Huvanco Puzzles

Huvanco

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Huvanco puzzles were produced by the Huvan Manufacturing Company, in Ilford, England, from the early 1900's to the World War 2 era.
Some different types of containers:
1. Union Jack pasted on the lid, with HUVAN on a white background.
" Wet - Cold to Follow "
2. The leatherette type or crocodile skin type, with gold label.
Puzzles Huvanco, de la Compañía Huvan, se producieron en Inglaterra desde principios del siglo XIX a la guerra mundial segunda.

" Jewels of the East ", c. 1920's. "Joyas del este"	View a much larger image (may take some time to load). "Imagen mas grande"
box, "Jewels of the East", c. 1920's [?]. La caja por "Joyas del este"	label, "Jewels of the East".
" The Tops of the Trees "	Huvanco box, " The Tops of the Trees ".
Huvanco label, " The Tops of the Trees ". no. 1636.

Series 1A

" Bunnies at Home ", (Series 1)	envelope and puzzle, " Bunnies at Home "
envelope, " Bunnies at Home "	envelope, Coast of Cornwall
" Coast of Cornwall ", Series No. 41	insert, " Coast of Cornwall "

Series 2A

" Sweet Reflection ", no. 207	" The New Arrival ", no. 262
" Sunset Glow ", no. 277	" Noisy Flock ", no. 287

Series 3

" Clearing for Action ", no. 424 [factory reject - never sold]

Series 3A

" Taking Cover ", no. 473	" A Ray of Sunshine ", no. 480
" A Family Group ", by A Augusta Talboys, no. 404	" Algiers - The Fruit Market", by Walter Morgan, no. 429
" The Outpost ", no. 497	" Music in the Valley ", no. 415, reverse of no. 497
naval scene, title not known, no. 438, 439, or 440 [?]	kiss, title not known, no. ?, reverse of image on left.

Series 4A

" The Haycocks of Annet ", no. 601, reversse of no. 603.	" The Coast of Dorset ", no. 603, reverse of no. 601.
" Silent Sentinels ", no. 619, reverse of no. 624.	" Friend or Foe ", by John Sanderson-Wells (1872-1955), no. 624, reverse of no. 619
" Surprised ", by John Sanderson-Wells, no. 625, reverse of no. 644.	" The End of the Story ", by G Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931), no. 644, reverse of no. 625.
" In a French Village ", no. 626, reverse of no. 649.	" Old Songs are the Sweetest ", no. 649, reverse of no. 626.
" Vale of Festiniog, North Wales ", no. 604, reverse of no. 649.	" Sunshine after Rain ", no. 649, reverse of no. 626.
" Welcome Home ", no. 646, reverse of no. 660.	" The Morning Meal ", no. 660, reverse of no. 646.
" Falls of Rhaiadr Mawddach ", no. 605, reverse of no. 614.	" The Clematis Walk ", no. 614, reverse of no. 605.

Series 5

" Shamrock and White Heather ", no. 837

Series 6

" The Grim Stalkers ", no. 944, reverse of no. 940.

" Holding Her Ground ", by G Sheridan Knowles, no. 940, reverse of no. 944.

Miscellaneous

coastal scene, unidentified, by William King, 1910, [possibly trial piece ?]

Most of the photos and information on this page are courtesy of Keith.

With deep regret, we must report that Keith died in December 2008. We dedicate this page to him. We will try to follow his example in the rigorous study of the history of jigsaw puzzles.

See our transcription of an old HUVANCO catalog, circa 1920's, we suspect.

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