Puzzle

LEICESTERSHIRE SHEEP

32 pieces, by "RAPHAEL TUCK &SONS Ltd. - LONDON" "PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN"

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

F.L. HERRING SEUL ?

7 x 4 in.

Sheep

RETURNING HOME

about 35 pieces,

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

E. HUNE to be confirmed

8 x 4 in.

Royal Horse Artillery Officer & Orderly

35 piece wooden (plywood) jigsaw puzzle

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

HARRY PAYNE

THE BRIDGE ON THE COMMON

35 pieces, three whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

6 x 4 in.

THE FINISHING TOUCH

35 pieces

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

6.5 x 4.5 in

THE GEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF SCOTLAND (EACH COUNTRY CUT OUT IN ONE PIECE)

about 40 pieces, wooden, (EACH COUNTRY CUT OUT IN ONE PIECE), complete, with box, push fit style

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

8 1/2 x 9 in.

THE LAST LOAD

36 wooden pieces

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

J. ATKINSON

8 x 4 in.

THE MOUNTAIN LAKE

35 pieces with several whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

ELMER KEENE

8 x 4 in

YORK CITY WALLS

title to be confrimed, one piece missing, about 25 pieces

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

WESTMINSTER ABBEY & ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH FROM PARLIAMENT ST.

31 pieces, wooden, complete with box, push fit style

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 0-49 pieces, red

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, most incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red, orange, or occasionally green boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. The puzzle labels are often hand written and come with minor variations in titles and details. Some have a DESIGN catergory on the label. From my readings this refers to the style of cut, wavy lines, figurals, etc. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

CHARLES FLOWER

5 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.

EVENING ON THE VALLEY OF THE SHENANDOAH

1,000 PIECES, also comes as HARRODS puzzle titled THE VALLEY OF THE SHENANDOAH with 1100 pieces, many whimsies

15

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

ANDREW MELROSE

36 x 22 in.

OLD LONDON BRIDGE

dated around 1906, 152 whimsies, complete.

013

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

R. F. MCINTYRE

32 1/4 x 25 in.

A MUSICAL EVENING, also comes titled MUSICAL MATINEE

1050 pieces, many whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

VINCENTE DE PAREDES

28 x 18 in

BY LAKE & CASTLE

1300 pieces, several whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

28 x 22 in.

CHANGING GUARD AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE

OVER 1000 PIECES, circa 1910, over 100 whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

HARRY PAYNE

3 x 20 in.

CHRISTMAS EVE

1000 pieces, complete with three replacement pieces, dated for 1906 in Tom Tyler's "Compendium of British Jigsaws"

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

K.C. BAKER to be confirmed

36 x 22 in.

EARLY SPRING

1000 pieces with 14 figurals, non inter-locking cut, circa 1910, courtesy of Bob Armstrong's jigsaw website, listed in two Tuck catalogs

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

W.S. COLEMAN

33 x 24 in. (listed as 36 x 32 in catalogs)

flower sellers on banks of canal

1000 pieces, 90 whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

21 x 26 in

HAMLET: THE PLAY SCENE

Hamlet confronting the murderous King Claudius, 1515 pieces, The puzzle is cut in the earlier Tuck style - a push fit cut with 4" squares, each with a figural piece in the middle, also comes titled THE FAMOUS POISONING SCENE FROM HAMLET

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

A. MORLON

38 x 27 in.

HIGHLAND CATTLE

1300 pieces, 100 whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 1000-1999 pieces

Zag-Zaw line of puzzles was first produced in 1909, all incorporate figurals or whimsies, sold in red or orange boxes with labels on the side or bottom of the box, most without guide pictures. Initially cut non-interlocking but by 1930's became more so. Puzzles have a different cuts so that the same image will come in several versions which means that missing pieces can not be taken from other puzzles with the same image. See also Bob Armstrong's website on old jigsaw puzzles

Puzzle

80 x 35 cm, 31 x 19 in.