We have been lucky to come across a set of Raphael Tuck & Sons 'Zag Zaw' puzzles, these are very challenging interlocking puzzles made from plywood hand-cut into very interesting shapes.
This particular puzzle, No.7 The Election of Eatanswill, was made in the 1930's from the artwork of Ludovici. There is a great deal of history about the founding company, which started in 1866 selling pictures and greeting cards and became famous for their postcards in the late 1800's. They started making hand-cut puzzles for adults when the first puzzle craze started in 1908 and the 'Zag-Zaw' line in 1909 which was produced until the start of WW II when their plant was destroyed in the german blitz of London. This limited period of production has meant that the interlocking puzzles are an unusual and nice find, even though they take us ages to complete to take photographs!
This particular puzzle is now up for sale and more will be listed in the future;
To see more puzzles from Raphael Tuck & Sons visit http://www.oldpuzzles.com/node/1429
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