THE IRON HORSE. locomotive, green train engine

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Valentine, heart shaped, gold background, forget me not floral border, artist Brundage, cupids

FATHER TUCK'S PICTURE BUILDING. ENGINE. MOTOR CAR. STEAMSHIP

Set Comment

A boxed set of three different board puzzles. Each has push fit style pieces that fit into a shaped backing board with firm edges. Descriptions of each puzzle are on the reverse of each backing board. The boxes are numbered with Tuck numbers but the individual puzzles are not. Each piece is titled to fit into the corresponding titled spot on the board. The box is marked RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LTD. LONDON. PARIS. BERLIN. NEW YORK. MONTREAL. DESIGNED IN ENGLAND. PRINTED IN SAXONY. PATENT NO 4665, 1909, PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. The box is not in the reference collection and the Tuck number on it is unknown. There are three different sets, two English (red trimmed cover, green trimmed cover) and one German set titled ONKEL TUCK'S PUZZLE BAUKASTEN FUR KNABEN

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THE IRON HORSE. locomotive, green train engine

Item Comment

green train engine marked MR N114, 34 pieces, cardboard, on the reverse THE LOCOMOTIVE IS CALLED THE IRON HORSE. IT IS A WONDERFUL STEAM ENGINE THAT CAN PULL A HEAVY TRAIN WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN IT AT THE RATE OF OVER SIXTY MILES AN HOUR....

Type

Puzzle

Size

10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. board