Puzzle, Jig-A-Tee Puzzle
Puzzle, Jig-A-Tee Puzzle
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- Description
- Dissection puzzles in the form of letters of the alphabet have been distributed from at least the early twentieth century. The four orange pieces of this cardboard puzzle can be arranged to form a letter T. The fit in a paper envelope. A mark on the envelope reads: An Intelligence Test! (/) JIG-A-TEE PUZZLE. It also reads: MERCHANTS TRANSFER (/) AND STORAGE CO. (/) 920 E Street Northwest (/) National 6900.
- The puzzle advertises Merchants Transfer and Storage Company of Washington, D.C. The company moved to the address given in 1902. The puzzle lists a National 6900 phone number. This number could have been in use in the 1930s.
- Compare MA.314637.2613.
- References:
- Jerry Slocum and Jack Botermans, Puzzles Old & New: How to Make and Solve Them, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1986, pp. 20-21.
- “The T Puzzle,” en.wikipedia.org, accessed July 19, 2017.
- Washington, D.C. city directories.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Puzzle
- puzzle
- date made
- ca 1930
- place distributed
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.1 cm x 7.75 cm x 11.5 cm; 1/32 in x 3 1/16 in x 4 17/32 in
- ID Number
- MA.335285
- catalog number
- 335285
- accession number
- 314637
- Credit Line
- Gift of Edith R. Meggers
- subject
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Recreations
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- Science & Mathematics
- Advertising
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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