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According to Anne Williams, Jigsaw Puzzles, An Illustrated History and Price Guide, Milton Bradley produced travel game kits for soldiers during the American Civil War. The company has produced many different lines of puzzles, including Bradley's, Piedmont, Beach, Chevy Chase, Buckingham, Etonian, Sheffield, Strand, and, of course, the familiar MILTON BRADLEYTM or "MB"TM line. The company has been a division of HASBRO, INC.TM since 1987 or 1988.

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Magnum

Magnum puzzles seems to have been produced in series no. 4280 (with 2000 pieces) between about 1971 and about 1982. Then, they were produced in series no. 4550 (with 3000 pieces) from about 1985 to 1999. They are the largest jigsaw puzzles published by MILTON BRADLEY.
"FF" tells us that the cut of this series changed to a more challenging pattern in the mid-1990's, and that the box art changed about the same time. He also (more recently) reports that the piece pattern on the 2500 grand series changed to a new style,right around the same time that the piece pattern on the 3000 magnums changed.

MAGNUM, Series 4280 pictures:

Costa Brava" Costa Brava, Spain ", 1971. [Guide picture]

Costa Brava"Costa Brava, Spain", 1971. [Box]
[from the collection of "RM" -see "Q&A" #242 ]

Grand Canyon, USA" Grand Canyon, USA ", 1971
[from the collection of "FF"]

Lugano, Switzerland" Lugano, Switzerland ", 1971
[from the collection of "FF"]

Bridge in Sydney, Australia" Bridge in Sydney, Australia ", 1971
[from the collection of "FF"]

Astri Levante, Italy" Astri Levante, Italy ", 1971
[from the collection of "FF"]

Lake Geneva, Switzerland
"Lake Geneva, Switzerland"
, 1971, 2000 pieces.

Italian Riviera
"Italian Riviera", 1972, 2000 pieces.

Springtime
"Springtime", 2000 pieces.

Maloja
"Maloja, Engadin, Switzerland", 1972, 2000 pieces.
Lofoten Islands, Norway" Lofoten Islands, Norway ", 1975
[from the collection of "FF"]

Woodland Serenity
"Woodland Serenity"
, 1975.
[from the collection of "RM" -see "Q&A" #242 ]

Rural Beauty" Rural Beauty ", 1977
[from the collection of "FF"]

Quiet Afternoon" Quiet Afternoon ", 1977
[from the collection of "FF"]

Welford, England" Welford, England ", 1978
[from the collection of "FF"]

SERIES 4280: 2000 pieces.
[thanks to "FF"]
Bridge in Sidney, Australia , 1971 #1
Canal in Holland
Costa Brava, Spain [1971]
Engleberg, Switzerland , 1975 #5
English Cottage , 1977 #7
The Fleet's In , 1970 #9
Grand Canyon, USA , 1971 #6
Italian Riviera, 1972 #8 [thanks to "SC"]
Lake Geneva, Switzerland , 1971 #5
Lofoten Islands, Norway , 1975 #2
Lugano, Switzerland , 1971 #3
Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, S.C. , 1978 #3
Maloja, Engadin, Switzerland , 1972
Mt. Rainer , 1978 #10
Neckar Valley , 1978 #4


Noontime Beauty* , 1975 #3
Oak Creek canyon, Arizona , 1981 #10
Oberhafn Castle, Switzerland , 1982 #14
The Old Mill , 1978 #9
A Quiet Afternoon , 1977 #11
Rural Beauty , 1977 #12
San remo, Italy , 1975 #12
Sestri Levant, Italy , 1971 
Springtime
Towering Sentinels [1975]
Tranquil Beauty , 1977 #8
Waits River, Vermont , 1978 #7
Welford, England , 1978 #8
Woodland Serenity , 1975 #4
*(Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel) [thanks to "G.S."]

MAGNUM, Series 4550 pictures:

Lake Thun, Switzerland
" Lake Thun, Switzerland "
, no. 4, 1985

Ascona, switzerland
" Ascona, switzerland "
, no. 2, 1985 ["FF"]

Mount Shuksan, Washington
" Mount Shuksan, Washington "
, no. 3, 1986 ["FF"]

Tessin, Switzerland
" Tessin, Switzerland "
, no. 6, 1986 ["FF"]

Mt.Rainier, WA
" Mt.Rainier, WA "
, no. 10, 1988 ["FF"]

Neuschwanstein, Bavaria
" Neuschwanstein, Bavaria "
, no. 9, 1988 ["FF"]

Linderhof Castle, West Germany
" Linderhof Castle, West Germany "
, no. 11, 1989 ["FF"]

Tarasp castle, Switzerland
" Tarasp castle, Switzerland "
, no. 12, 1989 ["FF"]

Cumberland Basin, CO
" Cumberland Basin,CO "
, no. 13, 1990 ["FF"]

the completed puzzlethe puzzle,
" Cumberland Basin,CO " ["FF"]

Mt.Rainier National Park, WA
" Mt.Rainier National Park, WA "
, no. 14, 1990 ["FF"]

Grand Teton national Park, WY
" Grand Teton national Park, WY "
, no. 23, 1996 ["FF"]

Camden Harbor, Maine
" Camden Harbor, Maine "
, no. 15, 1991 ["FF"]

Woodstock, VT
" Woodstock, VT "
, no. 16, 1991 ["FF"]

Bayern, Germany
" Bayern, Germany "
, no. 8 [Before 1992 - "FF"]

Bodensee/Wasserburg, Germany
" Bodensee/Wasserburg, Germany "
, 1992, no. 5 ["FF"]

Hillside Near Lyle, washington
" Hillside Near Lyle, washington "
, no. 17, 1992

Stanton Hall,Natchez, MS
" Stanton Hall,Natchez, MS "
, no. 18, 1992 ["FF"]

Cascades, Proxy falls, Oregon
" Cascades, Proxy falls, Oregon "
, no. 20, 1993 [box - "FF"]

Cascades, Proxy falls, Oregon
" Cascades, Proxy falls, Oregon "
[puzzle - "FF"]

Lobster Traps, Corea, Maine
" Lobster Traps, Corea, Maine "
, no. 19, 1993 ["FF"]

Lobster Traps, Corea, Maine
the puzzle
, " Lobster Traps, Corea, Maine " ["FF"]

Summer Afternoon
" Summer Afternoon "
, no. 22, 1995 ["FF"]

Summer Afternoon
the puzzle
, " Summer Afternoon ", no. 22, 1995 ["FF"]

The Japanese Garden,Portland, Oregon
" The Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon "
, no. 24, 1996 ["FF"]

The Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon
" The Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon "
["FF"]

Cockington, Torbay, England
" Cockington,Torbay,England "
, no. 1, 1996 ["FF"]

Cockington, Torbay, England
the puzzle
, " Cockington,Torbay,England " ["FF"]

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Ca.
" Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Ca. "
, no. 50, 1998 ["FF"]

Columbia River Gorge
" Columbia River Gorge "
, no. 9, 1998 ["FF"]

Rockport Harbor, Rockport, MA
" Rockport Harbor, Rockport, MA "
, 1995, no. 7 ["FF"]

SERIES 4550: 3000 pieces [much of this info, courtesy of "FF"]:
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA, 1998 [No. 4550-2]
Ascona Castle, Switzerland, 1985  [No. 4550-2]
Bayern, Germany [No. 4550-8, early style, before 1992]
Bodensee, Wasserburg, Germany, 1992  [No. 4550-5]
Camden Harbor, Maine, 1991  [No. 4550-15]
Cascades, Proxy Falls, Oregon [No. 4550-20, new style pieces, 1993]
Cockington Torbay,England, 1986 [no. 4550-1 Thanks to "MG"]
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, 1998 [No. 32244-04550-9, Thanks to "FF"]
Cumberland Basin, Colorado, 1990  [No. 4550-13]
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1996 [No. 4550-23]
Hillside Near Lyle, Washington, 1992 [No. 4550-17]
The Japanese Garden,Portland,Oregon   [No. 4550-24, new style pieces, 1996]
Lake Thun, Switzerland, 1985 [No. 4550-4]
Linderhof Castle, West Germany, 1989 [No. 4550-11]
Lobster Traps, Corea, Maine [No. 4550-19, new style pieces, 1993]
Mount Rainier ,Washington, 1988 [No. 4550-10]
Mt.Rainier National Park,Washington, 1990 [No. 4550-14]
Mount Shuksan, Washington, 1986 [No. 4550-3]
Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, 1988 [No. 4550-9]
Rockport Harbor, Rockport, Massachusetts [No. 4550-7, new style pieces, 1995]
Stanton Hall, Natchez, Mississippi [No. 4550-18, new style pieces, 1992]
Summer Afternoon [No. 4550-22, new style pieces, 1995]
Tarasp Castle, Switzerland, 1989  [No. 4550-12]
Tessin, Switzerland, 1986 [No. 4550-6]
Woodstock, Vermont, 1991 [No. 4550-16]

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