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2. John Spilsbury (cartographer) - Wikipedia

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   Inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. "Europe divided into its kingdoms, etc." (1766) Believed to be the first purpose-made jigsaw puzzle. John Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) [1] was a British cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and ...

3. Jigsaw puzzle - Wikipedia

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   John Spilsbury is believed to have produced the first jigsaw puzzle around 1760, using a marquetry saw. [ 1 ] Early puzzles, known as dissections, were produced by mounting maps on sheets of hardwood and cutting along national boundaries , creating a puzzle useful for teaching geography . [ 1 ]

4. 27 Things You Didn't Know About Jigsaw Puzzles - AOL

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   The Jigsaw Puzzle Debuted in the 18th Century. Despite several people taking credit for the first jigsaw puzzle, most historians give the credit to English engraver John Spilsbury according to ...

5. Puzzle - Wikipedia

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   A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together (or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to find the solution of the puzzle. There are different genres of puzzles, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, relational puzzles ...

6. Jigsaw puzzle accessories - Wikipedia

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   Jigroll The first accessory to obtain a trademark. Launched in 1989, the Jigroll was the forerunner of modern jigsaw puzzle accessories. The jigsaw puzzle is constructed on a green cloth that has a coarse texture to which cardboard jigsaw pieces adhere. The non assembled pieces are also kept on the cloth.

7. Play Simply Jigsaw Online for Free - AOL.com

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   Simply Jigsaw. Piece together a new jigsaw puzzle every day, complete with themes that follow the seasons and a super useful edges-only tool. By Masque Publishing. Advertisement.