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c1940s? QUEEN MARY VICTORY JIGSAW PUZZLE CUNARD USED MFR GJ HAYTER UK BOX FR/GD

Description: For those interested in vintage jigsaw puzzles, or of souvenir or collectible objects relating to the RMS Queen Mary and other Art Deco-era Cunard / White Star passenger vessels, up for auction is a paper-covered plywood puzzle, in its original, well-worn (and repaired) box, the top left of the lid with these words printed on it: "VICTORY"(REGD.)PLYWOODJIG-SAW PUZZLEof theCunard White Star Liner"QUEEN MARY" There's a white-on-red label on one of the short sides of the box's lid, and though it is damaged and can't be read in its entirety, it reads: "SERIES NO." [with what's underneath barely legible, though I think it's "TP 4"], "VICTORY" JIG-SAW PUZZLE / Topical Series / ABOUT 175 WOOD PIECES / [MADE] IN ENGLAND By G. J. HAYTER & CO. [illegible, perhaps "LTD."] BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH." There's also a label from the old Kresge Newark department store at the right, with a price of $1.98 on it. The box measures approximately 9-1/2 inches wide by 7-1/2 high by 2 inches deep, while the puzzle itself is 9 inches wide by 7 inches high. I'm not sure when this puzzle was made -- I thought the $1.98 price tag on it might help date it, but I couldn't come up with a decade, so it could be anywhere from the late 1930s (it first sailed in 1936) to, possibly, the 1950s. So I'm dating it circa 1940s. And here’s some information on Victory Jigsaw Puzzles, also courtesy Wikipedia:Victory was a trademarked brand of plywood jigsaw puzzles produced by G. J. Hayter & Co. HISTORY. G. J. Hayter & Co Ltd. was founded in the 1920s and was based in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England. The company was the manufacturer of plywood jigsaw puzzles named “Victory” since the early 1920s. Although the jigsaw puzzle producers like Hayter flourished in the 1930s, through the concept of the weekly jigsaw puzzle, the English Victory puzzles, found in department stores in the 1950s and 1960s, almost completely vanished. The company became a subsidiary of the board game manufacturer J. W. Spears and Sons in 1970. Spears continued the production of plywood jigsaw puzzles and named them “Victory Gold Box Series” up until 1988. Thousands of Victory puzzles are preserved in private collections. JIGSAW PUZZLE SERIES. J. Hayter & Co issued many series of puzzles, the most common being the Plywood, Popular and Topical series (strip cut), Artistic (strip cut with simple figure pieces), and Super-Cut which were random cut with simple figure pieces and irregular edges.In all these series, they used the trademarked word "Victory" as part of the name and thus many people today refer to them as "Victory" puzzles.Sizes of the puzzles varied from smaller, big-pieced puzzles to large 2,000-piece puzzles. Most common puzzles sizes were between 100 and 300 pieces. LIST OF SERIES:Artistic Cathedral Children's Constructional English View Geographical London View Plywood (Unnamed/Main Series) Popular Super-cut Topical Vintage (Early 1930s) GOLD BOX SERIES. After 1970 and under Spears and Sons management, the company focused on a series based on the older Artistic series, but more loosely cut and packaged in a distinctive gold box. The company eventually dropped the word "Artistic" and simply referred to the series as Gold Box Series. Spears continued producing these puzzles up until 1988.A characteristic of these puzzles was a number of special cut pieces that had a familiar figure look such as a boat, a plane, a sword, a heart etc. Also, no guide pictures were printed on the box. As quoted on the label: "NO GUIDE PICTURE is provided with this Gold Box VICTORY Jig Saw puzzle. To do so would destroy much of its absorbing interest. The greatest pleasure is derived from not knowing beforehand the subject which the Puzzle will make and then to see the picture gradually form as the pieces are assembled."In-box puzzle printouts show that the Gold Box Series numbered a total of 126 puzzles. And here's the start of the lengthy Wikipedia entry for the Queen Mary (which is now permanently berthed in Long Beach, California, and which I thoroughly enjoyed visiting some years ago!): The RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line and was built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Queen Mary, along with RMS Queen Elizabeth, were built as part of Cunard's planned two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg, and New York. The two ships were a British response to the express superliners built by German, Italian, and French companies in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Queen Mary sailed on her maiden voyage on 27 May 1936 and won the Blue Riband that August; she lost the title to SS Normandie in 1937 and recaptured it in 1938, holding it until 1952 when it was taken by the new SS United States. With the outbreak of World War II, she was converted into a troopship and ferried Allied soldiers during the conflict. Following the war, Queen Mary was refitted for passenger service and along with Queen Elizabeth commenced the two-ship transatlantic passenger service for which the two ships were initially built. The two ships dominated the transatlantic passenger transportation market until the dawn of the jet age in the late 1950s. By the mid-1960s, Queen Mary was ageing and was operating at a loss. After several years of decreased profits for Cunard Line, Queen Mary was officially retired from service in 1967. She left Southampton for the last time on 31 October 1967 and sailed to the port of Long Beach, California, United States, where she remains permanently moored. The ship serves as a tourist attraction featuring restaurants, a museum, and a hotel. The ship is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has accepted Queen Mary as part of the Historic Hotels of America. In 2021 the City of Long Beach took control of the ship. The overall condition of this vintage wooden jigsaw puzzle, which comes with its original box, is fair to good, considering its age and use. All of the puzzle pieces (170, by my count) are present, as you can see in the main photo showing the puzzle after I finished putting it together, but there are some missing tiny bits of paper here and there (some of which were still present and which will be sent along with the puzzle; see them in the last photo uploaded). The box is in only fair (some might consider it poor to fair) shape, with bends, tears, scratches, spotting, tape repairs, missing paper, purple crayon scribbles on the underside of the lid, tape repairs, etc. Also, there's a child's pencil writing on the box and on the puzzle, more or less in the same place, over the first two red smokestacks of the vessel (the word "TOOT" is scrawled twice above the funnels). There's neither a musty nor smoky smell to the puzzle or box. This likely World War II-era (or a bit later) jigsaw puzzle of the Queen Mary, in its original box and containing all of its pieces, is being sold AS IS, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND PICTURED WITHIN. I am setting what I feel is a very reasonable starting price for the auction, and there is NO RESERVE. I am also including a Buy It Now price. Shipping and handling for the puzzle, which will be sent in a cardboard box: $CALCULATED to U.S. addresses (via Ground Advantage or Priority Mail). Note that eBay has now instituted a shipping program whereby bidders from outside the U.S. can bid on or buy all sellers' items, and the seller sends everything to an eBay facility in the US for shipping. So far, this seems to be working out well (though one item bought by someone in China never made it to its destination, though eBay very quickly refunded the buyer). I will do my best to send the used but complete puzzle out to you no more than 2-3 business days following receipt of payment (that is, when eBay informs me that your payment has been posted to or otherwise cleared in my account). If you are the winner or buyer of this Queen Mary puzzle in its original box, PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN ONE WEEK (7 DAYS) FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. If you cannot pay within this time frame, PLEASE contact me asap so we can work something out. I'm very flexible and understanding, but I would appreciate communication from you one way or another. PLEASE NOTE THAT RETURNS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED NOR REFUNDS MADE FOR THIS PUZZLE, SO PLEASE READ MY DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY, LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS I’VE UPLOADED, AND ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE CONTENTS OR CONDITION OF THE PUZZLE AND ITS BOX. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING! Thanks for looking, and please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions about this vintage English-made plywood puzzle of the Queen Mary. PLEASE NOTE THAT, IF POSSIBLE, I WILL HAPPILY ADJUST SHIPPING CHARGES FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!! (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO SALES FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S. AT THIS TIME.) ALSO, NOTE THAT, IF APPLICABLE, eBAY WILL ADD ANY APPROPRIATE STATE SALES TAX TO THE INVOICE.

Price: 7.99 USD

Location: Middletown, Connecticut

End Time: 2024-11-10T02:33:56.000Z

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Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Brand: G. J. Hayter "Victory" Jigsaw / Topical Series

Year: 1940

Number of Pieces: 100 - 249 Pieces

Color: Multi-Color

Theme: Art Deco-Period Cunard Ocean Liner

Material: Wood

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

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