[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jigsaw Puzzle"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Thanks for setting me straight, Peter.  I wrestled with the question of whether the 1873 dating was real, including the 20th-century-looking woman's coat, but somehow convinced myself that this belonged to the 1870s.

I assume that when you say that the toothpaste ads were from 1824 you mean 1924.

Fred Shapiro


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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://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Farticle%2Fcourier-register%2F207258756%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cfred.shapiro%40YALE.EDU%7Cf003203613ef4b81ceed08df20ee1cfb%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C639265879229621281%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=v7mkk6Y6JhVJznA%2FxVF9j3%2Bnfqcf4CB0RIV8NF%2F2Vyk%3D&reserved=0<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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