Today's post, 19 August 2020, features another similar, wooden jigsaw to the example posted on October 19th 2019, both from the A.V. N. Jones company. The title of this 300-piece puzzle is The Scottish Expresses.
The hand-cut jigsaw depicts two major Expresses operating between Scotland and England - the Royal Scot on the left and the Flying Scotsman travelling in the opposite direction, on the adjacent line. Edinburgh Castle lurks mysteriously in the backgound with what appears to be the fascade of an elegant, old building (National Museum?) beneath. Both expresses appear to be passing at great speed. The 'Royal Scot' is headed by the doyen of the class, No.6100 Royal Scot; the 'Flying Scotsman' is headed by the iconic 'A3' class, No.4472 Flying Scotsman. The location is just outside Edinburgh Waverley Station.This excellent puzzle is copied from an equally superb illustrative painting by Bryan de Grineau, originally published in The Illustrated London News in 1939.
Of interest - the price for a Jones wooden jigsaw of 250 pieces in 1931 was 8s/6d (42.5p).
The 1939 de Grineau railway poster based on the painting, is shown below.
