Jigsaw: Wooden puzzle depicting RMS AQUITANIA (1914)

Maker
Cunard Line (estab. 1840)
 Production date
1920s
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Object detail

Description
Wooden backed jigsaw with schematic diagram of AQUITANIA (1914) a passenger liner, which served as a hospital and troop transport ship in World War One. Printed in colour on paper. Six pieces missing. No box. Acquired by donor's grandfather when he was around 10 years old.
Text on puzzle: Cunard Line RMS "AQUITANIA"
Length 901 feet - Breadth 97 feet - Depth (from Boat Deck) 92 1/2 feet - Gross tonnage 47,000 - Speed 23 knots - Height to tops of funnels 164 feet - Height to mastheads 220 feet - Accommodation for nearly 5,000
Accession number
2018.83.1
Museum System ID
38747
Collection type
Objects
Classification
jigsaw
Maker and role
Cunard Line (estab. 1840): Producer
Media/Materials
Wood: 0 - Whole
Paper: 0 - Whole
Measurement details
3D objects (HxWxD): H 1090 x W 255 x D 5mm: 0 - Whole
Production place and notes
Great Britain, Europe
On display?
Not on display

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