The History of Puzzles:
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History of the Jigsaw

 In About 1760, John Spilsbury, a London
engraver and mapmaker, invented the jigsaw puzzle.
He mounted a map on a sheet of wood and cut around the
borders of the countries using a fine-bladed marquetry saw.
His object was to teach children their geography. By, Tom Tyler
The History of the Jigsaw Puzzle

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