SMO1
Box Insert
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ART PICTURE PUZZLE
TOP OF BOX IS BLANK.
Some of the early inserts were copies of
an original made by an ordinary typewriter.
Later inserts used different printer type fonts.
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12 Titles Known.
Issued in 1932.
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SM02
Box Insert
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ART PICTURE PUZZLE
DESCRIPTION ON TOP OF BOX
IS ENCLOSED IN A FRAME LINE.
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27 Titles Known.
Issued in 1932.
Typical price 25 cents. |
SM03
| ART PICTURE PUZZLE.
BLACK BAND ACROSS TOP OF BOX.
TOP AND BOTTOM OF BOX ARE SEPARATE,
WITH NO SEAL.
Click on picture to see all 6 sides of the box. |
12 Titles Known.
Date: 1932
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SM04
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ART PICTURE PUZZLE.
SAME AS SM03,
EXCEPT TOP AND BOTTOM OF BOX ARE JOINED WITH STAPLES.
A MESSAGE TO THIS EFFECT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SIDES OF THE BOX. |
25 Titles Known.
Issued in 1932.
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SM05
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TUCO PICTURE PUZZLE.
NEW BRAND NAME,
OTHERWISE THE SAME AS SM04. |
26 titles known.
Produced in 1933.
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SM06
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"HAPPY DAYS" BRAND.
"175 pieces" or "195 pieces."
THE BOX BOTTOM may be ORANGE,
BUT THE TOP IS NOT.
THERE IS NO INDICATION ON THE BOXES
THAT THE PUZZLES WERE MADE BY TUCO. |
12 titles known.
Released in 1933.
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NOTE:
MANY ORANGE BOXES HAVE THE MESSAGE, "TO PUZZLE-LOVERS EVERYWHERE",
ALONG WITH A LIST OF SUBJECTS, PRINTED ON THE BOX BOTTOMS.
THE BOTTOMS ARE FOUND BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT THE DIECUT SLOTS FOR STAPLES.
THAN ORANGE BOXES:
SM07
Box Insert
Back Of Insert
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VERTICAL BAND ON LEFT SIDE OF BOX TOP
CONTAINING THE TUCO LOGO.
FOUR DIFFERENT COLOR COMBINATIONS
HAVE BEEN SEEN:
BLACK PRINTING ON A YELLOW BOX,
BLUE ON WHITE,
ORANGE ON WHITE
AND ROSE ON WHITE.
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55 titles known.
Issued 1934-1935.
Typical price 20 cents. |
SM08
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WHITE BOX
WITH PASTEL STARS OF
BLUE, PINK, GOLD AND GREY,
WITH NOTHING PRINTED ON TOP OF BOX.
(SAME DESIGN AS LGO8.) |
8 titles known.
Issued (for Christmas?) 1934.
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SM10
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DESIGNER OR PLAIN BOXES
WITH NOTHING PRINTED ON TOP OF BOX.
(REMAINDER OF SMALL TUCOS
WITHOUT BOX PICTURES.)
VARIOUS COLORS AND PATTERNS. |
21 titles known.
Issued in 1936-1937. |
SM11
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SMALL WHITE BOX
ABOUT 100 PIECES.
RED LETTERING ON TOP OF BOX. |
Only 4 subjects known.
Issued in 1933.
Typical price 10 cents. |
SMALL TUCO (LESS THAN 300 PIECES) BOX DESIGNS
PART TWO - WITH PICTURES ON THE BOX
1946 - 1956
RED AND YELLOW BOXES:
SM13
Best In The Field
The Cavalier
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NO STOCK NUMBER
TITLE IN BLACK LETTERS. | 12 known titles
Dates: 1948
Typical price 49 cents. |
SM14
Lake O'Hara
Angler's Paradise
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NO STOCK NUMBER
TITLE IN RED LETTERS. | 12 known titles
Dates: 1949
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SM15
Valley Homestead
Four Of A Kind
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STOCK NUMBER 2508
AT TOP OF REAR PANEL.
TITLE IN 4 MM LETTERS,
ARTIST IDENTIFIED. | 12 known titles
Dates: 1950
Typical price 29 cents. |
SM16
Home And Garden (#2)
Old Meeting House
At Twilight
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SAME AS SM15
TITLE IN 2 MM LETTERS
NO ARTIST IDENTIFIED. | 12 known titles
Dates: 1950
Typical price 29 cents. |
SM17
Anne Hathaways
Cottage (#3)
The Haunt
Of The Moose
Your Turn Pal
STOCK NUMBER 2508
AT BOTTOM OF REAR PANEL.
Some contain the name of artist; some do not.
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24 titles known
Dates: 1951
Typical price 29 cents. | |
RED AND BLACK BOXES:
SM20
The Colors Of Autumn
Disputed Passage
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STOCK NUMBER 2508
TITLE PRECEDED BY THE WORD "SUBJECT:". | 12 titles known
Dates: 1946 - 1947
Typical price 25 cents. |
SM21
Calm Of The Night
Fragrance Sweetest
In The Dewy Morn
Land Of Plenty
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STOCK NUMBER 2508
PANEL CONTAINS TITLE ONLY. |
59 titles known
Dates: 1947 - 1948
Typical price 25cents. |
YELLOW AND BLACK BOXES WITH RED STRIPES:
SM25
Sonny And Shep
The Old Logging Road (#1)
by Frederick Watts
STOCK NUMBER 2908
"TUCO PICTURE PUZZLE"
IN YELLOW LETTERS.
If the box has "INTERLOCKING,"
then use SM39 for the box code.
(See below.)
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20 titles known
Dates: 1953 - 1954
Typical price 29 cents. | |
SM26
Believe It Or Not
Boyhood Days
Puppies First Adventure
by Edmund H. Osthaus
(INTERLOCKING)
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STOCK NUMBER 2908
"TUCO PICTURE PUZZLE"
IN WHITE LETTERS.
Notice an example here of
an INTERLOCKING small TUCO.
If the box has "INTERLOCKING,"
then use SM39 for the box code.
(See below.)
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18 known titles
Dates: 1951 - 1952
Typical price 29 cents. |
SM28
Golden Pheasant
by Louis Darling
From The Hill
On High
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STOCK NUMBER 2908
SIMILAR TO SM26, but
box is RED, BLACK and YELLOW.
Click on pic to see 5 sides of the box lid.
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6 known titles
Dates: 1952
Typical price 29 cents. |
SM39
Same as SM25 &
SM26, EXCEPT
INTERLOCKING.
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STOCK NUMBER 2908
"TUCO PICTURE PUZZLE"
IN YELLOW LETTERS.
OR
"TUCO PICTURE PUZZLE"
IN WHITE LETTERS.
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15 titles known
Dates: 1955 - 1956
Typical price 29 cents. |
"DUBL-THIK" BRAND, Issued from 1940 to 1941:
SM31
In Snowy Hills
The Tide Is Out
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BLACK and ORANGE box
WITH SUN RAYS.
PUZZLE SIZE ABOUT 11 X 13.
Click on pic to see 5 sides of the box lid.
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23 known titles
Issued in 1940.
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SM35
Safe Guardian
Stratford On Avon
PUZZLE SIZE ABOUT 9 X 12.
ORANGE and BLACK box. |
54 known titles
Dates: 1940-1941
Typical price 19 cents. | |
SM36
Blue Mountain Camp
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SAME AS SM35,
ORANGE and BLUE box.
Click on pic to see 5 sides of the box lid.
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8 subjects known
Dates: 1941
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SM38
Hunting Scene
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LIGHT BLUE and DARK BLUE box.
Click on pic to see 5 sides of the box lid.
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8 subjects known
Dates: 1941
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INTERLOCKING PUZZLES: notice SM25 and SM26 above.
SM39
Same as SM25 &
SM26, EXCEPT
INTERLOCKING.
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STOCK NUMBER 2908
"TUCO PICTURE PUZZLE"
IN YELLOW LETTERS.
OR
"TUCO PICTURE PUZZLE"
IN WHITE LETTERS.
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15 titles known
Dates: 1955 - 1956
Typical price 29 cents. |
SM40
All Is Forgiven
by Peter Bianchi
Southward Bound
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WHITE AND AQUA BOX WITH
"TUCO" IN YELLOW ON
A RED DIAMOND.
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SUBJECTS: 16
Date: 1957
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(OTHER INTERLOCKING TUCOS ARE BEING STUDIED)
Copyright 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997 by Chris McCann, 21 August 1997.
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