Patriotic jigsaw : 'Their Majesties 1941'

Rectangular portrait format 170 piece jigsaw puzzle entitled 'Their Majesties 1941', featuring a central photographic portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, surrounded by the flags of Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, the Royal Standard, Newfoundland and Jamaica. One piece is missing.

History unknown. Typical patriotic Australian-produced child's jigsaw puzzle from the late thirties to mid forties period. These were supplied in an outer envelope of the same size as the completed jigsaw, often with a small image of the finished picture on the reverse of the envelope. The 'wave' style of die-cutting is typical of the period, and of John Sands jigsaws from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s. The use of a photographic image on this particular example is a slightly unusual reproduction method for a 1940s Australian jigsaw, where painted images are more commonly encountered.