Highly skilled British cutter who operated in Liverpool during the mid 20th century.
Date: Fri 1 Mar 2024
Young Squire Comes of Age, The
Young Squire Comes of Age, The
388-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer Aunt Eva.
Date: Fri 1 Mar 2024
Austen Ltd, Anne
Austen Ltd, Anne
Early 20th century brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles which operated a lending library from Knightsbridge, London SW1
Date: Sun 21 May 2023
Young Sailor's First Meal at Sea, A
Young Sailor's First Meal at Sea, A
175 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon British brand of Anne Austen Ltd.
Date: Sun 4 Jun 2023
Banks, J.J. (Crazy Puzzles)
Banks, J.J. (Crazy Puzzles)
Probably a very limited manufacturer of wooden puzzles, branded as The Crazy Puzzles
Date: Sat 19 Mar 2011
In the Tropics
In the Tropics
98 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British brand J.J. Banks and Son.
Date: Thu 9 Jan 2014
Nearly Caught
Nearly Caught
Charming 166 piece, plywood jigsaw from the little-known Crazy Puzzles of J.J. Banks and Son.
Date: Sat 19 Mar 2011
Bedford Jig-Saw Puzzles, The
Bedford Jig-Saw Puzzles, The
Fine quality plywood jigsaw puzzles, cut in the very stylish Chandos cutting style of Frederick Warne and Co, but not identified as such on the boxes.
Date: Sun 15 Aug 2010
Bringing in the Catch
Bringing in the Catch
120-piece British "Bedford" series plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 23 Mar 2023
Court Series
Court Series
Uncommon series of plywood puzzles cut in a style very reminiscent of the Chandos/Expert pattern
Date: Sat 27 Mar 2010
Pride of the Sea, The
Pride of the Sea, The
90 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle which assembles in own box.
Date: Sat 27 Mar 2010
Fishing Fleet, The
Fishing Fleet, The
Super 700+ piece plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 15 Aug 2010
Bentalls
Bentalls
Plywood jigsaw puzzles branded as Tip-Top and almost certainly made for them by Raphael Tuck and Sons.
Date: Sun 18 Jul 2010
Autumn in the Woods
Autumn in the Woods
295 piece, push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle from this very limited range.
Date: Sun 25 Jul 2010
Near Glencoe
Near Glencoe
205 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from this very uncommon range.
Date: Sun 18 Jul 2010
Beraton
Beraton
Significant producer of wooden jigsaws, established in the 1930's, based at 89, Church Road, Hove, East Sussex.
Date: Wed 13 Aug 2008
Angler's Secret, The
Angler's Secret, The
150 piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle with wavy edge.
Date: Mon 7 Sep 2009
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
300 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle with wavy edge.
Date: Wed 13 Aug 2008
Contentment's Gateway
Contentment's Gateway
150 piece fully interlocking plywood, Beraton jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 16 Jan 2014
Dutch Girl, The
Dutch Girl, The
350 piece fully interlocking plywood Beraton puzzle.
Date: Fri 4 Jan 2013
Happy Hunting
Happy Hunting
Charming 150 piece interlocking plywood Beraton puzzle.
Date: Mon 21 Jan 2013
Passing of the Seasons, The
Passing of the Seasons, The
1000 piece fully interlocking plywood British Beraton jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 27 Oct 2013
Rounding the Bend
Rounding the Bend
165 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Beraton of Hove, near Brighton on Britain's South Coast.
Date: Sun 10 Jun 2012
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw, probably dating from the 1930's.
Date: Sun 20 Sep 2009
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Beraton of Hove on England's south coast.
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
Untitled-Autumn Track
Untitled-Autumn Track
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 10 Apr 2009
Untitled-Sailing Ship
Untitled-Sailing Ship
375 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the British Beraton brand.
Date: Sat 19 Jan 2013
Berwick
Berwick
Berwick's Toy Co., Ltd., of Liverpool produced several series' of cardboard jigsaw puzzles in the era 1950's-1960's.
Date: Mon 18 Mar 2013
Army Game, The
Army Game, The
Series of four cardboard jigsaw puzzles from the Granada Television Series.
Date: Mon 18 Mar 2013
Danger-Men at Work
Danger-Men at Work
320 piece intelocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Berwick's Army Game series.
Date: Mon 18 Mar 2013
Beryl (C & Co London)
Beryl (C & Co London)
A limited producer, based in London, best known for the Beryl series of wooden jigsaw puzzles. Wide range of box styles. Most puzzles use prints of paintings of period subjects.
Date: Sat 9 Aug 2008
Ancient and Modern
Ancient and Modern
300 piece Beryl series plywood jigsaw puzzle from London-based firm of C. andCo.
Date: Thu 2 Jul 2020
Autumn Melody
Autumn Melody
250 piece, fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the Beryl brand of C and Co, London.
Date: Sun 2 Oct 2011
Conference, The
Conference, The
700 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, manufactured by the British company C&Co under their "Beryl Series" branding.
Date: Thu 19 Jan 2023
First of May, The (From "Sketches By Boz").
First of May, The (From "Sketches By Boz").
400 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from C and Co, London, in their Beryl series.
Date: Sat 9 Aug 2008
Flight Back, The
Flight Back, The
300 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from C and Co in their Beryl branded series.
Date: Sun 23 Sep 2012
Golden Isles, The
Golden Isles, The
150 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw from the British "Beryl" brand, with no guide picture.
Date: Sun 11 Jul 2010
Landlord's Special, The
Landlord's Special, The
350 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by C & Co, part of their "Beryl" series.
Date: Sun 4 Sep 2022
Reminiscences
Reminiscences
250 piece interlocking plywood Beryl range puzzle from of British manufacturer C. and Co.
Date: Sun 17 Jun 2012
To Parts Beyond the Seas
To Parts Beyond the Seas
80 piece plywood jigsaw from the "Beryl" brand of London-based company C & Co.
Date: Tue 29 Dec 2009
Valley of Daffodils
Valley of Daffodils
c1930s plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British "Beryl" series manufactured by the company C & Co. London.
Date: Mon 16 Sep 2024
Betall, The
Betall, The
Limited producer of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 2 May 2009
Battleship Hood
Battleship Hood
180 piece interlocking plywood promotional Betall puzzle.
Date: Sun 27 Jan 2013
Empress of Britain
Empress of Britain
70 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the British Betall brand.
Date: Sat 24 Nov 2012
Mauretania
Mauretania
70 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle which assembles in tray-style box with full-scale colour guide picture.
Date: Sat 2 May 2009
Big Top, The
Big Top, The
Series of interlockingt cardboard jigsaw puzzles promoting Bertram W. Mills The Big Top Circus.
Date: Sun 10 Feb 2013
No. 1 Elephant Ballet
No. 1 Elephant Ballet
Early Good-Win branded interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle, number one in a series of four titles.
Date: Fri 26 Feb 2016
No.1 Parade Fanfare
No.1 Parade Fanfare
200+ piece fully interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from the Bertram Mills BIG TOP series.
Date: Sun 10 Feb 2013
No.2 Bears, The
No.2 Bears, The
200+ piece fully interlocking card puzzle.
Date: Wed 20 Feb 2013
Big-Value Picture Puzzle, The
Big-Value Picture Puzzle, The
Brand of British, push-fit plywood puzzles, thought to have been produced by Tuck's to their Tippe-Toppe range standard.
Date: Fri 12 Sep 2008
Ship Inn, The
Ship Inn, The
80 piece push-fit plywood puzzle from the very limited production British Big-Value Picture Puzzle brand.
Date: Fri 12 Sep 2008
Bildajig
Bildajig
Exceedingly rare and unique range of puzzle kits, made in Scotland and featuring decks and superstructure ingeniously cut as wooden jigsaws, all held in place by the funnels and metal foghorns etc.
Date: Sun 24 May 2009
Bildajigs-Awaiting further detail.
Bildajigs-Awaiting further detail.
These are photographs taken of other examples from the range, but of which detailed information is not yet known.
Date: Sun 25 Oct 2009
Literature
Literature
Leaflets relating to the range of Bildajigs.
Date: Sun 25 Oct 2009
Number 0. Model of "Tug-Boat"
Number 0. Model of "Tug-Boat"
The first, and probably the rarest from this exceedingly scarce range of wooden kits.
Date: Sun 25 Oct 2009
Number 1. Model of "Cargo Liner"
Number 1. Model of "Cargo Liner"
Second model kit from this high quality and very limited production range from Scottish Toys Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland.
Date: Sun 25 Oct 2009
Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces
An American brand of card jigsaws of various sizes including shaped puzzles.
Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Field of Wings
Field of Wings
A collage of butterflies in a shaped puzzle made by Bits and Pieces.
Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Murder on the High Seas
Murder on the High Seas
A 1000-piece card mystery puzzle made by Bits and Pieces in 2003.
Date: Thu 25 Jul 2024
Musical Memories
Musical Memories
A shaped card puzzle sold by Bits and Pieces in the USA.
Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Royal Wings
Royal Wings
A card jigsaw made by Bits and Pieces featuring a collage of natural items in the shape of a butterfly.
Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Blythman, Alice K.
Blythman, Alice K.
Small cottage industry producer, based near Rotherham in West Yorkshire.
Date: Thu 27 Nov 2008
Arundel, Sussex
Arundel, Sussex
146 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Alice K. Blythman.
Date: Tue 14 Feb 2023
Cromwell & The Kingship
Cromwell & The Kingship
Small non-interlocking puzzle, featuring some colour line-cutting.
Date: Thu 27 Nov 2008
Fountain's Abbey, Yorks.
Fountain's Abbey, Yorks.
131 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Alice Blythman.
Date: Wed 14 Aug 2019
Peaceful River, the
Peaceful River, the
132 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from Miss Alice K. Blythman for The Church Children's Society.
Date: Sat 26 Jan 2013
Throw it if You dare! (Shall I?)
Throw it if You dare! (Shall I?)
213 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Alice K. Blythman.
Date: Sun 23 Aug 2015
Tower of London, The
Tower of London, The
Small but well cut photographic puzzle from this small scale manufacturer, who made puzzles for The Church Children's Society.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Boardmans
Boardmans
Brand name for wooden puzzles retailed through this East London store.
Date: Wed 14 Nov 2012
Fighting Temeraire, The
Fighting Temeraire, The
160 piece solid wooden push-fit puzzle branded for retail in Boardmans Store.
Date: Wed 14 Nov 2012
Bobcat Puzzles
Bobcat Puzzles
Modern era American manufacturer of high quality wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 27 Aug 2023
Opera with border, La
Opera with border, La
2010 manufactured plywood jigsaw puzzle, hand-crafted by Bobcat Puzzles from upstate New York in the USA.
Date: Sun 27 Aug 2023
Bon Marché
Bon Marché
Early 20th century brand of British wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Mon 11 Nov 2024
Full Cry
Full Cry
60 piece non-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from London's Bon Marché department store.
Date: Mon 11 Nov 2024
Brentano's
Brentano's
Wooden jigsaw puzzle of unknown manufacture, retailed through Brentano's bookstore in Paris.
Date: Thu 23 Feb 2017
"Curiosity", or "Au the ponte de Rialto (Venice)"
"Curiosity", or "Au the ponte de Rialto (Venice)"
362 piece semi-interlocking solid wooden jigsaw puzzle branded for Brentano's book store
Date: Thu 23 Feb 2017
Bridge, The
Bridge, The
High quality British brand of puzzles..
Date: Sun 8 May 2011
Awaiting Spring's Wistful Breezes
Awaiting Spring's Wistful Breezes
500 piece semi-interlocking Bridge branded plywood puzzle.
Date: Fri 23 Nov 2012
Land of Dreams
Land of Dreams
800+piece, intricately cut plywood puzzle from the Bridge brand of W.H.Smith and Son..
Date: Sun 8 May 2011
Road from the Farm, The
Road from the Farm, The
200 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw from the uncommon Bridge branded puzzles of W.H. Smith and Sons, Bridge House, Newbury..
Date: Sun 11 Mar 2012
Brightway
Brightway
British brand of jigsaw puzzles, possibly including cardboard as well as wooden products.
Date: Tue 22 Oct 2024
Untitled-Manor House, The
Untitled-Manor House, The
160+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from the British Brightway brand.
Date: Tue 22 Oct 2024
British Legion
British Legion
Quite scarce plywood jigsaw puzzles manufactured by disabled ex-servicemen and women.
Date: Thu 11 Feb 2010
Among The Gorse
Among The Gorse
450 piece, fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle made at the Poppy Factory in Richmond, Surrey.
Date: Sun 27 Jun 2010
Cornish Harbour, A
Cornish Harbour, A
90 piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from a Felix Rosenstiel print, numbered 197/55
Date: Thu 11 Feb 2010
Grace Before Meat
Grace Before Meat
40 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Richmond Series of the British Legion Poppy Factory.
Date: Thu 1 May 2014
Last of his Bachelor Days
Last of his Bachelor Days
50 piece fully interlocking Richmond series plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Legion Poppy Factory.
Date: Sat 3 May 2014
Castle Jig-Saw Puzzle, The
Castle Jig-Saw Puzzle, The
Little-known British brand of plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Wed 2 Feb 2011
Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle
100+ piece plywood puzzle in tray-style box, branded as Castle.
Date: Wed 2 Feb 2011
Hastings Castle
Hastings Castle
100+ piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Castle brand,
Date: Sat 31 Mar 2012
Cathedral Toy Products
Cathedral Toy Products
Very limited production, British manufacturer based in Norwich.
Date: Wed 25 Sep 2013
Flop close behind, hitting the frightened gnome...
Flop close behind, hitting the frightened gnome...
45 piece semi-interlocking plywood Nursery jigsaw puzzle from Cathedral Toy Products.
Date: Wed 25 Sep 2013
Cavalcade (Mack, W.E.)
Cavalcade (Mack, W.E.)
Limited producer of wooden jigsaw puzzles, branded as Cavalcade Jig-Saw Puzzles, and advertised as being cut by Ex-Servicemen.
Date: Mon 31 Aug 2009
Autumn
Autumn
Simple 75 piece plywood puzzle from the Cavalcade Series.
Date: Sat 4 Dec 2010
On the Tagus
On the Tagus
400 piece fully interlocking plywood Cavalcade branded jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 20 Mar 2017
Refusal to Sign
Refusal to Sign
200 piece, probably 1930's plywood puzzle, cut by ex-servicemen, at the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops.
Date: Mon 31 Aug 2009
Sea Nymphs Playground
Sea Nymphs Playground
Beautiful 250 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from W.E. Mack in their Cavalcade series.
Date: Sat 11 Jun 2011
Venice
Venice
250 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from W.E. Mack's Cavalcade brand name..
Date: Mon 31 Aug 2009
Chad Valley
Chad Valley
A family business established in the early 19th Century, whose interests diversified into the production of wooden jigsaws in the 1920's. Manufacture continued right up to the early 1950's, although the name continues to this day on cardboard puzzles.
Date: Sat 12 Jul 2008
20,011 Telephonists
20,011 Telephonists
Uncommonly large 600 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 14 Nov 2010
Across the Green
Across the Green
150 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley
Date: Sun 5 Jun 2016
Aldershot Tattoo
Aldershot Tattoo
Nightime scene featuring marching and massed infantry on a floodlit parade ground at the famous Aldershot Searchlight tattoo.
Date: Sun 21 Dec 2008
Amusing Tale, An
Amusing Tale, An
200 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 21 Feb 2010
Autocar-"Meteors of Road & Track", The
Autocar-"Meteors of Road & Track", The
Very uncommon series of 12 plywood puzzles produced by Chad Valley in the 1930's for The Autocar publication.
Date: Sat 6 Nov 2010
1914 Grand Prix
1914 Grand Prix
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's excellent Autocar series.
Date: Sat 6 Nov 2010
1922 The 12 Cylinder "Sunbeam"
1922 The 12 Cylinder "Sunbeam"
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley's Autocar series.
Date: Sat 3 Nov 2012
1925 two world-famous cars
1925 two world-famous cars
c1936, fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of Chad Valley's superb "Autocar-Meteors of Road & Track" promotional series
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Ben Wyvis
Ben Wyvis
400 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 17 Feb 2019
Block Puzzles
Block Puzzles
Boxed sets of cubes, usually with matching guide pictures supplied.
Date: Sat 25 Sep 2010
Untitled-Shipping
Untitled-Shipping
Very uncommon example of block puzzle set, known to have been produced by Chad Valley, although not branded on the box. All six images are well known from the British India and Cunard Series of jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 25 Sep 2010
Boat Race, The
Boat Race, The
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle in book-style box.
Date: Sat 7 Aug 2010
British Birds
British Birds
Series of small Chad Valley plywood jigsaw puzzles which assemble in their tray-style boxes..
Date: Wed 9 Apr 2014
Red-Backed Shrike
Red-Backed Shrike
36 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 5 Dec 2020
Redstart
Redstart
30 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley in their British Birds series.
Date: Wed 9 Apr 2014
British Freshwater Fishes
British Freshwater Fishes
500 piece circular cardboard puzzle marketed with the Chad Valley brand name.
Date: Sat 28 May 2011
British India Steam Navigation Ltd.
British India Steam Navigation Ltd.
Small series of puzzles promoting this shipping line
Date: Sat 31 Jan 2009
Eastern Way, The
Eastern Way, The
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Chad Valley-British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd Series.
Date: Sun 9 Jan 2011
Literature
Literature
Literature about this fascinating series of puzzles.
Date: Mon 28 Dec 2009
S.S. Tairea
S.S. Tairea
Very uncommon 50 piece plywood jigsaw from the British India Steam Navigation Company.
Date: Mon 28 Dec 2009
T.S.S. Nevasa. A British India Steamer in the Kiel Canal
T.S.S. Nevasa. A British India Steamer in the Kiel Canal
200 piece puzzle cut from a print of a James Greig painting, featuring this attractive ship in the Kiel Canal.
Date: Sat 31 Jan 2009
Untitled-S.S. Talamba
Untitled-S.S. Talamba
150 piece plywood puzzle from a painting by Jack Spurling.
Date: Fri 1 Jan 2010
Untitled-T.S.S. Matiana
Untitled-T.S.S. Matiana
A puzzle of a British India ship made by Cad Valley in the mid 1930's.
Date: Sat 29 Jul 2023
British Travel Association
British Travel Association
Chad Valley manufactured several series of promotional puzzles in the years following WWII. Most notable was the Come to Britain series, but other less common sets existed also.
Date: Sat 15 May 2010
British Pageantry
British Pageantry
Series of six interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzles promoting the British Travel and Holidays Association.
Date: Sat 5 Jul 2014
5. Untitled-Archer
5. Untitled-Archer
Number 5 in this uncommon series of six British Pageantry promotional wooden jigsaw puzzles from Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 5 Jul 2014
Come to Britain
Come to Britain
An excellent series of post WW2 wooden jigsaws, produced by Chad Valley by Arrangement with THE TRAVEL ASSOCIATION- Tourist Division of the BRITISH TOURIST and HOLIDAYS BOARD.
Date: Sat 16 Aug 2008
Bournemouth
Bournemouth
A 'Come to Britain' puzzle made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Mon 31 Jul 2023
Britain in Winter
Britain in Winter
c1950 produced 500 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley in their post WWII Come to Britain promotional series.
Date: Sun 1 Apr 2012
Chelsea Pensioner
Chelsea Pensioner
500-piece Chad Valley plywood jigsaw puzzle from their "Come to Britain" series.
Date: Mon 13 Feb 2023
Chief Yeoman Warder
Chief Yeoman Warder
A 'Come to Britain' promotional puzzles made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Mon 31 Jul 2023
Fishing
Fishing
500 piece Chad Valley promotional plywood puzzle from the Come to Britain series.
Date: Sat 16 Aug 2008
Irish Flax Girl
Irish Flax Girl
Chad Valley promotional jigsaw puzzle from their post WWII series Come to Britain.
Date: Sat 16 Aug 2008
Liverpool Dock Scene
Liverpool Dock Scene
500 piece photographic plywood puzzle from Chad Valley in their promotional series Come to Britain.
Date: Sun 5 Oct 2008
London Policeman
London Policeman
A 'Come to Britain' puzzle made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Mon 31 Jul 2023
Lord Mayor's Coachman
Lord Mayor's Coachman
A 'Come to Britain' puzzle made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Mon 31 Jul 2023
Maid of Wales
Maid of Wales
A colourful photographic puzzle, featuring a woman in traditional Welsh dress.
Date: Sat 16 Aug 2008
Motoring
Motoring
A 'Come to Britain' puzzle made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Mon 31 Jul 2023
Piccadilly Circus, London
Piccadilly Circus, London
A 500-piece wooden puzzle in the Come To Britain series made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Thu 6 Apr 2023
Princes Street, Edinburgh
Princes Street, Edinburgh
500-piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, of c1950s manufacture, from Chad Valley's "Come to Britain" series.
Date: Fri 31 Mar 2023
Racing
Racing
A 'Come to Britain' promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Mon 31 Jul 2023
Royal Britain
Royal Britain
One of Chad Valley's largest puzzles, and a very hard one to come by, which shows all the Royal Palaces, as well as detailing connections between the Royal Family and many of Great Britain's towns and regions.
Date: Thu 5 Mar 2009
Yachting
Yachting
A 500-piece wooden puzzle in the Come To Britain series made by Chad Valley in the early 1950's.
Date: Thu 6 Apr 2023
Places of Interest
Places of Interest
Series of six, interlocking 80 piece plywood puzzles, published for THE BRITISH TRAVEL and HOLIDAYS ASSOCIATION.
Date: Sat 15 May 2010
Clovelly
Clovelly
Simple, 80 piece interlocking puzzle from this scarce series, which depicts this popular North Devon fishing village.
Date: Sat 15 May 2010
Knaresborough
Knaresborough
80 piece Chad Valley, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from this series of six.
Date: Wed 17 Nov 2010
Westminster Bridge & Big Ben
Westminster Bridge & Big Ben
80 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from this scarce series of six.
Date: Wed 17 Nov 2010
Cars of the Road Series
Cars of the Road Series
Limited production series, which lists four titles available in each of two sizes, although very few examples have been seen of any.
Date: Sat 2 Jan 2010
Lanchester-Straight Eight
Lanchester-Straight Eight
150 piece plywood jigsaw of this famous British motor car.
Date: Sat 2 Jan 2010
Rover-Sportsman's Coupé
Rover-Sportsman's Coupé
Very scarce 150 piece plywood puzzle, listed as number 2188A in a promotional brochure of the era.
Date: Sat 2 Jan 2010
City of Birmingham
City of Birmingham
Very large wooden jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley, believed to be of early 1950's manufacture.
Date: Fri 21 Aug 2020
Close of Day, The
Close of Day, The
142 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 29 Aug 2012
Connemara
Connemara
225 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by the major British manufacturer Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 1 Oct 2015
Cottage Hostel, A
Cottage Hostel, A
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 3 Oct 2012
Cramped Ones to Creep, The
Cramped Ones to Creep, The
300-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 16 Mar 2023
Cunard
Cunard
A very large and varied range of puzzles, produced for Cunard, with many puzzle subjects available in several sizes and depicting vessels in varying locations and from different perspectives.
Date: Sat 12 Jul 2008
Andania, R.M.S.
Andania, R.M.S.
400 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 12 Jul 2009
Aquitania
Aquitania
150 piece interlocking Cunard series plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 21 Nov 2012
Aquitania at New York, R.M.S. (150 piece)
Aquitania at New York, R.M.S. (150 piece)
150 piece version of the C.E. Turner painting featuring the Aquitania in New York harbour with the Empire State Building in the background.
Date: Wed 13 Aug 2008
Aquitania, R.M.S.-Sectional View
Aquitania, R.M.S.-Sectional View
Magnificent 300 piece "Cunard" promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 13 Feb 2023
Berengaria (Side View)
Berengaria (Side View)
150 piece plywood jigsaw, dating from c1926-1933, featuring a side view of the ship by the artist G.S. Bagley.
Date: Sat 2 Jan 2010
Berengaria (side view) No.2, R.M.S.
Berengaria (side view) No.2, R.M.S.
200 piece Chad Valley Cunard series interlocking plywood puzzle.
Date: Wed 10 Oct 2012
Berengaria (Stern View)
Berengaria (Stern View)
150 piece Cunard series plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 18 Jun 2012
Big Three, The
Big Three, The
A 200-piece puzzle made by Chad Valley for Cunard after the merger with the White Star line in 1934.
Date: Fri 1 Sep 2023
Caronia & Carmania
Caronia & Carmania
Date: Sat 27 Sep 2008
Caronia, RMS
Caronia, RMS
A 200-piece Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley in the mid 1930's
Date: Fri 8 Sep 2023
Cunard Cruising
Cunard Cruising
Only known boxed set of three puzzles in the Cunard Series, although others were made of non-promotional subjects.
Date: Tue 19 May 2009
Cunard Fleet
Cunard Fleet
Very uncommon 150 piece plywood puzzle from Chad Valley's Cunard series.
Date: Sun 25 Jan 2009
Cunard Line,
Cunard Line,
Small sub-series of double-sided cardboard puzzles, supplied in envelopes with the compliments of the Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd promoting the British Empire Exhibition. Wembley 1924.
Date: Sat 1 Nov 2008
Cunard Liner "Aquitania" 45000 tons
Cunard Liner "Aquitania" 45000 tons
A side view of the ship, with other shipping and the New York skyline in the background.
Date: Wed 13 Aug 2008
Cunard Liner "Carmania" Leaving Liverpool Landing Stage.
Cunard Liner "Carmania" Leaving Liverpool Landing Stage.
One of the largest in Chad Valley's Cunard series of promotional wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 30 Nov 2013
Cunard Literature
Cunard Literature
A pamphlet promoting Cunard's passenger & freight services enclosed with Chad Valley puzzles.
Date: Wed 6 Sep 2023
Cunard-White Star Liner "Queen Mary" in Trafalgar Square (150 pieces)
Cunard-White Star Liner "Queen Mary" in Trafalgar Square (150 pieces)
150 piece interlocking Cunard promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 10 Oct 2013
Cunard-White Star Liner "Queen Mary" in Trafalgar Square (300 pieces)
Cunard-White Star Liner "Queen Mary" in Trafalgar Square (300 pieces)
300 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's promotional Cunard series.
Date: Sat 30 Aug 2008
Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, The
Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, The
A Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley in the late 1920's - early 1930's.
Date: Fri 1 Sep 2023
Laconia, RMS, passing through Culebra Cutting, Panama Canal
Laconia, RMS, passing through Culebra Cutting, Panama Canal
A Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley around 1930
Date: Thu 31 Aug 2023
LANCASTRIA Cunard Cruising Liner, R.M.S.
LANCASTRIA Cunard Cruising Liner, R.M.S.
Superb 400 piece promotional plywood puzzle from Chad Valley's Cunard series.
Date: Sat 18 Feb 2012
Loading and Unloading a Mammoth Cunarder
Loading and Unloading a Mammoth Cunarder
A Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley around 1930.
Date: Fri 1 Sep 2023
Mauretania (New Liner)
Mauretania (New Liner)
A Cunard Promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley depicting an impression of the new Mauretania liner.
Date: Wed 6 Sep 2023
Mauretania, R.M.S.
Mauretania, R.M.S.
Very uncommon 70 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Chad Valley Cunard series.
Date: Sun 11 Mar 2012
Mauretania, RMS, Leaving New York
Mauretania, RMS, Leaving New York
A 375-piece Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley in the early 1930's
Date: Sun 3 Sep 2023
New "Mauretania" on the Stocks, The
New "Mauretania" on the Stocks, The
Very uncommon 400 piece plywood puzzle from c1938.
Date: Fri 23 Mar 2012
Progress in Cunard Atlantic Travel
Progress in Cunard Atlantic Travel
A Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley in the late 1920's - early 1930's.
Date: Tue 5 Sep 2023
Progressive Parties - Sets of Six Puzzles
Progressive Parties - Sets of Six Puzzles
Boxed sets of six Cunard promotional jigsaws made by Chad Valley around 1930 for doing at puzzle parties.
Date: Wed 13 Sep 2023
Set of Six Puzzles for Progressive Parties - Box 1
Set of Six Puzzles for Progressive Parties - Box 1
A set of six small jigsaws of Cunard made by Chad Valley for puzzle parties.
Date: Wed 13 Sep 2023
Set of Six Puzzles for Progressive Parties - Box 2
Set of Six Puzzles for Progressive Parties - Box 2
A set of six small jigsaws of Cunard liners made by Chad Valley c.1930 for puzzle parties.
Date: Thu 14 Sep 2023
Set of Six Puzzles for Progressive Parties - Box 3
Set of Six Puzzles for Progressive Parties - Box 3
A set of six small jigsaws of Cunard liners made by Chad Valley c.1930 for puzzle parties.
Date: Sun 17 Sep 2023
Queen Elizabeth RMS, The Completed
Queen Elizabeth RMS, The Completed
A Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley c.1939 featuring the liner Queen Elizabeth.
Date: Thu 7 Sep 2023
Queen Elizabeth, R.M.S.
Queen Elizabeth, R.M.S.
Recently discovered addition to the Cunard series of puzzles, featuring the liner at speed in open water. Assembles in own box.
Date: Sun 16 Nov 2008
Queen Mary in Trafalgar Square (150 piece)
Queen Mary in Trafalgar Square (150 piece)
150-piece "Cunard" series plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 17 Mar 2023
Queen Mary, R.M.S.
Queen Mary, R.M.S.
One of the more common plywood jigsaws from this excellent Cunard Series, here in its 200 piece form.
Date: Sun 15 Nov 2009
Saxonia. R.M.S.
Saxonia. R.M.S.
200 piece puzzle featuring C.E.Turner's painting of the ship. One of the last in this Cunard Series of wooden puzzles.
Date: Wed 17 Jun 2009
Sea Front New York, The
Sea Front New York, The
A Cunard promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley around 1930 showing the Aquitania at New York
Date: Sun 3 Sep 2023
Set of Five puzzles, No 2165
Set of Five puzzles, No 2165
A set of five 80-piece Cunard puzzles made by Chad Valley in the late 1920's
Date: Wed 30 Aug 2023
2. RMS Andania
2. RMS Andania
One of a series of five 80-piece puzzles made for Cunard by Chad Valley in the late 1920's
Date: Wed 30 Aug 2023
3. RMS Scythia
3. RMS Scythia
No 3 in a set of five small Cunard puzzles made by Chad Valley in the later 1920's
Date: Wed 24 Jul 2024
4. Aquitania at New York, R.M.S. (80 piece)
4. Aquitania at New York, R.M.S. (80 piece)
No 4 in a set of five 80-piece Cunard Promotional puzzles made by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 1 Feb 2009
Set of Four Puzzles, No 2161
Set of Four Puzzles, No 2161
A set of four small puzzles of Cunard Liners issued by Chad Valley around 1926.
Date: Wed 24 Jul 2024
No 3. RMS Mauretania
No 3. RMS Mauretania
No 3 in a series of 4 small Cunard puzzles issued by Chad Valley around 1926
Date: Wed 24 Jul 2024
Daffodils
Daffodils
Beautiful Chad Valley plywood puzzle cut in their less common strip-cutting style. From a painting by the British artist William Henry Margetson (1861-1940).
Date: Sat 31 Oct 2009
Daffodils ("Boots" Branded)
Daffodils ("Boots" Branded)
175 piece strip-cut plywood puzzle from Chad Valley, manufactured for sale in Boots stores.
Date: Fri 20 May 2011
Double Decker
Double Decker
A range of double-sided 3-dimensional puzzles made by Chad Valley
Date: Sun 17 Sep 2023
Gossips & The First Fall-80-piece Double Decker
Gossips & The First Fall-80-piece Double Decker
An 80-piece Double-sided & 3-dimensional puzzle made by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 17 Sep 2023
Untitled-160 piece Double Decker
Untitled-160 piece Double Decker
A 160-piece double-sided 3-dimansional puzzle made by Chad Valley.
Date: Tue 19 Sep 2023
Dragon's Land
Dragon's Land
Very uncommon thick plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 22 Aug 2012
Dunlop Jig-Saw Puzzle Series, The
Dunlop Jig-Saw Puzzle Series, The
Very interesting and quite scarce series of twelve promotional puzzles produced by Chad Valley in the late 1930's-early 1950's.
Date: Sat 5 Mar 2011
Barge Scene
Barge Scene
175-piece fully interlocking plywood "Dunlop" series jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley c1938.
Date: Sat 11 Feb 2023
Croydon Air Port
Croydon Air Port
200 piece Chad Valley Dunlop promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 30 Mar 2013
Flower Market, Brussels
Flower Market, Brussels
c1937 200 piece "Dunlop" promotional wooden jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 12 Feb 2023
Liverpool Landing Stage
Liverpool Landing Stage
200 piece promotional plywood puzzle from the Chad Valley Dunlop series.
Date: Mon 27 Aug 2012
O.H.M.S. Air Force
O.H.M.S. Air Force
Very scarce promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's Dunlop series.
Date: Sat 5 Mar 2011
O.H.M.S. Army
O.H.M.S. Army
200 piece Dunlop series plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Tue 14 Jan 2014
Strand, The
Strand, The
A promotional puzzle made by Chad Valley in the late 1930's for Dunlop.
Date: Sat 29 Jul 2023
To the Highest Standard
To the Highest Standard
c1938 interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the excellent Chad Valley "Dunlop" series of promotional jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 11 Feb 2023
Westminster
Westminster
200 piece Dunlop promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 18 Nov 2013
Dunlop-Highways and Highwaymen
Dunlop-Highways and Highwaymen
Small series of interlocking plywood puzzles from Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 14 Jul 2012
Nicholas Horner
Nicholas Horner
100 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the Dunlop-Highways and Highwaymen series by Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 14 Jul 2012
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
400 piece plywood jigsaw, supplied in a book shelf style box, featuring the great East Window at Exeter Cathedral.
Date: Sat 2 Jan 2010
Fleet at Gibraltar, The
Fleet at Gibraltar, The
Magnificent 417 piece interlocking plywood promotional jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 18 Nov 2010
Flower Market, The
Flower Market, The
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
From Walt Disney's Film PINOCCHIO
From Walt Disney's Film PINOCCHIO
Very rare, small promotional puzzle by arrangement with Walt Disney-Mickey Mouse Ltd.
Date: Mon 28 Sep 2009
Good Cheer
Good Cheer
150 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2013
GWR Great Western Railways Series
GWR Great Western Railways Series
Amongst the best documented series of wooden jigsaws, produced between 1924 and 1939. Many featured the famous engines of the time, but others recorded Historical events, landscapes and buildings associated with the network.
Date: Wed 16 Jul 2008
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
150 piece puzzle c1930, from this Warwick Goble painting.
Date: Tue 29 Dec 2009
Bath (150 piece)
Bath (150 piece)
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Chad Valley-GWR series.
Date: Fri 20 May 2011
Bath (200 piece)
Bath (200 piece)
200 piece GWR promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley
Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
Brazenose College Oxford
Brazenose College Oxford
400 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 23 Aug 2008
Britain's Mightiest
Britain's Mightiest
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle.
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2009
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle
150 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, outline cut around the locomotive.
Date: Sat 27 Mar 2010
Cathedral, The
Cathedral, The
150 piece double-sided promotional jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's famous GWR series.
Date: Thu 4 Sep 2008
Cheltenham Flyer, The
Cheltenham Flyer, The
Interlocking plywood jigsaw, here seen in its 200 piece version although 150 piece copies were also produced.
Date: Sat 18 Oct 2008
Cornish Fishing Village, A
Cornish Fishing Village, A
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's GWR series.
Date: Wed 1 Jan 2020
Cornish Rivierra Express, The
Cornish Rivierra Express, The
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the GWR series.
Date: Fri 12 Sep 2008
Cornwall-Preparing for a Catch
Cornwall-Preparing for a Catch
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle. One of the Chad Valley series promoting the Great Western Railway network.
Date: Sat 21 Feb 2009
Drake Goes West
Drake Goes West
400 piece wooden jigsaw from this painting by Claude Buckle.
Date: Thu 22 Oct 2009
Fingle Bridge
Fingle Bridge
150 piece GWR-series plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 7 Mar 2013
Fishguard Army 1797, The
Fishguard Army 1797, The
Bright and colourful Claude Buckle painting mounted on plywood and cut in the traditional Chad Valley interlocking cut.
Date: Sun 22 Mar 2009
Freight Train
Freight Train
150 piece fully interlocking GWR promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 16 May 2013
G.W.R. Locomotives in the Making
G.W.R. Locomotives in the Making
200 piece intelocking plywood puzzle in a book-shelf style box.
Date: Sun 5 Dec 2010
Glorious Devon
Glorious Devon
150 piece wooden jigsaw, this example coming in a Black Series 1 style box.
Date: Sun 12 Jul 2009
Henley Bridge
Henley Bridge
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Chad Valley GWR series.
Date: Fri 2 Dec 2011
Historic Totnes
Historic Totnes
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Chad Valley GWR series.
Date: Mon 11 Apr 2011
King Arthur on Dartmoor
King Arthur on Dartmoor
Fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's GWR series.
Date: Mon 26 Dec 2016
King George V. 150 piece
King George V. 150 piece
This is the 150 piece outline-cut version of this interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 2 Aug 2010
King George V. 300 piece
King George V. 300 piece
Less common 300 piece version of this outline cut puzzle, supplied in a red box.
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2009
Locomotives Old and New
Locomotives Old and New
One of the less common puzzles in the GWR series, This is a brightly coloured jigsaw, featuring King George V steaming by an earlier GWR Broad Guage engine.
Date: Sat 4 Oct 2008
London Highways
London Highways
200 piece plywood promotional puzzle, widely regarded as one of the GWR series, as Carter Paterson were the road haulage company of Great Western Railways.
Date: Wed 27 Jan 2010
Lost in Transit
Lost in Transit
Very scarce card puzzle, thought to have been manufactured by Chad Valley to be issued to goods staff as a warning of the need for care.
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2009
Model Railway, The
Model Railway, The
200-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of Chad Valley's extensive series promoting Great Western Railways.
Date: Sat 16 Aug 2008
Mountains of Killarney
Mountains of Killarney
150 piece plywood puzzle from another Warwick Goble painting.
Date: Sat 2 Jan 2010
Night Mail, The
Night Mail, The
200 piece GWR series plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 20 Aug 2008
Oxford
Oxford
150 piece interlocking plywood promotional puzzle from Chad Valley's GWR series.
Date: Sun 17 Jun 2012
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus
200 piece interlocking "GWR" series plywood jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 21 Feb 2009
Railway Station (Two Pictures), The
Railway Station (Two Pictures), The
Uncommon 150 piece twin puzzle from the Chad Valley GWR series.
Date: Wed 7 Nov 2012
Railway Station, A
Railway Station, A
Scarce 150 piece promotional plywood jigsaw from a painting by W.P. Frith,R.A.
Date: Sun 7 Feb 2010
Romans at Caerleon, The
Romans at Caerleon, The
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle in orange box with small colour guide picture.
Date: Sat 9 Aug 2008
Royal Route to the West
Royal Route to the West
200 piece fully interlocking promotional plywood puzzle from the GWR series by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Speed
Speed
150 piece, outline-cut interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley's GWR series.
Date: Sun 7 Oct 2012
St. David's Cathedral
St. David's Cathedral
150 piece fully interlocking promotional puzzle from Chad Valley's GWR series.
Date: Sat 13 Sep 2008
St. Julien
St. Julien
150 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, outline cut around the ship.
Date: Fri 28 May 2010
St. Julien, The
St. Julien, The
150 piece outline-cut plywood puzzle from Chad Valley's GWR series.
Date: Thu 10 Jan 2013
Stratford-Upon-Avon (Harvard House)
Stratford-Upon-Avon (Harvard House)
One of the larger in the series, this 375 piece puzzle features the famous Elizabethan architecture of Harvard House.
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2009
Streamline/d Way, The
Streamline/d Way, The
200 piece plywood jigsaw from an unsigned painting, supplied in bookshelf style box.
Date: Sun 3 Jan 2010
Swansea Docks
Swansea Docks
An interesting development occurred with this puzzle, as it featured colour line-cutting around the quays, the only example in the series which features this.
Date: Fri 27 Feb 2009
Torbay Express, The
Torbay Express, The
375 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Chad Valley GWR series of promotional jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Vikings Landing at St. Ives
Vikings Landing at St. Ives
375 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 28 Aug 2010
Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle
150 piece plywood jigsaw of this famous British castle.
Date: Fri 18 Dec 2009
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Great Western Railway series by Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 2 Dec 2011
Windsor Castle (Oval Puzzle)
Windsor Castle (Oval Puzzle)
Uncommon 150 piece plywood puzzle from the GWR series of Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 15 Oct 2012
Windsor Castle from the Air
Windsor Castle from the Air
200-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's Great Western Series.
Date: Sat 18 Oct 2008
Harvest Time
Harvest Time
Large and colourful scene of a harvest with lake and haycart.
Date: Sat 27 Sep 2008
Here He Is Sir
Here He Is Sir
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 3 May 2009
Hoover Factory, The
Hoover Factory, The
Excellent example of plywood promotional jigsaw, featuring the art deco facade of this wonderful building, which still stands today adjacent to the A40 Western Avenue in Perivale, Middlesex.
Date: Sun 20 Sep 2009
HP Sauce Jig-Saw Puzzle
HP Sauce Jig-Saw Puzzle
Very rare 25 piece promotional cardboard puzzle
Date: Sat 27 Mar 2010
Illustrated Newspapers
Illustrated Newspapers
Series of seven promotional plywood puzzles produced c1935-1937
Date: Tue 4 Dec 2012
01. Present from Caesar, A
01. Present from Caesar, A
First in the Illustrated Newspapers series made by Chad Valley in the mid 1930's.
Date: Sat 15 Jul 2023
02. Queen Nefertiti
02. Queen Nefertiti
Second in the Illustrated Newspaper series of puzzles made by Chad Valley in the mid 1930's.
Date: Sat 15 Jul 2023
03. Antony and Cleopatra
03. Antony and Cleopatra
225 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley's Illustrated Newspapers series.
Date: Tue 4 Dec 2012
04. David Copperfield's Journey from Yarmouth to London
04. David Copperfield's Journey from Yarmouth to London
225-piece, fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, of mid-late 1930s manufacture, from Chad Valley's "Illustrated Newspapers" series of seven titles.
Date: Thu 30 Mar 2023
05. Christmas Incident in a Surrey Farmhouse, A
05. Christmas Incident in a Surrey Farmhouse, A
Fifth in the Illustrate Newspapers series made by Chad Valley in the mid 1930's.
Date: Sat 15 Jul 2023
06. References
06. References
Number 6 from the Illustrated Newspaper series by Chad Valley
Date: Wed 12 Dec 2012
07. Apple of His Majesty's Eye, The
07. Apple of His Majesty's Eye, The
The last (seventh) in the Illustrated Newspapers series made by Chad Valley in the mid 1930's.
Date: Sat 15 Jul 2023
Imperial & international Communications Ltd.
Imperial & international Communications Ltd.
150 piece interlocking plywood promotional jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Tue 12 Aug 2008
In Harbour
In Harbour
Uncommon 250 piece plywood jigsaw from this superb William Wyllie print.
Date: Fri 13 Nov 2009
Inn of the Past, An
Inn of the Past, An
150 piece filly interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley
Date: Sat 13 Aug 2016
King Kong
King Kong
Very uncommon 200 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Literature
Literature
General literature on Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 9 Jan 2011
Boots Leaflet
Boots Leaflet
Chad Valley-Boots promotional leaflet.
Date: Sun 9 Jan 2011
Cunard, GWR and general Jig-Saw Puzzles.
Cunard, GWR and general Jig-Saw Puzzles.
Large promotional leaflet from c1938, which details many of the Cunard puzzles as well as the GWR series and other general puzzles.
Date: Fri 23 Mar 2012
GWR Literature.
GWR Literature.
Numerous leaflets, listings and maps have been found relating to this excellent series of puzzles, along with network maps and other articles relating the routes and places of interest. In this section, we will show examples of all such items.
Date: Fri 19 Sep 2008
Fishguard Army 1797, The
Fishguard Army 1797, The
Date: Sun 22 Mar 2009
Harvard House Stratford-Upon-Avon
Harvard House Stratford-Upon-Avon
Flyer issued with the puzzle, detailing some of the History of Stratford and this famous house.
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2009
Literature of Locomotion (August 1933), The
Literature of Locomotion (August 1933), The
Booklet and order form which was obtainable from any G.W.R. Station or Office, Railway Bookstall, your bookseller, or the Superintendant of the Line, G.W.R., Paddington Station, London, W.2
Date: Sat 10 Apr 2010
Literature of Locomotion (c1932-33)
Literature of Locomotion (c1932-33)
c1932/33 edition of the Literature of Locomotion promotional booklet
Date: Sun 25 Dec 2016
Literature of Locomotion (c1937), The
Literature of Locomotion (c1937), The
c1937 edition of this promotional booklet on the jigsaws and other publications available.
Date: Tue 4 May 2010
Loss of Memory
Loss of Memory
Double-sided promotional flyer, often found in the GWR puzzle boxes, advertising books available at GWR Stations, as well as by post.
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2009
Map of the Great Western Railway
Map of the Great Western Railway
Pocket sized folded map, often supplied with the GWR jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2009
May 1928 dated GWR flyer
May 1928 dated GWR flyer
Promotional flyer, dated May 1928, found inside the box of a 300 piece King George V puzzle box.
Date: Mon 18 Nov 2013
Romans at Caerleon, The
Romans at Caerleon, The
Leaflet included with this Chad Valley GWR puzzle.
Date: Sun 13 Aug 2023
Streamline Way, The
Streamline Way, The
Double-sided pamphlet detailing the design features and services of this newly developed transport.
Date: Sun 23 Jan 2011
Smith & Sons Ltd., W.H.
Smith & Sons Ltd., W.H.
c1930's promotional flyer for Chad Valley's plywood jigsaw puzzles as available through W.H. Smith and Son stores.
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2015
Liverpool Landing Stage
Liverpool Landing Stage
155 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 15 Jan 2011
London Highways
London Highways
150 piece piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 23 Sep 2012
London Missionary Society Ship-John Williams V
London Missionary Society Ship-John Williams V
60 piece interlocking plywood puzzle promoting the Londom Missionary Society.
Date: Sun 7 Oct 2012
London-The Bastion of Liberty
London-The Bastion of Liberty
576 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 21 Aug 2020
Luck for Two (175 piece)
Luck for Two (175 piece)
175 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw.
Date: Sat 31 Oct 2009
Luck for Two (80 piece)
Luck for Two (80 piece)
80 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 12 Jul 2010
Map of the Route of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Head of the Commonwealth 500pce.
Map of the Route of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Head of the Commonwealth 500pce.
500 piece interlocking plywood puzzle depicting the planned route of the Coronation in 1953 from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 22 Mar 2009
Map of the Route of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Head of the Commonwealth 60pce.
Map of the Route of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Head of the Commonwealth 60pce.
60 piece version of this 1953 Coronation Route map from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 17 Mar 2013
Markover
Markover
200 piece, interlocking plywood puzzle in pink, bookshelf style box.
Date: Wed 31 Mar 2010
Milky Way to Health, The (Version 1)
Milky Way to Health, The (Version 1)
125 piece thick card promotional jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 4 Aug 2013
Milky Way to Health, The (Version 2)
Milky Way to Health, The (Version 2)
Second version of this 125 piece thick card promotional jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 4 Aug 2013
Morning Task, The
Morning Task, The
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw by an unidentified artist.
Date: Sat 9 Jan 2010
Natures Gift
Natures Gift
600 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 1 Feb 2013
Off Cowes
Off Cowes
600 piece plywood puzzle featuring these famous ships sailing off Cowes c 1930.
Date: Thu 22 Oct 2009
P&O Steam Navigation Company
P&O Steam Navigation Company
An extraodinary recent discovery of one of the familiar British India Steam jigsaws, seems to indicate that a PandO series may also have been produced, although my one example may be the only representative, only time will tell.
Date: Sun 20 Dec 2009
Untitled-S.S. Talamba
Untitled-S.S. Talamba
Exceptionally rare variant of this 150 piece promotional jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 20 Dec 2009
Pageant of Holiday-A Blackpool Cameo
Pageant of Holiday-A Blackpool Cameo
250 piece interlocking plywood promotional jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley
Date: Sun 20 Sep 2015
Palmer's Pure White-Fish Meal
Palmer's Pure White-Fish Meal
A very unusual 3-ply wood circular puzzle made by Chad Valley in the mid 1930's.
Date: Mon 3 Apr 2023
Porlock Weir
Porlock Weir
Very uncommon 80 piece plywood promotional jigsaw puzzle from the 1950's
Date: Sun 30 May 2010
R.M.S. Caronia
R.M.S. Caronia
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle in a Boots branded box.
Date: Sun 9 Jan 2011
Race for the Schneider Cup
Race for the Schneider Cup
A 150-piece puzzle depicting the 1929 competition for the Schneider Trophy made by Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 4 Oct 2023
Royal Family Puzzles
Royal Family Puzzles
Puzzles made by Chad Valley featuring members of the British Royal Family.
Date: Wed 9 Aug 2023
Coronation of the King and Queen
Coronation of the King and Queen
120 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 24 Aug 2020
H.M. King Edward VIII
H.M. King Edward VIII
200-piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, of c1936 manufacture by Chad Valley to commemorate the accession of King Edward VIII to the throne of the United Kingdom.
Date: Mon 3 Jul 2023
H.M. The King and T.R.H. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose
H.M. The King and T.R.H. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose
300 piece Chad Valley wooden jigsaw puzzle from 1938.
Date: Sat 18 Oct 2008
Royal Family, The
Royal Family, The
300 piece version of this portrait of the Royal Family, taken to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935.
Date: Sat 31 Oct 2009
Royal Family, The
Royal Family, The
Very uncommon interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley
Date: Sat 14 May 2011
Silver Jubilee Souvenir of Their Majesties' Coronation. 1910-1935.
Silver Jubilee Souvenir of Their Majesties' Coronation. 1910-1935.
Boxed set of two postcard-sized plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Mon 12 Jul 2010
T.M. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
T.M. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
A puzzle of George VI and Queen Elizabeth made by Chad Valley in the mid-late 1930's.
Date: Thu 10 Aug 2023
T.R.H's Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret Rose
T.R.H's Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret Rose
A Chad Valley puzzle of Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret dated 1934.
Date: Wed 9 Aug 2023
Their Majesties in Coronation Robes
Their Majesties in Coronation Robes
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 30 Jun 2011
Untitled-Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth
Untitled-Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth
Scarce 60 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from this Marcus Adams photograph, believed to date from c1928.
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2009
Untitled-Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Charles & Princess Anne
Untitled-Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Charles & Princess Anne
A photo of the Queen with Charles & Anne made by Chad Valley c.1955.
Date: Thu 10 Aug 2023
S.S. Talamba
S.S. Talamba
A puzzle of SS Talamba made by Chad Valley for Boots.
Date: Sun 13 Aug 2023
S.S. Talamba-300 piece
S.S. Talamba-300 piece
300 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley
Date: Sat 9 Jan 2016
sails were fill'd and fair the light winds blew, The
sails were fill'd and fair the light winds blew, The
250 piece strip-cut interlocking plywood puzzle by Chad Valley
Date: Wed 22 Aug 2012
Saving the Guns
Saving the Guns
1000-piece Chad Valley plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 23 Oct 2023
Sir Malcolm Campbell's "Blue Bird"
Sir Malcolm Campbell's "Blue Bird"
200 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw of this famous car.
Date: Mon 28 Sep 2009
Sirens Sea Girt Home, The
Sirens Sea Girt Home, The
Fully interlocking c1930s plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 2 Mar 2024
Sooty-Twin Puzzles
Sooty-Twin Puzzles
Uncommon set of two push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzles from British manufacturer Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 11 Sep 2023
Souvenir of their Majesties Silver Jubilee 1910-1935
Souvenir of their Majesties Silver Jubilee 1910-1935
Relatively common puzzle, but only recently discovered in this egg-straordinary box.
Date: Sun 22 Mar 2009
Sport and Toil
Sport and Toil
100 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw by Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 2 Jan 2010
Spring Flowers
Spring Flowers
400 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw from Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 17 May 2013
Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
50 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw which assembles in box.
Date: Thu 30 Sep 2010
Three Puzzles in One Box
Three Puzzles in One Box
Very scarce group of puzzles, featuring one larger puzzle, disassembled in the box, with two smaller puzzles made up in a tray above.
Date: Sun 10 May 2009
Now or Never + Train + Ship
Now or Never + Train + Ship
c1930's set of three plywood jigsaw puzzles from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 10 May 2009
Train-Motor Car-Ship
Train-Motor Car-Ship
Set of three plywood puzzles, clearly cut by Chad Valley in their strip-cutting style although not promoted as such on the box labels.
Date: Tue 12 Feb 2013
Untitled - Stage Coach, Drawing Room, Country Scene
Untitled - Stage Coach, Drawing Room, Country Scene
A boxed set of three puzzles made by Chad Valley
Date: Sun 27 Aug 2023
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
70 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 20 Apr 2013
Unbreakable Jig-Saw Puzzle
Unbreakable Jig-Saw Puzzle
Quite an uncommon range of plywood puzzles from Chad Valley.
Date: Tue 5 Apr 2011
Sweet Summertime
Sweet Summertime
c198 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's so-called "Unbreakable" range.
Date: Tue 8 Aug 2023
Up the Steps
Up the Steps
120 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley's rather uncommon c1930's Unbreakable range.
Date: Thu 26 Sep 2013
Waiting
Waiting
100 piece plywood puzzle from the uncommon Chad Valley-Unbreakable range.
Date: Tue 5 Apr 2011
Uncredited Puzzles
Uncredited Puzzles
Some puzzles, clearly cut by Chad Valley, did not carry their name, so I have chosen to categorise them in their own section.
Date: Sat 6 Sep 2008
Country Fair-Unnamed on box
Country Fair-Unnamed on box
Early puzzle, probably dating to takeover time of Peacock Puzzles, in a strong box with number label. Included full size guide picture.
Date: Sat 6 Sep 2008
Sellicks-Plymouth
Sellicks-Plymouth
A set of wooden jigsaws featuring British Naval ships, each marketed through the Book Stall of the ship displayed.
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2009
HMS Malaya
HMS Malaya
100 piece Sellicks branded plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 1 Mar 2014
Revenge H.M.S.
Revenge H.M.S.
Rare 36 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, from a b/w photograph.
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2009
Rodney, H.M.S.
Rodney, H.M.S.
36 piece fully interlocking plywood promotional puzzle.
Date: Sat 21 Apr 2012
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
80 piece plywood jigsaw, sadly lacking its box, but from the cutting style, clearly a Chad Valley puzzle.
Date: Sun 27 Dec 2009
Untitled-Bluebell Wood
Untitled-Bluebell Wood
125 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Mon 21 Nov 2011
Untitled-Completed RMS Queen Elizabeth, The
Untitled-Completed RMS Queen Elizabeth, The
A puzzle featuring the Queen Elizabeth liner and others made by Chad Valley just after WW2.
Date: Thu 7 Sep 2023
Untitled-Cornwall-Preparing for a Catch
Untitled-Cornwall-Preparing for a Catch
125 piece plywood jigsaw, from the same Ronald Lampitt painting as used in the GWR version.
Date: Sun 3 Jan 2010
Untitled-Flower Garden
Untitled-Flower Garden
500 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 26 Oct 2012
Untitled-Holly Tree Inn
Untitled-Holly Tree Inn
120 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2020
Untitled-Monkey
Untitled-Monkey
Interesting 80 piece plywood jigsaw which assembles in its own box.
Date: Sat 7 Nov 2009
Untitled-Naval Scene
Untitled-Naval Scene
Small 70 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sat 20 Apr 2013
Untitled-Period Maritime scene
Untitled-Period Maritime scene
125 piece, post WWII plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 26 Oct 2008
Untitled-Pickfords-BRS
Untitled-Pickfords-BRS
Super post WWII wooden jigsaw, promoting Pickfords and British Road Services(BRS)
Date: Sat 13 Jun 2009
Untitled-R.M.S. Alaunia
Untitled-R.M.S. Alaunia
100 piece interlocking wooden jigsaw, untitled but representing the Cunard ship R.M.S. Alaunia.
Date: Sun 18 Oct 2009
Untitled-River Scene
Untitled-River Scene
125 piece Chad Valley plywood jigsaw puzzle in one of their wrap-around guide picture style boxes.
Date: Tue 12 Mar 2013
Untitled-Saving The Guns
Untitled-Saving The Guns
Large interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle with no original box but judging by the cutting style almost certainly made by Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 19 Nov 2010
Untitled-Stratford-Upon-Avon (Harvard House)
Untitled-Stratford-Upon-Avon (Harvard House)
500 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Wed 10 Oct 2012
Untitled-Taj Mahal
Untitled-Taj Mahal
Excellent puzzle, with bright colours, from a widely used painting. I have chosen to name it Taj Mahal, as this is the title used by Victory for their Gold Box/Super-Cut version.
Date: Fri 22 May 2009
Untitled-Three Little Pigs
Untitled-Three Little Pigs
Set of three 60 piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzles in sturdy box.
Date: Sat 15 May 2010
Untitled-Village Street
Untitled-Village Street
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle in book-style box by Chad Valley.
Date: Fri 24 Aug 2012
Venetian Sunset
Venetian Sunset
250 piece plywood jigsaw, cut in this very effective strip-cutting style.
Date: Fri 18 Dec 2009
Waiting
Waiting
250 piece Boots branded plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Tue 20 Aug 2013
Wayside Cottages
Wayside Cottages
Simple 125 piece plywood jigsaw with no guide picture.
Date: Sat 9 Jan 2010
We Have Acres of Woodland
We Have Acres of Woodland
175-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Thu 16 Mar 2023
West Gate, Warwick
West Gate, Warwick
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 15 May 2011
Westminster
Westminster
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle in green bookshelf style box.
Date: Sat 3 Jan 2009
Westminster, London
Westminster, London
125 piece example of this C.E.Turner painting, widely used by Chad Valley, including the Dunlop promotional version.
Date: Sat 27 Dec 2008
Whimsey Bits
Whimsey Bits
Interesting range of Chad Valley plywood jigsaw puzzles, which must have been rather short-lived judging by how few examples there are around today.
Date: Wed 9 Dec 2009
Untitled-Knights on Horseback
Untitled-Knights on Horseback
Beautiful 400 piece example from this very limited range of plywood jigsaws.
Date: Wed 9 Dec 2009
R.M.S. Aquitania
R.M.S. Aquitania
A whimsy Bits puzzle made by Chad Valley in the 1930's.
Date: Fri 11 Aug 2023
World Forgotten, The
World Forgotten, The
250 piece Chad Valley plywood puzzle.
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2013
Challenge (W.F.C.)
Challenge (W.F.C.)
Limited production brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles manufactured by W.F.C.
Date: Thu 19 Dec 2013
Hunt Meet, The
Hunt Meet, The
500 piece, non-interlocking or push-fit, plywood jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon Challenge brand name.
Date: Fri 20 Dec 2013
Clean Cut Puzzle Company
Clean Cut Puzzle Company
Limited production, London-based producer of plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Mon 21 Nov 2011
Untitled-White Swan, The
Untitled-White Swan, The
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the little known Clean Cut Puzzle Company.
Date: Mon 21 Nov 2011
Cloudberries
Cloudberries
A brand of card puzzles specialising in geometric and abstract designs.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Buildings
Buildings
A 500-piece card puzzle sold by Cloudberries featuring various buildings and structures in the UK.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Fauna
Fauna
A card puzzle sold by Cloudberries featuring 48 types of fauna.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Codeg
Codeg
Limited production British brand of jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2015
Untitled
Untitled
230 piece fully interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon British Codeg brand.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2015
Colimaçon, Le
Colimaçon, Le
The brand name of French puzzle cutter Genest Desfosses.
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2024
Fleuve, Le
Fleuve, Le
A puzzle of Henri Rivière's painting of a river scene cut by Genest Desfosses.
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2024
Matin Claire aux Saules, Le
Matin Claire aux Saules, Le
A puzzle of part of Monet's painting cut be Genest Desfosses
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2024
Publicité pour les Biscuit Lefevre-Utile
Publicité pour les Biscuit Lefevre-Utile
An advertising poster by Alphons Mucha cut by Genest Desfosses.
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2024
Roses et Anémones
Roses et Anémones
A van Gogh painting cut into a puzzle by Genest Desfosses
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2024
Combridge's
Combridge's
Birmingham-based Stationer and Bookseller, which included own-branded wooden jigsaw puzzles in its product range.
Date: Mon 27 May 2013
Literature
Literature
Literature relating to the Birmingham based Stationer and Bookseller C. Combridge.
Date: Mon 27 May 2013
1916 Price List
1916 Price List
Spring 1916 Price List for Combridge's Jig=Saw Puzzles.
Date: Mon 27 May 2013
Untitled-Young Child with Book
Untitled-Young Child with Book
Charming 150 piece, solid mahogany interlocking Combridge's branded jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 27 May 2013
Cotswood
Cotswood
Little known British manufacturer of plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Committee Meeting, The
Committee Meeting, The
300 piece, fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the Cotswood brand.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Hunting Morn, A
Hunting Morn, A
300 piece fully interlocking Cotswood branded plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Tue 24 Sep 2013
Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of the Pope Alexander VI
Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of the Pope Alexander VI
Impressive 1000 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the uncommon British manufacturer Cotswood.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
D-Toys
D-Toys
An active Romanian toys and games manufacturer.
Date: Thu 30 May 2024
Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile
Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile
A 1000-piece card puzzle made by D-Toys in Romania depicting an advertisement for a French biscuit manufacturer.
Date: Thu 30 May 2024
Davici
Davici
Russian make of laser-cut plywood jigsaw puzzles with intricate shapes, ranging from 100 pieces to 2000 pieces.
Date: Sun 9 Apr 2023
Cat City
Cat City
Davici laser-cut 700-piece puzzle depicting many cats in an urban setting.
Date: Sun 9 Apr 2023
Millenium Tree, The
Millenium Tree, The
Allegorical depiction of the last millennium featuring progress in life and scientific discoveries. Made in Russia by Davici.
Date: Fri 14 Apr 2023
Triptych
Triptych
1000-piece laser-cut puzzle in three sections inspired by a triptych-style altarpiece. Made in Russia by Davici.
Date: Fri 14 Apr 2023
Davici Literature
Davici Literature
Various promotional leaflets packed with Davici's range of puzzle.
Date: Tue 18 Apr 2023
Detecto Puzzles.
Detecto Puzzles.
c1975 series of cardboard jigsaw puzzles marketed by Austin Project Management in London..
Date: Mon 14 Oct 2013
DP 1. Murder at the Music Hall
DP 1. Murder at the Music Hall
500+ piece British made, interlocking cardboard Detecto Puzzle.
Date: Mon 14 Oct 2013
DP 2. Shot in the Back, A
DP 2. Shot in the Back, A
Second of six interlocking Detecto jigsaw puzzles from the mid 1970's.
Date: Mon 25 Nov 2013
DP 3. Murder Mountain
DP 3. Murder Mountain
One of the Detecto Puzzles series of mystery-themed cardboard jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Mon 14 Oct 2013
DP 4. Haunting of Pelham Grange, The
DP 4. Haunting of Pelham Grange, The
Fourth puzzle from the Detecto series of six titles.
Date: Sat 29 Mar 2014
DP 5. Mystery of the Bluebird Crash, The
DP 5. Mystery of the Bluebird Crash, The
500 piece interlocking cardboard Detecto Puzzle, which challenges the owner to decipher clues to identify a murderer.
Date: Mon 14 Oct 2013
DP 6. Death on Derby Day
DP 6. Death on Derby Day
500 piece fully interlocking cardboard, Detecto Puzzle from 1975.
Date: Mon 14 Oct 2013
Literature
Literature
Leaflet found within one of the Detecto series of six cardboard puzzles.
Date: Mon 25 Nov 2013
Dickinson, B.B.
Dickinson, B.B.
Little known, but highly accomplished cutter who operated from an address in Cambridge in the 1930's.
Date: Sun 20 Nov 2011
Home from the Cape with the S.E. Trade Winds
Home from the Cape with the S.E. Trade Winds
Superbly cut example of 1930's plywood puzzle from the highly-accomplished cutter B.B. Dickinson.
Date: Sun 20 Nov 2011
DMS Puzzles
DMS Puzzles
Small-scale British producer of hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Thu 4 Jul 2013
Bonzo Series, The
Bonzo Series, The
Series of plywood jigsaw puzzles cut in a rich variety of styles from the DMS Puzzles brand.
Date: Thu 4 Jul 2013
End of a Perfect Day, The
End of a Perfect Day, The
255 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from DMS Puzzles.
Date: Fri 5 Jul 2013
His Master's Vice
His Master's Vice
146 piece interlocking Bonzo print plywood jigsaw puzzle from the DMS Puzzles brand.
Date: Fri 5 Jul 2013
Orgy (With acknowledgements to "Cairo"), The
Orgy (With acknowledgements to "Cairo"), The
290 piece combination-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from DMS Puzzles Bonzo series.
Date: Mon 15 Jul 2013
Pull to Leg, A
Pull to Leg, A
286 piece plywood DMS branded jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 12 Jul 2013
You Simply Must Save Water
You Simply Must Save Water
189 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from DMS Puzzles.
Date: Fri 5 Jul 2013
Eastern Beauty
Eastern Beauty
366 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 5 Jul 2013
Expectations
Expectations
201 piece DMS plywood jigsaw puzzle with Whimsies.
Date: Fri 13 Dec 2013
Frying Pan Copse
Frying Pan Copse
Semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, treadle saw cut from DMS Puzzles.
Date: Fri 5 Jul 2013
Hatchet and Marmite, The
Hatchet and Marmite, The
204 piece dual layered plywood jigsaw puzzle from DMS Puzzles
Date: Wed 29 Oct 2014
Last of the Many
Last of the Many
323 piece dual relief anniversary plywood puzzle from DMS Puzzles.
Date: Wed 22 Jan 2014
Looking for the Band
Looking for the Band
240 piece double-layered plywood DMS jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Tue 19 Nov 2013
Mermaid, A
Mermaid, A
796 piece semi/non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from DMS Puzzles.
Date: Sun 24 May 2015
Sixty Shades of Fruit
Sixty Shades of Fruit
432 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from DMS Puzzles.
Date: Fri 23 Aug 2013
Dothie Dobson, W.
Dothie Dobson, W.
Solid wooden jigsaw puzzles, manufactured by the Zig-Zag puzzle Company, but marketed through this Harrogate post office and store.
Date: Thu 22 May 2014
Left in Charge
Left in Charge
75 piece interlocking, solid wooden jigsaw puzzle branded for the Harrogate store W. Dothie Dobson.
Date: Thu 22 May 2014
Dunn A.H.
Dunn A.H.
Probably a very limited, Scottish producer of wooden jigsaws, based in Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2009
Untitled
Untitled
Only known example from this limited Scottich producer, featuring the flags of Great Britain, France, and Belgium, with small insets which I believe feature Sir John Jellicoe, Lord Horatio Kitchener and Sir John French.
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2009
Duprint
Duprint
Limited production manufacturer of cardboard jigsaw puzzles from Birmingham, England.
Date: Thu 17 Mar 2022
Flags of the British Commonwealth
Flags of the British Commonwealth
84 piece cardboard jigsaw puzzle from the limited production "Duprint" brand.
Date: Thu 17 Mar 2022
E.D. Interlocking jig-saw puzzle
E.D. Interlocking jig-saw puzzle
Recently discovered manufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles from Nottinghamshire, England.
Date: Wed 10 Jun 2009
Pleasant Corner, A
Pleasant Corner, A
The first example I have found from this, clearly very limited producer. Expertly cut in a very interesting style with intricate interlocks.
Date: Wed 10 Jun 2009
Eddie=Puzzles=Paris
Eddie=Puzzles=Paris
Top-class but relatively uncommon brand of French-made plywood puzzles.
Date: Sun 14 Oct 2012
Admiral Lends a Hand, The
Admiral Lends a Hand, The
400 piece plywood Eddie brand puzzle from this high quality French manufacturer.
Date: Tue 29 Dec 2015
Danza Andalusia
Danza Andalusia
600 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by the French manufacturer Eddie Puzzle.
Date: Mon 28 Dec 2015
Doubtful Vintage, A
Doubtful Vintage, A
550 piece plywood Eddie puzzle from France.
Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Frightened Oyster Catchers
Frightened Oyster Catchers
700 piece push-fit plywood puzzle with an interlocking border from the French Eddie brand.
Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Mail Coach, The
Mail Coach, The
700 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by French manufacturer Eddie-Puzzle
Date: Mon 28 Dec 2015
old summer house, The
old summer house, The
900 piece plywood Eddie Puzzle from France.
Date: Sat 5 Jan 2013
Old Time Christmas, An
Old Time Christmas, An
400 piece Eddie puzzle from France.
Date: Sun 9 Oct 2016
Paysanne dans son jardin
Paysanne dans son jardin
550 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the French manufactured Eddie Puzzle brand.
Date: Sat 1 Oct 2016
Record Broken, The
Record Broken, The
Predominantly push-fit, 550 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Eddie Puzzle of Paris..
Date: Thu 21 Nov 2013
Tall Story, A
Tall Story, A
Superbly cut 1650 piece plywood puzzle from the French manufacturer Eddie=Puzzles=Paris.
Date: Sun 14 Oct 2012
To the Golden West
To the Golden West
550 piece Eddie plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 8 Feb 2014
EFROC Limited
EFROC Limited
Publishing company which included wooden jigsaw puzzles in their promotional products for the 1951 Festival of Britain Exhibition.
Date: Sat 17 Sep 2022
South Bank Exhibition Festival of Britain, 1951, The (250 piece)
South Bank Exhibition Festival of Britain, 1951, The (250 piece)
250 piece EFROC wooden jigsaw puzzle, promoting the 1951 Festival of Britain exhibition on London's South Bank.
Date: Sat 17 Sep 2022
En-Thrall-U
En-Thrall-U
Limited production British manufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Tue 3 Mar 2020
Contentment's Gateway
Contentment's Gateway
250 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the limited production British En-Thrall-U brand.
Date: Wed 4 Mar 2020
Eureka Puzzles
Eureka Puzzles
Minor British manufacturer of good quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, probably from the era 1920-1930's.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Awaiting Spring's Wistful Breezes
Awaiting Spring's Wistful Breezes
Semi-interlocking 300 piece plywood puzzle. Thought to be c1930's.
Date: Sat 4 Jul 2009
Fair Reflections
Fair Reflections
Very attractive wooden puzzle, aptly titled and featuring some colour line-cutting.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Flower Market, The
Flower Market, The
Good quality puzzle from this scarce manufacturer.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Old Homestead, The
Old Homestead, The
300 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw with some colour line-cutting.
Date: Sat 22 Aug 2009
Evans & Sons, W.G.
Evans & Sons, W.G.
London based Woodwork Manufacturer, who marketed a very limited number of wooden jigsaw puzzles, probably in the era 1920's-early 1930's. Very few examples around today.
Date: Sun 6 Jun 2010
Edge of the Common, The
Edge of the Common, The
500 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle attributed to London manufacturer W.G. Evans
Date: Sat 16 Jul 2016
Finish, The
Finish, The
240 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw in plain red box with no guide picture.
Date: Mon 7 Jun 2010
Glorious June
Glorious June
1000+ piece push-fit wooden jigsaw puzzle with very unusual whimsies, or figural-shaped pieces.
Date: Mon 30 Aug 2010
Shepherd. The
Shepherd. The
400 piece non-interocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by British manufacturer W.G. Evans
Date: Wed 20 Mar 2019
St Bavo Church
St Bavo Church
500+ piece push-fit plywood puzzle from the London-based company W.G. Evans and Sons.
Date: Wed 13 Feb 2013
Story Teller, The
Story Teller, The
100+ piece push-fit plywood puzzle from W.G. Evans of London
Date: Fri 10 Aug 2012
Thames at Streatley
Thames at Streatley
100+ piece push-fit plywood puzzle from the Evans brand.
Date: Sat 24 Nov 2012
Toast, The
Toast, The
350 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be by Evans.
Date: Tue 26 Nov 2013
Untitled-Highland Cattle
Untitled-Highland Cattle
565-piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be from the British W.G. Evans brand.
Date: Sat 24 Sep 2022
Untitled-Thames at Richmond
Untitled-Thames at Richmond
500+ piece, semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle thought to be by W.G. Evans.
Date: Sat 11 Jun 2016
Untitled-The Indian Romance
Untitled-The Indian Romance
300 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle believed to be by W.G. Evans
Date: Wed 15 Jan 2014
Expert
Expert
A London based manufacturer who made high quality wooden puzzles, most of which were branded for Boots.
Date: Sat 12 Jul 2008
Bay of Naples
Bay of Naples
1000 piece interlocking Expert plywood jigsaw puzzle from 1933.
Date: Sun 7 Apr 2019
Boyhood of Raleigh
Boyhood of Raleigh
250 piece semi-interlocking Expert branded plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 2 Mar 2018
Dare He?
Dare He?
Stunning 200 piece semi-interlocking, plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Tue 30 Mar 2010
Entrance to a Mosque
Entrance to a Mosque
200 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle in Boots branded box.
Date: Thu 28 Aug 2008
Feeding the Chickens
Feeding the Chickens
200 piece plywood puzzle of a tranquil Ernest Walbourn painting, in mock snake-skin box, presumably made for Boots, whose label is on the box lid.
Date: Thu 9 Apr 2009
Flowers of the Sea
Flowers of the Sea
Beautiful example of why the Expert puzzles are amongst my favourites!
Date: Sat 9 Apr 2011
Herbaceous Border
Herbaceous Border
400 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Expert brand.
Date: Fri 23 Mar 2012
Hereford Rose Garden, A
Hereford Rose Garden, A
Beautiful 400 piece Expert plywood jigsaw puzzle from around the 1920's.
Date: Sat 19 Feb 2011
Hunting Morn, A
Hunting Morn, A
Fine quality 400+ piece plywood puzzle from the Expert brand.
Date: Sat 6 Aug 2011
Japanese Nocturne, A
Japanese Nocturne, A
100 piece Expert plywood puzzle in plain box with no guide picture. Made for retail in Boots.
Date: Sun 3 Jan 2010
Old Dutch Master, An
Old Dutch Master, An
c1929 plywood jigsaw puzzle from the "Boots" labelled Expert brand.
Date: Sat 12 Jul 2008
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Series of 100 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle made for sale in Boots stores.
Date: Sun 7 Feb 2010
Approach of the Indians
Approach of the Indians
100 piece plywood jigsaw from The Expert, in their Peter Pan Series.
Date: Mon 31 Jan 2011
Defeat of the Pirates
Defeat of the Pirates
Colourful 100 piece puzzle, depicting the sword-wielding Peter Pan overcoming the Pirates.
Date: Sun 7 Feb 2010
Harry+Starkey
Harry+Starkey
Small plywood puzzle, using this lovely print by John Hassall.
Date: Sun 12 Jul 2009
Top of the World, The
Top of the World, The
100 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Expert branded Peter Pan series.
Date: Fri 18 Oct 2013
Plumb, Robert
Plumb, Robert
c1905 photograph of Robert Plumb of The Expert brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Tue 4 Feb 2014
Puppies at Play
Puppies at Play
Small but charming puzzle, produced for Boots-Picture Framing and Art Dept.
Date: Sun 11 Jan 2009
Spring Basket and Bird's Nest with Eggs
Spring Basket and Bird's Nest with Eggs
250 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British "Expert" brand.
Date: Sat 24 Sep 2022
Supplication
Supplication
100 piece plywood puzzle from The Expert in their Boots branded range.
Date: Fri 2 Nov 2012
Untitled-Highland Cattle
Untitled-Highland Cattle
427 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle of uncertain manufacturing origin.
Date: Wed 20 Feb 2019
When Good Fellows get Together
When Good Fellows get Together
250 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Expert in a Boots branded box.
Date: Thu 9 Jun 2011
Whip, The
Whip, The
500 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from The Expert
Date: Sun 28 Aug 2011
Wild Hyacinths
Wild Hyacinths
250 piece plywood jigsaw made for Boots by The Expert.
Date: Sun 3 Jan 2010
F.J.G.'s Jig-Saw Picture Puzzles
F.J.G.'s Jig-Saw Picture Puzzles
Little-known brand name of ealy 20th century British Made wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Wed 6 Mar 2013
Garden of Sunset, The
Garden of Sunset, The
Solid mahogany-backed 100 piece F.J.G.'s branded puzzle.
Date: Wed 6 Mar 2013
Feenix Puzzle
Feenix Puzzle
Uncommon brand of British wooden jigsaw puzzles, cut by Dave Cooper.
Date: Sun 25 Nov 2018
Rinaldo
Rinaldo
547 piece, fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon British Feenix brand.
Date: Sun 25 Nov 2018
Wildebeeste
Wildebeeste
677 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Dave Cooper under his Feenix Puzzle label.
Date: Sun 2 Dec 2018
Felro
Felro
Uncommon c1930s British brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles from the London publishing firm of Felix Rosenstiel.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
208-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the very limited production British "Felro" brand.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Fine Arts Publishing Co., The
Fine Arts Publishing Co., The
Very uncommon London-based brand of plywood puzzles under the Burlington Series brand name.
Date: Sat 8 Dec 2012
King John Signing the Magna Carta, June 15th, 1215.
King John Signing the Magna Carta, June 15th, 1215.
Spectacular 600 piece plywood puzzle with a domed top, belonging to the very uncommon Burlington Series.
Date: Sat 8 Dec 2012
Firebird Jigsaw Puzzles
Firebird Jigsaw Puzzles
Very skillfully and imaginatively created brand of hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Fri 31 May 2013
Methodist Church, Bangor, N. Wales
Methodist Church, Bangor, N. Wales
404 piece fully interlocking Firebird branded plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 19 Apr 2014
Fits-Curve Jig-Saw
Fits-Curve Jig-Saw
Limited producer of wooden jigsaw puzzles, branded aptly as Fits-Curve, and cut in a very characteristic, swirling style.
Date: Sun 13 Dec 2009
Feeding Time
Feeding Time
Lovely 400+ piece example of plywood puzzle from this uncommon, but high quality manufacturer.
Date: Sun 13 Dec 2009
Friend in Need, A
Friend in Need, A
300 piece Fits Curve interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be from c1920-1930.
Date: Sun 24 Sep 2017
Girl on Cliff
Girl on Cliff
300 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Fits Curve brand.
Date: Sat 9 Mar 2013
It Mus'nt Wet its Feet
It Mus'nt Wet its Feet
150 piece top quality plywood puzzle from the very uncommon Fits Curve brand.
Date: Sat 29 Oct 2011
Putting up the Game
Putting up the Game
Good quality 200 piece example of plywood jigsaw puzzle from this limited producer.
Date: Sun 13 Dec 2009
Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold
An American brand of saw-cut wooden puzzles with some unique features.
Date: Fri 11 Oct 2024
Bear Dance
Bear Dance
A wooden puzzle made by Fool's Gold with an irregular edge and shaped piece.
Date: Fri 11 Oct 2024
Bountiful Butterflies
Bountiful Butterflies
A double-sided wooden puzzle made by Fool's Gold with an irregular edge and shaped pieces.
Date: Fri 11 Oct 2024
Fool's Gold Insert Literature
Fool's Gold Insert Literature
An explanatory sheet enclosed with Fool's Gold puzzles.
Date: Fri 11 Oct 2024
Fortnum & Mason
Fortnum & Mason
Scarce wooden puzzles, probably dating from the era 1920-1930's, almost certainly made elsewhere for this famous London store.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
Empire Defence
Empire Defence
500 piece Fortnum and Mason branded plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 8 Jul 2013
King John Assents to the Magna Carta
King John Assents to the Magna Carta
Magnificent 1400 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, sold by Fortnum and Mason.
Date: Sat 8 Jan 2011
Post and Rails
Post and Rails
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by Fortnum and Mason, but clearly cut by Raphael Tuck and Sons in their Zag-Zaw style.
Date: Fri 22 Apr 2011
Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert
Good example of interlocking-cut plywood puzzle from this uncommon producer, taken from a Percy Spence painting.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
Ross-Shire
Ross-Shire
1000 piece interlocking plywood puzzle carrying the Fortnum and Mason brand name, but clearly cut to the AVN Jones Delta Fine-Cut standard.
Date: Sun 3 Jul 2011
Treasures
Treasures
Superb 600 piece, interlocking plywood puzzle, branded as Fortmason, but almost certainly cut by AVN Jones to their Delta standard.
Date: Sat 9 Oct 2010
Waving Cornfield
Waving Cornfield
Huge plywood puzzle of some 2000 pieces, branded for Fortnum and Mason, but cut by AVN Jones in their Delta Fine Cut style.
Date: Fri 30 Mar 2012
France-Puzzles-Paris
France-Puzzles-Paris
Uncommon brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles from France
Date: Sun 3 Mar 2019
Rentrée du troupeau
Rentrée du troupeau
148 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the limited production France-Puzzles-Paris brand.
Date: Sun 3 Mar 2019
Francis Chichester
Francis Chichester
Cardboard jigsaw puzzles produced by Francis Chichester's map publishing Company, which was established in 1946.
Date: Sat 15 May 2010
Picture Map of The Holy Land
Picture Map of The Holy Land
Good quality, interlocking 200 piece cardboard puzzle from Francis Chichester, with index key to places featured.
Date: Sun 16 May 2010
Frogmore Picture Puzzles
Frogmore Picture Puzzles
Limited British producer of wooden jigsaw puzzles, which were offered for sale or hire.
Date: Sat 31 Oct 2009
Butterflies
Butterflies
434 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the seldom seen Frogmore Picture Puzzles brand.
Date: Tue 26 Jun 2012
Hampton Court
Hampton Court
761 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Frogmore Puzzle
Date: Sun 7 Oct 2018
Hunting Scene, A
Hunting Scene, A
Good quality 220 piece plywood jigsaw from this scarce manufacturer.
Date: Sat 31 Oct 2009
G & P Ltd
G & P Ltd
Little known manufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles, probably 1920's-1930's. Thought to be Gale and Polden Ltd, publishers based in Aldershot, Hampshire.
Date: Sat 4 Jul 2009
Man Overboard
Man Overboard
Most unusually cut puzzle, on solid wood, supplied in a very good quality box.
Date: Sat 4 Jul 2009
Sing Dearie Like the Gondolas
Sing Dearie Like the Gondolas
150 piece non-interlocking solid wood jigsaw puzzle from the limited production British brand of Gale and Polden.
Date: Fri 2 Nov 2018
Galt and Co Limited, James
Galt and Co Limited, James
British manufacturer and supplier of educational toys including wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 12 Feb 2023
Early Stages
Early Stages
Set of Early Stages educational plywood jigsaw puzzles by British manufacturer Galt.
Date: Sun 12 Feb 2023
952H-Deer in Forest
952H-Deer in Forest
25 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from a set of educational toys by British manufacturer Galt.
Date: Sun 12 Feb 2023
953F-Old Town
953F-Old Town
Small plywood jigsaw puzzle from James Galt, part of a set of Early Stages learning aids.
Date: Sun 12 Feb 2023
954D-Farm House
954D-Farm House
Educational plywood jigsaw puzzle by British manufacturer James Galt.
Date: Sun 12 Feb 2023
955B-Country House
955B-Country House
Interlocking 25 piece educational puzzle from the Early Stages series.
Date: Sun 12 Feb 2023
Gamage's
Gamage's
The Gamage's store first appeared on the Holborn site in 1878, and continued on until 1972. Jigsaw puzzles were marketed under the Brain Storm and Tormentum logos.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2009
Brain Storm
Brain Storm
One of retail store A.W. Gamage's brand names for jigsaw puzzles. See also the Tormentum range.
Date: Sat 16 May 2015
Brain Storm Jig-Saw Puzzles (Set of 4)
Brain Storm Jig-Saw Puzzles (Set of 4)
Uncommon Boxed Set of four 32 piece plywood jigsaw puzzles, intended to be used as a game.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2009
Dignity & Impudence
Dignity & Impudence
32 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw, one of a set of four from this Puzzle Game set.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2009
Dish of Tea, A
Dish of Tea, A
32 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw, one of a set of four from this Puzzle Game set.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2009
Dunce, The
Dunce, The
32 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw, one of a set of four from this Puzzle Game set.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2009
Last Sitting, The
Last Sitting, The
32 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw, one of a set of four from this Puzzle Game set.
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2009
Dutch Girls
Dutch Girls
300 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Gamage's Brain Storm range.
Date: Sat 16 May 2015
Literature
Literature
Literature promoting the jigsaw puzzle products available through London's Gamage's department store.
Date: Tue 12 Nov 2024
Tormentum, The
Tormentum, The
Very high quality, early 20th century push-fit wooden puzzles retailed in the top-London store A.W. Gamage Ltd and previously by Benetfink & Co, of London's Cheapside area.
Date: Sat 26 May 2012
Charms of Nature
Charms of Nature
80 piece non-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from the Gamage's Tormentum brand.
Date: Sun 31 May 2020
Cottage Interior, A
Cottage Interior, A
80 piece non-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from the Gamage's Tormentum brand.
Date: Sat 30 May 2020
Guess
Guess
400 piece solid mahogany, push-fit puzzle from the Tormentum brand of A.W. Gamage store in London.
Date: Sat 26 May 2012
Novel Wife, A
Novel Wife, A
78 piece, non-interlocking and solid wooden, jigger-cut puzzle from Gamage's Tormentum branded range.
Date: Sat 3 May 2014
Untitled-Marine Parade, Brighton, The
Untitled-Marine Parade, Brighton, The
c1910, 200-piece non-interlocking and solid wood construction jigsaw puzzle from the London department store Gamages "Tormentum" range.
Date: Fri 31 Mar 2023
Geographia
Geographia
Limited production British manufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Mon 6 Feb 2023
Summer Gale, A
Summer Gale, A
Interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from the limited production British firm Geographia.
Date: Mon 6 Feb 2023
Gibson Art Co., The
Gibson Art Co., The
Mid 20th century producer of cardboard jigsaw puzzles under the "Jumble Jig" name, from Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Date: Sat 1 Apr 2023
Glorious Night
Glorious Night
300+ piece cardboard "Jumble Jig" puzzle from American manufacturer The Gibson Art Co.
Date: Sat 1 Apr 2023
Glevum Jig-Saw Puzzles
Glevum Jig-Saw Puzzles
Best known by the Glevum Series name, these wooden jigsaw puzzles were actually manufactured by Roberts Brothers (Gloucester).
Date: Mon 31 May 2010
Autumn's Gold
Autumn's Gold
230 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle
Date: Mon 31 May 2010
Dogs
Dogs
c1920s, semi-interlocking "Glevum" plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 30 Jun 2024
Shopping
Shopping
Charming little 50 piece plywood puzzle from the British Glevum brand.
Date: Sat 11 Jun 2011
Good Companion
Good Companion
Very popular British brand of cardboard puzzles, produced over a lengthy time period c1940'-1970's.
Date: Wed 18 Nov 2009
Good Companion 160+ piece puzzles.
Good Companion 160+ piece puzzles.
Series of 160+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzles carrying the "Good Companion" brand identity.
Date: Sun 20 Oct 2024
89. Builders
89. Builders
Charming small cardboard jigsaw puzzle, estimated to be of c1940s manufacture, from the British "Good Companion" brand.
Date: Sun 20 Oct 2024
Good Companion 400+ piece puzzles.
Good Companion 400+ piece puzzles.
400+ piece cardboard jigsaw puzzle range from the British "Good Companion" brand.
Date: Sun 20 Oct 2024
001. H.M.S. Victory
001. H.M.S. Victory
Number 1 in this highly successful series of puzzles.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
002. Pool of London, The
002. Pool of London, The
Number 2 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
003. Southward Bound
003. Southward Bound
Number 3 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
004. R.M.S. Edinburgh Castle
004. R.M.S. Edinburgh Castle
Number 4 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
005. Dover Harbour
005. Dover Harbour
Number 5 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
006. Shipbuilding
006. Shipbuilding
Number 6 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
007. Blast Furnaces
007. Blast Furnaces
Number 7 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
008. Euston Station
008. Euston Station
Number 8 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
009. Friend at Night, A
009. Friend at Night, A
Number 9 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
010. Stratocruiser Taking off
010. Stratocruiser Taking off
Number 10 in the Good Companion Series.
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2009
018. Caronia Leaving New York
018. Caronia Leaving New York
400+ piece Good Companions cardboard jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014
019. Preparing for Take-Off
019. Preparing for Take-Off
No 19 in the Good Companion series.
Date: Mon 4 Nov 2024
029. Comets over Africa
029. Comets over Africa
One of the Good Companion series made in the 1950's 60's.
Date: Sun 11 Jun 2023
034. Vickers Viscount
034. Vickers Viscount
400+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 29 Mar 2010
037. Torbay Express
037. Torbay Express
400+ piece cardboard jigsaw puzzle from the Good Companions brand.
Date: Sun 26 Oct 2014
042. Forth Bridge
042. Forth Bridge
No 42 in the Good Companion series of puzzles made in the 1950's - 60's.
Date: Mon 12 Jun 2023
043. Elizabethan The
043. Elizabethan The
400+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 29 Mar 2010
044. Market Day
044. Market Day
408 piece fully interlocking cardboard Good Companions puzzle.
Date: Sat 29 Mar 2014
062. Market Square, The
062. Market Square, The
A very busy c1950's card puzzle from Good Companions.
Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014
066. Main Line Terminus
066. Main Line Terminus
One of the Good Companion puzzles made in the 1950's - 60's.
Date: Sun 11 Jun 2023
069. 18th Century Wrestling
069. 18th Century Wrestling
Number 69 from the Good Companion series of cardboard puzzles.
Date: Sun 21 Feb 2010
072. Parisian Café
072. Parisian Café
400+ piece Good Companions cardboard jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014
089. Oriana, The
089. Oriana, The
Number 89 in the series.
Date: Sun 21 Feb 2010
094. Fairground, The
094. Fairground, The
One of the Good Companion series of puzzles made in the 1950's - 60's.
Date: Sun 11 Jun 2023
121. B.O.A.C. VC10, The
121. B.O.A.C. VC10, The
No 121 in the Good Companion series of puzzles made in the 1960's.
Date: Wed 14 Jun 2023
175. Stams Monastery
175. Stams Monastery
A later example of this well-known range of puzzles made in the 1950's - 60's.
Date: Sun 11 Jun 2023
177. Isola Bella, The
177. Isola Bella, The
The final Good Companion puzzle made in the 1960's.
Date: Sun 11 Jun 2023
Gorgeous Games
Gorgeous Games
A recent brand of wood composition puzzle manufacturers.
Date: Sat 26 Oct 2024
Bright Houses
Bright Houses
A small puzzle made by Gorgeous Games depicting a miscellany of urban houses.
Date: Sat 26 Oct 2024
Gorgeous Games Literature
Gorgeous Games Literature
An explanatory leaflet enclosed with Gorgeous Games puzzles.
Date: Sat 26 Oct 2024
Grandpa TJ
Grandpa TJ
A brand of wooden puzzles cut by Terry Walters.
Date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
A multi-layer wooden puzzle cut by Terry Walters (Grandpa TJ).
Date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Amish to Market
Amish to Market
An earlier wooden puzzle cut by Grandpa TJ.
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2024
Graphic Gallery, The
Graphic Gallery, The
Very interesting and high quality producer of plywood jigsaw puzzles in the early part of the 20th Century.
Date: Sat 19 Feb 2011
Awaiting an Audience
Awaiting an Audience
150 piece semi-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon Graphic Gallery brand.
Date: Sat 26 Jan 2013
Bystander Jig Saw, The
Bystander Jig Saw, The
Series of wooden jigsaw puzzles produced by The Graphic Gallery in the early 20th century.
Date: Thu 4 Apr 2019
1917 Bystander leaflet
1917 Bystander leaflet
1917 dated leaflet promoting the Bystander series of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Thu 4 Apr 2019
6. You Wait till I Comes off Dooty
6. You Wait till I Comes off Dooty
100 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Graphic Gallery Bystander series.
Date: Thu 4 Apr 2019
Duet, The
Duet, The
Very interesting, 125 piece, solid mahogany puzzle push-fit puzzle.
Date: Thu 17 Mar 2011
End of the Day, The
End of the Day, The
Approximately 300 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the very uncommon Graphic Gallery, forerunner to the later Expert jig-saw puzzles.
Date: Sat 19 Feb 2011
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
200 piece Graphic Gallery plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 22 May 2014
Pheasants
Pheasants
130 piece double-sided plywood puzzle from the Graphic Gallery.
Date: Thu 21 Apr 2011
Untitled-Children Playing
Untitled-Children Playing
c1920s plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be by the British "Graphic Gallery" brand.
Date: Sun 7 May 2023
When the Sun is Low
When the Sun is Low
317 piece semi-interlocking Graphic branded jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 19 Oct 2013
Whip for Van Tromp, A
Whip for Van Tromp, A
150 piece plywood puzzle from the Graphic Gallery
Date: Tue 19 Mar 2013
Grovely Puzzles
Grovely Puzzles
The brand name of JHG Jigsaws Ltd based in Dorset, UK.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2024
Grovely Cardboard Puzzles
Grovely Cardboard Puzzles
A range of card puzzles made by JHG Jigsaws.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2024
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
A 500-piece card puzzle made by JHG Jigsaws in 2024.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2024
Grovely Wooden Puzzles
Grovely Wooden Puzzles
A range of puzzles laser-cut from MDF board by JHG Jigsaws Ltd in 2024.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2024
Spring Overture
Spring Overture
a 250-piece laser-cut puzzle made by JHG Jigsaws (Grovely).
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2024
Hamleys
Hamleys
Hamleys toy shop retailed own-branded jigsaw puzzles which were manufactured by some of the best known manufacturers of the time.
Date: Sun 13 Jan 2013
4. Fruit Blossom
4. Fruit Blossom
220 piece, push-fit, Hamleys branded plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 21 Jan 2013
Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums
220 piece Hamleys branded wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 13 Jan 2013
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones
220 piece non-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle marketed by Hamleys toy shop in London.
Date: Sat 7 Sep 2019
Hobbies
Hobbies
Limited production British manufacturer, better known for the supply of woodworking materials.
Date: Sat 15 Oct 2011
Gone to Ground
Gone to Ground
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Hobbies.
Date: Sat 15 Oct 2011
Holtzapffel
Holtzapffel
Superb quality wooden jigsaw puzzles produced from the early 1900's.
Date: Wed 24 Dec 2008
Africa
Africa
430 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from Holtzapffel of London.
Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
Among the Gorse
Among the Gorse
375-piece, solid wooden jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel.
Date: Thu 23 May 2024
Ancient Citadel, An
Ancient Citadel, An
528 piece Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle from c1932.
Date: Mon 1 Jul 2013
At the White Hart
At the White Hart
505 piece plywood jigsaw from a beautiful, Harry Eliott painting
Date: Sat 10 Apr 2010
Augustine Preaching before King Ethelbert.
Augustine Preaching before King Ethelbert.
624 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from English manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Mon 10 Jun 2013
Battle of Trafalgar, The
Battle of Trafalgar, The
Approximately 350 piece early 1900's, solid wood puzzle from this excellent London based manufacturer.
Date: Sun 2 May 2010
Best of the Litter, The
Best of the Litter, The
438 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel of London.
Date: Wed 25 Sep 2013
Charles I
Charles I
600+ piece Holtzapffel wooden jigsaw puzzle from c1932.
Date: Thu 22 Aug 2013
Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
1000 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle from Britain's finest manufacturer.
Date: Sat 11 Sep 2010
Conflagration of Moscow
Conflagration of Moscow
Superb 747 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 3 Jul 2010
Country Life in China
Country Life in China
1000 piece plywood puzzle, cut in a later semi-interlocking cut.
Date: Sat 11 Sep 2010
Croydon Aerodrome
Croydon Aerodrome
601 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel, dating from the 1930's.
Date: Sat 16 Oct 2010
Dante's Dream
Dante's Dream
500 piece, solid mahogany Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle from c1907-1910.
Date: Sun 29 Dec 2013
Daughter of the Nile, A
Daughter of the Nile, A
c1920s semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Fri 18 Aug 2023
David Copperfield Leaving Margate
David Copperfield Leaving Margate
350+ piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle by Holtzapffel of London, probably Britain's best quality producer.
Date: Sat 31 Mar 2012
Defeat of the Pirates, The
Defeat of the Pirates, The
402 piece, semi-interlocking, solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel of London.
Date: Sat 15 Apr 2017
Eastern Gateway
Eastern Gateway
500 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel.
Date: Thu 30 May 2013
Eastern Street Scene
Eastern Street Scene
Superbly cut 700 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel
Date: Tue 23 Jul 2013
Egyptian Scene. Blue Star Line Mediterranean Cruise Poster
Egyptian Scene. Blue Star Line Mediterranean Cruise Poster
900+ piece c1931 Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 12 Mar 2014
Election at Eatanswill, The
Election at Eatanswill, The
Early 20th century, 410-piece semi-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle by top British manufacturer Holtzapffel and Co.
Date: Sun 6 Aug 2023
Embarkation of Henry VIII
Embarkation of Henry VIII
365 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Fri 12 Apr 2013
England and Wales
England and Wales
400+ piece semi-interlocking plywood map puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
Europe
Europe
400 piece plywood map puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves
400 piece solid-mahogany jigsaw puzzle, believed to be by British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2020
Figure=It=Out
Figure=It=Out
Highly prized range of top-quality puzzles, always outline cut around the subject and made extremely challenging by the abundant colour line-cutting used throughout.
Date: Wed 24 Dec 2008
African Boy with Monkey, An
African Boy with Monkey, An
437 pieces make up this very colourful Figure=It=Out plywood jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel.
Date: Mon 24 Jun 2013
Bathing Belles-An East Coast Tonic
Bathing Belles-An East Coast Tonic
Spectacular 531-piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, estimated to be of early-mid 1930s manufacture, as part of the British company Holtzapffel's "Figure=it=Out" range.
Date: Sat 9 Mar 2024
Beauty Prize, The
Beauty Prize, The
316 piece semi-interlocking and push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel's Figure=It=Out range.
Date: Mon 22 Apr 2013
Bibby Liner Approaching Rangoon
Bibby Liner Approaching Rangoon
520 piece, semi-interlocking and push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Figure=It=Out range by Holtzapffel.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2013
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand
Brilliantly cut 251 piece plywood puzzle from Holtzapffel, in their Figure=it=Out range.
Date: Mon 14 Feb 2011
Blue Bird (200 piece), The
Blue Bird (200 piece), The
200 piece, solid mahogany, semi-interlocking Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 5 Jun 2016
Blue Bird (75 piece), The
Blue Bird (75 piece), The
75 piece, solid mahogany-backed, Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel of London.
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015
Bo-Peep
Bo-Peep
400 piece outline-cut plywood Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from top-class London manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 1 Feb 2015
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Bunty Pulls the Strings
175 piece solid mahogany Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from London-based manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Tue 3 Feb 2015
Chocolate Soldier, The
Chocolate Soldier, The
250 piece semi-interlocking solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer Holtzapffel and Co's Figure=It=Out range.
Date: Mon 12 Oct 2015
Cinderella
Cinderella
300 piece plywood Figure=It=Out puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Wed 3 Apr 2013
Cockerel
Cockerel
75 piece plywood puzzle from the Figure=it=Out range of top British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Wed 26 Sep 2012
Dick Whittington (Later cut style)
Dick Whittington (Later cut style)
400 piece semi-interlocking plywood Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sat 25 May 2013
Dick Whittington (Version 1-Earlier cut style)
Dick Whittington (Version 1-Earlier cut style)
Extraordinarily outline-cut 400+ piece puzzle Holtzapffel Figure=it=Out wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 14 Oct 2012
Dick Whittington (Version 2-Earlier cut style)
Dick Whittington (Version 2-Earlier cut style)
400 piece Holtzapffel Figure=It=Out plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 28 Dec 2013
Egyptian Donkey Boy
Egyptian Donkey Boy
500 piece Figure=It=Out plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel of London.
Date: Tue 18 Jun 2013
Elephant in Full Regalia
Elephant in Full Regalia
524 piece semi-interlocking Holtzapffel Figure=It=Out plywood jigsaw puzzle from around 1932.
Date: Wed 26 Mar 2014
Falstaff
Falstaff
125 piece, solid mahogany Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from top-London manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 17 Mar 2019
Girl From Ciro's
Girl From Ciro's
Spectacular plywood puzzle from Holtzapffel's wonderful Figure=it=Out range.
Date: Wed 24 Dec 2008
Happy Family
Happy Family
250 piece solid wood Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Wed 3 Jul 2013
High Kick, The
High Kick, The
258 piece semi-interlocking, plywood "Figure=it=Out" jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
His House in Order (Earlier cut-style)
His House in Order (Earlier cut-style)
Superb 304 piece puzzle from the highly acclaimed Figure=it=Out range of London manufacturer Holtzapffel..
Date: Mon 12 Jan 2009
His House in Order (Later cut-style)
His House in Order (Later cut-style)
300 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by top London-based Holtzapffel and Co.
Date: Wed 8 May 2013
Indian Dancer, An
Indian Dancer, An
365 piece, plywood Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer Holtzapffel of London's Haymarket.
Date: Tue 3 Feb 2015
Indian Girl, An
Indian Girl, An
419 piece semi-interlocking Figure=It=Out plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 12 Apr 2013
King Robert of Sicily
King Robert of Sicily
350 piece solid mahogany-backed Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Thu 1 Nov 2018
Madame Pompadour
Madame Pompadour
429-piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be by Holtzapffel from their "Figure=It=Out" range.
Date: Mon 14 Aug 2023
Man of Colour with Parrots
Man of Colour with Parrots
535 piece semi-interlocking plywood Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Tue 1 May 2018
Marigold
Marigold
353 piece Figure=It=Out plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel, perhaps Britain's finest manufacturer.
Date: Sun 7 Apr 2013
Mother Goose
Mother Goose
250 piece plywood puzzle from the superb Figure=it=Out range by Holtzapffel of London.
Date: Sat 31 Mar 2012
Quality Street
Quality Street
350-piece semi-interlocking, solid mahogany-backed "Figure=it=Out" puzzle from British manufacturer Holtzapffel & Co.
Date: Fri 8 Mar 2024
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Spectacular c1931 plywood jigsaw puzzle with 408 semi-interlocking and push-fit pieces from Holtzapffel's Figure=It=Out range.
Date: Mon 15 Apr 2013
Samples
Samples
250 piece semi-interlocking, solid mahogany-backed, Figure=It=Out jigsaw puzzle from top-London manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 29 Apr 2018
Ships of the Desert
Ships of the Desert
429 piece Holtzapffel Figure=It=Out plywood jigsaw dating from c1932.
Date: Tue 30 Apr 2013
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor
Stunning wooden puzzle from Holtzapffel's Figure-It-Out range.
Date: Sun 17 Oct 2010
Sport of Kings, The
Sport of Kings, The
Super solid-wood puzzle from the Figure-It-Out range.
Date: Fri 22 Oct 2010
Tonight's the Night
Tonight's the Night
Stunning 300 piece outline-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel's highly acclaimed Figure=It=Out range.
Date: Sun 7 Apr 2013
Untitled-Dancing Couple
Untitled-Dancing Couple
175 piece, solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle, believed to be one of Holtzapffel's Figure=It=Out range.
Date: Sat 19 Oct 2013
Untitled-Soldier counting
Untitled-Soldier counting
125 piece solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle, believed to belong to the Holtzapffel Figure=It=Out range.
Date: Thu 17 Oct 2013
White Heather
White Heather
c1925, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel's "Figure=it=Out" range.
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2024
Forest, The
Forest, The
A large (800 piece) puzzles of a forest scene made by Holtzapffel
Date: Thu 27 Jul 2023
French Soldiers (Zouave Encampment, A)
French Soldiers (Zouave Encampment, A)
150 piece solid wood push-fit puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sat 7 Apr 2012
Glorious Company The Flower of Men, A
Glorious Company The Flower of Men, A
700 piece, semi-interlocking, solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle from top British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Thu 22 Oct 2015
Good Catch (Seascape), A
Good Catch (Seascape), A
400 piece semi-interlocking Holtzapffel wooden jigsaw puzzle of c1910s manufacture.
Date: Thu 23 May 2024
Hiawatha's Wedding Journey
Hiawatha's Wedding Journey
250 piece plywood puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sat 16 Oct 2010
Hotel Stable Yard
Hotel Stable Yard
Wonderful 700 piece example of the top-class workmanship of the London-based manufacturers Messrs. Holtzapffel and Co.
Date: Wed 6 Mar 2013
Japanese Coloured Prints
Japanese Coloured Prints
A selection of jigsaw puzzles from Holtzapffel which feature Japanese coloured prints and are not individually titled.
Date: Sun 22 Jun 2014
11. Untitled-Waterfall
11. Untitled-Waterfall
250 piece push-fit wooden jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Tue 6 May 2014
22. Untitled
22. Untitled
250 piece Japanese Coloured Print, solid wooden jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 22 Jun 2014
Untitled-Sea Battle
Untitled-Sea Battle
254 piece push-fit wooden jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Tue 6 May 2014
King John Signs Magna Carta
King John Signs Magna Carta
600+ piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from top-British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Sat 25 Apr 2020
Light of Eventide
Light of Eventide
300 piece solid mahogany wooden jigsaw puzzle by top British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2020
Literature
Literature
Pamphlets and details of the puzzles available through this top London manufacturer.
Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
1920 Holtzapffel "Figure=It=Out" advert.
1920 Holtzapffel "Figure=It=Out" advert.
Small advertisement from a 1920 Weekly News review publication advertising the Holtzapffel Figure=It=Out range of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Mon 2 Nov 2015
Price List (Post 1922)
Price List (Post 1922)
Detailed list of puzzles and prices from the Holtzapffel Company.
Date: Sun 11 Nov 2012
Price List (Pre 1922)
Price List (Pre 1922)
List of the titles available and their corresponding prices, along with those of other games.
Date: Sat 19 Oct 2013
Lost Scent (Version 1)
Lost Scent (Version 1)
Excellent colour line-cutting has made a superb puzzle from this quality Arthur Wardle painting, featuring mostly push-fit pieces within an interlocking border.
Date: Fri 10 Apr 2009
Lost Scent (Version 2)
Lost Scent (Version 2)
505 piece semi-interlocking and colour line-cut plywood Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 23 May 2013
Mission Boat, The
Mission Boat, The
700 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Fri 17 Jan 2014
Mission Doctor
Mission Doctor
Unusually-cut 700 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be by Holtzapffel.
Date: Thu 3 Oct 2013
Muleteer, The
Muleteer, The
400 piece, solid wood Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 22 Dec 2013
News of Waterloo
News of Waterloo
300 piece solid mahogany backed wooden jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel.
Date: Mon 13 Feb 2023
Old Cairo
Old Cairo
500 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from a painting by David Malcolm.
Date: Sat 24 Apr 2010
Old Pirates
Old Pirates
602 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel.
Date: Mon 10 Jun 2013
On an Indian Farm
On an Indian Farm
700 pieces Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle from c1932.
Date: Thu 1 Aug 2013
Outside a Mosque
Outside a Mosque
519 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by top-British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Thu 22 Aug 2013
Queen Mary, The
Queen Mary, The
610 piece, semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by top-London manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Wed 27 Nov 2013
Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest
908 piece solid wood Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 9 Jan 2014
Salome Dances Before Herod
Salome Dances Before Herod
1000 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by British manufacturer Holtzapffel
Date: Tue 20 Oct 2015
Search for the Ford, The
Search for the Ford, The
Early 20th century, solid wooden jigsaw puzzle from Holtzapffel & Co. of London.
Date: Fri 18 Aug 2023
Sentinels of the Deep
Sentinels of the Deep
Fine quality plywood jigsaw puzzle by Holtzapffel, from c1932.
Date: Mon 13 Feb 2023
Spaniels at Work
Spaniels at Work
800 piece wooden puzzle from Holtzapffel of a superb painting by George Earl.
Date: Sat 11 Sep 2010
St. Bavo
St. Bavo
500 piece Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle from 1931
Date: Wed 17 Apr 2013
Steeplechase, The
Steeplechase, The
355-piece semi-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from the top British manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Fri 13 Feb 2009
Two/Three deck jig-saw puzzle
Two/Three deck jig-saw puzzle
Very scarce range of solid wooden puzzles from Holtzapffel.
Date: Wed 9 Apr 2014
Daughter of the Nile, A
Daughter of the Nile, A
245 piece, solid mahogany Holtzapffel Three Deck jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 9 Apr 2014
Untitled-Romance
Untitled-Romance
Rare example of a Holtzapffel 160 piece double-sided, two deck, solid mahogany puzzle.
Date: Wed 9 Apr 2014
Untitled-Hunting Scene
Untitled-Hunting Scene
250-piece semi-interlocking, solid wood jigsaw puzzle by English manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Fri 24 May 2024
Village Ardennais, Le
Village Ardennais, Le
1000 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from top London manufacturer Holtzapffel.
Date: Sat 14 Nov 2020
Waving Palms
Waving Palms
Very large, 800 piece example of c1931 Holtzapffel plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 10 Feb 2014
Wedding Breakfast, The
Wedding Breakfast, The
500 piece solid wooden Holtzapffel jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 8 Jan 2014
House of Puzzles Ltd
House of Puzzles Ltd
A Scottish maker of card puzzles including some shaped pieces.
Date: Mon 6 May 2024
Back on Track
Back on Track
An early 1000 piece card puzzle made by House of puzzles featuring a restored LMS steam loco.
Date: Mon 6 May 2024
Badgers Dell
Badgers Dell
A 1000-piece card puzzle featuring badgers made by House of Puzzles in c.2008.
Date: Wed 8 May 2024
Final Furrow
Final Furrow
A 500 piece puzzle made by House of Puzzles in the early 2010's with a farming theme.
Date: Mon 6 May 2024
Jack & Jenny
Jack & Jenny
A 250 piece card puzzle made by House of Puzzles around 2017 featuring domestic animals.
Date: Tue 7 May 2024
Red Alert
Red Alert
An early card 1000 piece card puzzle made by House of Puzzles featuring a photo of a red squirrel
Date: Mon 6 May 2024
Houten Puzzle, Milo
Houten Puzzle, Milo
Very uncommon Dutch manufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 10 Apr 2011
Untitled-Parish Fair of St. George
Untitled-Parish Fair of St. George
600 piece semi-interlocking wooden puzzle from the Dutch maker Milo Houten Puzzle.
Date: Sun 10 Apr 2011
HS Puzzles
HS Puzzles
Modern British cutter of bespoke wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Fri 27 Oct 2023
Byron's Dream
Byron's Dream
c700 piece puzzle commissioned from Howard Smeeton.
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
Fair Reflections & Little Fishes
Fair Reflections & Little Fishes
Two oval puzzles, 583 and 614 pieces combined into one puzzle, cut by Howard Smeeton in 2014.
Date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Four Seasons, Winter
Four Seasons, Winter
455 pieces circular plywood jigsaw puzzle from Howard Smeeton.
Date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Glen Affric
Glen Affric
1100 piece puzzle commissioned from HS Puzzles in 2014. Still one of Howard Smeeton's largest puzzles.
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
Les Parapluies (The Umbrellas)
Les Parapluies (The Umbrellas)
420 piece puzzle commissioned from Howard Smeeton in 2015.
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
McCall & Stephens Biscuits
McCall & Stephens Biscuits
289 piece shaped puzzle cut by Howard Smeeton in 2013.
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
O Swallow, Swallow
O Swallow, Swallow
c700 piece puzzle commissioned from Howard Smeeton in 2015.
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
Paddy
Paddy
439-piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the saw of talented British cutter Howard Smeeton of HS Puzzles.
Date: Fri 27 Oct 2023
The Beguiling of Merlin
The Beguiling of Merlin
c500 piece commission from HS Puzzles of this Edward Burne-Jones painting
Date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
406 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from HS Puzzles, cut in 2012 and featuring a famous painting by Robert Gibb.
Date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Huvanco
Huvanco
Essex based producer of a prolific range of high quality wooden jigsaw puzzles during early-mid 20th century.
Date: Sun 5 Oct 2008
"Peter Pan" Pocket Picture Puzzles
"Peter Pan" Pocket Picture Puzzles
Very small wooden jigsaws from paintings by John Hassall, of various scenes from Peter Pan. Examples extremely scarce, and number of titles not known.
Date: Tue 19 May 2009
Approach of the Indians, The
Approach of the Indians, The
Small interlocking wooden puzzle, belonging to this very scarce series of puzzles, supplied in a small card envelope.
Date: Tue 19 May 2009
Any More off Sir?
Any More off Sir?
250 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Huvanco.
Date: Thu 28 Jun 2012
Going Towards Covert
Going Towards Covert
High quality puzzle from a painting by Heywood Hardy, obtained from the United States, although whether that was it's original home is uncertain.
Date: Sun 5 Oct 2008
Judgment of Paris
Judgment of Paris
200 piece semi-interlocking solid mahogany puzzle from the British HUVAN brand.
Date: Sun 1 Jul 2012
King Edward's Derby,-Minoru leading.
King Edward's Derby,-Minoru leading.
100 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by Huvanco.
Date: Mon 4 Jun 2012
Mischief Brewing
Mischief Brewing
Sweet little 70 piece plywood jigsaw from an unsigned print.
Date: Sun 17 Jan 2010
Spring Flowers
Spring Flowers
300 piece interelocking plywood Huvanco wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 29 Nov 2013
Steady and True
Steady and True
Early 20th Century puzzle, from a Lilian Cheviot painting, showing two British bulldogs, seated on a Union Jack flag, with a busy shipping lane behind, and sign on wall pointing to the Custom House.
Date: Sun 28 Dec 2008
Inca Puzzle
Inca Puzzle
Little known French manufacturer of plywood puzzles.
Date: Fri 17 Feb 2012
Cornfield, The
Cornfield, The
Fine quality 1000 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the French Inca brand.
Date: Sat 19 May 2012
Messageries Royales
Messageries Royales
500 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the scarce French Inca Puzzle brand.
Date: Fri 17 Feb 2012
Now for the Rigging
Now for the Rigging
200 piece semi-interlocking, Inca plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 30 Dec 2015
Sylphides
Sylphides
600 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the uncommon French made Inca brand.
Date: Fri 13 Apr 2012
Jenner's
Jenner's
Puzzles made for sale in Jenner's department store, Edinburgh.
Date: Thu 28 Sep 2023
Battle of Trafalgar, The
Battle of Trafalgar, The
A 500-piece puzzle made for Jenner's (Edinburgh) depicting the Battle of Trafalgar.
Date: Thu 28 Sep 2023
Jeremy Jig-Saw Puzzles
Jeremy Jig-Saw Puzzles
Very small time producer of wooden jigsaw puzzles, intricately cut with figural pieces.
Date: Sun 23 Aug 2009
Before Id Prayers
Before Id Prayers
220 piece fully interlocking Jeremy branded plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 25 May 2013
Fruit Market in Holland, A
Fruit Market in Holland, A
A 317-piece puzzle made by Jeremy Jigsaws.
Date: Fri 11 Aug 2023
Greenwich Hospital and Sea-Going Barges
Greenwich Hospital and Sea-Going Barges
260 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the uncommon Jeremy brand.
Date: Sun 24 Feb 2013
Pasture by the Sea, The
Pasture by the Sea, The
146 piece, intricately cut plywood puzzle from this very limited producer.
Date: Sun 23 Aug 2009
Jerome
Jerome
Interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzles marketed by the photographic studio chain of Jerome Ltd.
Date: Sun 1 Dec 2013
Untitled-Causey Pike
Untitled-Causey Pike
100 piece interlocking Jerome branded plywood jigsaw puzzle from c1936.
Date: Sun 1 Dec 2013
Jester Jig Saw Puzzle
Jester Jig Saw Puzzle
Very uncommon brand of British manufactured plywood puzzles.
Date: Mon 14 May 2012
Out There
Out There
350 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the very uncommon Jester Games and Toys brand.
Date: Mon 14 May 2012
Jeux Artistiques
Jeux Artistiques
French manufacturer of excellent quality plywood puzzles.
Date: Sat 19 May 2012
Jardin de Husain Baikara, Le
Jardin de Husain Baikara, Le
Magnificent example of colour line-cut plywood puzzle from the very uncommon French Jeux Artistiques brand.
Date: Sun 20 May 2012
L'Eglise de Knocke
L'Eglise de Knocke
350 piece French Jeux Artistiques plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 30 Dec 2015
Jig Saw Puzzle Co.
Jig Saw Puzzle Co.
Rather grandly titled brand of British wooden jigsaw puzzles, believed to have operated around 1915-1920..
Date: Mon 12 May 2014
Wayside Inn, Nr. Leatherhead
Wayside Inn, Nr. Leatherhead
400 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the British Jig Saw Puzzle Co.
Date: Mon 12 May 2014
Jones, A.V.N. & Co., Ltd
Jones, A.V.N. & Co., Ltd
Less common than Victory, Chad Valley and J. Salmon, A.V.N. Jones were nonetheless, a major producer of wooden puzzles in the 1920's and 1930's, often seen as Delta puzzles.
Date: Sun 7 Sep 2008
"Six-In-One" Jig-Saw Puzzle, The
"Six-In-One" Jig-Saw Puzzle, The
Small series of postcard-sized sets of six plywood puzzles with related theme.
Date: Sun 3 Apr 2011
Historical Ships
Historical Ships
Set of six, postcard-sized plywood puzzles from A.V.N. Jones's limited production Six-In-One range.
Date: Sun 3 Apr 2011
20,000 ton Orient Liner off Dover Cliffs, A
20,000 ton Orient Liner off Dover Cliffs, A
500 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from A.V.N. Jones.
Date: Sat 2 Mar 2013
Asturias, The
Asturias, The
40 piece interlocking plywood promotional puzzle from A.V.N. Jones
Date: Sun 3 Apr 2011
Australian Series, The
Australian Series, The
Similar in style, but considerably less extensive than the South African Series, probably both produced c1920-1930's.
Date: Wed 4 Mar 2009
Australian Nocturne, An (150 piece)
Australian Nocturne, An (150 piece)
One of the Australian series of puzzles made by AVN Jones in the 1930's and commissioned to promote tourism, here displayed in a 150-piece format.
Date: Sun 23 Apr 2023
Australian Nocturne, An (300 piece)
Australian Nocturne, An (300 piece)
Beautiful 300 piece plywood puzzle from the Australian Series of AVN Jones.
Date: Fri 14 Dec 2012
Hitting the Australian Trail
Hitting the Australian Trail
Fine plywood puzzle belonging to AVN Jones' excellent Australian Series of puzzles.
Date: Wed 4 Mar 2009
In the Blue Gums Azure Shadow: An Australian Bush Picnic (300 piece)
In the Blue Gums Azure Shadow: An Australian Bush Picnic (300 piece)
c1930s interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Australian Series, made by AVN Jones for the Australian National Travel Association, 300-piece version.
Date: Sun 23 Apr 2023
In the Blue Gums' Azure Shadow: An Australian Bush Picnic (150 piece)
In the Blue Gums' Azure Shadow: An Australian Bush Picnic (150 piece)
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw from AVN Jones' Australian Series.
Date: Sat 21 Nov 2009
Snow Sport Amid Leafy Trees
Snow Sport Amid Leafy Trees
One of the Australian Series of puzzles made by AVN Jones in the 1930's to promote tourism. 150 pieces.
Date: Sun 23 Apr 2023
Surf Bathing by Spotlight. Sport of the Australian Summer.
Surf Bathing by Spotlight. Sport of the Australian Summer.
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the AVN Jones Australian Series.
Date: Tue 19 Apr 2011
Turtle Riding into a Blue Lagoon
Turtle Riding into a Blue Lagoon
c1930's 150 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from AVN Jones' Australian Series.
Date: Tue 22 Sep 2015
Autocar Series, The
Autocar Series, The
Series of three interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 14 Mar 2010
Gordon Bennett Race, The + Targa Florio Race, The
Gordon Bennett Race, The + Targa Florio Race, The
300 piece puzzle featuring both paintings from the Autocar Series.
Date: Mon 15 Mar 2010
Big Game Series, The
Big Game Series, The
Excellent series of six puzzles, all from photographic studies in Africa and described as Artistic Reproductions of BIG GAME in fine colours.
Date: Sun 7 Sep 2008
Disturbed Siesta, The
Disturbed Siesta, The
Uncommonly large puzzle by Jones standards, very well cut and noted on the box lid as Photographed from Real Life by Mr Marcuswell Maxwell, and originally published in The Times.
Date: Sun 7 Sep 2008
1. On the Plains of Kenya
1. On the Plains of Kenya
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, which is number 1 in the seres.
Date: Sat 22 May 2010
Carnarvon Castle, The
Carnarvon Castle, The
300 piece interlocking solid mahogany puzzle from AVN Jones, promoting the Union-Castle Line Royal Mail motorship.
Date: Sun 3 Jun 2012
Chloë Preston Series
Chloë Preston Series
Series of interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzles from British manufacturer A.V.N. Jones.
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2020
07. Our Betters
07. Our Betters
75 piece, fully interlocking, solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle from AVN Jones' Chloë Preston series.
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2020
Delta Fine Cut Jig Saw Puzzles
Delta Fine Cut Jig Saw Puzzles
Vast range of jigsaw puzzles believed to date from the late 1920's, characterised by the super box label depicting a period scene of a family, gathered around the table assembling a jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 5 Dec 2009
Avenue of Chestnuts
Avenue of Chestnuts
Enormous 2000 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the AVN Jones Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Fri 30 Mar 2012
Catastrophe
Catastrophe
Oval shaped 55 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from AVN Jones' Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Sun 23 Sep 2012
Chinese Chippendale Room
Chinese Chippendale Room
1000 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the "Delta Fine Cut" range produced by British manufacturer AVN Jones.
Date: Mon 6 Feb 2023
Conference, The
Conference, The
Very large 1400 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle with interlocking cut.
Date: Sun 27 Jun 2010
Coronation Coach
Coronation Coach
400 piece interlocking cut, plywood jigsaw from the Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Sun 21 Feb 2010
Cowes
Cowes
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut range by A.V.N. Jones.
Date: Sun 8 May 2011
Dutch Flower Market, A
Dutch Flower Market, A
900 piece fully interlocking Delta Fine Cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from AVN Jones.
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019
Flying Scotsman
Flying Scotsman
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Tue 6 Nov 2012
Golfe De La Ciotat Pres Toulon
Golfe De La Ciotat Pres Toulon
300 piece intelocking plywood jigsaw, from the Travel Series.
Date: Sat 5 Dec 2009
Good Sport
Good Sport
500 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by AVN Jones.
Date: Wed 19 Aug 2020
H.M.S. Sophocles
H.M.S. Sophocles
200 piece outline cut plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut-Old Fashioned Ships series.
Date: Sun 23 Sep 2012
In the Mellow Autumn Time
In the Mellow Autumn Time
300 piece Delta Fine Cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from AVN Jones.
Date: Thu 27 Mar 2014
Land of Romance, The
Land of Romance, The
350 piece interlocking plywood Delta Fine Cut jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 29 Jun 2020
Launching a Liner
Launching a Liner
300 piece Delta Fine Cut interlocking plywood puzzle.
Date: Fri 9 Dec 2011
Me and My Dog
Me and My Dog
300 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Delta Fine Cut brand.
Date: Fri 16 May 2014
Nelson, Blake, Phillip and Rodney
Nelson, Blake, Phillip and Rodney
Rare 400 piece plywood jigsaw.
Date: Mon 1 Feb 2010
Parsifal
Parsifal
1300 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Delta Fine Cut brand.
Date: Wed 20 Mar 2019
Passage of Spring (Fancy Cut)
Passage of Spring (Fancy Cut)
300 piece interlocking plywood puzzle featuring the less common Fancy Cut style which included figural shape pieces.
Date: Sun 23 May 2010
Primroses in a Berkshire Wood
Primroses in a Berkshire Wood
600 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Fri 12 Aug 2011
Queen Mary
Queen Mary
400 piece Delta Fine Cut plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 7 Feb 2014
Rehearsal, The
Rehearsal, The
500 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the AVN Jones Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Sat 13 Aug 2011
Ross Castle
Ross Castle
200 piece interlocking plywood Delta Fine Cut puzzle from AVN Jones.
Date: Sun 23 Sep 2012
Scene from the Iron Duke, A
Scene from the Iron Duke, A
400 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Sun 23 Jan 2011
Sentinel of the Night, The
Sentinel of the Night, The
Very finely cut 500 piece puzzle from Delta.
Date: Sun 12 Dec 2010
Snowed in for the Winter
Snowed in for the Winter
400-piece Delta Fine Cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer AVN Jones.
Date: Sun 4 Aug 2024
Strand, The
Strand, The
c1930's, 200 piece, Delta Fine Cut plywood jigsaw puzzle by AVN Jones.
Date: Sat 11 Jul 2015
Streets of Cairo
Streets of Cairo
350 piece, Delta Fine Cut, fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer AVN Jones.
Date: Fri 2 Nov 2018
Sunny Country
Sunny Country
2000 piece Reproduction in Heliochrome series interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the AVN Jones Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Fri 7 Nov 2014
Tudor Rose, The
Tudor Rose, The
Unusual Skeleton Outline Puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Mon 3 May 2010
Turtle Riding into a Blue Lagoon
Turtle Riding into a Blue Lagoon
300 piece plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut range.
Date: Sun 8 May 2011
Two Little Maids
Two Little Maids
300 piece interlocking puzzle, featuring two, presumably Dutch children.
Date: Thu 18 Dec 2008
Vatican in Rome
Vatican in Rome
500 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine Cut range of AVN Jones.
Date: Sat 27 Oct 2012
Venice: Santa Maria della Salute
Venice: Santa Maria della Salute
300 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Delta Fine-Cut Travel series.
Date: Sun 20 Nov 2011
Victoria Falls by Moonlight
Victoria Falls by Moonlight
300 piece Delta Fine Cut plywood jigsaw puzzle of c1930s origin.
Date: Sun 4 Aug 2024
Delta Jigsaw Puzzles
Delta Jigsaw Puzzles
Range of puzzles thought to have followed on from the Delta Fine-Cut brand name.
Date: Sat 5 Dec 2009
Azaleas and Magnolias, Kew Gardens
Azaleas and Magnolias, Kew Gardens
Colourful 300 piece plywood jigsaw depicting the botanical gardens at Kew.
Date: Sat 5 Dec 2009
Hunt Breakfast, The
Hunt Breakfast, The
700-piece interlocking "Delta" series plywood jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer AVN Jones.
Date: Fri 31 Mar 2023
Ride a cock-horse
Ride a cock-horse
57 piece interlocking plywood Delta Series jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 15 Jan 2023
Summer glory
Summer glory
300 piece Delta branded interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 7 Feb 2014
Football Jig-Saw Puzzle-"A Dash for the Ball"
Football Jig-Saw Puzzle-"A Dash for the Ball"
Very scarce plywood puzzle from AVN Jones, featuring a painting by E.P. Kinsella.
Date: Sun 24 Oct 2010
Leicestershire, S.S.
Leicestershire, S.S.
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer AVN Jones.
Date: Sat 28 Jun 2014
Literature
Literature
Literature about the extensive wooden jigsaw puzzles made by AVN Jones/Delta.
Date: Thu 26 Nov 2009
A.W. Gamage Booklet.
A.W. Gamage Booklet.
48 page booklet promoting the extensive ranges of puzzles produced by AVN Jones under their Delta trade name.
Date: Thu 26 Nov 2009
Harrods Catalogue
Harrods Catalogue
Harrods catalogue for AVN Jones puzzles.
Date: Mon 10 Jul 2023
Hamley's Booklet.
Hamley's Booklet.
Same booklet as the Gamage's one, but with Hamley's logo on front cover.
Date: Thu 26 Nov 2009
Bonzo Flyer
Bonzo Flyer
Single sheet, double-sided flyer promoting the Bonzo series of jig-saw puzzles, along with other products available from AVN Jones.
Date: Fri 22 Mar 2013
Brochure
Brochure
The Delta Fine Cut Series of Jig Saw Puzzles Brochure
Date: Mon 28 Dec 2009
Hunting and Coaching Series
Hunting and Coaching Series
Set of three flyers found in the puzzle Good Sport
Date: Wed 19 Aug 2020
Motor Car Engine in Section
Motor Car Engine in Section
100 piece interlocking promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle by AVN Jones.
Date: Sun 6 Jul 2014
Now or Never-Cricket Jig Saw Puzzle, The
Now or Never-Cricket Jig Saw Puzzle, The
150 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from AVN Jones
Date: Wed 3 Oct 2012
Prince of Wales flying over Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales flying over Windsor Castle
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from AVN Jones.
Date: Sun 13 Nov 2011
S.S. Leviathan
S.S. Leviathan
50 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw of the World's Largest Ship.
Date: Mon 31 May 2010
South African Series, The
South African Series, The
Extensive series of wooden jigsaw puzzles from the 1920s-1930's, featuring Empire scenes of national and universal interest.
Date: Sun 1 Feb 2009
01. Motoring Paradise, A
01. Motoring Paradise, A
300 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from AVN Jones.
Date: Sat 13 Oct 2012
02. Surf-Riding at Muizenburg (300 pieces)
02. Surf-Riding at Muizenburg (300 pieces)
The larger version of title no 2 Surf-Riding at Muizenburg made by AVN Jones in the 1930's.
Date: Thu 20 Apr 2023
02. Surf-riding at Muizenburg:The Queen of Cape Coast Watering-places (150 piece)
02. Surf-riding at Muizenburg:The Queen of Cape Coast Watering-places (150 piece)
Lovely 1930's plywood interlocking puzzle, from a painting by C.E. Turner. Number 2 in this popular series.
Date: Mon 26 Oct 2009
03. Picnic Camp on the Buffalo River, East London, South Africa., A
03. Picnic Camp on the Buffalo River, East London, South Africa., A
150 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle, from the superb South African Series.
Date: Sun 24 Oct 2010
04. Sport of Kings, The
04. Sport of Kings, The
No 4 in the South African series made by AVN Jones in the 1930's. 150 piece version title 'The Sport of Kings' .
Date: Fri 21 Apr 2023
05. Surf-riding
05. Surf-riding
No 5 in the South African series made by AVN Jones in the 1930's. 150 piece version title 'Surf Riding' .
Date: Sun 24 Sep 2023
06. Yachting in Table Bay
06. Yachting in Table Bay
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw, probably dating from the 1930's.
Date: Wed 10 Jun 2009
06. Yachting in Table Bay; In Sight of Table Mountain (300 pieces)
06. Yachting in Table Bay; In Sight of Table Mountain (300 pieces)
Yachting in Table Bay. No 6 in the South African Series made by AVN Jones in the 1930's. 300-piece version.
Date: Fri 21 Apr 2023
07. Hub of the British Empire, The: Feeding the Pigeons in Trafalgar Square
07. Hub of the British Empire, The: Feeding the Pigeons in Trafalgar Square
Scarce example from the excellent South African Series of puzzles by AVN Jones.
Date: Sat 30 Oct 2010
08. Landing of Johann van Riebeek at the Cape in 1652, The, (300 piece)
08. Landing of Johann van Riebeek at the Cape in 1652, The, (300 piece)
No 8 in the South African Series made by AVN Jones in the 1930's, here in its 300-piece interlocking plywood variant.
Date: Fri 21 Apr 2023
08. The Landing of Johann Van Riebeek at the Cape in 1652 (150 piece)
08. The Landing of Johann Van Riebeek at the Cape in 1652 (150 piece)
Number 8 in this excellent and historical series of puzzles, again from a painting by C.E. Turner.
Date: Fri 1 Jan 2010
10. Open Lion's Den at the Johannesburg "Zoo", The
10. Open Lion's Den at the Johannesburg "Zoo", The
300 piece interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle, number 10 in the South African Series, by AVN Jones.
Date: Sun 2 Dec 2018
11. Native Workers at a Rand Gold Mine (300 piece)
11. Native Workers at a Rand Gold Mine (300 piece)
300 piece fully interlocking puzzle from the South African Series.
Date: Sat 13 Oct 2012
11. Native Workers at a Rand Gold Mine, (150 pieces)
11. Native Workers at a Rand Gold Mine, (150 pieces)
No 11 in the South African Series made by AVN Jones in the 1930's, this example being of 150 piece size and of solid wood conctruction.
Date: Fri 21 Apr 2023
12. Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, The (150 piece)
12. Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, The (150 piece)
Fully interlocking, c1930, plywood jigsaw puzzle, number 12 from AVN Jones' "South African Series", here displayed in its smaller 150-piece version.
Date: Sat 22 Apr 2023
12. Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, The (300-piece)
12. Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, The (300-piece)
300 piece promotional puzzle from AVN Jones' South African Series.
Date: Tue 18 Sep 2012
13. "Flower Parade" in Adderley Street, Cape Town. The (150-piece)
13. "Flower Parade" in Adderley Street, Cape Town. The (150-piece)
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle which is number 13 in the AVN Jones, South African Series.
Date: Sun 2 Oct 2011
13. Flower Parade in Adderley Street, Cape Town, The (300 piece)
13. Flower Parade in Adderley Street, Cape Town, The (300 piece)
No 13 in the South African series of wooden jigsaw puzzles, here in the larger 300 pieces version, made by AVN Jones in the 1930's.
Date: Sat 22 Apr 2023
16. Self-chosen grave of Cecil Rhodes, The
16. Self-chosen grave of Cecil Rhodes, The
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Jones' South African Series.
Date: Sun 24 Oct 2010
19. Angling for Big-Game Fish in South African Waters (150 piece)
19. Angling for Big-Game Fish in South African Waters (150 piece)
c1930's interlocking plywood puzzle from the South African Series of AVN Jones.
Date: Wed 3 Oct 2012
19. Angling for Big-Game Fish in South African Waters (300 piece)
19. Angling for Big-Game Fish in South African Waters (300 piece)
300 piece variant of number 19 in AVN Jones' expansive South African series of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 2 Dec 2018
20. Avenues of Jacaranda in full bloom in Pretoria. (150 piece)
20. Avenues of Jacaranda in full bloom in Pretoria. (150 piece)
150 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from AVN Jones' South African Series.
Date: Thu 16 May 2013
20. Avenues of Jacaranda in full bloom in Pretoria. (300 piece)
20. Avenues of Jacaranda in full bloom in Pretoria. (300 piece)
300 piece variant of number 20 in AVN Jones' South African Series
Date: Sun 2 Dec 2018
22. Union Buildings, Pretoria, The (150 piece)
22. Union Buildings, Pretoria, The (150 piece)
150 piece version of no. 22 in the South African series made AVN Jones.
Date: Sun 1 Feb 2009
22. Union Buildings, Pretoria, The (300 piece)
22. Union Buildings, Pretoria, The (300 piece)
The larger version of no 22 in the South African Series made by AVN Jones in the 1930's.
Date: Sat 10 Aug 2024
23. New Year's Bathing Party, A (150 piece)
23. New Year's Bathing Party, A (150 piece)
No 23 in the South African series of wooden jigsaw puzzles made by AVN Jones in the 1930's.
Date: Sun 23 Apr 2023
23. New Year's Bathing Party, A (300 piece)
23. New Year's Bathing Party, A (300 piece)
300 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by AVN Jones, number 23 from their South African series.
Date: Tue 20 Nov 2012
24. In a Zulu Kraal
24. In a Zulu Kraal
300 piece plywood puzzle, cut in a very economical interlocking style.
Date: Sat 17 Apr 2010
25. On the Zambesi River (150 piece)
25. On the Zambesi River (150 piece)
No 25 in the South African series made by AVN Jones. This is a 150 piece plywood version.
Date: Sat 22 Apr 2023
25. On the Zambesi River (300 piece)
25. On the Zambesi River (300 piece)
300 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the AVN Jones South African series
Date: Sun 25 Oct 2015
27. Bloemfontein Famous Open Air Swimming Bath-150
27. Bloemfontein Famous Open Air Swimming Bath-150
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the A.V.N. Jones South African Series.
Date: Sat 25 Jun 2011
27. Bloemfontein Famous Open Air Swimming Bath-300
27. Bloemfontein Famous Open Air Swimming Bath-300
c1930s "South African Series" plywood jigsaw puzzle by AVN Jones.
Date: Wed 22 Mar 2023
29. Headquarters of South African Turf Club (150 piece)
29. Headquarters of South African Turf Club (150 piece)
No 29 in the South African Series of wooden puzzles made by AVN Jones in the 1930's, here in its 150-piece version.
Date: Fri 21 Apr 2023
30. In an Old Dutch Garden at the Cape
30. In an Old Dutch Garden at the Cape
150 piece plywood jigsaw with handwritten date of 1930 on box.
Date: Sun 3 Jan 2010
32. Golf Course at East London, Cape Province
32. Golf Course at East London, Cape Province
Small, 40 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, produced by AVN Jones for their 1930s "South African Series".
Date: Sun 19 Oct 2008
32. Golfers on the East London Links in South Africa (150 pieces)
32. Golfers on the East London Links in South Africa (150 pieces)
No 32 in the South African Series of puzzles made by AVN Jones in the 1930's. This is the 150-piece version titled Golfers on the East London Links in South Africa.
Date: Fri 21 Apr 2023
Literature about the South African series of puzzles.
Literature about the South African series of puzzles.
Date: Sat 31 Oct 2009
Tennis at Rondebosch
Tennis at Rondebosch
150-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the AVN Jones South African Series.
Date: Sat 12 Mar 2022
Standard Vanguard, The
Standard Vanguard, The
Very scarce 100 piece promotional plywood jigsaw advertising the Standard Vanguard car, which was produced between 1947 and 1963.
Date: Sun 7 Mar 2010
Tower of London, The
Tower of London, The
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from AVN Jones.
Date: Fri 9 Dec 2011
Travel Series
Travel Series
A very scarce series, listing twelve jigsaw puzzles, probably dating from the 1930's.
Date: Sat 21 Nov 2009
Westminster, London
Westminster, London
The familiar C.E. Turner painting, here seen in a plywood puzzle from the exceedingly uncommon Travel Series.
Date: Sat 21 Nov 2009
Union Express, The (150 piece)
Union Express, The (150 piece)
150 piece plywood puzzle from a painting by C.E. Turner.
Date: Fri 1 Jan 2010
Union Express, The (300 piece)
Union Express, The (300 piece)
Larger, 300 piece version of this C.E. Turner painting.
Date: Mon 15 Mar 2010
Untitled-Sailing Ships
Untitled-Sailing Ships
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw from AVN Jones, described as being from the Paris Salon Series.
Date: Wed 17 Nov 2010
K Puzzle
K Puzzle
Dutch brand of plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Thu 22 May 2014
Cunard White Star "Queen Mary"
Cunard White Star "Queen Mary"
100 + piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Dutch brand K Puzzle
Date: Thu 22 May 2014
K.E.K. jig-saw Puzzles
K.E.K. jig-saw Puzzles
Limited producer of wooden jigsaw puzzles from Wales.
Date: Thu 21 Mar 2013
Flying Scotsman
Flying Scotsman
289 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Kathleen Kipping.
Date: Thu 22 Aug 2013
To the Distant Hills
To the Distant Hills
282 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the saw of Miss Kathleen Kipping.
Date: Thu 21 Mar 2013
Kay
Kay
Very limited production British brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Tue 5 Nov 2013
Loves Old Sweet Dream
Loves Old Sweet Dream
250 piece interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon British "Kay" brand.
Date: Sat 4 Feb 2023
Kershaw, Andrew
Kershaw, Andrew
Limited production British cutter of very fine quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, mostly on thick 5-ply wood.
Date: Thu 2 Mar 2023
Great Butcher's Row, Coventry
Great Butcher's Row, Coventry
320 piece thick plywood jigsaw puzzle cut in 2013 by British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Thu 2 Mar 2023
St Basils
St Basils
180-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Andrew Kershaw in 2012.
Date: Wed 15 Nov 2023
Pisa, The Leaning Tower
Pisa, The Leaning Tower
Small plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Andrew Kershaw in 2014.
Date: Wed 15 Nov 2023
St Stephens Tower
St Stephens Tower
A puzzle of the Tower of Big Ben hand-cut by Andrew Kershaw in 2015.
Date: Tue 12 Mar 2024
King Henry VIII's Prayer Book
King Henry VIII's Prayer Book
Highly original two section plywood jigsaw puzzle from British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Sun 21 Apr 2024
Wait for us Ma!
Wait for us Ma!
80-piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut in 2015 by British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Sun 21 Apr 2024
Great Yarmouth fishing boats
Great Yarmouth fishing boats
250 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut in 2011 by the very talented independent British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Sun 19 May 2024
Camden Night
Camden Night
310-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Andrew Kershaw in 2012.
Date: Wed 22 May 2024
Shuttle Launch Count-Down
Shuttle Launch Count-Down
330 piece interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle by British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Wed 22 May 2024
Partick West
Partick West
420 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Sun 15 Sep 2024
Maori Lodge "Hinemihi"
Maori Lodge "Hinemihi"
220 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Sun 22 Sep 2024
Gay Way Nursery Rhyme Series
Gay Way Nursery Rhyme Series
Selection of wooden jigsaw puzzles, cut by Andrew Kershaw, featuring prints from Macmillan's "Gay Way Nursery Rhyme" series of prints.
Date: Fri 8 Nov 2024
Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep
250 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Andrew Kershaw in 2012.
Date: Thu 16 Nov 2023
Oranges and Lemons
Oranges and Lemons
450 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Andrew Kershaw in 2012.
Date: Sat 1 Jun 2024
Please to Remember the Fifth of November
Please to Remember the Fifth of November
280 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut in 2007 by the British cutter Andrew Kershaw.
Date: Thu 7 Nov 2024
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge
Little is known about this limited producer of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 4 Oct 2008
Showery Market Day (Flower Market).
Showery Market Day (Flower Market).
Date: Sat 4 Oct 2008
Kookaburra-Austral Zig Saw Picture Puzzle
Kookaburra-Austral Zig Saw Picture Puzzle
Little-known Australian brand of push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 30 Oct 2010
He Loves Me-He Loves Me Not
He Loves Me-He Loves Me Not
100 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Australian Kookaburra brand.
Date: Sat 24 Oct 2015
Sailing Home at Sunset
Sailing Home at Sunset
Very unusual 50 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the scarce Austral-Kookaburra brand.
Date: Sat 6 Nov 2010
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
75 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Kookaburra brand name.
Date: Wed 20 Apr 2011
Kutwell Jig-Saw Puzzles, The
Kutwell Jig-Saw Puzzles, The
Limited production manufacturer of interlocking plywood puzzles.
Date: Sat 30 Jul 2011
Ready to Start
Ready to Start
110 piece interlocking plywood puzzle, branded as Kutwell and appearing to promote Elliman's embrocation.
Date: Sat 30 Jul 2011
Kwiz, The
Kwiz, The
Limited production, British manufacturer of good quality wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 2 Apr 2011
Beside the Shalimar
Beside the Shalimar
500 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the limited production British Kwiz brand.
Date: Sat 12 May 2012
Spring Bluebells
Spring Bluebells
300 piece, thick plywood interlocking jigsaw puzzle with Whimsies.
Date: Sat 2 Apr 2011
L.P. Co. Ltd. London
L.P. Co. Ltd. London
Very uncommon brand of plywood puzzles, probably made for them by one of the known manufacturers.
Date: Thu 22 Nov 2012
L.M.S. King's Own
L.M.S. King's Own
154 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the scarce L.P. Co. London brand.
Date: Thu 22 Nov 2012
Läggspel (Picture-Puzzle)
Läggspel (Picture-Puzzle)
Swedish plywood jigsaw puzzles, retailed in the Nordiska Kompaniet department stores in Sweden.
Date: Wed 24 Mar 2010
Vid Hönsgärden-At the Farmyard
Vid Hönsgärden-At the Farmyard
200 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle with nine figural pieces.
Date: Wed 24 Mar 2010
Lane's Jigsaws
Lane's Jigsaws
Very limited producer of plywood jigsaw puzzles, based at 15, Brewer Street. London W.1
Date: Wed 24 Mar 2010
Peter Cottontail Jig-Saw Puzzle, The
Peter Cottontail Jig-Saw Puzzle, The
30 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 24 Mar 2010
Langley Series
Langley Series
Relatively limited production British brand of predominantly wooden jigsaw puzzles, probably from the era 1920's-1940's.
Date: Sat 14 Sep 2013
Connoisseur De-Luxe
Connoisseur De-Luxe
Good quality plywood jigsaw puzzles, believed to date from the era 1920's-1930's.
Date: Sat 14 Sep 2013
Quayside Falmouth, The
Quayside Falmouth, The
500 piece Langley Series plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 14 Sep 2013
Untitled-Over the Fence
Untitled-Over the Fence
400 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Langley Series Connoisseur Deluxe range.
Date: Thu 19 Sep 2013
Untitled-Short Story, A
Untitled-Short Story, A
800-piece, top quality plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British "Connoisseur De-Luxe" brand.
Date: Sun 12 Mar 2023
Visit from Whitehall, A
Visit from Whitehall, A
500 piece Connoisseur Deluxe branded interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Mon 30 Sep 2013
Kolorbax
Kolorbax
Range of plywood jigsaw puzzles from the Langley Series brand.
Date: Mon 7 Oct 2013
Untitled-Coaching Scene
Untitled-Coaching Scene
126 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Kolorbax range of the Langley Series branding.
Date: Mon 7 Oct 2013
Latest Picture Puzzle, The
Latest Picture Puzzle, The
Relatively uncommon brand of early 20th century wooden puzzles, almost certainly made by William Peacock and Sons.
Date: Mon 21 Jan 2013
All's Fair in Love
All's Fair in Love
75 piece, push-fit plywood puzzle from The Latest Picture Puzzle brand.
Date: Mon 21 Jan 2013
Leigham, The
Leigham, The
Operated by Fred A. Hedger of London, the Leigham Puzzle Club jigsaw puzzles were of a very high standard.
Date: Sat 26 Mar 2011
Deserter, The
Deserter, The
310 piece Leigham branded, push-fit plywood puzzle.
Date: Sat 26 Mar 2011
Hedger, Fred. A.
Hedger, Fred. A.
Top-quality wooden puzzles, some of which were used to stock a Puzzle Lending Library.
Date: Wed 23 Nov 2011
Untitled-The Offering
Untitled-The Offering
Superb 1000+ piece wooden puzzle by Fred. A. Hedger.
Date: Wed 23 Nov 2011
When good fellows get together
When good fellows get together
580 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Leigham branded puzzles of Fred Hedger
Date: Wed 19 Sep 2012
Leisure and Pleasure
Leisure and Pleasure
Super, intricately cut wooden jigsaw puzzles made by the Stocken family and featuring a marvellous array of whimsy pieces and colour line-cutting.
Date: Sun 8 Mar 2009
Art Collection
Art Collection
378 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library by Enid Stocken.
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2015
Ceylon-her Tea and other industries
Ceylon-her Tea and other industries
1100 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Enid Stocken
Date: Thu 26 Mar 2015
Dancer with Bouquet
Dancer with Bouquet
396 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Leisure and Pleasure brand, cut by Enid Socken.
Date: Sat 22 Oct 2016
Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau
Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau
359 piece interlocking Leisure and Pleasure plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 4 Sep 2019
Fawn and Song Thrush
Fawn and Song Thrush
347 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Leisure and Pleasure brand.
Date: Mon 8 Oct 2018
Fox Cubs
Fox Cubs
476 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Leisure and Pleasure brand.
Date: Sun 8 Mar 2009
French Court, At the
French Court, At the
218 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Enid Stocken.
Date: Thu 18 Apr 2019
Full Cry
Full Cry
400 piece plywood puzzle cut by Enid Stocken.
Date: Sat 27 Oct 2012
Golden Labrador
Golden Labrador
294 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Enid Stocken for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sun 25 Nov 2018
Haywain, The
Haywain, The
Small semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of the Stocken family's "Leisure and Pleasure" brand.
Date: Wed 1 Feb 2023
Klondike Trail of '98
Klondike Trail of '98
285 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Enid Stocken
Date: Sun 29 Mar 2015
Late 1920's
Late 1920's
Very challenging 653 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from Leisure and Pleasure.
Date: Sun 8 Mar 2009
Long-Tailed Tits
Long-Tailed Tits
446 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Enid Stocken
Date: Sat 22 Mar 2014
Map Makers, The
Map Makers, The
357 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Enid Stocken for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.of unknown manufacturing origin.
Date: Sun 17 Feb 2019
Map of Leeds
Map of Leeds
875 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Enid Stocken.
Date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Moorings, The
Moorings, The
Wonderful 725 piece puzzle from the British Leisure and Pleasure brand.
Date: Fri 26 Oct 2012
New Plume, The
New Plume, The
326 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Enid Stocken.
Date: Sat 17 Aug 2019
Otavalo Market, Ecuador
Otavalo Market, Ecuador
572 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Leisure and Pleasure brand.
Date: Thu 14 Feb 2019
Otters
Otters
978 piece semi-interlocking Leisure and Pleasure plywood puzzle.
Date: Thu 21 Jun 2012
Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear
1207 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from Enid Stocken's Leisure and Pleasure brand.
Date: Thu 21 Jun 2012
Season of Goodwill
Season of Goodwill
391 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Enid Stocken for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library
Date: Fri 12 Feb 2016
Spinning Wool
Spinning Wool
566 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Enid Stocken for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2015
Stampy Party, The
Stampy Party, The
245 piece interlocking Leisure and Pleasure plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Enid Stocken.
Date: Sat 17 Aug 2019
Summer and Winter
Summer and Winter
Two circular interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzles from the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library's collection of Enid Stocken puzzles.
Date: Mon 4 Mar 2019
Surrey
Surrey
501-piece, semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw from Enid Stocken.
Date: Tue 20 Jun 2023
Tarn Hows
Tarn Hows
289 piece interlocking Leisure and Pleasure treadle-cut wooden jigsaw puzzle by Enid Stocken.
Date: Sun 27 Nov 2016
Up and Over
Up and Over
308 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Enid Stocken under the Leisure and Pleasure brand name.'s
Date: Thu 24 Nov 2016
Village-Renoir
Village-Renoir
651 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Enid Stocken for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library
Date: Mon 1 Aug 2016
Vision of St. Hubert
Vision of St. Hubert
222 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library by Enid Stocken.
Date: Thu 18 Apr 2019
Liberty Puzzles
Liberty Puzzles
Like Wentworth in the UK, Liberty Puzzles are produced by laser-cutting. They have taken the process a stage further, introducing incredibly intricate cutting, with a plethora of figural pieces.
Date: Sun 29 Nov 2009
Explorers Arriving in the New World
Explorers Arriving in the New World
557 piece laser-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 29 Nov 2009
Interior of St. Peter's, Rome
Interior of St. Peter's, Rome
369 piece Liberty branded, laser-cut puzzle from the USA.
Date: Fri 1 Feb 2013
Paneraj
Paneraj
236 piece laser-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle by American manufacturer Liberty.
Date: Sun 6 Mar 2022
Private View, The
Private View, The
472 piece, intricately laser-cut plywood puzzle with huge selection of figural-shape pieces.
Date: Thu 6 May 2010
Library Puzzles
Library Puzzles
Puzzle lending libraries were a very popular way to circulate and share high quality jigsaw puzzles, with many high profile figures amongst their customer lists.
Date: Sun 9 Nov 2008
BJPL
BJPL
Established in 1933, the British Jigsaw Puzzle is one of the only puzzle libraries to have survived into the modern era and still supplies hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles to its membership.
Date: Sat 18 Oct 2014
4291-Witch?
4291-Witch?
860 piece, color line-cut and predominantly push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 18 Oct 2014
Akbar Crossing the Ganges
Akbar Crossing the Ganges
317 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Peter Stokes for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Fri 16 Aug 2019
Anemones
Anemones
273 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Richard Sawbridge for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 4 Apr 2019
Barter
Barter
A push-fit puzzle cut in the mid 1930's for the Puzzle Club
Date: Sun 20 Aug 2023
Berchtesgarden
Berchtesgarden
A 406-piece BJPL puzzle with a Herefordshire address.
Date: Thu 17 Aug 2023
Bullfinches
Bullfinches
250 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Richard Sawbridge for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 11 Apr 2019
Card Players
Card Players
A 746-piece puzzle with whimsies made for the BJPL.
Date: Tue 8 Aug 2023
Children Dicing
Children Dicing
Superb non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Eric Bond for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 28 Feb 2019
Christmas Time
Christmas Time
Very early example from the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sun 6 Nov 2022
Comets
Comets
410 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library collection.
Date: Thu 24 Dec 2020
Country Dance (Bruegel), The
Country Dance (Bruegel), The
346 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Eric Bond for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Fri 1 Mar 2019
Glamorgan
Glamorgan
A 732-piece push-fit BJPL puzzle depicting the Gower Coast.
Date: Thu 19 Oct 2023
Haycart, The
Haycart, The
c1960s plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Mr Lea for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Mon 18 Sep 2023
Henny Penny
Henny Penny
396 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Jigsaw Library collection.
Date: Tue 13 Oct 2015
Janville 1870
Janville 1870
500 piece, non-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle, formerly part of the stock of the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 15 Dec 2022
Ladies Mile on Clarence Parade, The
Ladies Mile on Clarence Parade, The
378 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library collection.
Date: Sun 17 Jan 2016
Life by the Roadside
Life by the Roadside
A 340-piece puzzle cut by Eric Bond.
Date: Sun 6 Aug 2023
Life on the Moors
Life on the Moors
304 piece, non-interlocking plywood jiogsaw puzzle by Eric Bond for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library
Date: Sat 22 Oct 2016
Matchmaker, The
Matchmaker, The
A c.400-piece solid wood puzzle cut for the BJPL.
Date: Mon 21 Aug 2023
Moet
Moet
612-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of the lending stock of the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Fri 15 Apr 2022
Orange Crop, The
Orange Crop, The
410 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Eric Bond for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Wed 29 Apr 2015
Pair of Lovers
Pair of Lovers
274 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Eric Bond for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 25 Apr 2019
Pilgrims, The
Pilgrims, The
400 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by master cutter Eric Bond for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library
Date: Fri 8 Feb 2019
Red Fox Cubs
Red Fox Cubs
250 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Richard Sawbridge for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 11 Apr 2019
Riders of the Sidhe, The
Riders of the Sidhe, The
346 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Peter Stokes for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Fri 16 Aug 2019
Roses in a Vase
Roses in a Vase
311 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Eric Bond for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 25 Apr 2019
Royal Henley Regatta
Royal Henley Regatta
346 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of the stock of the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library, cut by Rob Garner c2005.
Date: Sun 30 Jun 2024
Snow in Town
Snow in Town
408 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Eric Bond as part of the stock for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Mon 27 May 2024
Spring Picnic
Spring Picnic
439 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Richard Sawbridge for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 21 Mar 2019
Tiger III
Tiger III
Colourful non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut in 2011 for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Mon 24 Jun 2024
Vittel
Vittel
392 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 15 Aug 2019
York
York
473 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the stock of the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sun 17 Nov 2024
East Anglian Jig-Saw Club
East Anglian Jig-Saw Club
A British jigsaw puzzle lending library operating in the period 1950's-1960's.
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Autumn in Arizona
Autumn in Arizona
300 piece plywood puzzle from The East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Tue 19 Nov 2024
Canadian Winter
Canadian Winter
250 piece East Anglian Jig-Saw Club wooden jigsaw puzzle from 1959.
Date: Wed 6 Feb 2019
Chillon
Chillon
c1958 solid-mahogany wooden jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Christmas Roses
Christmas Roses
1956 non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Thu 19 Jan 2023
Christmas Tree II (1605)
Christmas Tree II (1605)
Challenging, non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jigsaw Club
Date: Sat 8 Oct 2022
Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums
200 piece non-interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle of 1957 manufacture for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Thu 10 Oct 2024
Clovelly Harbour
Clovelly Harbour
160 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 20 Oct 2024
Creation of the Animals
Creation of the Animals
310-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle of 1967 manufacture for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 2 Nov 2024
Dance of the Flowers
Dance of the Flowers
450 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the collection of the East Anglian Jig Saw Club.
Date: Mon 7 Mar 2022
Devon Village
Devon Village
100 piece, non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Early Winter
Early Winter
200 piece East Anglian Jig-Saw Club puzzle, of plywood construction and cut in 1957.
Date: Sat 26 Oct 2024
Express Train, The
Express Train, The
250 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Wed 9 Oct 2024
Footstep, The
Footstep, The
160 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club
Date: Wed 20 Feb 2019
Galway Gossips
Galway Gossips
Small non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Dolly McDougall in 1952 for her East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 8 Oct 2023
Gay Shoes
Gay Shoes
150 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of the stock of the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Girl in the Hat, The
Girl in the Hat, The
c1950's, 130 piece push-fit, or non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Gretna Green
Gretna Green
Very colourful East Anglian Jig-Saw Club plywood puzzle of 1958 manufacture.
Date: Thu 10 Oct 2024
Heavenly Twins
Heavenly Twins
100 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-saw Club.
Date: Sun 20 Mar 2022
Honolulu Maid
Honolulu Maid
200 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle cut in 1955 for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Thu 28 Nov 2024
Houghton Mill, Hunts.
Houghton Mill, Hunts.
200 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle of 1956 manufacture by Dolly McDougall for her East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 20 Oct 2024
Indian River Scene
Indian River Scene
150 piece solid mahogany puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 20 Oct 2024
King Winter
King Winter
200 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut in 1959 as part of the stock for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club
Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
Kingfishers
Kingfishers
120 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club
Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
Lady with Parasol-Renoir
Lady with Parasol-Renoir
500 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 2 Jul 2022
Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun
150 piece non-interlocking plywood puzzle example from the stock of the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Mirror, The
Mirror, The
170 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from 1959, part of the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 6 Nov 2022
Mother of Parliament
Mother of Parliament
Very challenging 400 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Nativity Play-13th Century
Nativity Play-13th Century
Challenging 250-piece, non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 20 Nov 2022
Nefyn, Lleyn Peninsula
Nefyn, Lleyn Peninsula
A 250-piece puzzle cut by Dolly McDougal for the East Anglia Jig-Saw Club in 1958
Date: Fri 15 Mar 2024
Our Feathered Friends
Our Feathered Friends
1960's origin plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Our Village
Our Village
400 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Dolly McDougall in 1958 for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Thu 14 Nov 2024
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall
200 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jigsaw Club.
Date: Sat 8 Oct 2022
Pomp and Circumstance
Pomp and Circumstance
c1960s plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 8 Sep 2024
Roman Wall, The
Roman Wall, The
300 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Dolly McDougall in 1954 for her East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 3 Nov 2024
Rose-"Maid of Honour"
Rose-"Maid of Honour"
160 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Dolly McDougall for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 6 Nov 2022
Spy in the Camp, A
Spy in the Camp, A
140 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut in 1958 for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 8 Sep 2024
Strawberries! Ripe Strawberries!
Strawberries! Ripe Strawberries!
Cut in 1953 for the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club, this 200 piece plywood puzzle features a painting by Vernon de Beauvoir Ward.
Date: Wed 6 Nov 2024
Sunset Tree
Sunset Tree
200 piece non-interlocking East Anglian Jig-Saw Club, solid wood puzzle from 1957.
Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
Suspense
Suspense
600-piece non-interlocking, solid wooden jigsaw puzzle, part of the stock of the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club, although thought to have been cut earlier.
Date: Thu 14 Nov 2024
Swan Inn, The
Swan Inn, The
Challenging little 100-piece, non-interlocking plywood puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Titania
Titania
140 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Sun 6 Mar 2022
Wedding, The
Wedding, The
Fine quality plywood jigsaw puzzle, non-interlocking in style and forming part of the stock of the East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Thu 2 Feb 2023
Whippet, The
Whippet, The
170-piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Dolly McDougall in 1962 for her East Anglian Jig-Saw Club.
Date: Mon 18 Sep 2023
Wings
Wings
131 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Dolly McDougall for her East Anglian Jigsaw Club.
Date: Sun 20 Mar 2022
Frogmore Picture Puzzles
Frogmore Picture Puzzles
Producing quality puzzles both for sale and hire, the puzzles of Miles Brunton are listed in a separate Frogmore album.
Date: Tue 26 Jun 2012
Hochschild, Kohn & Co-Baltimore
Hochschild, Kohn & Co-Baltimore
Rental Library operated by this Maryland-based American department store.
Date: Sat 8 Feb 2014
Impudent Hussies
Impudent Hussies
543 piece semi-interlocking plywood Pears Print jigsaw puzzle from a library..
Date: Wed 19 Feb 2014
Mount Vernon Puzzle Club
Mount Vernon Puzzle Club
c1920's jigsaw puzzle lending library, based at Mount Vernon, Leamington.
Date: Wed 28 Aug 2019
Egyptian Idol
Egyptian Idol
260 piece solid wooden jigsaw puzzle from the Mount Vernon Puzzle Club.
Date: Wed 28 Aug 2019
Neville Puzzle Club
Neville Puzzle Club
Jigsaw Puzzle Library
Date: Wed 31 Oct 2018
Bank Holiday at the Farm
Bank Holiday at the Farm
A humorous picture by Mollie Brett cut for the Neville Puzzle Club.
Date: Sat 19 Aug 2023
St. John's Bridge, Cambridge
St. John's Bridge, Cambridge
319 piece semi-unterlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Neville Puzzle Club
Date: Wed 31 Oct 2018
Rutherford, K. Miss
Rutherford, K. Miss
c1950's manufacturer of plywood puzzles to stock her Liverpool lending library.
Date: Tue 2 Oct 2012
Gathering Crops
Gathering Crops
A library puzzle cut by Mrs Rutherford for her puzzle library.
Date: Thu 17 Aug 2023
Party, The
Party, The
823 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle believed to have been cut by Miss Rutherford for her puzzle library.
Date: Sat 15 Feb 2014
Sweet Peas
Sweet Peas
467 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from Miss Rutherford's puzzle club.
Date: Tue 2 Oct 2012
Saint Joan Jig-Saw Puzzle Library
Saint Joan Jig-Saw Puzzle Library
High quality plywood jigsaw puzzles in very sturdy boxes for library use.
Date: Mon 4 Jul 2011
French Line, The
French Line, The
862 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the Saint Joan Jig=Saw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sun 18 Dec 2011
St. Margaret of Scotland
St. Margaret of Scotland
737 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Saint Joan puzzle library.
Date: Mon 4 Jul 2011
Steeplechase, The
Steeplechase, The
Well cut 500+ piece interlocking puzzle on plywood.
Date: Sun 9 Nov 2008
Unidentified Library 1
Unidentified Library 1
An unidentified puzzle lending library, thought likely to have been operating in or around the 1950s.
Date: Sun 6 Mar 2022
Punch & Judy
Punch & Judy
280 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, from an as yet unidentified lending library
Date: Sun 6 Mar 2022
Two Points of View
Two Points of View
Unidentified lending library, 292 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Tue 14 Jun 2016
Fun of the Fair
Fun of the Fair
c1950's, 280 piece interlocking plywood, lending library jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 19 Jul 2015
Bridge, The
Bridge, The
296 piece interlocking plywood library jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 1 Apr 2015
Goal
Goal
288 piece interlocking plywood library jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 29 Mar 2015
In China
In China
950 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of an unidentified jigsaw lending library.
Date: Sun 10 Apr 2022
Elephants at Work
Elephants at Work
1120 piece interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from a former puzzle lending library.
Date: Sat 25 Mar 2023
Woodland Glade, A
Woodland Glade, A
513 piece Jigsaw Library, push-fit plywood puzzle.
Date: Thu 27 Sep 2012
Hunt, The
Hunt, The
A picture of a hunting party cut by Eric Bond.
Date: Sun 6 Aug 2023
At the Aldeshot Tattoo
At the Aldeshot Tattoo
A 800-piece puzzle cut for the Torquay Jig-Saw Library
Date: Thu 17 Aug 2023
Roman Banquet, A
Roman Banquet, A
A 755-piece plywood puzzle cut for the A1 Puzzle Club.
Date: Thu 17 Aug 2023
Village in Germany, A
Village in Germany, A
A puzzle cut for Jane Kirkaldy's Jigsaw Club
Date: Sun 20 Aug 2023
First Ride, The
First Ride, The
A push-fit puzzle of a little being sat on a pony thought to be made for a lending library.
Date: Sun 20 Aug 2023
Break of Day , Norway
Break of Day , Norway
A puzzle of a Norwegian scene originally from 'Home Jigsaws' made in the early 1950's.
Date: Sun 20 Aug 2023
Lobinger, Paul
Lobinger, Paul
A collection of good quality, privately cut plywood puzzles.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Bildstock am Weg (Shrine on the Way)
Bildstock am Weg (Shrine on the Way)
534 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from a painting.
Date: Mon 17 Oct 2011
Puchberg am Schneeberg
Puchberg am Schneeberg
607 piece, predominantly push-fit plywood puzzle from the private cutter, Paul Lobinger.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Schloss Maissau
Schloss Maissau
612 piece plywood puzzle from a photograph.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Venedig Markusplatz
Venedig Markusplatz
221 piece, semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from private cutter, Paul Lobinger.
Date: Mon 17 Oct 2011
Wettersteingebirge
Wettersteingebirge
636 piece plywood puzzle from a painting of this beautiful Northern Tyrolean region.
Date: Sun 16 Oct 2011
Lucilla, The
Lucilla, The
High quality wooden jigsaw puzzles from excellent prints, of unknown origin. Thought to be British.
Date: Sun 22 Mar 2009
Coming of Nelson, The
Coming of Nelson, The
Intricately cut 532 piece plywood puzzle from the Lucilla brand.
Date: Sun 22 Mar 2009
King Wenceslas
King Wenceslas
273 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the uncommon Lucilla brand.
Date: Sun 13 Jan 2013
Lux Michou Puzzle
Lux Michou Puzzle
Limited production post WWII brand of French wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Fri 4 Apr 2014
rendez-vous de la chasse au Manoir, Le
rendez-vous de la chasse au Manoir, Le
900 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the very uncommon French Lux Michou brand.
Date: Fri 4 Apr 2014
Mammoth
Mammoth
A very significant brand name of British cardboard jigsaw puzzles published by the Queensway Press.
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
13. Garden Beautiful
13. Garden Beautiful
400+ piece Mammoth interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
15. Flaming Scarlet
15. Flaming Scarlet
400+ piece interlocking card jigsaw puzzle from the British brand Mammoth
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
19. Queen Mary, The
19. Queen Mary, The
c1930's 400+ piece Mammoth branded puzzle of the RMS Queen Mary.
Date: Fri 25 Apr 2014
36. Peter Pan's Party
36. Peter Pan's Party
400+ piece Mammoth branded puzzle from the The Queensway Press in London.
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2013
60. Buckingham Palace
60. Buckingham Palace
414 piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from the British Mammoth brand.
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
Playtime Series
Playtime Series
Series of larger-piece cardboard puzzles from the Mammoth brand.
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
100. Our Village "The Choral Society"
100. Our Village "The Choral Society"
152 piece interlocking card jigsaw puzzle from the Mammoth Playtime Series
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
106. Our Farm Yards "The Harvest Festival Offering"
106. Our Farm Yards "The Harvest Festival Offering"
Number 106 from the Mammoth Playtime Series of cardboard puzzles.
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
107. Our Farm Yards "Setting out for Market"
107. Our Farm Yards "Setting out for Market"
Cardboard puzzle of 152 pieces from the Mammoth Playtime Series.
Date: Sun 10 Mar 2013
Mandalay
Mandalay
Little known British manufacturer of wooden puzzles, probably only quite short-lived in the 1950's era.
Date: Sat 28 Mar 2009
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
Simple wooden puzzle, which assembles in the box.
Date: Sat 28 Mar 2009
Mansell and Co, Vivian
Mansell and Co, Vivian
London based printing and publishing company who supplied artwork for many other makers, but also marketed some own brand wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 18 Feb 2023
Granny Knitting
Granny Knitting
60-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the London based printing and publishing Company A. Vivian Mansell and Co.
Date: Sun 19 Feb 2023
Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Very limited production, probably manufactured externally by manufacturers such as Victory.
Date: Sat 12 Jul 2008
Untitled-Battleships
Untitled-Battleships
Marketed by Marks and Spencer Ltd, but all the characteristics of a Victory cut puzzle. Very limited information available.
Date: Sat 12 Jul 2008
Master Craftsman
Master Craftsman
A brand of wooden puzzles made by Michael Stanfield Ltd.
Date: Wed 9 Oct 2024
Dickens London
Dickens London
A 825 piece wooden puzzle made by Stanfield Ltd featuring various Dickensian scenes and characters.
Date: Wed 9 Oct 2024
Mayfair, The
Mayfair, The
Limited production brand of c1920's-1930's wooden jigsaw puzzles, believed to have been manufactured by Victory..
Date: Sat 2 May 2009
Here's Luck
Here's Luck
100 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon Mayfair brand
Date: Sat 2 May 2009
Mending the Nets
Mending the Nets
375 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon Mayfair brand..
Date: Wed 1 Apr 2015
Old Kitchen, The
Old Kitchen, The
100 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Mayfair brand.
Date: Sun 23 Oct 2016
Relished Jest, A
Relished Jest, A
156 piece British Mayfair branded interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 2 Feb 2023
Mix Fix (Maw, D.J.)
Mix Fix (Maw, D.J.)
Minor London based manufacturer of wooden jigsaws, with very limited production. Branded as Mix Fix puzzles.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
River Medway at Aylsford Bridge, The
River Medway at Aylsford Bridge, The
500 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw.
Date: Tue 24 Aug 2010
Sundown
Sundown
560 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 11 Dec 2010
Untitled-Fishing Boats
Untitled-Fishing Boats
192 piece interlocking plywood from this limited production, London-based Company.
Date: Sun 21 Nov 2010
Untitled-Sailing Ship
Untitled-Sailing Ship
Untitled puzzle from this very small manufacturer.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2009
Mosaique
Mosaique
Uncommon brand of French manufactured plwood jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 9 Oct 2016
Gitane, La
Gitane, La
300 piece Mosaique plywood jigsaw puzzle of French manufacture.
Date: Sun 9 Oct 2016
Massacre des innocents, Le
Massacre des innocents, Le
800 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by french manufacturer Mosaique.
Date: Sun 9 Oct 2016
Vue de Delft
Vue de Delft
800 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the French brand Mosaique Puzzle
Date: Sun 9 Oct 2016
Nash & Hurd
Nash & Hurd
Limited British producer of cardboard jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Fri 3 Sep 2010
Untitled-Boys Smoking
Untitled-Boys Smoking
200 piece interlocking cardboard puzzle.
Date: Fri 3 Sep 2010
Newnes, Ltd., Geo
Newnes, Ltd., Geo
Primarily considered a publisher's, this Newnes Series of jigsaw puzzles were quite possibly made elsewhere in England.
Date: Tue 29 Jun 2010
His Majesty King George V
His Majesty King George V
60 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle in tray-style box with full colour guide picture.
Date: Tue 29 Jun 2010
Optimago
Optimago
London-based manufacturer of traditionally cut plywood puzzles in the late 20th Century c.1979-2004.
Date: Sat 3 Jan 2009
Americas, The
Americas, The
A 700-piece wooden puzzle of an early map of America made by Optimago in the early 1980's.
Date: Tue 30 May 2023
Barnet Fair
Barnet Fair
Colourful painting by John Frederick Herring, famed for his horse painting, cut in the rather simple Optimago interlocking cutting style and supplied in a bookshelf style box.
Date: Sun 12 Apr 2009
Bridge Problems-"Who Doubled no Trumps"
Bridge Problems-"Who Doubled no Trumps"
250 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw from this humorous painting by Leonard Raven-Hill.
Date: Sun 6 Dec 2009
Decorative Fowl Round A Lake With Ducks And Ducklings By A Reeded Bridge.
Decorative Fowl Round A Lake With Ducks And Ducklings By A Reeded Bridge.
One of a number of puzzles made to this format, which come ready assembled in their tray style box.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Déjeuner, Le
Déjeuner, Le
500 piece fully interlocking plywood Optmago wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 28 Feb 2019
Enigma
Enigma
Gold boxed range of plywood jigsaw puzzles produced by Optimago.
Date: Wed 12 Feb 2014
Lands End Enigma Puzzle, The
Lands End Enigma Puzzle, The
262 piece interlocking Enigma branded plywood jigsaw puzzle from Optimago.
Date: Wed 12 Feb 2014
Fowling in the Marshes
Fowling in the Marshes
Small puzzle from an ancient Egyptian painting.
Date: Sun 12 Apr 2009
Furber Flower Engravings
Furber Flower Engravings
Series of twelve plywood jigsaw puzzles from Optimago.
Date: Sat 17 Aug 2019
9. September
9. September
475 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Optimago's series of Furber Flower Engravings.
Date: Sat 17 Aug 2019
Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne
288 piece puzzle, which assembles in tray inside box, from a watercolour by Sir Hugh Casson to commemorate Glyndebourne's 50th anniversary in 1984.
Date: Sun 12 Apr 2009
Nouvelle Mappe-Monde by Bailleur le Jeune
Nouvelle Mappe-Monde by Bailleur le Jeune
600-piece map puzzle by Optimago made in the early 1980's.
Date: Mon 29 May 2023
Picnic on the Riverbank, A
Picnic on the Riverbank, A
500 piece fully interlocking plywood Optimago jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 7 Mar 2013
Pussycat on Broadway
Pussycat on Broadway
150 piece Fancy Cut wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 9 Apr 2011
Ramsgate Sands (Life at the Seaside)
Ramsgate Sands (Life at the Seaside)
800 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the London-based firm of Optimago Limited.
Date: Thu 28 Feb 2013
Royal Opera House, The
Royal Opera House, The
Simply cut interlocking plywood puzzle of the Royal Italian Opera House in Covent Garden. Assembles in tray within box.
Date: Sat 11 Apr 2009
Saxton's Maps
Saxton's Maps
Series of plywood jigsaw puzzles manufactured by Optimago, all featuring reproductions of 16th century maps.
Date: Sun 10 Sep 2023
Map of England and Wales
Map of England and Wales
588-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, one of a series of Saxton's Map puzzles by British manufacturer Optimago.
Date: Mon 23 Oct 2023
Map of Hampshire
Map of Hampshire
575-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, part of a series of map puzzles from British manufacturer Optimago.
Date: Sun 10 Sep 2023
Season to be Merry, A
Season to be Merry, A
320 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Optimago.
Date: Sat 14 Dec 2019
Summer Outing
Summer Outing
Interlocking puzzle showing a two tier painting representing an Edwardian summer outing by John Strickland Goodall. Supplied in a cloth bag.
Date: Sun 12 Apr 2009
Trout Fishing
Trout Fishing
252 piece interlocking puzzle, from a Clive Madgwick painting.
Date: Sun 12 Apr 2009
U.S.S. Delaware, The
U.S.S. Delaware, The
308 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Optimago.
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
Victorian Pleasure Gardens
Victorian Pleasure Gardens
315 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Optimago
Date: Sun 10 Feb 2019
Waghenaer's Great Sea Chart of Europe
Waghenaer's Great Sea Chart of Europe
600-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer Optimago.
Date: Sun 12 Apr 2009
Outside Inside
Outside Inside
Washington based company, laser-cut puzzles, made in China.
Date: Thu 6 Jul 2023
Timber Wolf
Timber Wolf
186-piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, of 2020 manufacture
Date: Thu 6 Jul 2023
Whitetail Deer
Whitetail Deer
183-piece, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, of 2020 manufacture.
Date: Thu 6 Jul 2023
Pandora Jig Saw Puzzle
Pandora Jig Saw Puzzle
Uncommon American manufacturer of good quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, probably dating from the 1930's.
Date: Sun 27 Dec 2009
Arabian Scouts
Arabian Scouts
High quality, 520 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, featuring 65 figural shape pieces.
Date: Sun 27 Dec 2009
Par Puzzles
Par Puzzles
One of the very finest manufacturers of wooden jigsaw puzzles, established in the USA in 1932 and still thriving now!
Date: Tue 14 May 2013
Early Autumn
Early Autumn
750 piece Par jigsaw puzzle from the top American brand.
Date: Thu 23 May 2013
Flirt Around
Flirt Around
850 piece interlocking Par plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 24 May 2013
In the Hunt
In the Hunt
Magical 525 piece Par puzzle from one of America's, if not the world's finest manufacturers.
Date: Sun 6 Oct 2013
State of Grace
State of Grace
Stunning 850 piece fully interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from Par in the USA.
Date: Tue 14 May 2013
Summer Breeze
Summer Breeze
A modern day 1040 piece jigsaw masterpiece from the long-established American Par Puzzles company.
Date: Tue 14 May 2013
Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers
One of the World's largest producers of games and puzzles, dating back to 1883.
Date: Sun 29 Mar 2009
Pastime Picture Puzzles
Pastime Picture Puzzles
Enormous range of size and subject, plus some of the finest cutting ever seen, have made Pastime puzzles amongst the most popular with collectors around the globe.
Date: Sun 29 Mar 2009
Attack on the Prince, The
Attack on the Prince, The
400+ piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Parker Brothers, Pastime branded range.
Date: Sun 27 Aug 2017
Autumn Glory
Autumn Glory
Vividly coloured 371 piece plywood puzzle featuring 43 excellent figural pieces.
Date: Wed 10 Jun 2009
Bonnes Nouvelles
Bonnes Nouvelles
400 piece Pastime Picture Puzzle from Americam manufacturer Parker Brothers.
Date: Sun 23 Aug 2020
Broke Jam, The
Broke Jam, The
470 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle with colour line-cutting and many figural shapes.
Date: Sat 10 Apr 2010
Captain of the Team
Captain of the Team
Charming 250 piece, colour line-cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Parker Brothers Pastime range.
Date: Sun 5 Dec 2010
Corner in Venice, A
Corner in Venice, A
250+ piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Parker Brothers Pastime range.
Date: Sun 12 Jun 2011
Daughter of the Regiment-France 1793, The
Daughter of the Regiment-France 1793, The
300 piece Pastime wooden jigsaw puzzle from Parker Brothers.
Date: Sat 28 Mar 2015
Deed to the Old Farm, The
Deed to the Old Farm, The
300 piece, push-fit plywood jigsaw, from this excellent artistic study.
Date: Wed 9 Dec 2009
Dollar Princess, The
Dollar Princess, The
250 piece outline and colour line-cut plywood puzzle from the Pastime range of the American Parker Brothers Company.
Date: Sun 6 May 2012
Entrance to a Mosque
Entrance to a Mosque
Very fine c1930 plywood puzzle from Parker Brothers Pastime range.
Date: Fri 21 Sep 2012
King George V and Queen Mary
King George V and Queen Mary
Small wooden puzzle, from a painting of the King and Queen of England, dated as 1911 on the cutter's label.
Date: Sun 29 Mar 2009
L'Arrivée
L'Arrivée
300 piece plywood puzzle, featuring a very unusual cutting style.
Date: Mon 30 Mar 2009
L'Offrande du Berger
L'Offrande du Berger
Early 350 piece Pastime plywood jigsaw puzzle, probably cut for the French market, with typically angular cutting style and figurals.
Date: Sun 20 Dec 2009
Literature
Literature
Date: Fri 21 Jan 2022
French Advert
French Advert
Date: Fri 21 Jan 2022
Mireille
Mireille
200 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw, probably made for the French Market, which is where it was found.
Date: Sun 13 Dec 2009
Preparing for Christmas
Preparing for Christmas
250 piece Pastime plywood jigsaw puzzle from Parker Brothers.
Date: Fri 28 Nov 2014
Puzzle Theatral
Puzzle Theatral
Very uncommon range of wooden puzzles whose box lid carries the familiar Pastime legend, whilst the end label refers to Parker's Puzzle Theatral.
Date: Sat 10 Dec 2011
Chantecler
Chantecler
125+ piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the scarce Puzzle Theatral range of Pastime puzzles.
Date: Sat 10 Dec 2011
Trumped
Trumped
500 piece American Pastime branded plywood jigsaw puzzle from Parker Brothers.
Date: Mon 17 Nov 2014
Venice The Beautiful
Venice The Beautiful
300 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the American Pastime range.
Date: Sat 9 Jun 2012
Voice of the People, The
Voice of the People, The
200 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle with 24 whimsies, or figurals.
Date: Sat 27 Mar 2010
Sheep in the Fold
Sheep in the Fold
Simple 75 piece push-fit plywood puzzle.
Date: Fri 9 Apr 2010
Untitled-Five Girls
Untitled-Five Girls
306 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw puzzle from American manufacturer Parker Brothers.
Date: Fri 28 Nov 2014
Patchwork Pictures
Patchwork Pictures
Fine quality, but very limited production brand of plywood puzzles, thought to be of British origin.
Date: Mon 13 Feb 2012
In the Days of the Empire
In the Days of the Empire
139 piece intricately cut plywood puzzle with Whimsies, from the uncommon Patchwork Pictures brand.
Date: Mon 13 Feb 2012
Peacock
Peacock
Family business established in 1853 as a manufacturer of dissected maps, which developed to produce high quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, right through the heyday of jigsaw popularity, up to their takeover by Chad Valley in 1934.
Date: Sun 30 Nov 2008
Beauty of the Orient
Beauty of the Orient
Beautiful 560 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Peacock's Toys to Teach range.
Date: Sun 9 Jun 2013
Laughing Cavalier, The
Laughing Cavalier, The
320 piece wooden puzzle from this famous Franz Hals portrait of this jovial fellow.
Date: Wed 10 Jun 2009
Morning Canter, The
Morning Canter, The
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Peacock's Toys to Teach range.
Date: Wed 3 Oct 2012
Old Bridge, The
Old Bridge, The
320 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be from the British Peacock brand.
Date: Mon 10 Apr 2017
Out of the Wilderness
Out of the Wilderness
80 Piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Peacock's Toys to Teach range.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2020
Playtime Picture Puzzle
Playtime Picture Puzzle
Range of wooden jigsaws, some with whimsies, presumed to have been produced by William Peacock and Sons (W.P and S.) on box lids.
Date: Sun 30 Nov 2008
At the Coach & Horses
At the Coach & Horses
80 piece push-fit plywood jigsaw from a print of a painting by John Sanderson-Wells.
Date: Tue 22 Jun 2010
Draw, The
Draw, The
Very small example of plywood push-fit puzzle from this little known range.
Date: Tue 7 Apr 2009
Fairest Flower that Grows, The
Fairest Flower that Grows, The
Superb solid wood puzzle with whimsies, from a very colourful painting of this girl with her posy of flowers. Very uncommon range of puzzles.
Date: Sun 4 Jan 2009
Gathering, The
Gathering, The
Small push-fit puzzle from William Peacock and Sons, in their Playtime range.
Date: Tue 7 Apr 2009
King George
King George
70 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Playtime Picture Puzzle brand.
Date: Sun 22 Sep 2019
Misty Morn, A
Misty Morn, A
75 piece non-interlocking Playtime Picture Puzzle.
Date: Mon 24 Aug 2020
On Green Pastures
On Green Pastures
Small push-fit puzzle on thick 3 ply wood, contained in strong card box. No guide picture, just a small end label with handwritten title. Box covering material very similar to Holtzapffel.
Date: Sun 30 Nov 2008
Portsmouth Road
Portsmouth Road
400 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the Playtime Picture Puzzles range.
Date: Mon 15 Aug 2011
Venice
Venice
209 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from William Peacock and Sons' Playtime Picture Puzzle range.'s
Date: Tue 9 Aug 2016
Whole Line Will Advance, The
Whole Line Will Advance, The
250 piece semi-interlocking solid wood puzzle from William Peacock and Sons Playtime Picture Puzzles range.
Date: Mon 15 Aug 2011
Summertime
Summertime
220 piece push-fit plywood puzzle from Peacock's Toys to Teach branded range.
Date: Sun 22 Apr 2012
Tempter, The
Tempter, The
Very tricky 480 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Peacock's Toys to Teach range,
Date: Sun 11 Mar 2012
Through the Purple Heather
Through the Purple Heather
320 piece non-interlocking "Toys to Teach" wooden jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer William Peacock.
Date: Sun 8 Sep 2024
Untitled-Landscape
Untitled-Landscape
320 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, probably from the British manufacturer William Peacock.
Date: Mon 26 Aug 2019
Untitled-R.M.S. Andania
Untitled-R.M.S. Andania
An unusual card puzzle made by Peacock after the take-over by Chad Valley.
Date: Sun 13 Aug 2023
Untitled-Shoe Shine Boy, The
Untitled-Shoe Shine Boy, The
321-piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, believed to be of c1920s manufacture by British firm William Peacock and Sons.
Date: Sun 4 Jun 2023
Pedley, Eric
Pedley, Eric
Exceptionally talented cutter of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Fri 4 Sep 2020
Christmas Landscape
Christmas Landscape
An extraordinary jigsaw puzzle creation from a true master of cutting, Eric Pedley, made for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Thu 31 Mar 2022
Dance of the Ladybirds, The
Dance of the Ladybirds, The
492 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by the brilliant British cutter Eric Pedley.
Date: Thu 24 Sep 2020
December in New England
December in New England
251 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by the great British cutter Eric Pedley.
Date: Sat 25 Jul 2020
Dinosaur, The
Dinosaur, The
178 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley
Date: Fri 27 Sep 2019
Hooked on Horses
Hooked on Horses
358 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by master-cutter Eric Pedley.
Date: Sun 7 Feb 2021
Kitchen, The
Kitchen, The
622 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Eric Pedley.
Date: Mon 16 May 2022
Lost World, The
Lost World, The
Very large, irregularly shaped plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley.
Date: Mon 23 Nov 2020
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
252 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley, for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Fri 5 Apr 2019
Night With Her Train of Stars
Night With Her Train of Stars
552 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by the quite brilliant Eric Pedley, for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sun 31 Oct 2021
Norfolk Broads
Norfolk Broads
594 piece sem-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley.
Date: Wed 17 Jun 2020
Pan
Pan
466 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley.
Date: Fri 4 Sep 2020
Patterns by the Seashore
Patterns by the Seashore
232 piece semi-intrelocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley.
Date: Mon 23 Nov 2020
Shells
Shells
Quite unique 146 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from Eric Pedley.
Date: Sat 28 Sep 2019
Spring Flowers
Spring Flowers
Extraordinary plywood jigsaw puzzle from British master cutter Eric Pedley.
Date: Mon 30 Oct 2023
Tiger
Tiger
387-piece, semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley.
Date: Sun 18 Oct 2020
Unexpected Party, An
Unexpected Party, An
253 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library's collection of Eric Pedley cut puzzles.
Date: Sat 30 Mar 2019
Wash Day
Wash Day
221 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Wed 25 Sep 2019
Wedding, The
Wedding, The
694 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle created by the brilliant cutter Eric Pedley for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sat 24 Nov 2018
Wise Owl
Wise Owl
160 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Eric Pedley, cut for the British Jigsaw Puzzle Library.
Date: Sat 30 Mar 2019
Penelope Puzzle
Penelope Puzzle
Swiss manufacturer of good quality plywood jigsaw puzzles, usually supplied in brightly coloured, foil-covered boxes with no guide pictures.
Date: Sun 14 Feb 2010
Evening Flight of Mallards
Evening Flight of Mallards
Uncommonly large example of plywood jigsaw puzzle, from this excellent Swiss manufacturer.
Date: Sun 14 Feb 2010
Guêpier d'Europe
Guêpier d'Europe
500 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from Swiss manufacturer Penelope.
Date: Thu 6 Nov 2014
Kreidefelsen auf Rügen
Kreidefelsen auf Rügen
Magnificent 1000 piece fully interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Swiss manufacturer Penelope
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2013
Lavaux
Lavaux
100 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Swiss maker Penelope.
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
petit montmartrois, Le
petit montmartrois, Le
500 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Swiss manufacturer Penelope.
Date: Sat 23 Jun 2012
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
200 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from the Swiss manufacturer Penelope.
Date: Fri 2 Dec 2011
Suisse Politique
Suisse Politique
200 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Swiss manufacturer Penelope.
Date: Sat 27 Aug 2011
Perivale, The
Perivale, The
c1930's British brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Wed 20 Nov 2019
Playtime
Playtime
100 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the uncommon British Perivale brand.
Date: Wed 20 Nov 2019
Perry's Pastime Picture Puzzle
Perry's Pastime Picture Puzzle
Dutch brand of wooden jigsaw puzzles of c1920s-1930s origin and available through publishing/stationery suppliers Blikman and Sartorius, Amsterdam.
Date: Mon 18 Mar 2024
Fairest Flower, The
Fairest Flower, The
c1920s, interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the Dutch "Perry's Pastime Picture Puzzle" brand.
Date: Mon 18 Mar 2024
Peters (Worcester), James
Peters (Worcester), James
Modern-day manufacturer of ceramic tiled puzzles.
Date: Sun 7 Oct 2012
Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs
61 piece ceramic tile puzzle by James Peter of Worcester.
Date: Sun 7 Oct 2012
PG Wooden Jigsaws
PG Wooden Jigsaws
Former wooden jigsaw puzzle manufacturer, based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, using water-jetting technology to produce high quality puzzles.
Date: Fri 7 Apr 2023
Napoleon Receives Queen Victoria
Napoleon Receives Queen Victoria
300-piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut with a water jet by PG Puzzles of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
Date: Fri 7 Apr 2023
Ferguson Tractor
Ferguson Tractor
A water-jet cut puzzle made in the early 2000's by PG Wooden Jigsaws.
Date: Sun 7 Jan 2024
Combs Coach
Combs Coach
A 300-piece water-jet cut puzzle depicting a Combs Coach painted by Malcolm Root.
Date: Thu 30 May 2024
PG Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles Catalogue
PG Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles Catalogue
A catalogue of sixteen puzzles for sale by PG Wooden Jigsaws.
Date: Thu 30 May 2024
Philmar
Philmar
Prolific British manufacturer of board games and jigsaw puzzles of both cardboard and wooden construction.
Date: Tue 28 May 2013
Cameo
Cameo
Series of cardboard jigsaw puzzles from British manufacturer Philmar.
Date: Sat 26 Oct 2013
Early Start, An
Early Start, An
550 piece Cameo series cardboard jigsaw puzzle from British manufacturer Philmar
Date: Sat 26 Oct 2013
Cavalcade
Cavalcade
One of Philmar's Series titles of cardboard interlocking jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 6 Oct 2013
Old London Bridge
Old London Bridge
616 piece cardboard Cavalcade series jigsaw puzzle from Philmar.
Date: Sun 6 Oct 2013
Spanish Main, The
Spanish Main, The
600+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Philmar's Cavalcade series.
Date: Sun 20 Apr 2014
Caxton Series
Caxton Series
One of Philmar's numerous series titles used to denote their prolific production of cardboard jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Tue 15 Oct 2013
On the Heath
On the Heath
816 piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Philmar's Caxton series.
Date: Tue 15 Oct 2013
Ensign
Ensign
Series of four 425+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzles from Philmar.
Date: Sat 5 Apr 2014
Hard Ride, A
Hard Ride, A
425+ piece interlocking cardboard Ensign series jigsaw puzzle from Philmar
Date: Sat 5 Apr 2014
To the Rescue
To the Rescue
Fourth of four titles in Philmar's Ensign series of 425+ piece c1950's cardboard jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 5 Apr 2014
Famous Castles
Famous Castles
Series of cardboard, fully interlocking jigsaw puzzles from the Philmar brand.
Date: Sun 6 Oct 2013
Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle
408 piece fully interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Philmar's colourful Famous Castles series.
Date: Tue 15 Oct 2013
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle
One of Philmar's Famous Castle series of interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Tue 15 Oct 2013
Harlech Castle
Harlech Castle
400+ piece Famous Castles series interlocking jigsaw puzzle from Philmar.
Date: Tue 15 Oct 2013
Holyrood House
Holyrood House
408 piece Famous Castles series cardboard puzzle by Philmar.
Date: Tue 15 Oct 2013
Inverness Castle
Inverness Castle
408 piece cardboard jigsaw puzzle by Philmar, in their Famous Castles series.
Date: Thu 21 Nov 2013
Sandringham
Sandringham
Very colourful 400+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Philmar's Famous Castles series.
Date: Sun 6 Oct 2013
Famous Cathedrals
Famous Cathedrals
Series of 400 piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzles from Philmar.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2013
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
408 piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Philmar's Famous Cathedrals series.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2013
St. David's Cathedral
St. David's Cathedral
408 piece British Philmar branded cardboard jigsaw puzzle from their Famous Cathedrals series.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2013
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral
One of Philmar's extensive Famous Cathedrals series of interlocking card puzzles.
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2013
Head of Loch Tay, Perthshire
Head of Loch Tay, Perthshire
96 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the early years of the Philmar brand.
Date: Tue 28 May 2013
Jubilee
Jubilee
Set of 2 double-sided cardboard puzzles promoting the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.
Date: Mon 26 May 2014
Jubilee-Title 1
Jubilee-Title 1
500 piece double-sided cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Philmar.
Date: Mon 26 May 2014
Sceptre
Sceptre
Series title used to denote two Philmar cardboard jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Wed 11 Dec 2013
Holiday Haunt
Holiday Haunt
1200+ piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Philmar's Sceptre series
Date: Wed 11 Dec 2013
Photochrom Co. Ltd.
Photochrom Co. Ltd.
Quite significant producer of mostly wooden jigsaw puzzles, showing London and Tunbridge Wells as their homes.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Flying Scotsman, The
Flying Scotsman, The
A 160 piece interlocking plywood Photochrom Puzzle de Luxe of this most famous of steam engines.
Date: Thu 9 Jun 2011
Happy Holland Series
Happy Holland Series
Rare 100 piece, double-sided, solid wood puzzle.
Date: Sun 13 Feb 2011
Jig-Star Movie Puzzle
Jig-Star Movie Puzzle
Range of wooden jigsaw puzzles depicting stars of the silver screen.
Date: Mon 25 Jan 2010
Alice Joyce-Vitagraph Star
Alice Joyce-Vitagraph Star
Rare 36 piece example of solid wood puzzle from this scarce series.
Date: Mon 25 Jan 2010
Charles Chaplin in "A Dog's Life"
Charles Chaplin in "A Dog's Life"
80 piece, solid wood puzzle from this very scarce set of jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Tue 9 Mar 2010
King Arthur, The
King Arthur, The
160 piece interlocking plywood puzzle by Photochrom.
Date: Fri 27 May 2011
L.N.E.R. High Pressure Compound Engine No. 10000
L.N.E.R. High Pressure Compound Engine No. 10000
160 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Photochrom, promoting this 1929 built locomotive.
Date: Thu 9 Jun 2011
Life Guards in the Park
Life Guards in the Park
120 piece interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle from the British Photochrom company.
Date: Thu 2 Feb 2023
Love Letter, The
Love Letter, The
100 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from a photograph.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Madame Lebrun & Her Daughter
Madame Lebrun & Her Daughter
60 piece interlocking plywood puzzle fro the Photochrom Company.
Date: Thu 25 Oct 2012
Mountain Mists
Mountain Mists
120 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Photochrom.
Date: Thu 20 Jan 2011
Orient Liner Entering Tilbury Dock, An
Orient Liner Entering Tilbury Dock, An
Simple 120 piece interlocking jigsaw from a photograph.
Date: Fri 13 Nov 2009
Royal Scot, The
Royal Scot, The
160 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Photochrom.
Date: Fri 14 Dec 2012
Scotch Express on the Forth Bridge
Scotch Express on the Forth Bridge
c1923 interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Photochrom company
Date: Fri 20 Dec 2013
Tight Corner, A
Tight Corner, A
120 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Photochrom
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2011
Tric Trac Players
Tric Trac Players
160 piece, fully interlocking solid mahogany jigsaw puzzle fro the British Photochrom Company.
Date: Fri 3 Apr 2015
Untitled-Camel
Untitled-Camel
160 piece solid mahogany Photochrom jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 20 Dec 2013
Pike, Thelwell Mather
Pike, Thelwell Mather
c1930's limited production maufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sat 7 Sep 2019
Death of a Rajah
Death of a Rajah
202 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Thelwell Mather Pike.
Date: Sun 10 Nov 2019
Ghost Story, The
Ghost Story, The
205 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Thelwell Mather Pike.
Date: Thu 24 Oct 2019
King Khavär
King Khavär
313 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Thelwell Mather Pike.
Date: Tue 10 Dec 2019
Milk Carrier, The
Milk Carrier, The
216 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British amateur cutter Thelwell Mather Pike.
Date: Sun 10 Nov 2019
Oracle, The
Oracle, The
Very colourful non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Thelwell Mather Pike.
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2019
Purcell at the Organ
Purcell at the Organ
c1930's non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle by Thelwell Mather Pike.
Date: Wed 11 Sep 2019
Ranee
Ranee
183 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Thelwell Mather Pike.
Date: Sat 7 Sep 2019
Untitled-Dunlop Fort 90
Untitled-Dunlop Fort 90
229 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, estimated to be of c1935 manufacture, by the talented British cutter Thelwall Mather Pike.
Date: Sun 1 Mar 2020
Pixels Puzzles
Pixels Puzzles
A brand of wooden puzzles cut into abstract designs.
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2024
Creative Abstract
Creative Abstract
A double-sided puzzle cut by PixelsPuzzles in an abstract design.
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2024
Ponda
Ponda
Significant manufacturer of post WW11 wooden jigsaw puzzles, based at St Leonard's on Sea, Sussex.
Date: Sat 27 Dec 2008
Bend of the Canal, The
Bend of the Canal, The
125 piece fully interlocking plywood Ponda jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 22 Mar 2019
Blacksmith
Blacksmith
72 piece interlocking plywood puzzle, which assembles in own box.
Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
Simple 36 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw, which assembles in own box. One of a series from around the British Isles.
Date: Sat 5 Dec 2009
Elephants, Kruger National Park
Elephants, Kruger National Park
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw, which assembles in own box.
Date: Sun 28 Dec 2008
Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
Golden Pavilion, Kyoto
150 piece interlocking jigsaw, which assembles in it's own box. Made from a photograph quoting Reproduction from Goodyear Dealer Calendar.
Date: Sun 28 Dec 2008
K.L.M. Pictorial Map of Europe
K.L.M. Pictorial Map of Europe
Fascinating 500-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British manufacturer Ponda, featuring a colourful K.L.M. promotional map.
Date: Sun 2 Apr 2023
Landlord's Brew, The
Landlord's Brew, The
1000 piece fully interlocking plywood puzzle from British manufacturer Ponda.
Date: Thu 1 May 2014
Mad Hatter's Tea Party, The
Mad Hatter's Tea Party, The
One of a set of small 30 piece puzzles, which assembles in own box and uses a copyrighted Disney image.
Date: Sun 28 Dec 2008
Puffins
Puffins
Simple interlocking plywood puzzle from this nice Vernon Ward painting of a flock of puffins setting off from the rocks.
Date: Mon 23 Mar 2009
Three Caballeros, The
Three Caballeros, The
One of a set of small 30 piece puzzles, which assembles in own box and uses a copyrighted Disney image. Unnamed on the box, but thought to promote this film, which was a sequel to Disney's Saludos Amigos.
Date: Sun 28 Dec 2008
Time to Spare
Time to Spare
Quite a widely used Vernon Ward painting featuring a short break from the farming day.
Date: Sun 28 Dec 2008
Untitled-Coronation
Untitled-Coronation
150 piece interlocking panoramic plywood puzzle of the Coronation.
Date: Fri 22 Apr 2011
Walt Disney's Pinocchio
Walt Disney's Pinocchio
One of a set of small 30 piece puzzles, which assembles in own box and uses a copyrighted Disney image.
Date: Sun 28 Dec 2008
Puzzla
Puzzla
Early 20th Century brand of wooden, push-fit jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 5 Sep 2010
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
Early 20th century, 600 piece non-interlocking jigsaw puzzle of solid wooden construction from the Puzzla brand name.
Date: Fri 17 Apr 2015
Coveted Morsel, A
Coveted Morsel, A
200 piece push-fit plywood Puzzla jigsaw.
Date: Sun 18 Nov 2012
Fisher Folk/Autumn on the Fens
Fisher Folk/Autumn on the Fens
100 piece double-sided plywood puzzle from the Puzzla brand.
Date: Sat 3 Nov 2012
Fishing
Fishing
80 piece push-fit solid wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Wed 20 Oct 2010
Forest Glade, A
Forest Glade, A
100 piece solid wood, push-fit puzzle.
Date: Thu 30 Sep 2010
Loading at the Mills
Loading at the Mills
160 piece push-fit, solid wood puzzle from the Puzzla brand.
Date: Sat 25 Jun 2011
Untitled-Autumnal Scene
Untitled-Autumnal Scene
200 piece, solid wood push-fit puzzle under the Puzzla brand name.
Date: Sun 5 Sep 2010
Puzzle Moderne
Puzzle Moderne
Little known, early 20th century, French brand of very good quality wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Date: Sun 8 Jan 2017
Entre Voisines
Entre Voisines
Very finely cut, non-interlocking, plywood jigsaw puzzle from the French Puzzle Moderne brand.
Date: Sun 8 Jan 2017
Fermière, La
Fermière, La
350 piece non-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the French Puzzle Moderne brand.
Date: Tue 28 Feb 2017
PuzzleMonk
PuzzleMonk
21st Century American manufacture of very high quality, hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles,
Date: Sat 2 Mar 2024
Santa's Globe
Santa's Globe
High quality interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the American PuzzleMonk brand.
Date: Sat 2 Mar 2024
Puzzleplex
Puzzleplex
Makers of hand-cut wooden Jigsaws and Three-dimensional Puzzles.
Date: Sat 13 Apr 2013
Artist's House (Detail), The
Artist's House (Detail), The
401 piece Puzzleplex plywood jigsaw puzzle from Simon Stocken.
Date: Sun 8 Feb 2015
Blossoming Almond Tree
Blossoming Almond Tree
1112 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle hand-cut to order from the British Puzzleplex brand. Cut by Simon Stocken
Date: Sat 13 Apr 2013
Deep Down Under
Deep Down Under
1847 piece treadle-saw cut plywood jigsaw puzzle from Simon Stocken
Date: Tue 16 Apr 2013
Escher's Birds
Escher's Birds
Exceedingly complex, 741 piece piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, hand-cut by Peter Stocken in 1999
Date: Fri 19 Apr 2013
Eye of the Pyramid, The
Eye of the Pyramid, The
1057 piece plywood jigsaw puzzle by Simon Stocken of the Puzzleplex brand.
Date: Fri 19 Apr 2013
Fish and Frolics
Fish and Frolics
40 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle, hand-cut in 2009 by a then nine year old Max, the fourth generation from the Stocken family to take to the treadle-saw!
Date: Fri 19 Apr 2013
Flos Solis maior
Flos Solis maior
Stunning multi-layer plywood jigsaw puzzle, hand-cut by Simon Stocken, featuring a print from the Hortus Eystettensis
Date: Fri 19 Apr 2013
Pink Peony
Pink Peony
220 piece multi-layer plywood puzzle, cut by Simon Stocken from the British Puzzleplex brand.
Date: Tue 16 Apr 2013
Robin, The
Robin, The
750 piece semi-interlocking plywood Puzzleplex branded jigsaw puzzle treadle-cut by Simon Stocken.
Date: Mon 15 Apr 2013
Shiraz
Shiraz
82 piece promotional plywood jigsaw puzzle from Puzzleplex. Cut by Claudia
Date: Tue 16 Apr 2013
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh
2512 piece multi-layered plywood jigsaw puzzle, treadle-saw cut by Simon Stocken for HM Queen Elizabeth II
Date: Tue 16 Apr 2013
Tiger in a Tropical Storm
Tiger in a Tropical Storm
589 piece Puzzleplex branded plywood jigsaw puzzle cut by Simon Stocken
Date: Sun 4 Jan 2015
Puzzles Perplexité (Esman Frères-Paris), Les
Puzzles Perplexité (Esman Frères-Paris), Les
An early French producer of wooden puzzles whose catalogue pages talk of vast numbers and styles, although examples seem very scarce.
Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Au Café
Au Café
500 piece semi-interlocking plywood puzzle from the French manufacturer Puzzles Perplexité.
Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Literature
Literature
Literature regarding the Puzzles Perplexité brand.
Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Nouveaux Prix
Nouveaux Prix
Price list found inside one of the Puzzles Perplexité boxes
Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Succès du jour, Les
Succès du jour, Les
c1915/16 promotional flyer found in the Village d'Alsace puzzle.
Date: Sun 29 Jun 2014
Nid, Le
Nid, Le
193 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle from the French Puzzles Perplexité brand.
Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Village d'Alsace
Village d'Alsace
250 piece semi-interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from French manufacturer Perplexité-Paris.
Date: Mon 30 Jun 2014
Puzzlewood
Puzzlewood
A modern UK hand-cutter with a wide range of puzzle styles.
Date: Fri 1 Nov 2024
Adam & Eve, the Fall of Man
Adam & Eve, the Fall of Man
An early example of Puzzlewood jigsaws from 2004 with 226 pieces
Date: Fri 1 Nov 2024
Cat Bird
Cat Bird
A 140 piece puzzle in figure-it-out style by Puzzlewood.
Date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Corvids 19
Corvids 19
A 376 piece puzzle in mixed seaweed cut with 3D enhancement by Puzzlewood.
Date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Globe Theatre
Globe Theatre
A large 3D-enhanced puzzle of 1185 pieces from Puzzlewood.
Date: Fri 8 Nov 2024
Henry VII’s Lady Chapel (Westminster Abbey)
Henry VII’s Lady Chapel (Westminster Abbey)
A 317 piece 3D enhanced puzzle from Puzzlewood.
Date: Mon 11 Nov 2024
Honeycomb Marquetry Panel
Honeycomb Marquetry Panel
3D-enhanced puzzle of 368 pieces by Puzzlewood.
Date: Fri 8 Nov 2024
Lavenham Morris Men
Lavenham Morris Men
A 609 piece 3D enhanced puzzle from Puzzlewood.
Date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Molly MacLiving Series
Molly MacLiving Series
A series of "lacy" puzzles with all the background removed, from Puzzlewood
Date: Mon 11 Nov 2024
Elephants Never Forget
Elephants Never Forget
A 345 piece puzzle from Puzzlewood.
Date: Mon 11 Nov 2024
No 631 Angel and No 632 The Children of Lir
No 631 Angel and No 632 The Children of Lir
Two puzzles commissioned from a calendar of fantasy art, 367 and 375 pieces by Puzzlewood.
Date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Owl and the Pussycat Series
Owl and the Pussycat Series
A series of commissions by Heather Prydderch of Owen Wood illustrations
Date: Sun 10 Nov 2024
Owl & the Pussycat's Wedding
Owl & the Pussycat's Wedding
A 670 piece 3D enhanced puzzle with dropouts from Puzzlewood.
Date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
The Owl And The Pussycat Went to Sea
The Owl And The Pussycat Went to Sea
A 768 piece 3D enhanced puzzle from Puzzlewood
Date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
The Piggy-Wig with his Ring
The Piggy-Wig with his Ring
A 321 piece 3D enhanced puzzle by Puzzlewood.
Date: Mon 11 Nov 2024
Summer Garden
Summer Garden
A 404 piece interlocking puzzle by UK hand cutter Puzzlewood.
Date: Fri 1 Nov 2024
The Cliff Garden
The Cliff Garden
386 piece puzzle hand cut by Puzzlewood.
Date: Fri 1 Nov 2024
Woman Choosing a Bouquet of Flowers
Woman Choosing a Bouquet of Flowers
248 piece puzzle by Puzzlewood with long-arm cutting style.
Date: Fri 1 Nov 2024
Puzzly
Puzzly
A maker of laser-cut puzzles base in Surrey.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Bellatrix the Bunny
Bellatrix the Bunny
145 piece shaped puzzle by UK manufacturer Puzzly.
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2024
English Landscape
English Landscape
A laser-cut puzzle of a Canaletto painting made by Puzzly in 2024.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Mediterranean Summer
Mediterranean Summer
420 piece laser-cut puzzle from UK manufacturer Puzzly.
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
Ocean Life
Ocean Life
A laser-cut puzzle of a range of ocean wildlife made by Puzzly in 2023.
Date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons
400 piece puzzle by UK manufacturer Puzzly.
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2024
The Jazz Band
The Jazz Band
250 piece puzzle by UK manufacturer Puzzly.
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2024
R. & T. W. (Jeanne D' Arc)
R. & T. W. (Jeanne D' Arc)
Little known manufacturer of solid wood jigsaw puzzles under the Jeanne D' Arc brand name.
Date: Sun 19 Sep 2010
Good Shepherd, The
Good Shepherd, The
Very uncommon example from this limited, London-based producer.
Date: Sun 19 Sep 2010
Raco-Intalok-Zig-Zag Puzzle.
Raco-Intalok-Zig-Zag Puzzle.
Raco (Richard Art Co. Ltd), were a London based producer of wooden puzzles, taking over the Zig-Zag brand name.
Date: Sat 6 Sep 2008
1. Neath Mountain Shades
1. Neath Mountain Shades
250 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from Richards Art Co.
Date: Sat 22 Jan 2011
Launching of the Cunard White Star Liner R.M.S. Queen Mary, The
Launching of the Cunard White Star Liner R.M.S. Queen Mary, The
200 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sun 19 Sep 2010
Lifeboat, The
Lifeboat, The
Scarce 150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw from Richards Art Co. Ltd. (RACO)
Date: Sat 12 Feb 2011
Literature
Literature
Literature relating to the Richards Art Co.(RACO)
Date: Sun 15 May 2011
Promotional Leaflet
Promotional Leaflet
Promotional Leaflet detailing some of the puzzles available in the Intalok Zig-Zag range
Date: Sun 15 May 2011
Zig-Zag Puzzle Library
Zig-Zag Puzzle Library
List of 12 puzzles from The RACO Intalok Zig-Zag Puzzle Library
Date: Tue 5 Nov 2013
Loch Fyne
Loch Fyne
200 piece Intalok Zig-Zag plywood jigsaw puzzle from Richards Art Co., or RACO.
Date: Tue 5 Nov 2013
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond
300 piece plywood interlocking jigsaw puzzle, with framed border from their Northern Beauty Series.
Date: Sat 9 Jan 2010
Ocean Greyhounds, The
Ocean Greyhounds, The
150 piece panoramic plywood puzzle from Richards Art Co.
Date: Sun 15 May 2011
Record Breakers
Record Breakers
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Richards Art Company.
Date: Wed 23 Nov 2011
Test Match, The
Test Match, The
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Richards Art Co.(RACO)
Date: Sun 8 May 2011
Untitled-Croydon Airport
Untitled-Croydon Airport
150 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Thu 20 May 2010
Untitled-Naval Scene
Untitled-Naval Scene
100 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from RACO, in their Intalok Zig-Zag range
Date: Sun 15 May 2011
Untitled-Shepherd and Flock
Untitled-Shepherd and Flock
Simple interlocking wooden jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Sat 6 Sep 2008
Untitled-TT Race
Untitled-TT Race
c1930's plywood puzzle. Interlocking cut.
Date: Sat 6 Sep 2008
Untitled-Tudor Filling Station, The
Untitled-Tudor Filling Station, The
Scarce 50 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw, which fits assembled in its tray style box.
Date: Sun 28 Feb 2010
Welcome Refreshment
Welcome Refreshment
300 piece interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle from the British Intalok Zig-Zag brand.
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2020
Winners
Winners
Series of interlocking plywood puzzles which feature various artistic interpretations of speed in travel.
Date: Mon 22 Aug 2011
Untitled-Seaplanes
Untitled-Seaplanes
Simply cut interlocking wooden puzzle.
Date: Sun 8 Mar 2009
Untitled-Train
Untitled-Train
150 piece interlocking plywood puzzle from the Intalok series Winners.
Date: Mon 22 Aug 2011
Rand McNally
Rand McNally
Chicago based publishing company known to have published and distributed card puzzles promoting the 1933 World's Fair
Date: Thu 28 Nov 2013
World's Fair Picture Puzzle. Chicago 1933
World's Fair Picture Puzzle. Chicago 1933
125 piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle promoting the 1933 World Fair in Chicago.
Date: Thu 28 Nov 2013
Ravensburger
Ravensburger
Major German producer of high quality card puzzles, including some of the largest ever made.
Date: Thu 1 Jan 2009
Lord of the Rings, The
Lord of the Rings, The
Series of puzzles produced under license to New Line Cinema, each showing scenes from the Peter Jackson film production of Tolkien's masterpiece.
Date: Fri 2 Jan 2009
Fellowship of the Ring, The
Fellowship of the Ring, The
First in this series of three circular puzzles, supplied in octagonal boxes, showing scenes from the first part of the Tolkien trillogy.
Date: Fri 2 Jan 2009
Return of the King, The
Return of the King, The
Third in this series of three circular puzzles, supplied in octagonal boxes, showing scenes from the third part of the Tolkien trillogy.
Date: Fri 2 Jan 2009
Two Towers, The
Two Towers, The
Second in this series of three circular puzzles, supplied in octagonal boxes, showing scenes from the second part of the Tolkien trillogy.
Date: Fri 2 Jan 2009
Restricted Access
Restricted Access
Set of three 49 piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzles from Ravensburger.
Date: Sun 20 Aug 2023
Species Surveillance
Species Surveillance
100-piece interlocking cardboard jigsaw puzzle from Ravensburger, promoting the Universal Pictures film Jurassic World Dominion.
Date: Sat 19 Aug 2023
Regal Jigsaw Puzzle Company
Regal Jigsaw Puzzle Company
Limited producer of plywood jigsaw puzzles based at Bexhill-on-Sea, near Hastings on England's south coast.
Date: Fri 9 Oct 2015
Colonel's Story, The
Colonel's Story, The
500 piece fully interlocking Regal plywood jigsaw puzzle.
Date: Fri 9 Oct 2015
Treasures
Treasures
500 piece 5 ply wooden jigsaw puzzle from the limited production British Regal brand.
Date: Sat 10 Oct 2015
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Wooden jigsaw puzzles with raised sections and sometimes raised dots to assist in their assembly by the blind or partially sighted.
Date: Fri 3 Sep 2010
Camel
Camel
Interlocking plywood jigsaw puzzle cut for the RNIB.
Date: Sat 23 Sep 2023
Derby Winner