Puzzle

Name/Title

Puzzle

Entry/Object ID

1963.70.6a-rrr

Description

Puzzle game called "Sliced Animals" with its original box (now flattened). The box is printed with the title along with images of a camel and a tiger and the inscription, "A Companion to Sliced Birds". The pieces combine to form several disparate puzzles rather than one large puzzle. Each piece is a rectangle containing a horizontal portion of an animal illustration along with a letter from the animal's name. When arranged correctly, the pieces form the illustration with the correctly spelled name along the left edge. The animals formed are cow, dog, giraffe, zebra, horse, tiger, camel, bear, rat, deer, shee[p], buffal[o], lion, goat, fox, and wolf. The back of the box is printed with a guide image showing all the completed animals, along with rules for making it into a game.

Context

Owned by Robbie Wing in Island Pond, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1963.70

Source or Donor

Pitkin, Helen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. G. Selchow & Co.

Date made

circa 1880

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Puzzle

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Each Piece

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

7-3/8 in

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wing, Robert (1890-1900)

Related Places

Place

Village

Island Pond

Town

Brighton

County

Essex County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America