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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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   A jigsaw puzzle (with context, sometimes just jigsaw or just puzzle) is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often irregularly shaped interlocking and mosaicked pieces. Typically each piece has a portion of a picture, which is completed by solving the puzzle. In the 18th century, jigsaw puzzles were created by painting a picture on a ...

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

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   Despite several people taking credit for the first jigsaw puzzle, most historians give the credit to English engraver John Spilsbury according to Ceaco, a Massachusetts-based puzzle manufacturer ...

5. 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.

6. John Spilsbury - Wikipedia

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   John Spilsbury. John Spilsbury may refer to: John Spilsbury (Baptist minister), leader of the Particular Baptists in 17th-century England. John Spilsbury (cartographer), London mapmaker and engraver who invented the jigsaw puzzle. John Spilsbury (cricketer), English cricketer. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.

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.