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4 Black Sambo Cutout Puzzles, Pictorial Box, 1932

 Item — Box: 012
Identifier: 001

Four full-color jigsaw puzzles, each measuring 7 3/8 x 9 3/4", illustrated by Fern Bisel Peat and housed in the original box with a color illustration on cover that is not repeated in the puzzles. The four scenes are: The tiger, crouched, holding the green umbrella in his tail and Sambo trying to get it back; Sambo eating a stack of pancakes; Mumbo giving Sambo his red jacket with Jumbo behind her; and Sambo with his pants off. Item 244 in collection catalog.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Rare Books Collecting Area

Contact:
Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books
MSC 1061-141-B
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495