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Lot 386: A Collection of Vintage Children's Puzzles and Games including Glevum Series and Denys Fisher
An assortment of vintage children’s playthings. The lot includes a Glevum Series jigsaw puzzle box with a paper lithographic lid depicting two hunting dogs and game birds in a landscape. The manufacturer is Roberts Bros Ltd of Gloucester, as indicated by the Glevum Series branding. A second cardboard puzzle box is marked foreign in script to the lower left and features an illustration of three dogs with a bowl. Also present is a partial box for the Denys Fisher Haunted House board game. The collection is completed by a wooden tray containing loose plastic building components, including red and white blocks and a grey baseplate, accompanied by a partial box for a building set showing a yellow house. The puzzle and game boxes are constructed from cardboard with applied lithographic paper illustrations.
Condition report:
All items exhibit significant signs of age and handling. The Glevum Series box shows scuffing to the lid illustration, particularly at the corners, with fraying and loss to the decorative paper borders. The foreign-marked puzzle box is in poor condition with heavy tearing, frayed edges, surface staining, and is partially wrapped in clear plastic film. The Haunted House box is partially visible and shows crushing and edge wear. The building set box is fragmented. The completeness of the puzzles, board game, and building sets has not been verified.
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