Wow! You must have done a lot of research for today's posting. I'm goint to list, in point form, some of my reactions to your essay:
1. I am one of those people who did not know that knobs of jigsaw puzzles were not especially common before the 1920s.
2. I especially liked the five photos showing the progression of assembly for that oldest of the puzzles in your collection.
3. The treadle scroll saw reminds me of a treadle sewing machine that I saw my mother, aunt, and grandma use during my childhood.
4. Reading what you wrote about the 1907 financial panic in regards to the subsequent jigsaw-puzzle craze that developed seems like an interesting coincidence to me because my wife and I recently finished studying a history course on DVDs which featured details of that particular financial crisis.
5. The boxes pictured in your posting are almost as interesting to see as are the puzzles.
6. "A Rough Sea" is another puzzle today that particularly catches my eye.
7. The further information about whimsy pieces is continuing my education, because I hadn't even thought much about such pieces until you began analyzing wooden puzzles and loaning some of yours to me in recent years!
8. My friend Al is from East Anglia, and I'm going to direct his attention to what you've posted about Tom Tyler and the East Anglian Jigsaw Club. I know that he is aware of your wooden-puzzle blog, but he is also in the midst of renovating an old house, so he may need my reminder to get him to look at today's posting.
9. I don't personally feel patient with push-fit puzzles, though I got pleasure out of reading about them today.
You're right, Greg. This newsletter and its companion that is coming up did involve a lot of research (as well as writing) time. That explains why I haven't posted a newsletter for a while. I'll loan you a small push-fit to try. You might discover that you like them, just like I did. I was rather surprised to find that I had both the fine motor skills as well as the patience for them.
Dear Bill,
Wow! You must have done a lot of research for today's posting. I'm goint to list, in point form, some of my reactions to your essay:
1. I am one of those people who did not know that knobs of jigsaw puzzles were not especially common before the 1920s.
2. I especially liked the five photos showing the progression of assembly for that oldest of the puzzles in your collection.
3. The treadle scroll saw reminds me of a treadle sewing machine that I saw my mother, aunt, and grandma use during my childhood.
4. Reading what you wrote about the 1907 financial panic in regards to the subsequent jigsaw-puzzle craze that developed seems like an interesting coincidence to me because my wife and I recently finished studying a history course on DVDs which featured details of that particular financial crisis.
5. The boxes pictured in your posting are almost as interesting to see as are the puzzles.
6. "A Rough Sea" is another puzzle today that particularly catches my eye.
7. The further information about whimsy pieces is continuing my education, because I hadn't even thought much about such pieces until you began analyzing wooden puzzles and loaning some of yours to me in recent years!
8. My friend Al is from East Anglia, and I'm going to direct his attention to what you've posted about Tom Tyler and the East Anglian Jigsaw Club. I know that he is aware of your wooden-puzzle blog, but he is also in the midst of renovating an old house, so he may need my reminder to get him to look at today's posting.
9. I don't personally feel patient with push-fit puzzles, though I got pleasure out of reading about them today.
Thanks,
Greg
You're right, Greg. This newsletter and its companion that is coming up did involve a lot of research (as well as writing) time. That explains why I haven't posted a newsletter for a while. I'll loan you a small push-fit to try. You might discover that you like them, just like I did. I was rather surprised to find that I had both the fine motor skills as well as the patience for them.