John Hyde jp700 Miss K Rutherford Library 963pc The Sandhill Bathing Beauty Loves Messenger 5repl 69x49cm stgenix
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Miss K Rutherford Library no12 963pc The Sandhill (Bathing Beauty - Love's Messenger, although I don't know why that title has become attached to the jigsaw's file), 5repl (20x27in) 69x49cm, push-fit with some line-cutting in the main figure. Fantastic jigsaw cut from an Art Deco travel poster. Sky paint touching-up has been a bit heavy handed, but perhaps better than original white specks. John sold this jigsaw cFeb 2021.
The exact image of the jigsaw can be seen on a period postcard.
I spotted a very similar reproduction LNER poster for this. It has 'COME TO CROMER - Where the Poppies grow' by Bruce Angrave. Unfortunately only a small image so I can't confirm the artist's signature. In the poster version 'COME TO' is close to the girl's head, with the rest being in a dark green border. The poster is a bit more stylised and there are people on the beach.
Miss K Rutherford Library:
Nicki's research document.
"Rutherford Jigsaw Library/The Parkfield Library, Liverpool 1950s
Run and cut by: Miss K Rutherford, (Cutter) 10A (10B) Parkfield Road, Liverpool 17.
Later known as the Parkfield Puzzle Library, 2 Parkfield Road, Liverpool, then 10 Parkfield Road, Liverpool.
Box: large flat rectangular box in brown card with 2 small labels on one end, a printed one showing puzzle library address and a handwritten one showing the title, no of pieces and size of the puzzle
Cut: Push fit in a somewhat angular style. Well cut, semi-interlocking, CLC.
A large and well patronized club with over 1000 puzzles. The puzzles were for the most part cut by Miss Rutherford, but an example on www.thejigasaurus “The Party” suggests that Miss Rutherford’s Liverpool Library may have taken over, absorbed or purchased the nearby Rochdale “Studio Jigsaw Library” which existed earlier in the 1920s and 1930s. If this is the case then some of the library puzzles may have been cut by Rablah. A testament to the popularity of Miss Rutherford’s Library is that many of her puzzles show replacement pieces and much wear to the piece and image edges."
John Hyde jp700 Miss K Rutherford Library 963pc The Sandhill Bathing Beauty Loves Messenger 5repl 69x49cm stgenix
John Hyde Collection
jp700
Miss K Rutherford Library no12 963pc The Sandhill (Bathing Beauty - Love's Messenger, although I don't know why that title has become attached to the jigsaw's file), 5repl (20x27in) 69x49cm, push-fit with some line-cutting in the main figure. Fantastic jigsaw cut from an Art Deco travel poster. Sky paint touching-up has been a bit heavy handed, but perhaps better than original white specks. John sold this jigsaw cFeb 2021.
The exact image of the jigsaw can be seen on a period postcard.
I spotted a very similar reproduction LNER poster for this. It has 'COME TO CROMER - Where the Poppies grow' by Bruce Angrave. Unfortunately only a small image so I can't confirm the artist's signature. In the poster version 'COME TO' is close to the girl's head, with the rest being in a dark green border. The poster is a bit more stylised and there are people on the beach.
Miss K Rutherford Library:
Nicki's research document.
"Rutherford Jigsaw Library/The Parkfield Library, Liverpool 1950s
Run and cut by: Miss K Rutherford, (Cutter) 10A (10B) Parkfield Road, Liverpool 17.
Later known as the Parkfield Puzzle Library, 2 Parkfield Road, Liverpool, then 10 Parkfield Road, Liverpool.
Box: large flat rectangular box in brown card with 2 small labels on one end, a printed one showing puzzle library address and a handwritten one showing the title, no of pieces and size of the puzzle
Cut: Push fit in a somewhat angular style. Well cut, semi-interlocking, CLC.
A large and well patronized club with over 1000 puzzles. The puzzles were for the most part cut by Miss Rutherford, but an example on www.thejigasaurus “The Party” suggests that Miss Rutherford’s Liverpool Library may have taken over, absorbed or purchased the nearby Rochdale “Studio Jigsaw Library” which existed earlier in the 1920s and 1930s. If this is the case then some of the library puzzles may have been cut by Rablah. A testament to the popularity of Miss Rutherford’s Library is that many of her puzzles show replacement pieces and much wear to the piece and image edges."