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Tower Press c1957
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Map, Learn while you Play card jigsaw puzzle, Our Counties, map of England and Wales, made by Tower Press, London, about 1957.
Each county is a bold outline single colour piece, the correct shape, with its capital town or city
The puzzle was a Christmas present in 1957; it is made of cheap millboard, it is not long since World War II
(map example JandMN : JIG193)
jigsaw feature:- colour printed & big piece & small piece & 150 piece (167) & non interlocking pieces & interlocking border (sea etc) & picture pieces (counties) & card box & key picture (on box)
inscription:- printed box
LEARN / while you / PLAY / COUNTIES / CUT to CORRECT SHAPE / INTERLOCKING / FRAME / A TOWER PRESS PRODUCT / Size 14 1/2 ins x 12 ins / Our / Counties / JIG-SAW / PUZZLE
inscription:- trade mark: printed box
T P ' A / TOWER PRESS / JIG-SAW
tower
inscription:- printed jigsaw, in title cartouche
The COUNTIES of ENGLAND and WALES
inscription:- ms bottom of box
To Valerie with love / from Auntie Pat / Christmas 1957.
map feature:- compass rose & title cartouche (a scroll) & galleons & county
wxh:- 29.5x36cm
sources:- JandMN Collection

items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   JandMN : JIG193 -- jigsaw puzzle map -- Our Counties