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Lot 427

Early McLoughlin Brothers Chopped Up ?Puzzles to Put Together.?

Estimate: $500 - $700

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[Black Americana] Early McLoughlin Brothers Chopped Up ?Puzzles to Put Together.? New York: McLoughlin Bros. Publishers, ca. 1874. Complete. Twenty-four paper covered cardboard picture puzzle pieces and a wooden box with a chromolithographed paper label depicting a ?Grand Musical Party? featuring caricatures of African Americans dancing, playing music, and one dressed in Uncle Sam attire. Box measures 10 ? x 9 x 2?. Extremities of box rubbed, one facsimile puzzle piece (R:1, C:1, P:4); vibrant graphics. Scarce.Addendum: Sept. 25: The lot also includes a second jigsaw puzzle as issued my McLoughlin showing a black mandolin player lounging and three black children one lounging and smoking a cigar one serving a pair of boots on a platter the last smiling and pointing left."