The top of this British puzzle’s box reads The “Tormentum” Jigsaw Puzzle, Benetfink & Co., Ltd, Cheapside, E.C., while a side label reads The Great Picture Puzzle Craze (Jig-Saw) No. 32., and provides a hand-written puzzle title “The Old Gardener.” The charming push-fit puzzle has 198 pieces and measures 13 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches. It is complete and all original. Six pieces at the top have some bubbling paper. Otherwise the puzzle shows only light wear and is in very good condition. It is a surprisingly difficult push-fit puzzle due to similarity of the curved pieces and of the colors.
Almost all of the original box is present, but it is in pieces. The puzzle has been placed in a new replacement box which is large enough to hold both the puzzle and all the box pieces.
This puzzle is part of an extensive collection of vintage hand-cut puzzles formerly owned by the late Ann Bohner, known on eBay as “puzzled grannie.” The collection includes both push-fit and interlocking puzzles.