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ANTIQUE #SA796497

A Rare Georgian Puzzle/educational Toy

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

This is a rare survivor and antique Georgian educational puzzle, teaching children about the value of shillings and pence and also time.
 
Each piece of the puzzle has a picture from a bee hive to a duck, soldier, bird , deer etc. and an amount in pence at the top of the piece which is then converted to shillings at the bottom. The bottom corner piece has time calculations.
 
Each piece is present and is in the original box with a label on the front with a lady giving the game to the children. and the words ''A New Pence Table neatly difsected'' note the word DISSECTED is spelt DIFSECTED with the use of the f rather than the s which dates this piece to the late 1700s. A rare piece with lovely illustations.
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA796497
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Height is 4cm (1.6inches)
Width is 14cm (5.5inches)
Depth is 23cm (9.1inches)
Antique SA796497 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
       The Georgian Era      
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Opus Antiques
Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD