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Who wants to put in the last piece?,
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This review is from: The Jigsaw Puzzle Book (Paperback)
I suppose that Crossword Puzzles are the most popular kind of puzzle ever;but when it comes to physical puzzles,I would think that honor would go to Jigsaw Puzzles.
This is an excellent book covering Jigsaw Puzzles ,mainly from a historical standpoint.It is fairly large at 10 X 10 inches,but only 96 pages.It has a soft cover,but the construction is good,with good quality paper,printing and color rendition.It is profusely illustrated with many full page photographs of examples of some of the rarest and most important puzzles that were made and sold since first invented--and believe it or not,that was relatively recent;in 1760. Jigsaw Puzzles first appeared a Dissected Maps.These were maps that were cut up along country boundaries and used in schools to teach geography.Later,the same concept was used to teach other subjects such as,History,Natural Science,etc.Even later,they were made on all kinds of subjects and became more of a form of entertainment ,becoming wildely popular.Originally,they were hand made of wood and were very expensive. This book gives details of how these puzzles evolved from straight edged pieces to all kinds of intricate and interlocking pieces.It took the introduction of mechanical cutters,jigsaws,and other tools,along with the use of cardboard to make these puzzles very economical,interesting,and appealing to wide audiences;from children to adults. This book was published in 1981;and it is much more like a book about "antique" puzzles when looked at today.The interest in Jigsaw Puzzles has continued ,and many inovations have appeared in the last 30 years.The market for Jigsaw Puzzles is still very strong,and any store that sells toys,games or puzzles has a large number of puzzles and many types to choose from. This book shows how the popularity of Jigsaw Puzzles reached its peak in the 20's and 30's;which by the way was the time when all forms of entertainment became very popular with the great masses of people. As a personal point,on page 70,there is an illustration of a puzzle that really caught my interest.It is of a group of Brownies skating.One interesting point about this puzzle is that it is made up of 24 pieces.The 16 outside pieces are interlocking,while the 8 inside pieces are all straight cut.The other interesting point is that Palmer Cox was the creator of these characters and the books and stories that went along with them.He actually lived in Granby,Quebec,and his large house was known as Brownie Castle.It was from him that Kodak got the name for the Brownie Camera.My wife's mother lived near him and knew Cox when she was a little girl.He even gave her one of these Brownie Box cameras,which we still have..and yes ,it is brown. This book has a lot of interesting information and illustrations about Jigsaw Puzzles;and if you want to learn more, there are two other good books about them that I reviewed. "The One,The Only,The Original Jigsaw Puzzle Book " by Francene and Louis Sabin and "The Jigsaw Puzzle" by Anne Williams. Puzz (n) The stuff that collects at the bottom of a Jigsaw Puzzle box.
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