Four Vintage Jigsaws The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, including Tuck Popular 46
The jigsaw in the top left corner was displayed in the History show & tell. The painting is the Boyhood of Raleigh, by Pre-Raphaelite artist Millais. This prompted me to do a jigsaw roundup from my records on the painting.
Top Left: Jigsaw and Pieces - Vintage 236pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais. A push-fit jigsaw, pieces rounded or cloud-cut 3ply. The seller in late 2013 believed it to be c1920s.
Top Centre: University Distributing Jig of the Week 300pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, 14x10in. This is a push-fit jigsaw with many pieces being almost square and the rest having only shallow knobs. It has a shaped top & lower edge and I presume it is die-cut card. The image is no22 and there is a sticker on which I can only read BESTOVAL 9 (cents?). Consulting Anne Williams's book confirmed it is an example of the 1930s Depression-era Jigsaw Craze. University Distributing launched their first Jig of the Week on Oct 5th 1932 for the bargain price of 25cents and finished in May 1933. The firm were the first to include a guide picture, folded inside the box in 1933. The jigsaw entered my records when it was resold in Sept 2013.
Centre & Top Right: Photochrom Co Ltd (London & Tunbridge Wells) 160pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, Z616, 12x8in an interlocking cut. The photo of the box is its original colour, but I've manipulated the colour of the jigsaw photo to make it appear more normal. It sold in Jan 2020 for £5!
www.thejigasaurus.com/jigasaurus/v/photochrom/
Lower Photos: Tuck Popular Picture Puzzle 90pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, 11.5x8.5in. The cut is smooth sinusoidal push-fit. It was halved and then dissected using wavy-lined strip cutting. This was one of my earliest vintage purchases - £19 in March 2013.
Jigasaurus doesn't have an entry for Tuck's Popular range, but they resemble the Tippe Toppe (being push-fit budget options). The vast majority of Tuck jigsaws that you see for sale are ZagZaws, with a lower number of Crazy Cuts. I only have five Tuck Popular Picture Puzzle examples in my records and all the others with original boxes are red boxed.
www.thejigasaurus.com/jigasaurus/v/tucks/tippe_toppe/
Four Vintage Jigsaws The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, including Tuck Popular 46
The jigsaw in the top left corner was displayed in the History show & tell. The painting is the Boyhood of Raleigh, by Pre-Raphaelite artist Millais. This prompted me to do a jigsaw roundup from my records on the painting.
Top Left: Jigsaw and Pieces - Vintage 236pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais. A push-fit jigsaw, pieces rounded or cloud-cut 3ply. The seller in late 2013 believed it to be c1920s.
Top Centre: University Distributing Jig of the Week 300pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, 14x10in. This is a push-fit jigsaw with many pieces being almost square and the rest having only shallow knobs. It has a shaped top & lower edge and I presume it is die-cut card. The image is no22 and there is a sticker on which I can only read BESTOVAL 9 (cents?). Consulting Anne Williams's book confirmed it is an example of the 1930s Depression-era Jigsaw Craze. University Distributing launched their first Jig of the Week on Oct 5th 1932 for the bargain price of 25cents and finished in May 1933. The firm were the first to include a guide picture, folded inside the box in 1933. The jigsaw entered my records when it was resold in Sept 2013.
Centre & Top Right: Photochrom Co Ltd (London & Tunbridge Wells) 160pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, Z616, 12x8in an interlocking cut. The photo of the box is its original colour, but I've manipulated the colour of the jigsaw photo to make it appear more normal. It sold in Jan 2020 for £5!
www.thejigasaurus.com/jigasaurus/v/photochrom/
Lower Photos: Tuck Popular Picture Puzzle 90pc The Boyhood of Raleigh by Millais, 11.5x8.5in. The cut is smooth sinusoidal push-fit. It was halved and then dissected using wavy-lined strip cutting. This was one of my earliest vintage purchases - £19 in March 2013.
Jigasaurus doesn't have an entry for Tuck's Popular range, but they resemble the Tippe Toppe (being push-fit budget options). The vast majority of Tuck jigsaws that you see for sale are ZagZaws, with a lower number of Crazy Cuts. I only have five Tuck Popular Picture Puzzle examples in my records and all the others with original boxes are red boxed.
www.thejigasaurus.com/jigasaurus/v/tucks/tippe_toppe/