Brain-Teaser Puzzles: Fables de Nestlé
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1950? Twelve large (9½" x 6") sets of puzzle pieces to cut out and assemble to make the central picture. "Les Fables de Nestlé." Numbered 1 through 12, with two sheets together in each case. Seven signed by Benjamin Rabier and five (#2 and #4-7) signed by Maurice Toussaint. The signatures may include dates. At least one of Toussaint's seems to be "1919." The title for each page of pieces is "Concours Casse-Tête Nestlé." 1re Série. $144 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '18.
This is a curious find! Apparently a child was to study the image from Rabier or Toussaint, cut out the pieces, and put them together. Was there then a competition to see which child had assembled them best? These sheets came apparently in a wrapper entitled "Les Fables de Nestlé," as the title continues, with twelve compositions in colors presented as puzzles. Several of the "fables" here take liberties with their stories. Is that a monkey substituting for Little Red Ridinghood in #10? Of course, Nestlé's products show up delightfully in the illustrations!
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GA
Wolf and Fox Before Judge Monkey
Satyr and Passerby
FG
Rat and Elephant
Householder and Cat
FS
Man, Wolf, and Lamb
Bears, Monkey, and Nestle
TMCM
Cat and Woodpeckers