A R C H I V E

Item 1617 of 2719

Vintage fifties Jumbo jigsaw puzzle

SKU: 1278

Vintage fifties Jumbo jigsaw puzzle. 

Beautiful Jumbo Jigsaw Puzzle from the '50s with an image of monkeys trying to win a fish game by making the fish heavier with boulders.

The puzzle is complete. Puzzle pieces are still in a beautiful condition. Box has some traces of wear.

Jumbo logo, yellow with a black border.

Dimensions box

  • Height: 4 cm.
  • Length: 31.5 cm.
  • Width: 22.4 cm.
  • Content: 160 pieces

 

History of the Jumbo Logo 
The red elephant has been the Jumbo trademark for games and puzzles since 1976. The elephant first appeared in the Hausemann & Hötte logo for the first time in 1936. Around that time, they were selling wooden toys under the name Jumbo. The quality was perceived to be strong enough to withstand the weight of an elephant standing on the wooden toys and the name – Jumbo - and the red elephant have been used ever since. 
 

The elephant Jumbo was drawn by Mr. Mohr who worked at an advertising agency and, with some regularity and drew regularly for the company Hausemann & Hötte. Mr. Mohr was then appointed to create a beautiful new elephant logo for all the toys produced by Hausemann & Hötte. Throughout the years, the red elephant logo has changed, for example, the elephant’s eye has steadily increased in size and dropped down slightly, resulting in a friendlier looking elephant.

When the Jumbo logo was first produced, there were two H's in the elephant, which stood for the company name: Hausemann & Hötte. When Hausemann & Hötte started to produce their own games and puzzles the two H's in the elephant's name changed into Jumbo. Thus Jumbo became a brand.


Some translations come from an automated system and may contain errors.  

© 2015 - 2024 Retro & Design - 2nd hand collectibles - Webshop for Retro-Vintage home accessories | sitemap | rss | ecommerce software - powered by MyOnlineStore