The aim of this puzzle is straight and clear, that is reassemble all the oddly shaped, interlocking pieces, back into a complete picture, just like before the original picture is being cut into pieces.
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History of Jigsaw Puzzle
Jigsaw puzzle originated from a European cartographer called John Spilsbury. In the 1760s, he cut a wooden map of British Empire into pieces, to aid the aristocracy's children on learning the geography of the lands Britain ruled. These early wooden puzzles were called Dissected Maps, and the history of Jigsaw Puzzle began that time. The popularity of the puzzle increased steadily among the upper class in both Europe and US, throughout the 1800s.
By the 1900s, in US wooden jigsaw puzzle has evolved from children educational toy into a form of entertainment for wealthy adults. It was only until the 1930s, during the Great Depression, die-cut and cardboard jigsaw puzzles were mass produced. This is because those puzzles were much cheaper compared to the wooden one, so that the puzzles can meet the market demand of the families struggling through the Great Depression.
Until today, wooden jigsaw puzzle is still a high-end, niche market, due to its high production cost. Therefore cardboard jigsaw puzzles are still mass produced today.
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