Puzzle of Europe
Object detail
Accession number
2010.15
Production period
Description
Cardboard 256-piece puzzle that depicts Europe during the Second World War. Final puzzle is 19" x 19". New Zealand made. All piece are present, however some have been torn. The map indicates, what is now known as The Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Denmark, Belgium and the tip of France are all occupied German territory. The map’s boundaries were only current for a short period of time, likely to be between 10 May, 1940, when the Germans occupied Denmark and Norway, and 22 June, 1941, when the Germans attacked the Soviet Union, expanding into Soviet occupied Poland. Note that most of the pieces are cut into the Nazi Swastika symbol and fit into where the German Army moved through Europe. Box is cardboard with detachable lid. Lid is printed with an image of Europe in red, yellow, and black.
Marks
The Greatest Jig-Saw Problem of the Age / The Puzzle of Europe / The Nazis have battered their crooked sign / into the face of Europe, shattering nearly / all of it - except Britain. / The task that lies before us is / that, whatever the cost, we must - / Put Europe together again! "Mere" / Trade Mark / For Merriment / All Rights / Reserved. Printed
Worthy to be preserved for future genera- / tions as a unique record of the present chaos / wrought by the wearers of the Swastika. / This box contains:- / 1 full size key map of Europe and North Africa, in full colours; / 1 similar map cut into pieces of singularly appropriate shape. / Devised, drawn, printed and cut in New Zealand, using cardboard and printing inks made in New Zealand. / The largest, best-interlocking, and most / ingenious jig-saw puzzle on the market. / Will take many hours to solve. Printed
Worthy to be preserved for future genera- / tions as a unique record of the present chaos / wrought by the wearers of the Swastika. / This box contains:- / 1 full size key map of Europe and North Africa, in full colours; / 1 similar map cut into pieces of singularly appropriate shape. / Devised, drawn, printed and cut in New Zealand, using cardboard and printing inks made in New Zealand. / The largest, best-interlocking, and most / ingenious jig-saw puzzle on the market. / Will take many hours to solve. Printed
Collection
Credit Line
Puzzle of Europe, 2010.15. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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