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Jigsaw puzzle:Hoop-La

Harper's Novelty Toy Co. Ltd.1916

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

A rather amazing jigsaw puzzle dating from World War I and made to be assembled also as a ring toss game. The posts in the ring toss resemble Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and German officers, in caricature. The English inventor of this novel combination toy received a patent in 1917.

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  • Title: Jigsaw puzzle:Hoop-La
  • Creator: Harper's Novelty Toy Co. Ltd.
  • Date Created: 1916
  • Location: London, England
  • Subject Keywords: World War I, Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • Type: Puzzles
  • Medium: printed paper, wood
  • Object ID: 115.2485
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