Puzzle

CURLING, DINNA WORRY MON,-SMILE

350 piece puzzle listed in the catlogues, also comes as a print

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

Hamish & Hebblethwaite

DARBY AND JOAN

about 320 pieces, wooden, figurals, complete with box, listed and described in the catalogs as number 0300

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

OSWALD MOSER

16 x 13 in.

DARBY AND JOAN

about 320 pieces, wooden, figurals, complete with box(pencil note to box states one piece missing but all present with no replacements), one figural broken in two but both parts present-umbrella- listed and described in the catalogs as number 0300, pencil date to inner box lid of 1947

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

OSWALD MOSER

16 x 13 in.

DAVID COPPERFIELD ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL

37 whimsies, 350 pieces, also comes as a German edition for the German market but this edition has no whimsies

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

ALBERT LUDOVICI

19 1/2 x 11 1/2 in

DEFENDERS OF THE EMPIRE

300 pieces with several whimsies, depicts units from the Navy, Army and Royal Flying Corps. THIS ZAG-ZAW PICTURE IS SOLD EXCLUSIVELY IN AID OF THE PRINCE OF WALES NATIONAL RELIEF FUND, includes guide picture key to all the military units represented in the original painting plus a booklet with black and white images of other Zag-Zaw puzzles along with their size, price, and code number.Also included is a single sheet leaflet about the National Relief fund and the "Defenders of the Empire" picture. Along with this is a list of Army & Navy postcards etc that were available.

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

HARRY PAYNE

13 x 17 in.

DEPARTURE OF THE OLD STAGECOACH

push fit, 300 pieces

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

H. HARDY

18 x 11.5 in.

FIELD FLOWERS

300 pieces, printed on bottom right hand corner is SERIES 616 NO. 4

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

BERTHA MAGUIRE

FLORAL HARMONY

370 wooden pieces with 40 whimsies, circa 1920's,

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

H. CHEPPY

13 x 18 in.

Flowers in vase

350 pieces, wooden, figurals, interlocking cut, with box, missing one piece

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

H. CHEPPY

17 x 12 1/2 in.

FOUNTAINS ABBEY

300 pieces, two pieces missing

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

R.F. MC.INTYRE

49 x 37 cm

FOUNTAINS ABBEY, old castle ruins beside river, deer in foreground

about 300 pieces, wooden, figurals, complete with box-one previously missing piece replaced and paper repaired to another, two nibs from the pear figurals have broken off and one has been reglued, and the other has been replaced by filling in on an adjacent piece, push fit style,

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

ROBERT FINLAY MCINTYRE (1846-1906)

19 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.

German edition, brown and white horse

380 pieces, complete push fit, no box, no tuck markings In 1915 Tuck's German in Berlin was liquidated and Wohlgemuth & Lissner in Berlin took over their business. The German Tuck's can be recognized by the different style of cutting then the British Tuck's. After the takeover W&L kept the same cutters. So if this puzzle isn't Wohlgemuth & Lissner, then it is a German Tuck's. circa 1910-1930. per M. Stulemeijer

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

E. JANSSEN

19.1 x 13.6 in.

Horses

German edition, THE PICKWICKIANS ARRIVE AT EATANSWILL, heavily laden stagecoach arrives in the midst of a street parade

German cut, 386 pieces, wooden, complete, push fit, no box but Tuck trademark symbol on lower R corner, as per seller--In 1915 Tuck's German in Berlin was liquidated and Wohlgemuth & Lissner in Berlin took over their business. The German Tuck's can be recognized by the different style of cutting then the British Tuck's. After the takeover W&L kept the same cutters. So if this puzzle isn't Wohlgemuth & Lissner, then it is a German Tuck's. circa 1910-1930. per M. Stulemeijer

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

A. LUDOVICI Albert Ludovici Jr. (1852-1932)

19.3 x 11.8 in.

Dickens Stage Coach

GOLFING

about 350 pieces, wooden, 56 whimsies, circa 1930's, with box, listed in the catalogs as number 335

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

HAMISH, S. HEBBLETHWAITE

17 1/2 x 11 3/4 in or 44.5 x 30 cm

GOLFING

about 350 pieces, wooden, 56 whimsies, circa 1930's, with box, listed in the catalogs as number 335

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

HAMISH, S. HEBBLETHWAITE

17 1/2 x 11 3/4 in or 44.5 x 30 cm

GONDOLA

320 pieces,circa 1938,

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

15 x 11 in.

HER FAVOURITE NOOK, young woman sits in a garden and reads a book

About 300 pieces, wooden, many figurals, complete and original with one piece broken in two and one with some missing colour paper on the tip, see photos, push fit style,

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

E. WALBOURN

12 x 17 1/2 IN.

HERRING FISHERS

ABOUT 370 PIECES

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

18 x 12 in.

HIS LAST SALUTE

about 300 pieces, several whimsies, dated 1915 painted by a French war correspondent notable for his paintings of the Balkan Wars and the First World War.

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

GEORGES SCOTT (1873 - 1943)

18.5 x 12 in.

IDLE MOMENTS

315 pieces, includes 36 whimsies, DISGUISED EDGES

TUCK'S ZAG-ZAW PICTURE PUZZLE 300-399 pieces

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 category 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

HENRY RYLAND

16 x 10 in.