For your consideration is this wonderful and rare 135 year-old three puzzle set titled A PEEP AT THE CIRCUS PICTURE PUZZLE (DISSECTED) published by McLoughlin Brothers of New York in 1887. This visually stunning and highly detailed puzzle set is complete with all three puzzles and the paper chromolithograph puzzle guides, which are typically always missing from these early American puzzles. The box itself measures 12.25 inches by 10.25 inches by 2.25 inches. The box top and bottom both have wooden sides with a thick cardboard top and bottom. The bottom of the box top reads “Copyrighted 1887 by McLoughlin Bro’s New York”. The chromolithograph cover art is also one of the puzzles inside. The largest of the three puzzles is a scene inside the big top and contains some fantastic artwork including young children riding high on an elephant surrounded by middle-eastern men in their traditional garb; a young girl riding on a chariot pulled by zebras; a clown on a chariot pulled by giraffes, etc. This puzzle contains 48 pieces and measures 18.75 by 10.75 inches. The second puzzle is a scene of a stunt rider standing atop two horses with two more horses between his legs and riding around the circus ring with the circus conductor in the background. This puzzle contains 24 pieces and measures 10.75 by 9.00 inches. The third puzzle is the one pictured on the box top and is a scene of a circus clown sitting down a table having tea with an elephant wearing a bib on. This puzzle, like the one above, also contains 24 pieces and measures 10.75 by 9.00 inches. Amazingly, all three of the original paper litho guide maps are still retained with the set. The paper guide maps rarely ever survive. The maps have creases and tape repairs but still display beautifully. The puzzle pieces are a thick pressboard material and two of the combined 96 puzzle pieces in the set have a tape repair. This very rare and magnificent 135 year-old late 19. Century puzzle set from 1887 is extremely hard to find complete with all the puzzle pieces to all three sets as well as the paper puzzle guides. Thanks for looking, please see all photos and please let me know if you have any additional questions and I will do my best to answer them. Bros brothers Barnum and & Bailey art program poster souvenir cirque clown bigtop big top exposition carnival fairground freak show. Freakshow sideshow painting lithograph banner photo photograph silk print performers side strobridge rex cole sells floto gray clyde beatty. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Other Vintage & Antique Toys”. The seller is “pleydoe” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Mc Loughlin
• Year: 1887
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Character Family: Circus