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Holtzapffel - Pageant of the Empire Builders
This 700-piece solid wood puzzle measures 38" x 11"! That's because it's the bottom half of a poster produced to advertise the 1924-5 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.
The poster was designed by the artist R T Cooper. My half of the poster shows some of the men who influenced the establishment of the British Empire, including Captain Cook, Nelson, Gordon (on the camel), Livingstone and Stanley, and Rhodes. The other half of the poster, also made into a puzzle by Holtzapffel, can be seen on the Jigasaurus website.
The puzzle title refers to an amazing pageant produced during the Exhibition. The nearest modern equivalent would be the Olympics opening ceremonies. There were elaborate set pieces about the lives of the famous men; in addition to 15,000 human performers, there were 300 horses, 50 donkeys, 1,000 doves, 72 monkeys, 7 elephants, 8 camels and 3 bears!
The puzzle itself is push-fit and semi-interlocking, with an interlocking bottom border. The complicated print and colour line cutting made it challenging to do.
Holtzapffel - Pageant of the Empire Builders
This 700-piece solid wood puzzle measures 38" x 11"! That's because it's the bottom half of a poster produced to advertise the 1924-5 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.
The poster was designed by the artist R T Cooper. My half of the poster shows some of the men who influenced the establishment of the British Empire, including Captain Cook, Nelson, Gordon (on the camel), Livingstone and Stanley, and Rhodes. The other half of the poster, also made into a puzzle by Holtzapffel, can be seen on the Jigasaurus website.
The puzzle title refers to an amazing pageant produced during the Exhibition. The nearest modern equivalent would be the Olympics opening ceremonies. There were elaborate set pieces about the lives of the famous men; in addition to 15,000 human performers, there were 300 horses, 50 donkeys, 1,000 doves, 72 monkeys, 7 elephants, 8 camels and 3 bears!
The puzzle itself is push-fit and semi-interlocking, with an interlocking bottom border. The complicated print and colour line cutting made it challenging to do.