Greetings vintage mates. Presenting, a random selection of jigsaw puzzles direct from the collection of TVTA. The first (below) is Disney’s The Rescuers, produced by Nathan in 1978. The completed 12-piece puzzle measures 108 cm long (approx 42 inches) and runs almost the entire length of my editing desk.
Below: an early-school puzzle featuring farm-themed figures and objects, with six images to complete.
Below: Three Star wars puzzles. The first two are 1978 Kenner original-trilogy puzzles, with the “Luke and Droids” version unopened and still sealed. The third is a Hasbro Episodes I to VI puzzle.
Where’s Wally? / Ou est Charlie?
The famous striped jersey and beanie hat-wearing elusive Wally is known as ‘Charlie’ here in France.
Below: Disney scenes 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle. 2010. Ravensburger. Made in Germany.
Below: Mr Men and Little Miss 45 piece puzzle.
Below: Looney Tunes Dance 48 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle and poster. McDonald’s promotion. 2022. Pirouette Cacahouette. France.
Arrow Games jigsaw puzzles. C1978.
As always, thanks for looking!
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Marvelous! Tha Wally one would be so hard
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It is. I left my youngest son to complete that one! He made it look so simple…
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Puzzles are not my cup of tea. Also didn’t find Wally 😉
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I like a puzzle now and again. It didn’t take me too long to find Wally.
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Those jigsaws are great. I’m sure I had that Star Wars one with Luke, R4D4 and R2D2 as a kid! 🙂
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Cheers Paul. I’ve resisted opening that one as its still sealed and pristine. The other two Star Wars ones I completed ages ago (and both were hard).
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Hi TVTA….since when were you the drummer for the Mr Men and Little Miss band?….Oh sorry that’s Mr Messy isn’t it! My bad but I have to say Mr Bump and Mr Funny were my two favourite characters – I always borrowed their books from my library as a kid.
Regards to Star Wars jigsaws…Mrs Tyeth bought me a nice gift a few months ago I forgot to mention. Whilst in a Salvation Army charity shop she saw a three pack of Star Wars Rogue One Super 3D Jigsaw puzzles, still boxed and sealed in their bags. The outer box actually has a Lenticular “Flicker Picture” lens cover on the front giving it a 3D effect. Pretty cool. Here are a couple of pics of the front and back of the box.
Anyhoo, thanks for the Mr Men/Little Miss trip down memory lane!
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Hehe, thanks FT. I often resemble Mr Messy even when I’ve tidied myself up!
Yes! Same as you, back in my youngling days I loaned out many Mr Men books from the library, and there were always one or two included as birthday or Christmas presents. Such great books to read and collect.
Love those Rogue One jigsaws you acquired! A nice catch from the charity shop indeed 😎
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I so remember that Star Wars puzzle with R5-D4 on the box being on store shelves!
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Yes, I think it was one of the popular ones from the early days. I actually won my version of it in a Star Wars competition some years back, and it’s still factory sealed.
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Wonderful!
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OMG! I have vague memories of Mr Men and Little Miss… maybe in the USA they were a cartoon show? small freebie toys in a kid’s fast food meal? books?! Cute puzzle!
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Thanks! The Mr Men and Little Miss were indeed made into cartoons! Great books and viewing, and they make good collectables 😎
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