Gibsons The Postman's Round
4 x 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Gibsons Postman's Round 4 x 500
piece Jigsaw Puzzle
• Set of 4 high quality 500 piece jigsaw puzzles with sturdy pieces
• Each jigsaw puzzle size measures 345x486mm when complete
• Beautifully painted by nostalgia artist Trevor Mitchell
• Made from thick, durable jigsaw puzzle board that is 100% recycled.
• Gibsons is a British, family company established in 1919. Gibsons have
over 250 jigsaw puzzles in their range
• Suitable from age 10 plus
These four 500 piece puzzles take us on a journey following the postman’s daily
round. Never too busy to stop for a brief chat, we trace his progress from the
collecting of the letters and parcels at the post office, to the delivery at Ye
Olde Red Horse.
Like all Gibsons jigsaws, The Postman’s Round is made from 100% recycled board
of the highest quality to ensure that the pieces are a joy to handle again and
again.
Features four jigsaw puzzles - The Market Place, Leaving the Post Office, Post
for the Blacksmith and Arriving at the Farm.
Suitable for ages 10+. Not suitable
for children under 36 months due to choking hazard from small parts that could
be swallowed.
About Trevor Mitchell - the
Artist
After leaving Bradford Art College
in 1979 with a Diploma in Art and Design, Trevor began his career as an art
director at a London advertising agency. He returned to his native West
Yorkshire a few years later and worked for several design studios and
advertising agencies before going freelance in 1986. Commercial illustration
work rekindled his love of painting and he was encouraged by finding a market
for his work among the publishers of greeting cards and jigsaw puzzles, and art
prints of his paintings are now sold worldwide. Trevor's paintings reflect his
enthusiasm for steam and vintage vehicles and his fascination with recreating
the past in pictures appears frequently in Gibsons nostalgic puzzle
range.
Gibsons Jigsaw Puzzles - A
British Family Business
In 1903, Harry Gibson managed to obtain an unsecured loan of £500 from the Royal
Bank of Scotland in Bishopsgate, London. This generous sum enabled him to start
a business, which at that time was called The International Card Co. Trading
from offices in Aldersgate Street, he supplied retailers with a range of
products including card games and postcards; an unlikely combination these days,
but back then, most towns would have a number of stationers in the High Street
and they became Harry Percy’s first customers.
The International Card business was sold to the De La Rue Company and H. P.
Gibson & Sons Limited was formed in 1919. The International Series brand
continued to be used on some products right up to the early 1980′s, but H P
Gibson & Sons Ltd made its name with the ‘HPG’ brand of indoor games, with old
favourites such as L’Attaque and Dover Patrol; huge sellers before and after the
Second World War. Sadly the company’s premises, along with all its manufacturing
equipment were destroyed during the blitz in 1940 and when the war ended, it was
almost a case of starting from scratch.
Robert and Harry Gibson (jnr.), sons of the founder, re-established trading from
Barrett Street in London’s West End. The company continued to sell its own
family games and pastimes, alongside ranges from other established names,
including Waddingtons and Chad Valley.
Gibsons Jigsaw
Puzzles
1966 Harry Percy’s grandson, Michael Gibson joined the family business. He
remembers his father paying him £11.00 a week out of which he had to pay his
mother living expenses. In the late 70s H P Gibson & Sons shortened its name to
‘Gibsons’, and shortly after, in the early 80s, Gibsons introduced their first
jigsaw puzzles. Michael Gibson was determined to bring a new, luxurious feel to
a decidedly lacklustre market. The result was their high quality, 100% recycled
puzzle board and sturdy boxes printed in smart royal blue. Along with the new
jigsaws came new themes, and Michael dispensed of the dreary subject matters and
introduced delectable new imagery, often drawn by specially commissioned
artists.
Gibsons originally had only six puzzle pictures in the range which depicted
aerial shots of well-known British landmarks, but nowadays, the range has grown
to over 250 titles, running from 2 to 2000 pieces, with over 50 new jigsaw
puzzle images added every year.
Gibsons have a broad selection of products for all the family including games
and puzzles suitable for pre-school to big school and beyond!
The company is still run by Chairman, Michael Gibson, and today, Michael’s
daughter Kate Armitage, niece Nicki Gumbrell and son-in-law Adam Melville are
all in the family business too. Michael comments, ‘Here at Gibsons we are one
big family and we are very lucky with our staff, all of whom seem to enjoy
working with us and putting their heart and soul into their various roles.
Being a small business, everybody gets that feeling of being involved and not
just being a small cog in a big wheel.’
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