[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jigsaw Puzzle"

[Peter Reitan]

I believe that page to be misdated.  The previous page has an ad for a woman's coat that is clearly 20th century, looks like the 1920s.  The same page as the jigsaw puzzle ad has an advertisement for zar-ona tooth paste. Other sds for that toothpaste appear in 1824 and later.

"Jig saw puzzle" does appear in Ann Arbor Courier-Register September 15 1876.
https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-register/207258756/

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jigsaw puzzle (OED 1912)

1873 Queanbeyan Age (New South Wales, Australia) 18 Dec. 5 (Newspapers.com)

JIG-SAW PUZZLES FREE =97 ASK FOR PARTICULARS.

Fred Shapiro

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