Avengers Jigsaws

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:40 pm

Many thanks for the images of four Avengers Jigsaws on the Dead Duck website. The 'No Escape' one has about half the pixel resolution than the others and I found another, possibly better, image of this one online here (scroll down the page)

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:55 pm

Lovely!

Strange shaped train, though!

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:37 pm

A couple of online New Avengers jigsaw box images :

There is another NA jigsaw with Steed and a London bus I think, but I can't find an online image anymore.

Maybe there's one of Emma Peel on her own too?

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:53 pm

Rhonda wrote:
There is another NA jigsaw with Steed and a London bus I think, but I can't find an online image anymore.

I think the solo Steed one was him at the steps of No. 10. And there was this ...

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:56 pm

Dandy Forsdyke wrote:
Rhonda wrote:
There is another NA jigsaw with Steed and a London bus I think, but I can't find an online image anymore.

I think the solo Steed one was him at the steps of No. 10.

Yes, it is. I have all four TNA puzzles. There's another one that's a montage with a Cybernaut, a Chinese sculpture, and Purdey firing her gun.

There were four Emma puzzles made back in the sixties, but they're incredibly rare and go for a mint on ebay.

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:01 am

I remember seeing a picture of the one with Steed at the steps of No. 10 now.
So there are four Avengers (Woolworths), four TNA and four Emma jigsaws, at least.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:35 pm

Rhonda wrote:I remember seeing a picture of the one with Steed at the steps of No. 10 now.
So there are four Avengers (Woolworths), four TNA and four Emma jigsaws, at least.

Yes, just those. As far as I know there weren't any other puzzles produced.

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:12 pm

Rhonda wrote:A couple of online New Avengers jigsaw box images :

Very modest of Purdey to wear panties under her dressing gown, but the art's a bit gauche... (as opposed to gouache...)

Jasper Groat · Post by **Jasper Groat** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:56 pm

I missed this. Sorry. The 'No Escape' box is half the resolution of the others because Alistair McGown faked it up for me and in those days of clockwork-powered internet access it was easier to get it to me that way. It's the one jigsaw I don't own.

I think there's also been some confusion with regard to the number of jigsaws. There are four Walt Howarth-illustrated ones, featuring Steed and Mrs. Peel, which were sold in Woolworth stores, and four New Avengers ones. Unless there are another four out there, of course, which would be surprising, but as information about Avengers spin-off material has been notoriously difficult to source, not completely out of the question.

Carlo · Post by **Carlo** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:19 am

The 4 Emma Peel jigsaws are incredibly hard to find. After searching for years, I managed to buy the CASTLE DE'ATH one at a Memorabilia Show in Birmingham (England). Even though it's incomplete and the box is battered, it cost £90 !

I'm still looking for the other three...

'In The Basement' a scene from DEATH AT BARGAIN PRICES
'Archery Practice' from THE MASTER MINDS
'No Escape' from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...